What do you do when the cravings or munchies hit ya?

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rayflana
rayflana Posts: 12
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I'm looking for some strategies that some of you may use when you get the munchies and don't want to sabotage your day....

Anyone?

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  • LittleMissAngi
    LittleMissAngi Posts: 243 Member
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    Eat ice. Like the little pieces you get from sonic. My ice maker makes it. I just eat half a cup and it clears everything.
  • kidtechnical
    kidtechnical Posts: 146
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    My rule is that if I genuinely feel hungry I'll have a piece of fruit and drink a glass of water (for me usually fizzy). I do this even if it puts me over my calories (I figure it's not going to tip me over nearly as much as my old munchies).
  • Chenoachem
    Chenoachem Posts: 1,758 Member
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    I drink a cold glass of water and chew gum. If after a bit I feel light headed, I know that I am truly hungry and eat something.
  • XFitMojoMom
    XFitMojoMom Posts: 3,255 Member
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    sit ups, push ups, squats.
  • udallmom101
    udallmom101 Posts: 564 Member
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    Walk away from the situation, if you can, and do some sort of exercise. Sometimes I grab a bottle of water and put some lemon juice in it. I have been known to walk out of the kitchen while I am in the middle of prepping food for dinner and get on my treadmill. It's only about 10 minutes, but that 10 minutes really helps!
  • fuhrmeister
    fuhrmeister Posts: 1,796 Member
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    I agree with most of what is posted above. i begin with a gladd of water. If I'm still hungry I have nuts or some veggies. I love sugar snap peas. If i have a real desperate cravign for somthing like chocolate or a cookie I eat it. But just one piece or one cookie. I find if I don't then i just keep eating other "good" snacks that don't satisfy me and eat more calories in the end.
  • rayflana
    rayflana Posts: 12
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    Thanks guys. Great tips here...
  • Tomlette
    Tomlette Posts: 19
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    I just drink water and that usually clears it up. Thirst is often mistaken for hunger, and I personally have found that I dry out pretty easily. Doing some kind of activity to take you mind off of it helps, particularly a physical activity.

    BUT, if none of that does the trick, munch some fruit or veggies. I'll often have Nutella on Ezekiel bread as a snack as it can be pretty low cal (depending on how much Nutella you use) and filling. :)
  • jbrapach
    jbrapach Posts: 1 Member
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    Scientific American 60-Second Science had two interesting articles about this recently.
    This one is about how if you clench your muscles, it helps with willpower:
    http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=clenched-muscles-assist-self-contro-10-10-20
    This one talks about a study where people visualized eating a treat, then they actually ate less of the treat when it was put in front of them:
    http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=think-more-to-eat-less-10-12-10
  • gegonzalez77
    gegonzalez77 Posts: 2 Member
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    I follow the advice of Dr Oz.... I limited the variety of foods; therefore, the cravings have been reduced. For breakfast and lunch they are usually a limited number of choices I eat...dinner is a different story. But I have found my snack that satisfies...butter popcorn...yes butter actually butter flavor topping. I eat a healthy (portion sized) dinner but if it doesn't satisfy ...at least two cups of slowly eaten popcorn will satiate me and if I have a sweet tooth...either a popsicle or a piece ...I mean a piece of chocolate... Of course I been watching what I eat since last August of 2009. I started to lose weight prior to signing on with myfitnesspal ( my son-in-law a nutiriounist encouraged me to sign on) so in reality I lost over 70lbs.
  • MadisonLeavens
    MadisonLeavens Posts: 31 Member
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    I plan my "munchies" into my food plan. I know that at a certain time, I'm going to want to snack. So, instead of being caught by surprise, I have my popcorn already written into my food plan. If that time comes and I don't want it, so be it, but otherwise, it's already planned for, so, I can have it. Hope this idea helps. :smile:

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