Cravings please share tips

Sigurjonsig wrote: »

almonds, nuts or dark chocolate does the job killing my cravings.

Same for me. I found a chocolate bar with dark chocolate, almonds, and sea salt. It's that mix of salty and sweet and it quenches that craving.

If I've been eating a lot of sugar and want to cut way down on it, I usually find I have mad, almost uncontrollable sugar cravings every afternoon for about 2-4 days. I just have to power through and then they subside substantially.

It does help to make sure I'm eating enough to be satiated. If I'm hungry and craving sugar, I will give in to temptation. If I do decide to eat something sweet, a small piece of very dark bittersweet chocolate (like 75-90%) is best for me.

And weight loss may be about calories according to MFP dogma, but sugar isn't particularly healthy or nutritious and it tends to make me ravenously hungry so yay to you for wanting to limit it.

try chromium picolineate. it killed my sweet tooth and after a few weeks i didn't need it anymore

Sometimes when I have sugar blow outs it is because I have not been eating consistently. It is important to maintain insulin levels. When you do not eat for a while this can happen and cause the need to eat massive amounts of sugar quickly. Consistent meals, never let yourself go hungry.

Damn my answer is totally different lol when I get cravings I drink water

I try not to get too concerned about my sugar total for the day if it's coming from fruits and vegetables. However, I do need to limit fruit to 2 small servings a day or I get too hungry.

Sometimes cravings get intense if I haven't had enough protein or fat, or fiber or water or sleep. Or if I'm bored.

its ok to eat or drink a bit of the white stuff mine is enargy drinks

I make sure to include lots of vegetables in my meal so that I feel fuller for only a few more calories. I actually have gone wild on salads lately, but the GOOD ONES! With creamy dressing, cheese and crunchy toppings. I literally go through 2 heads of lettuce and 1 tub of spinach per week! My breakfast is usually a whole grain tortilla wrap with 2 eggs and loads of spinach, peppers, onions and tomatoes with mayo and hot sauce. Delicious!

I also make sure to stay hydrated throughout the day. I try not to drink my calories because I would rather eat them.

I'm not hungry at all eating in between 1200-1400cals. That's another thing, my calorie goal is 1200cals but if I need to I eat a couple extra hundred calories, I don't worry about it. Some days I am hungrier than others and that's fine!

Finally, I make sure to save 100-200cals for a dessert after dinner. Lately, I've been having either a square or two of chocolate topped with a tiny bit of peanut butter and a couple strawberries or half a cup of vanilla ice cream with sprinkles.

Last night, I actually skipped on the dessert because I wasn't hungry!!

And I'm the type of girl that used to eat a whole tub of ice cream, a bag of chips and 3 chocolate bars to myself.

carolinedance69 wrote: »

Thank you, I am trying to keep in all the recommended limits but previously I have used things like slimming world and I keep going way over sugars on fruit but if I cut the fruit a crave the sweet stuff it’s been a shock how much sugars I was taking in or am

I went over the MFP default sugar goal every day while losing 50+ pounds in less than a year, while the only added sugar I ate most days was a bit of concentrated fruit juice well down the ingredient list in a single daily 30-calorie tablespoon of all-fruit spread. The weight loss materially improved all my health markers (cholesterol, blood pressure, etc.).

As long as you're not using so much added sugar (or for that matter, eating so much fruit) that it drives other nutrition out of your diet (i.e, causes you not to get enough protein, healthy fats, fiber and micronutrients), you'll be fine, nutritionally speaking. Moreover, the whole fruit gives you lots of useful micronutrients and fiber. Eat the fruit! Eating fruit helped me reduce cravings for baked goods and candies; I found that to be a good thing,

I had stage III (locally advanced) breast cancer **. Both regular exercise and good well-rounded nutrition are positive things you can do for yourself to improve your odds of avoiding breast cancer recurrence. The micronutrients from fruit are a help to that. Really, eat the fruit.

** 5 tumors in one breast, 1 in the other, chemotherapy, the whole nine yards. Eighteen years ago. Take a deep breath, and make gradual, sensible, sustainable changes that will help improve your health. None of us has a guarantee, and there are no magical things to eat or avoid (not even sugar ), or things to do or not do, that will assure we never have cancer again . . . but healthy habits can help to shift the odds in our favor. Minimizing stress is also a healthy habit, so try not to stress too much about it, if you can. The fears get smaller in your rear-view mirror, with time. Best wishes!

Watermelon has become my best friend. It's filling, hydrates you and is low in calories. It satisfies my sweet tooth. 😊