The afternoon crash...

hadley0910

How do you avoid it? Around 12ish I start craving carbs, carbs, and more carbs... What can I do to keep this from happening? I have been trying different breakfast/ lunch combos but I can't find anything that works very well. For breakfast I normally have 1/2 c greek yogurt, some type of fruit and either 1/4 oatmeal mixed in or a piece of whole wheat toast. For lunch it's typically 2 Tbsp peanut butter on 2 slices whole wheat bread with a granny smith apple. Any suggestions as to what I can do? I have not been doing so great at fighting the cravings :embarassed:

EmoJew

Try a more protein heavy breakfast, like eggs and some cheese, followed by greek yoghurt.

Same for lunch, chicken and some veg.

Lose the apples. They just spike blood sugar and make you more hungry for carbs/sweets etc.
I find saving most of my carbs for the evening helps.

TallyFlores

Try a more protein heavy breakfast, like eggs and some cheese, followed by greek yoghurt.

I agree with adding more protein to your breakfast. Boil eggs in advance, and then just eat the egg with your breakfast in the morning. It's a fast and easy way to add the protein, and to skip the extra calories just eat the egg white. One large egg=70 calories & 6g of protein; one large egg white=17 calories & 4g of protein. So the white has most of the protein but way less calories.

Also, try adding a mid-morning snack. Maybe some veggies, or cottage cheese.

hadley0910

Thanks! I don't eat eggs (I tried, really, but I just can't stand the texture!) but I will try to fnd something to up the protein in the morning.

1223345

you could have something like grapes with a bit of cheese and nuts.