Cravings - how to fight them?

HateChoosingUsername

Hi everyone I need your advice: in the last 5 months, I lost quiet a lot of weight by switching to a healthier diet. And recently (about 1-2 months ago) I started to have abnormal cravings. Like, totally abnormal. I can eat a couple of chocolate bars, a whole (!) pizza and some nuts. It really bothers me and I can't stop it...

SCoil123

What else has changed? I know for me when I find myself binging it is stress or hormone related. Addressing the cause is what helps me change the behavior.

MichelleSilverleaf

How much is 'quite a lot of weight'? Is it possible that you lost a lot in a small period of time? That can sometimes do what you're talking about here.

jnomadica

What are your stats? How big is your deficit? If it is overly large, it can set you up for binging.

Danp

There's limited information here to go off but if I had to guess...

You decided to lose weight and cut out a bunch of foods you enjoy eating because you deemed them 'unhealthy' and replaced them with foods you can tolerate or even sort of like a bit, because you've categorised them as 'healthy'

For a few months you were able to rely on sheer willpower to overcome the desire to eat these foods you like but that you're avoiding because you've deemed them 'unhealthy'

Now, quite understandably, you've exhausted that will power and 'caved in' to the (completely normal) cravings you've been having and now you can't stop since you haven't developed any strategies for enjoying the foods you like in a sensible and sustainable way

Am I close?