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Shuntae_xox
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I go to the gym 3 times a week and spend 45 - 60 mins mainly on cardio but I also do legs, bums and tums once a week. However, I'm struggling so much with my diet so I've actually gained weight. I keep snacking on biscuits and cakes. How can I reduce these cravings and improve my diet?
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Rather than removing those foods from your diet, maybe you can try adding them in ahead of time and budgeting for them? I add three oreos to my diary everyday and I keep fruit on hand as well. The fruit works about half the time when sweet cravings crop up. The rest of the time, I eat the oreos or, if I don't, I know I'll be able to eat SIX oreos the next day (or something else I've been wanting).
Not sure what your calorie deficit looks like, but maybe revisit your limit. If your goals are too aggressive, you're overly restrictive, or you're not eating back the calories you burn through exercise, you might be setting yourself up for failure.10 -
Eat fruit and vegetables instead. Roasted radishes are sweet and are literally one calorie each. Eventually your tastebuds will adapt. I have always had a big sweet tooth. Now I am satisfied with a small treat. More than that and I get nauseous. If I can adapt, anybody can. Lol12
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When I get sufficient calories, protein, sleep, and exercise, I don't feel the need to snack.
Quite possibly your issue lies in one of these areas?- What's your protein goal and do you hit it regularly?
- How many pounds do you need to lose total and what is your weekly weight loss goal set to?
- What percentage of the calories you earn from exercise do you eat back?
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If I'm craving chocolate, a radish isn't going to cut it.
I allow myself 200-300 calories for dessert every night. Usually ice cream, Halo Top, or chocolate. I weigh it and log it. As long as I stick to my calorie target, weight loss will follow.30 -
Eat fruit and vegetables instead. Roasted radishes are sweet and are literally one calorie each. Eventually your tastebuds will adapt. I have always had a big sweet tooth. Now I am satisfied with a small treat. More than that and I get nauseous. If I can adapt, anybody can. Lol
Are you saying that your method is universally correct for every single person on the planet? That is a very bold assertion.
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Yep. That was me!
Working out would lead to increased appetite which would lead to overeating which would wipe out any calories that I'd burned in the gym and then some. Wasn't until I stopped working out that I was able to get my calories under-control and start to regularly lose weight.
Biggest lesson I learned is that weight loss happens in the kitchen and fitness happens in the gym. So there was no point trying to get fit (working out) if it was sabotaging my main goal of weight loss (calorie intake).3 -
Have you tried fiber one brownies? 90 cals and really chocolatey! Or emerald 100-cal cocoa roast almonds? I used to have one of these with an iced coffee or diet soda in the afternoon as a snack to fill that chocolate/seeet craving.11
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quiksylver296 wrote: »If I'm craving chocolate, a radish isn't going to cut it.
I allow myself 200-300 calories for dessert every night. Usually ice cream, Halo Top, or chocolate. I weigh it and log it. As long as I stick to my calorie target, weight loss will follow.
You could dip the radish in chocolate?! Now I've said that...it sounds so good I might try it! I like radishes and I like chocolate...hmmm...4 -
quiksylver296 wrote: »If I'm craving chocolate, a radish isn't going to cut it.
I allow myself 200-300 calories for dessert every night. Usually ice cream, Halo Top, or chocolate. I weigh it and log it. As long as I stick to my calorie target, weight loss will follow.
You could dip the radish in chocolate?! Now I've said that...it sounds so good I might try it! I like radishes and I like chocolate...hmmm...
:sick:
I just threw up a little bit at that thought...10 -
DancingMoosie wrote: »Have you tried fiber one brownies? 90 cals and really chocolatey! Or emerald 100-cal cocoa roast almonds? I used to have one of these with an iced coffee or diet soda in the afternoon as a snack to fill that chocolate/seeet craving.
X2. I haven't had these in a long time but they are very good!3 -
Eat fruit and vegetables instead. Roasted radishes are sweet and are literally one calorie each. Eventually your tastebuds will adapt. I have always had a big sweet tooth. Now I am satisfied with a small treat. More than that and I get nauseous. If I can adapt, anybody can. Lol
Are you saying that your method is universally correct for every single person on the planet? That is a very bold assertion.
Nope. It was a lighthearted jab at myself that you are taking way too seriously.12 -
ladyreva78 wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »If I'm craving chocolate, a radish isn't going to cut it.
I allow myself 200-300 calories for dessert every night. Usually ice cream, Halo Top, or chocolate. I weigh it and log it. As long as I stick to my calorie target, weight loss will follow.
You could dip the radish in chocolate?! Now I've said that...it sounds so good I might try it! I like radishes and I like chocolate...hmmm...
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I just threw up a little bit at that thought...
MFP read needs to add an LMAO reaction. Lol3 -
I didn't say I eat radishes all the time. You people really need to lighten up.
My other go-to is a fudgesicle. 40 calories for the one with no added sugar.
Chocolate is still a food group. Disclaimer for the food police: That is a joke.8 -
It sounds daft, but when you reach for biscuits and cakes - what are you hoping to get from them?
I eventually worked out that the taste/feel of the cakes/sweets/biscuits wasn't what I actually wanted, though I really thought it was.
There was an idea in my head about a satisfaction they would give me... but then they didn't deliver.
I did usually feel worse after eating them - because I felt guilty about not sticking to my plan -or miserable because I didn't allow myself the full quantity/ quality (and stuck to a measured/calorie-counted substitute).
Are the 'forbidden' snacks attractive enough to tempt you away from your intentions:
- because you are actually hungry (prevent that happening by eating to satisfaction beforehand)
- or because you are tired (find a new reason to sit and relax/rest and fill you hands with something else)
- or because you want some kind of comfort or reward for something you find unpleasant (pre-plan a new reward or change the thing that leaves you needing comfort)?
- or because you really love the taste/texture of the snack and it satisfies you (factor it into your diet as an essential and eat it before you crave it).
No food police here. If radishes keep you satisfied -with or without chocolate coating - that is a win! I hope that there is an entry for both kinds on MFP
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I go to the gym 3 times a week and spend 45 - 60 mins mainly on cardio but I also do legs, bums and tums once a week. However, I'm struggling so much with my diet so I've actually gained weight. I keep snacking on biscuits and cakes. How can I reduce these cravings and improve my diet?
Is your struggle with food limited to after you've worked out, or are you struggling all of the time? Are you trying to lose weight or maintain your weight? Are you weighing and logging everything you eat/drink?
It sounds like your snacking is making you unhappy and it seems as if you don't feel like you are totally in control of your behavior. I think figuring out what function your snacking behavior is serving for you will help you develop strategies to stay in control and make choices you don't later regret.2 -
quiksylver296 wrote: »If I'm craving chocolate, a radish isn't going to cut it.
I allow myself 200-300 calories for dessert every night. Usually ice cream, Halo Top, or chocolate. I weigh it and log it. As long as I stick to my calorie target, weight loss will follow.
I'm the same as you. I don't think a radish would any way satisfy my cravings. I just factor in all the sweets I like into my calorie budget. This week I've had ice cream, brownies, tim tams and a variety of chocolates and biscuits ...
Just make sure I do extra exercise to increase my calorie budget ... I'd much rather have them than crave or eat a substitute that doesn't hit the spot ...3 -
Eat fruit and vegetables instead. Roasted radishes are sweet and are literally one calorie each. Eventually your tastebuds will adapt. I have always had a big sweet tooth. Now I am satisfied with a small treat. More than that and I get nauseous. If I can adapt, anybody can. Lol
Are you saying that your method is universally correct for every single person on the planet? That is a very bold assertion.
Nope. It was a lighthearted jab at myself that you are taking way too seriously.
I apologize if I misinterpreted but I have re-read it again and aside from the lol there was nothing there that seemed like it was written for humor. It looked like earnest advice in which you said taste buds will adapt not may adapt and that if it worked for you it would work for anyone. The lol might have been a clue except that some people add them all the time almost like a tic so when it looks out of place, as it did in your post, I overlook it.
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fitnessdiva_ wrote: »Stop snacking
Stop trolling.8 -
Everyone’s method of cutting out something is different and works for them because it’s catered towards them. Being in a cal deficit will allow you to lose weight...so how to not over eat? Track and maybe allow room for deserts? Eat other foods that keep you from appetite? It’s a trial and error. Try a few things out that you’ve seen here and make sure it’s sustainable with your lifestyle! Have fun!5
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