Afternoon craving control

aleksandramileticns
aleksandramileticns Posts: 1 Member
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Hi, Alex here.

Hoping to find support among memebers of the community.What do you find helpful when it comes to the problem stated in the discussion title.

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  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 38,154 Community Helper
    • For me, solid breakfast with plenty of protein, but that's not universal
    • Budget some calories for an afternoon snack
    • For any later in day cravings, improve sleep quality or quantity if possible (sub-ideal sleep ⇒ increasing fatigue over the day ⇒ body seeks energy (food is energy, sugars are fast energy) ⇒ cravings.
    • Hydration, maybe.
    • Distraction.
    • Short walk in fresh air/sunshine, maybe.
  • Jthanmyfitnesspal
    Jthanmyfitnesspal Posts: 3,811 Member

    @AnnPT77 Lists some of the best methods to avoid random hunger. But, for me, I found that I was always hungry in the evening. My solution was to stop eating breakfast so I could eat more dinner (AKA, 16/8IF). It works, but it does not replace logging. I can easily overeat between noon and 8PM! The advantage (for me) is that I can eat a bit more at lunch, snack, dinner and feel fuller later in the day.

    The other trick that works for me is to schedule a workout right when I get hungry. I do some workouts at noon and some starting at 5-6pm. Both delay the meal by an hour or more and actually make me less hungry (weird, I know). Note that I eat something right before the workout, usually a banana.

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