I need tips on how to deal with cravings...
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ferret150
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I am struggling here. At least twice I have binged on Cashews in the last 2-3 weeks. I have not been able to control myself. I have eaten an entire 8oz can of planters cashews going over my 50g of carbs allotment and certainly taken myself out of ketosis. I have hid this from my boyfriend. He has really been supporting me and I don't want to disappoint him. I am seriously embarrassed that I have had and continue to have these slip ups. How do I get a handle on this and get back into the right mindframe? Any tips.
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What's your caloric deficit? Maybe it's too steep?2
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I totally feel you. I had a slip up recently and binged for an entire weekend. I can't control myself with stuff like that so I don't buy it anymore.4
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I would get cashews out of the house for a while. I still slip up on those and I've been eating this way for close to two years. If I do allow myself cashews, I need to measure them out. That slows me down somewhat. I mix them in with macadamias too. Those slow me somewhat as well.3
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I find that I have two choices when there is a particular food in the house that calls to me.
(1) First I try pre-portioning out the entire package. Sometimes the fact that the siren food item is already portioned out stops me from tucking into it because I know how much time and effort went into portioning it out in the first place. Then, if I still do grab some, at the very least I know how many portions I'm consuming and I do/will log that in my diary but somehow knowing the portion size involved helps ease the anxiety involved where bingeing is concerned. Knowing how many portions I'm consuming / have consumed / will be consuming often goes a long way to helping me stop an eating binge in the making too.
(2) If the above approach ceases to work, I flat out stop buying and bring that particular food item home. If it's not in the house, I can't / won't eat it. ' Nuff said.5 -
Cashews are actually pretty high in carbs for a (so-called) nut.
https://dietdoctor.com/low-carb/nuts
Perhaps a different kind of nut, and choose raw unsalted if you can... it's likely the roasted saltiness adds to their appeal.
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tinachris14 wrote: »I totally feel you. I had a slip up recently and binged for an entire weekend. I can't control myself with stuff like that so I don't buy it anymore.
I hear you. I say i am buying it for my boyfriend, he loves cashews, but secretly I have been eating them. I never done this before. I don't know what is up with me lately.0 -
canadjineh wrote: »Cashews are actually pretty high in carbs for a (so-called) nut.
https://dietdoctor.com/low-carb/nuts
Perhaps a different kind of nut, and choose raw unsalted if you can... it's likely the roasted saltiness adds to their appeal.
To be honest I am not even supposed to be eating nuts at all. I get migraines and nuts are a trigger. It is a serious craving that I am having for things that are going to do me harm. I have avoided nuts for years. But all of a sudden I have been eating them like crazy and ending up with worse headaches than I normally have.1 -
Do cravings sometimes come from deficiencies?1
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How long have you been doing LCHF? If you just started I honestly wouldn't set a calorie limit the first couple of weeks. Just a carb limit. After you adapt you usually don't get as hungry or have many cravings.
If I do have cravings due to hormones or whatever I eat more fatty things. Like a big bunless cheeseburger from Five Guys. Almost no carbs but it fills me up so I don't want anything else. Or I have tea with heavy cream between meals.
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How long have you been doing LCHF? If you just started I honestly wouldn't set a calorie limit the first couple of weeks. Just a carb limit. After you adapt you usually don't get as hungry or have many cravings.
If I do have cravings due to hormones or whatever I eat more fatty things. Like a big bunless cheeseburger from Five Guys. Almost no carbs but it fills me up so I don't want anything else. Or I have tea with heavy cream between meals.
I've been on low carb since late July of 2016. But I was on birth control to regulate my periods and they completely stopped them. Now I am off since December 2016, because i had fibroid surgery. So I don't know if that may be it.0 -
Cravings for me sometimes aren't for the actual food. They're for a specific taste combination or texture combination that food provides. Also, I know I want certain flavors or sensations in conjunction with others. Cravings, the voice in your head telling you to eat something, the inability to be satisfied with "reasonable" portions can come from different places/causes. What do the nuts provide you that you like? Salt? Fat? Crunch? etc.3
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Cravings for me sometimes aren't for the actual food. They're for a specific taste combination or texture combination that food provides. Also, I know I want certain flavors or sensations in conjunction with others. Cravings, the voice in your head telling you to eat something, the inability to be satisfied with "reasonable" portions can come from different places/causes. What do the nuts provide you that you like? Salt? Fat? Crunch? etc.
Saltiness and fat and I think the fact that it has been forbidden to me for so long. I feel like I just need to have it, my brain is craving this one specific food. I think my menstrual cycle may be aiding me in these bad decisions too.0 -
Hummmm . . I'm going out on a limb here and say this calorie restriction is very low. If you are a healthy female your minimum should be 1200 and that's minimum! This kind of restriction can cause cravings and binges. I'm 55 years old 5'6" tall and typically eat a lot more than that. Lately I have been under but I go through phases like that and as long as it's not chronic I'm ok with it.
Plug your stats into MFP and see what it gives you for a calorie goal.
** I am not an MD and I am assuming you have no medical reason to be under 1200 cals a day. **1 -
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I agree with too few calories. I struggle with nuts too, and struggle with binge eating. Bingeing and hiding can be seen as eating disorder behavior. What's your take on that? I just don't want to offend anyone.2
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Check out this online summit to get tips from the pros
http://sweetfreedomsummit.com0 -
SuperCarLori wrote: »I agree with too few calories. I struggle with nuts too, and struggle with binge eating. Bingeing and hiding can be seen as eating disorder behavior. What's your take on that? I just don't want to offend anyone.
I do that sometimes...sigh...still. It feels like "eating disorder" when I'm neck-deep in it.
I don't know if it's "eating disorder" but it's definitely "disordered eating."3 -
I agree with the disordered eating concept. When one starts hiding their eating habits from others I perceive it to be a problem. I say that from personal experience of being face first in a tub of "XXX", hiding the container in the depths of the trash can then jumping in the car to replace whatever it is I have eaten.
OP, I will suggest (in addition to the things above by others) ask yourself if you are really buying these cashews for your boyfriend. It was my very kind, considerate husband who suggested to me "Kath, you really don't need to buy XXX and XXX for me". If I want them I can get them". I had been open with him regarding my struggle though not to the degree. It was embarrassing to admit but it helped. Not so much admitting the act itself but the end result of no longer having "XXX" in the house "for him".5 -
Sunny_Bunny_ wrote: »Check out this online summit to get tips from the pros
http://sweetfreedomsummit.com
Thanks for posting that @Sunny_Bunny_. I've registered for the April Summit.
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