Help! I’m addicted to crisps!!! 😫
carriediamond00
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I think I’m addicted to crisps! I always do so well with my diet and exercise during the day then ruin it when the salty buggars call to me from the cupboard in the evening when I’m tired. I can’t not have them in the house as have two sporty kids who are both a healthy weight and like them as a treat. I’ve ruined my diet just before bed the last few nights by eating two or three bags. So frustrated with myself 🤬 Anyone else cursed with this affliction??
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Well, they are tasty, and we tend to binge on tasty things.
Are you eating enough food at your regular meals? If so, then maybe try putting them in a plastic bin and write "Kids' Food" on the bin. Then it's not yours.
That works for me, saying the food doesn't belong to me.
How many calories per day are you eating? If you are eating enough, try eating your last meal a bit later or going to bed earlier. Those things both work for me. I don't tend to be hungry in the mornings, so I just get up earlier.7 -
Thanks for the reply.
Yeah I’m eating enough and so not necessarily hungry at that point just craving them so much I give in. I can take or leave sweet things these days. It’s weird.
I like the kids bin idea! Think I’ll try that. 😃0 -
Buy the individual bags,if I have a normal sized bag it's sooooo easy to keep going back for"just a few" but those individual bags have the calories on the back and it's an eye opener and I can stop easier6
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Is it the salt? And crunch? When I start craving stuff like that I try thinly sliced cucumber that I lightly salt. Or sliced radishes. Or some other crisp vegetable.
It's not perfect and may not work every time, but it's working often enough 😄
There is also air popped popcorn that is a lot less calories as long as there is no butter or at least a very low amount of it.
I would say having them in a cupboard or somewhere you don't always get into daily helps too. They won't always be in your face.3 -
I did an experiment with crisps. The first two or three matter. After that they can be apple slices or whatnot. the salt and fat knocks out the taste buds in the mouth after the first couple. So, when I get the urge, its three chrisps and an apple sliced thin.12
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I think the kid's jar is a good idea, but some other ideas:
Can you try eating some with dinner? I find it easier personally to just not eat after dinner or between meals, since snacking is harder for me to control. (I would consider a dessert immediately after dinner to be a continuation of dinner.)
Or, can you save calories for a bag and then have that as an evening treat? If one of the issues is feeling like you shouldn't have them, then that approach might make it easier and if you wanted more you could tell yourself that you can have it tomorrow.
Also, for me treating my calories as a hard limit was helpful. Tell yourself you can have the crisps if they fit in your remaining cals.
One more: try eating something else -- if I want salty often a pickle will work, or salted radishes as someone else mentioned.3 -
Popcorn or rice cakes with a flavour shaker is what I use to try to avoid the crisps. It's not quite the same experience, but at least gives me the crunchy salt and vinegar hit. I can't have crisps in the house, or I will eat them until I am sick.
Is there a flavour you can buy for the kids that is less tempting to you? My husband loves sour cream and onion, but they're one of my least favourite. If he buys those for himself, I'll never touch the bag.2 -
You know, even if your kids are at a healthy weight....they don't NEED crisps. They benefit from a healthy diet too, beyond weight. Crisps (or potato chips, sorry I'm a Yankee) don't really do much for kid's bodies, and there's better and healthier fuels for them.
That doesn't mean no crisps ever again, just you won't have them in the house. Can they occasionally get crisps at school, for instance? Just as you wouldn't have peanuts in a house with a kid with a peanut allergy, they should respect that at least for now you can't have them. But they can--just not at the house.
I found that I had a hard time not eating potato chips with a sandwich. Over time I found two things: #1: Portion controlled bags of chips. A single serving bag of Dorito's is 150 calories...not really *that* bad. #2: I craved the crunch of chips more really than the taste after a while. A sandwich pared with some cucumber, carrot or other crunchy vegetable and maybe a little light ranch dip hit that need. #3 I still have a hard time with potato chips. I really do love them, but I reserve them mostly for eating out or at a friend's BBQ.
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You can make a fat free facsimile of potato chips in the microwave. But keep in mind there are calories in potatoes too.
Thiny slice a potato on a mandolin or in the food processor. Line a large plate with silicon baking paper or re-usable silicon mesh. Place the potato slices in a single layer on the plate and season. I like to use vinegar salt. Zap at full power 6 minutes. Remove any that are golden brown to cool on another plate. Continue to zap stragglers at 1 minute intervals being careful because the margin of error between golden brown and burnt is quite small. As these cool, they turn very crisp.
You might consider portioning out crispy salty fatty snacks that take longer to eat, such unshelled pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds.2 -
Thanks so much for the recipe! Going to try it.. and still count the calories of course.0
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carriediamond00 wrote: »I think I’m addicted to crisps! I always do so well with my diet and exercise during the day then ruin it when the salty buggars call to me from the cupboard in the evening when I’m tired. I can’t not have them in the house as have two sporty kids who are both a healthy weight and like them as a treat. I’ve ruined my diet just before bed the last few nights by eating two or three bags. So frustrated with myself 🤬 Anyone else cursed with this affliction??
They are actually a nightmare. I am not even that keen on crisps as I dont really like crunchy or crispy food but if I am around them or someone brings them into the house I will eat them.
And as for 'sharing bag', I dont understand that concept??!!
Why dont you keep them in the car or the shed? (if you have either)1 -
most of the times i find when i tell myself i can't have x...then i crave it more; whereas if i work it into my daily/weekly goals - those cravings went away - its the lure of the prohibited6
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Could it be that you're craving salt? Pickles are a good crunchy/salty thing, low in calories. Sauerkraut or kim chi is good if it's more about the salt, and a bit less about the crunch.5
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Crisps are one thing I absolutely cannot keep in the house. I'm fine with having a small portion (put in a plate or bowl never straight from the bag because it is easy to lose track of portion sizes) if we are at a party or someone's house but if it's in the pantry I keep going back for "just 1 more" It's actually happened this week, we brought home a leftover bag from a party and I thought I could portion it off but I kept going back for more so I gave the bag to my husband and told him to either hide it or bring it to work.
I can't tell myself I will NEVER have certain foods again or that leads me to binge on that food but I can make sure to keep some stuff out of the house and only have it on special occasions. The kids don't NEED chips so they'll be fine, if they really want some and get to whining maybe you can give them a bit of money and send them to buy themselves individual bags? Sometimes if they have to put in a bit of work to get something they change their minds pretty quickly!2 -
Can't you just factor them in to your daily calorie allowance?3
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I am addicted to bread - really bad trigger food for me. So I avoid the local bakeries - problem solved for me...1
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I find it helpful to brush my teeth ready for bed earlier than usual which means then I don’t fancy snacking later in the evening as I’ve got that minty taste in my mouth and also can’t be bothered to re-brush again after snacking.2
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1500 calories per bag! What size bags are they? We have 130-150g bags at around 500 calories / 100g so, maximum of 750 calories. If, like the OP, you know you like crisps in the evening then just set aside some calories (maybe 150-200) for them and portion that amount out into a bowl or plate.
I've eaten next to nothing (daily) over the years (ex ED) but still managed to fit some crisps into my calories 😊3 -
1500 calories per bag! What size bags are they? We have 130-150g bags at around 500 calories / 100g so, maximum of 750 calories. If, like the OP, you know you like crisps in the evening then just set aside some calories (maybe 150-200) for them and portion that amount out into a bowl or plate.
I've eaten next to nothing (daily) over the years (ex ED) but still managed to fit some crisps into my calories 😊
Yes you're correct 750 calories! (Kettle chips or equivalent)
A bargain!
I used to try the bowl trick but then you know the rest of them are there in the cupboard, already open, waiting for you to come and finish them.3 -
1500 calories per bag! What size bags are they? We have 130-150g bags at around 500 calories / 100g so, maximum of 750 calories. If, like the OP, you know you like crisps in the evening then just set aside some calories (maybe 150-200) for them and portion that amount out into a bowl or plate.
I've eaten next to nothing (daily) over the years (ex ED) but still managed to fit some crisps into my calories 😊
Some people have trouble moderating certain food. Why do you continue to tell her to moderate when she's said it is a trigger food?
She said she goes back for two or three bags.
If moderating works for you - well, good for you. :flowerforyou:
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Another fat free substitute for a crunchy, starchy, salty snack is air popped popcorn. I don't need to use any oil to make popcorn in a stone or ceramic lined sauce pan, which are the 2nd generation non stick coatings. I sprinkle afterwrds with soy sauce for a fat free salty hit. You need so little soy sauce that it doesn't make the popcorn turn to mush. Once there is a little something moistening the popcorn you can get other fat free flavorings to stick, such as furikake, nutritional yeast, garlic powder, ranch dressing powder.
I've heard you can air pop corn in a paper bag in a microwave as well, but I have never tried this myself.2 -
cmriverside wrote: »
1500 calories per bag! What size bags are they? We have 130-150g bags at around 500 calories / 100g so, maximum of 750 calories. If, like the OP, you know you like crisps in the evening then just set aside some calories (maybe 150-200) for them and portion that amount out into a bowl or plate.
I've eaten next to nothing (daily) over the years (ex ED) but still managed to fit some crisps into my calories 😊
Some people have trouble moderating certain food. Why do you continue to tell her to moderate when she's said it is a trigger food?
She said she goes back for two or three bags.
If moderating works for you - well, good for you. :flowerforyou:
Well if you know you're going to eat them anyway but feel bad about it afterwards, it makes sense to me to "allow" yourself them then maybe they won't have so much of a pull. If I had a "trigger food" but knew that I could eat it, guilt free, every day, then maybe it wouldn't be a trigger food 🤔
If the OP is eating 2/3 bags a night then I presume they are tbe 25-28g size. Easily factored in to daiky calories IMO.0 -
yes it makes sense to moderators to feel that way.
It isnt a way that works for everyone though.
I think people who have real difficulty moderating certain foods are better off restricting their access to the food - buying individual packets one at a time, not keeping the food in the house etc.
Having the food there and allowing yourself portioned amounts doesnt work for everyone.3 -
make some kale chips with salt on? They work.0
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I love crisps as well but I only eat the following ones and have no more than one packet a day:
Sunbites Sweet Chilli/Sour Cream & Pepper/Honey Glazed BBQ/Cheddar & Caramelised Onion: Each 25g bag has approx 120kcal
Skips 13.1g Multipack bag: Approx 71kcal
Walkers Baked/Baked Fusions Crisps: Approx 109kcal per 25g bag
For my sweet tooth I have Metcalfes Cinema Sweet Skinny Popcorn: 53kcal per 11g bag
If you find yourself going back for more you could maybe take one packet and ask someone at home to hide the rest from you
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