Supplements for sugar cravings?
greekygirl
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Have any of you ever tried vitamins or supplements for sugar cravings? I've heard that chromium picolinate helps suppress them so I googled and read about different supplements for cravings. Even just a multivitamin and vitamin B...I ran out of vitamins and haven't taken them in a while and I wonder if they help. I get massive sugar cravings, especially for chocolate. I guess it can't hurt to try, I'm sure I should be taking at least a multivitamin, but wanted to ask. Thanks!
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I know its totally not the same, but when I get sugar cravings and am trying desperately to be good, i snack on dried fruit (i did this last night to fight the temptation of walking to the shop for a Dairy Milk!) It kind of worked, i didnt eat choccie anyways!! Also I have low calorie hot chocolate!
I also take vitamins but I am unsure if they work or not, they dont seem to make much difference, although I havent heard of those sugar craving ones!
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I find having a hard boiled egg helps a lot, especially if it is a duck egg. The fat in it, I guess. Fills you up, has plenty of nutrition and I don't crave as much afterwards. Also low calorie hot chocolate, but I say there is nothing wrong with having the odd normal sized chocolate bar, more likely to binge by totally restricting these things, in my own experience. A decent yoghurt is another alternative, but calorie and sugar wise, probably no better than a bar of chocolate.0
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I just found this online--who knows, I might try it myself.
Do you feel like you can't lose weight because you can't stop eating cakes, cookies and French fries? If you can't beat your cravings, you could be addicted to sugary and fatty foods.
To kick your addiction, you have to detox your liver, said Dr. Mehmet Oz of "The Dr. Oz Show."
Oz appeared on "Good Morning America" today to share the following four steps for detoxing your liver:
Step 1: Replace grains with broccoli or cauliflower for one week, and eat garlic, chives and leeks.
Step 2: For withdrawal, take a Vitamin B complex and 1,000 mg a day of chromium picolinate.
Step 3: Eat meat in a 4:1 ratio, limiting it to a quarter of your protein. Also eat leafy greens and citrus.
Step 4: Address emotional eating: Emotional hunger is sudden, while physical hunger is gradual.0 -
I have tried some of those, but I haven't taken it recently. Mine has chromium and B vitamins, it never hurts. I'd say go for it, at least make sure you're taking a multi-vitamin daily.0
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Thanks guys!
Yup, I totally know I'm addicted to sugar - no question there. I do much better not eating it at all than I do trying to moderate it.
I ordered some vitamins and supplements this morning. I figure it can't hurt to try. I used to take a multi daily but ran out and didn't buy more...I think at least I should take that. And extra B. I bought the chromium picolinate and a few others, lol.0 -
Thanks guys!
Yup, I totally know I'm addicted to sugar - no question there. I do much better not eating it at all than I do trying to moderate it.
I ordered some vitamins and supplements this morning. I figure it can't hurt to try. I used to take a multi daily but ran out and didn't buy more...I think at least I should take that. And extra B. I bought the chromium picolinate and a few others, lol.
Same here. I find it so much easier when I completely refrain from sugar -- rather than the "moderation thing".
To each their own.0 -
I've been keeping bags of sugar-free hard candy around. The ones I have are 5 cal each. They don't work every time but I know they've sedated my cravings at least a few times.0
