How Do You Fight Cravings? 😩

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  • Aveseves
    Aveseves Posts: 62 Member
    I totally crave sweets at night too! Especially if I was diligent with healthy eating habits all day. As mentioned previously, gum, and distractions help but I also started drinking a glass of lemon water with apple cider vinegar and a hint of agave nectar for a little sweetness at night and it does help a bit! Good luck with the sweet tooth cravings, they blow!
  • IMNOTHERE2HOOKUP2019
    IMNOTHERE2HOOKUP2019 Posts: 935 Member
    gocallum wrote: »
    I find lot of substitutes when I get cravings, especially at nights in front of TV.... I usually start with foods like cucumber, carrots, green apples... Fennel seeds after dinner helps too... If it gets worst, I'd try and drink protein shake (with artificial sweetner)..... But if it's out of control, I keep nuts - walnuts, cashews, etc.

    I agree with you 100% !!!

    I'd add that I also down a couple glasses of water...to help fill up the ol' tummy...and if you've done all these things and are still hungry...make sure you are getting enough protein during the day. & other important nutrients..I find when I do, I'm a LOT LESS susceptible to my inner chunky child.🧸
  • 150poundsofme
    150poundsofme Posts: 523 Member
    Amusedmonk: Thank you for your input. I am going to eat my dinner in the kitchen from now on. I will still eat clementines as my snack in the den with tv. Then after, crochet or color. Thank you for your thoughts. Hugs
  • jessalittlemore
    jessalittlemore Posts: 65 Member
    Substitutes never work for me, if I want one thing eating something completely different has no effect.

    My tactic is to sabotage the memory of the food I'm craving by imagining the worst aspects of those foods. I want french fries? I think hard about cold, limp, under-salted french fries. I want some toast? I think of the feeling of hard, dried out toast scraping down my throat. I want milkshakes? I think of a specific milkshake from a fast food store that always made me nauseous. Any memory I have of a bad experience with the food or a less appetizing quality I try to amplify. It sounds silly but it works for me.
  • Equivocation
    Equivocation Posts: 7 Member
    jessalittlemore wrote: »
    Substitutes never work for me, if I want one thing eating something completely different has no effect.

    My tactic is to sabotage the memory of the food I'm craving by imagining the worst aspects of those foods. I want french fries? I think hard about cold, limp, under-salted french fries. I want some toast? I think of the feeling of hard, dried out toast scraping down my throat. I want milkshakes? I think of a specific milkshake from a fast food store that always made me nauseous. Any memory I have of a bad experience with the food or a less appetizing quality I try to amplify. It sounds silly but it works for me.

    Damn you straight up torture yourself haha I dig it. You’re hardcore.
  • daylily2005
    daylily2005 Posts: 203 Member
    Also try treating yourself with moderation. I used to keep tiny marshmallows on hand when I want sweets but don't have many cats. Eat one in tiny pieces and slowly and feel good about it. Make it a positive fulfilling experience (and then go do something to get your mind off of more 😜)

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