best way to fight a craving. Disscus!

Go for a short walk. Also works to fight off fatigue (at least for me!).

Sun_child wrote: »

Keeping busy is good. I dont deprive myself, i just wait for my cheat day to go to town. Plus i have bingeing issues, so I try to excersie my will power. Thanks for posting!

I have bingeing issues, too! Mostly chocolate. I find popping a mint in my mouth (I don't like gum) takes care of it for awhile because I know eating chocolate with a minty mouth will be disgusting lol

Francl27 wrote: »

I eat some.

This. If it's a whole meal (burger) I plan to fit it in to my calorie count in the next few days. If it's something small like a snack, I hop on my bike for a bit and burn off whatever I need to to even it out. I've tried to distract myself from cravings before, but they always come back.

Having a bike is helping me. I have a new rule... If I want something sweet, I have to ride at least five miles one way to get it.

I figure that most of the time, I'll just decide screw it.

But if I succumbed, at least I burn it off.

.....don't eat

cbri02 wrote: »

JSurita2 wrote: »

cbri02 wrote: »

Sun_child wrote: »

I look at pictures of what i want to eat, burgers with bacon amd eggs, mac And cheese, pizza, fudge.... you get the idea.

I also smell cupcake sented candles. This one is weird I know.

I was wondering what do you do to fight cravings.
Discuss!

One day a week cheat day. If you know you have that one day, you'll be fine.

I have to disagree with the "one cheat day" mentatlity. It's SO easy (at least for me) to undo a week of hard work in just one day. No cheat days for me.

Cheat day does not "un-do" what you put in to that week. Will you gain pounds that day? Sure.. But you won't gain body fat. 2-3 days after you will be back to where you were. The cheat day is essential for a metabolic reset. With your hormonal balance off you're only plateauing.

It's math. I'm quite sure my 4200 calorie cheat the other day totally undid all the work I did that week, actually, as there's no way I kept a 2000 deficit the rest of the week. But if you have a 500 calorie deficit and go over by 500, obviously you won't undo much at all.

But again... math.

My biggest cravings are usually for chocolate or sweets. I have found hot chocolate very helpful in feeding this craving without overeating.

Sun_child wrote: »

I look at pictures of what i want to eat, burgers with bacon amd eggs, mac And cheese, pizza, fudge.... you get the idea.

I also smell cupcake sented candles. This one is weird I know.

I was wondering what do you do to fight cravings.
Discuss!

I don't fight the craving, but might do one of several things:

(1) If my calorie goal allows, I might give in to the craving and eat the portion that fits.

(2) Even if my calorie goal does not allow the craving that day, I might give in and eat more than I really need to and either (a) compensate the next day so I'm in line with my weekly calories or (b) accept the fact that I went over my calorie goals, eat normally the next day, and accept hat I went over my weekly goal.

(3) Look at my calories for the day and make the wise decision that my calorie goal does not allow the craving and simply not eat it.

I guess it just all depends.

cbri02 wrote: »

JSurita2 wrote: »

cbri02 wrote: »

Sun_child wrote: »

I look at pictures of what i want to eat, burgers with bacon amd eggs, mac And cheese, pizza, fudge.... you get the idea.

I also smell cupcake sented candles. This one is weird I know.

I was wondering what do you do to fight cravings.
Discuss!

One day a week cheat day. If you know you have that one day, you'll be fine.

I have to disagree with the "one cheat day" mentatlity. It's SO easy (at least for me) to undo a week of hard work in just one day. No cheat days for me.

Cheat day does not "un-do" what you put in to that week. Will you gain pounds that day? Sure.. But you won't gain body fat. 2-3 days after you will be back to where you were. The cheat day is essential for a metabolic reset. With your hormonal balance off you're only plateauing.

No, there's no reason to reset your metabolism. The part I put in bold does not make sense. If you are trying to lose weight, you "plateau" from eating too much. It's that plain and simple.

If cheat days work for you, so be it, but they are not necessary at all, and not even close to being essential.

mskinner1091 wrote: »

If I crave something I eat it. Makes the craving go away. The other week I was craving tacos so I just went to Taco Bell & ate 2 soft shell tacos. It was delicious, my craving went away, & I still lost weight.. Because I stayed in my calorie goal for the day. If you crave something then eat a little bit of it as long as you're mindful of your calories. That may not work for some people, just saying what works for me.

This! Whenever I try to deny a strong craving or sub for something else, it only increases my craving and I tend to overeat first the alternatives I try subbing in and then the actual thing I wanted in the first place. Better to address the craving in the first place with a moderate portion and be done with it!

Sun_child wrote: »

The general consensus is to just eat it. I like the wait three days! My issue is i need to wprk on portion control. Like chocolate, if its there im goin to eat it and eat all of it. I have weak will power. Great responses! Thankyou

I do the same thing. Like tonight I was craving chocolate and I probably overdid it a bit. I had a quest chocolate protein bar and frozen blueberries with a little hot cocoa sprinkled on it. So that was probably an extra 400 calories. I probably could have eaten something tastier for that amount of calories, but maybe my choice will satiate me more.