FOOOOOOOD!

I crave all those things as well I let myself splurge on weekends normally and then kick the diet into high gear come monday.

Crap like pizza...

Dude, take that back.

aww maybe you should try some things that kind of mimic the things you want. like i love piza so i get a lean cuisine pizza. or sometimes i just have a snack of pepperoni and cheese. i am sure there are healthy alternatives to fried chicken, there are all kinds of recipes online that give you options on what to do. Im sure you know that already because you have lost so much weight from what i can see from your ticker. don't let it get you down. and seriously sometimes eating just healthy food all the time can suck. just be careful of taking it over board. i bet when you are all healed up and working out again you won't be tempted as much

I agree with deannasmom. Look up how to make crappy foods in a healthy way and you can get the taste without the guilt. Oven Fried Chicken, Tortilla based pizzas, stuff like that

I swear that kind of food is like crack. You eat it once and you start craving it all the time.
..... If I eat sugar I crave more sugar.

^^ this^^

Halloween really screwed with my sweet cravings, lol

I once took an endocrinology class and learned something interesting about fat cells. Apparently they don't die, they just shrink when you lose weight and their contents are gone. If you gain weight to the point that all your fat cells are full then your body will make more, but it won't remove these cells once you lose weight. Now here's the kicker, any time those cells are empty they release hormones that tell your brain, "Hey buddy, I need some energy to store!" So the more weight you lose the hungrier you will feel because you have all these cell spamming your brain that they need more food. When my professor explained this, I asked if that meant that lipo was really the only way to ditch these cells. His response: "Pretty much." Lovely.

Not condoning lipo, just saying it's perfectly understandable that your body wants all those glorious fats and sugars. It's a testament to how much you've lost.

First, congrats on your weight loss! I read your profile and you have come a long way. Your physique is awesome. I hope to get a flat stomach like you some day [soon]. :bigsmile:

So here's my two cents: you're human, you will crave those things. But your body is probably trying to tell you something from all of this, and it may not necessarily be "Stay away from all that bad stuff!" Like a plateau, what was working for you before may not be the case now. After all, you have dropped a lot of weight and are much closer to goal. Since it seems like you do a good job of eating back most of your exercise calories, why don't you increase your net calorie goal a little bit? Perhaps 1200 net calories isn't cutting it like it used to and your body needs more fuel since it's leaner and meaner. Sure, there's the debate about eating back your exercise calories, and it works for some and not for others. I'm from the camp where it DOES work. I also believe that food is fuel. You don't say whether or not you are hungry a lot, but like I said before, even going up in your net calories by 100 could help stave off any cravings because you are nourishing your body with healthy foods--- and now you'll have the room to do that.

Good luck! You look fabulous!