craving certain foods, do you have them?

brenn24179
brenn24179 Posts: 2,144 Member
edited January 15 in Health and Weight Loss
Sometimes I crave chocoate cake or honey sesame chicken from chinese, do you have small portion or are there foods that you just get too carried away with and dont have at all?

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  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,432 MFP Moderator
    I crave steak and burritos on a daily or hourly basis. Sometimes more. And I get that craving to go away with a Chipotle burrito or a 12oz steak. When I do it, i just make sure it fits in my calories. There is NO reason to deprive yourself or it will fail.
  • Babeskeez
    Babeskeez Posts: 606 Member
    God dammit. I am craving (and have been since yesterday but it didnt fit in my goals) a snack size Kit Kat. Off to get one.
  • Babeskeez
    Babeskeez Posts: 606 Member
    God dammit. I am craving (and have been since yesterday but it didnt fit in my goals) a snack size Kit Kat. Off to get one.

    Some a hole ate them so I have to settle for m&ms :grumble:
  • KaraLee69
    KaraLee69 Posts: 57 Member
    I agree....complete deprivation will end up equaling failure. We still want to enjoy life and enjoy food...a piece of chocolate cake is fine once in a while, in moderation, as long as it fit into your caloric goals. When I indulge, I make sure to SAVOR EVERY BITE. (Because lets be honest, in the past, a piece of cake could be gone without my even remembering that much about eating it). I ate a small bite of chocolate the other day and when my husband spoke to me, I shushed him, told him I was focused on enjoying a special treat with no disruptions! haha...worth it though...had I listened to him or had a conversation I would not have been as satisfied.
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    i love beets
  • ALH1981
    ALH1981 Posts: 538 Member
    i love beets

    I was goign to say i have been craving beets EVERYDAY this week - and KALE.

    To me that says my body wants vitamins - i think vitamin C mostly......

    Do you find that also?
  • RobinV_Seattle
    RobinV_Seattle Posts: 191 Member
    Generally, when I have cravings it's almost always for chocolate. The double edged sword, for me, is that when I indulge, I almost always crave it even MORE for the next day or two on top of it.

    I try to power through it except for special occasions, because once I get past it (in about two days, lol) the craving goes away and tends to stay away - until I grab a candy bar without thinking about it, lol.
  • renitawalker9
    renitawalker9 Posts: 108
    I find a way to make a healthy version of what I crave. I have carob powder in my breakfast every day. I crave chocolate but it raises my blood pressure so carob is a close sub. it takes care of my chocolate craving before it even happens. haven't had a real craving in a while. on a rare occasion I crave something fried...in that case I just have some good fats since I figure that's what my body really wants. don't feel deprived at all.
  • RepsnSets
    RepsnSets Posts: 805 Member
    I don't crave often but when I do I don't deprive myself
  • BunnieMommie
    BunnieMommie Posts: 680 Member
    When I crave, I sometimes eat just a serving of whatever it is. And I fit it into my daily calories. I try not to deny myself too much. I've noticed in the past when I tried losing weight, I'd deny myself and then just totally lose it and splurge. Eating something you like in moderation is fine.
  • nuemmedigg
    nuemmedigg Posts: 220 Member
    i love beets

    I was goign to say i have been craving beets EVERYDAY this week - and KALE.

    To me that says my body wants vitamins - i think vitamin C mostly......

    Do you find that also?

    ... or iron. Whenever my hemoglobin is under, I crave beets.
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    Ramen
    Peanut Butter
    Meatball Parm Subs
    Omelets
    Shakes
    Ice Cream
    Cookies

    That's just a few off the top of my head.
  • pepsicolafour
    pepsicolafour Posts: 2 Member
    YESSSSSSSSSSSS! Chocolate. On Monday I said I was going to give it up for 40 days. On Tuesday I asked God to forgive me because I couldn't do it. I ate the chocolate.
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