So tired, craving carbs/sugar and need advice asap!!

You need to bring food to work! You have a nice little wake up meal but then you go without any good for 9 hours if I'm reading this right. That's waaaaaaaay to long. Try to pack a "lunch" the night before so you have a sandwich you can eat or more fruit you can snack on. You're probably craving carbs and sweets when you get home because you're body is dying for anything and it knows those foods will satisfy it most quickly (although it will be a quick satisfaction and not the fuel your body needs).

Have some water w/ some Crystal Light...green tea...or some mixed nuts. If you're metabolism is fast enough, have a piece of fruit or two ]

I'm with everyone else- you definately need to eat!
Try a couple pieces of turkey bacon with your yogurt and fruit in the AM or a good high fiber oatmeal.
Bring snacks like nuts, and fruit to work... I often will bring a can of tuna fish, mix it with a table spoon of dressing (like Newman's low fat sesame ginger) and eat it with "mary's gone crackers" (made with flax and sesame) or some lettuce. Protien with complex carbs REALLY helps keep you going. If the most troublesome time is "nap time" I'd recommend not going home right away after work. If you bring enough to eat- go to the gym right after work and then eat a healthy well rounded dinner when you get home. You'll probably be beat for a while but if you're fueling your body properly that mid day nap won't be as necessary and you're not going to binge as badly at night.

Good Luck!!

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Would it be possible for you to go to the gym straight from work? In addition to eating more at work, you could eat a mini-meal before you leave so you have enough energy to work out. That might help with the cravings. But I agree with what everyone else said about not eating enough during the day and not getting enough sleep. I also crave carbs terribly when I don't get enough sleep.

Ok sorry I just saw that someone else already suggested that.

i eat all day long and stay under my amount. eat more healthy snacks and you will not get to the point when you can turn away from junk.

Holy cannoli! You really need to eat more... and how many quality hours of sleep do you get a night? Gotta get at LEAST 6. Weekends are a different story but seriously, rest. That way you're a) refueled for the next day and b) not awake and therefore not consuming calories.

It's good that you're having breakfast (at a ridiculously early time) but you have to be eating every few hours. Have something high in protein and/or fiber first thing with a tall glass of water and maybe some coffee or tea. I highly recommend Greek yogurt, scrambled egg whites with spinach, bread/toast with at least 5g fiber per slice with a bit of low-sodium nut butter... Healthy Life has this ridiculously awesome double fiber bread with 5g per 60 calorie slice... and they are big delicious slices! You gotta get your protein.

Mid-morning snack - do it. It's a beautiful thing. Have some fruit or veggies or maybe lowfat cottage cheese that you pack with you. You need to be consuming at least 1200 calories a day... 1350 or more if you're hitting the gym to torch 300 calories a day. For lunch? You don't have to binge - again, nutrient-dense foods are key. Samesies for dinner. As I am right now, have a little treat that's carby and sugary every day... but make sure you've gotten all your important macronutrients first and can stay within your calorie goal! Plus drink a lot of water, fill up on veggies and fruits and good, wholesome protein sources. Energy supplement my butt - get yourself some tofu or fish or something! Preferably nothing corn fed... that stuff is nasty.

SAVOR everything that passes between your lips. Take several chews and say, hey, why did I choose this food in the first place? Oh right, because it will fill me up, and it's good quality and delicious, nom nom nom... then swallow. Always take pleasure in eating, just do it eating foods with substance.

Everyone has great suggestions around different meal ideas and especially getting more sleep. I work in an environment where there are muffins, sugary drinks and vending machines which all tempt me throughout the day. I keep a bag of trail mix in my desk and when I feel starving or I am tempted to buy a blended coffee drink full of calories I grab a small handful of trail mix. I put the mix on my notepad and I put the bag away. This is key because if the bag stays out I'm prone to eat more than the small handful. It has the protein, salt and sweetness that I crave without blowing my calories out of whack. Just another suggestion that you can keep a small snack bag in your purse with little preparation and time. I feel your pain at 4:00 am it is hard to get out of bed let alone make a lunch.

I agree with the others.

Sometimes I have a Veggie Burger on a Sandwich thin - In the Microwave 2 minutes :happy: = 250 calories and packed with protein. :happy:
Maybe you should take that "energy" supplement right before you leave work, go workout and then you can get some restfull sleep. :flowerforyou: