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Crash dieting

lkrom09
lkrom09 Posts: 2 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Any advice on how to slow down/stop the late night sweets cravings / crash dieting?

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  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Are you crash dieting?

    This diet comes with cravings.

    You might find better success with a modest deficit.

    This means feed the crave within reason.

    There’s not that many calories in a single hard candy and you can take your time consuming it.
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    Don't eat too few calories/have too many restrictions. A moderate calorie deficit will allow you to lose weight without having to succumb to compensatory binges.
  • Jackie9003
    Jackie9003 Posts: 1,136 Member
    Build it into your plan, leave some calories specifically for an evening treat.
  • Evelyn_Gorfram
    Evelyn_Gorfram Posts: 706 Member
    lkrom09 wrote: »
    Any advice on how to slow down/stop the late night sweets cravings / crash dieting?
    By "crash dieting," do you mean "eating only some extremely small number of calories, like between 450 - 1200 cal/day"; or "eating according to plan all day, but then giving into nighttime cravings for sweets and 'crashing' your diet"?

  • GrumpyHeadmistress
    GrumpyHeadmistress Posts: 666 Member
    Yeah, crash dieting suggests VLCD which is sort of a “no no” around here. Best to stay away from stuff like that at the risk of getting your question closed down or worse doing significant damage to yourself. And likely not having sustainable weight loss.

    Slow, steady and maintainable are the key words for weight loss.
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