Cravings..sugesstions needed.

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  • janeite1990
    janeite1990 Posts: 671 Member
    Peanut butter helps with cravings and it will also help curb your appetite. It's a quick remedy but fresh fruit and veggies are always the better choice. I found after changing my diet months ago I quit having the cravings but when the holidays came around and I ate foods not so healthy I had cravings again. Now going back to my older healthier ways, I stopped craving and used peanut butter to control it until the healthy foods took over. Strange, but worked for me. :)

    ^^^^YUP

    For me, if I eat less processed foods overall (especially getting rid of soda) I can fulfill a craving for sweets with fruit. If I eat junk, though, fruit won't do it for me. The better you eat altogether, the better you'll be able to respond to cravings with healthy choices.
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  • kdiamond
    kdiamond Posts: 3,329 Member
    Sugar free chocolate puddings, dark chocolate covered espresso beans, even a Greek yogurt takes away the cravings. I even like a diet Cherry 7up or something like that, it does help.
  • fattybumclaire
    fattybumclaire Posts: 91 Member
    I agree with the dark chocolate from aldi - they come in a pack of 5 small bars which are only about 120 cals each (depending on flavour). I melt mine in a bowl and dip grapes or apple slices etc in it - makes it last a lot longer and feels like a fab treat :)

    I think denying yourself something when you are really craving it doesnt help and actually should be against the law lol!!!!
  • FitnessVixxen
    FitnessVixxen Posts: 20
    Try pre-logging and planning your meals. If you know you like something sweet after lunch or dinner, you can plan in advance for it so you don't go over for the day.

    I've done this the past couple days. Prelogged my lunch and dinner, so I knew what I had left.
    It really does help!

    Also, if you do indulge yourself in something... Work out a little longer to burn some of those extra calories off. Just a thought.
  • springdaisy414
    springdaisy414 Posts: 3 Member
    I have a bottle that I save dill pickle juice in A couple of small sips will cure any craving almost instantly!. I dilute with a little bit of water to reduce the sodium.. :drinker: works for me!
  • karenk2f
    karenk2f Posts: 21 Member
    I know what you are talking about!! Cravings can be so hard to control. One of my MFP pals suggested the tea idea as well and it has helped a lot. I like the fruit teas like apple cinnamon. I have also found that keeping my water intake high (again, the tea helps with this!) will keep some cravings at bay. Something else I have tried and seems to help some is a strong peppermint (like an Altoid). Or brushing my teeth after I eat. (maybe mint gum?) The mint makes anything else taste 'funny' and by the time that goes away the craving has diminished to where I can overcome it. It is a challenge but hang in there!!
  • looneytunes32
    looneytunes32 Posts: 108 Member
    Right now I'm allowing myself 2 Hershey nuggets per day - that's about 90 to 100 calories depending on the kind - and that's just enough to help that sugar craving.

    What about a clementine or something like that - small, healthy, and just a little sweet.
  • jessspurr
    jessspurr Posts: 258 Member
    Are you eating enough protein? I find that days that I meet or exceed my protein goal, I have a much easier time with cravings. Yes, they do still happen but having a lot of protein in your system makes it a lot easier to say no. Also, I eat a full sized York Peppermint Patty every night. 140 calories. I budget the 140 calories in my day and there you go! The York has been working for me for a few months now. Before that, it was a Twinkie which I think has 110 calories. Also, I do not keep entire boxes of these treats in my house. I ACTUALLY stop at the grocery store every night and buy one. Its a real pain but I know myself enough that if I have it in the house, I'm gonna eat it.
  • Mrs_K_Ldtke
    Mrs_K_Ldtke Posts: 18
    I use EXTRAGUM: Fruit Sensations----in all its delicious flavors it comes in ;)
  • alpacino9
    alpacino9 Posts: 25
    I'll have a protein shake or clif bar in between my meals so I don't get a craving. It's gets easier.
  • kchez1105
    kchez1105 Posts: 11
    The FiberOne chocolate brownies are pretty god and they're only 90 calories. I also crave something sweet after lunch. I don't crave it after dinner for some reason, but the lunch is always rough for me. I try to keep a little something in my desk at work, like the FiberOne bars.

    These are actually delish for a "diet" dessert!!
  • Phoenixchichima
    Phoenixchichima Posts: 416
    flavored decaf (good quality)
    I've tried soem liquid, flavored stevia sweetener, none of that skanky artificial sweetener. I found some at spouts & got the chocolate. yum in hot coffee, they have also other flavors. Iw ant to try the orange in plain soda water.

    I have to be top heavy in protein or I get hungry.

    I also really like nuts so I have an oz every day.

    I also schedule in nature valley protein bar. 10 gm protein, it has peanut butter & dark chocolate so it tastes like a treat but oddly, since its not "really sweet" I am satisfied once its done. and its the size of a regular candy bar.

    really though, budgettting in some treat everyday can help a lot,
  • FitnFeistyLyness
    FitnFeistyLyness Posts: 757 Member
    i do the same once in awhile.. i also drink a glass of water or distract myself.. cravings last 20 min usually.
  • MurrayElliot
    MurrayElliot Posts: 17 Member
    Stop thinking about food and go do something is my tip of the day. The more you obsess, the more you will obsess. If you must have something, have a cup of tea while you're deciding what to do!
  • 1Lightstep
    1Lightstep Posts: 64 Member
    Cravings are hard to resist and there can be a little trial and error involved in finding the right things to curb or satisfy a particular craving. I have found on occasion that when I have a craving for one thing I can eat something else in an attempt to satisfy it, only for the craving to persist. To combat this, I try to map out my diet for the day and adjust it to accommodate my need for certain types of food. When I input what I want to eat in my diary, I often have to reduce it, either by removing certain items or having smaller portions of some things. Making a decision in advance about what I am eating that day and what I am willing to sacrifice in order to fit in that certain something nice, can help. Sometimes, it is enough just to see what the calorie cost is or the exercise time I would need to put in to burn it, to make me decide not to have it.

    When I get a craving, where possible I avoid pre-packaged, processed snacks. I find the calorie cost tends to outweigh the satisfaction I get from them. I think my need for sweet things is less than it used to be because I add a banana and an apple into my daily diet. When I do have that need for something sweet I find Clementines help and at less than 40 calories, they have little impact on my calorie allowance for the day.

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