Ice cream

Time of the month perhaps? I usually get cravings around then, not so much otherwise since I have 'treat' food every day

Interesting time to crave sweets. But, in general, when I cut, I wake up hungry.

Morning is a good time to eat a balance of fats, carbs, and protein. Your protein could be Greek yogurt, your fats could be either full-fat yogurt or (my preferred) nuts (with non-fat yogurt), and your carb could include a grain of some kind (e.g., cereal) which could contain some sugar. Depending on how many calories you are budgeting for breakfast, you could add some berries. And, if it's no sweet enough from the cereal, you could add some sugar, honey, agave, maple, or molasses, all of which have interesting and different flavors.

There, it's a morning parfait! Maybe not ice cream, but still very good!

The trick is to stick to your daily calorie allowance. This allows you to eat whatever you like. My advise is eat smaller portions. For example one teaspoon of icecream may be enough to stop the craving.

If you’re new, have you been too enthusiastic and cut your calories too low?

What’s your weight, height, activity level, and imitate weight goal. What calorie setting are you aiming for?

I’m usually dehydrated when I wake up. Dehydration can often mimic hunger symptoms. Try drinking a glass of water and waiting a few minutes and see if the pangs lessen.

I find that if I have a high protein breakfast it will help immensely, and can be low cal. An omelet, Chaffles (google them), or a regular favorite of grilled chopped seasoned chicken breast rolled in a carb smart tortilla with a handful of spinach or greens and some chopped tomatoes (294 calories incl 6oz chicken). This morning was leftover tomato soup with sliced Italian chicken sausage (299 calories).

To help with the ice cream cravings, I make simple smoothies with a lot of ice or frozen fruit, or a serving of Greek yogurt whipped with a serving of sugar free instant pudding. The lemon is awesome. Tastes like lemon mouse. If you need an ice creamy taste, add a few grams of a zero calorie Jordan’s Skinny Syrup to the mix, like waffle cone or chocolate mint.

Oh and don’t forget sugar free fudgesicles at 40 calories each. For a quick hit of ice creamy goodness.

I save 115 calories every day to have a breyer's dixie cup with a dollop of redi-whip at night! Id rather do that than have fake ice cream like halo top. Somehow knowing I have that treat at days end allows me to stay on track during the day.

AmunahSki wrote: »

Have you tried homemade “Banana Ice Cream”? I was sceptical, but I made a batch when I had a lot of ripe bananas. It has the right mouthfeel, and it’s great for when you don’t have the calorie budget for the real thing:
https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-creamy-ice-cream-with-just-one-ingredient-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-93414
You could easily fit that into your breakfast!

It’s also great for adding to those desserts that cry out for ice cream accompaniment... like this low fat apple pie:
https://aseasyasapplepie.com/low-fat-apple-cake/

With a good frozen dessert maker built expressly for the purpose, I make banana 'ice cream' fairly often - sometimes daily in the hot summer. Today's luncheon included a big bowl of banana/blackberry/strawberry - 130 calories. After making the switch to frozen banana desserts, I eat real ice cream only 3-4 times a year.

Protein fluff?