moonflow23's Journal, 19 January 2018

Would they give the same advice to an alcoholic regarding alcohol. 

Well, for me personally that never worked, because at the end of the day I exceeded the total calories therefore I didn't lose weight. Because the problem was not the craving itself but the rest of the day I was the same hunger of everyday and although I ate low-calorie, the little craving always will have more calories than anything else ☹️ 

You also have to see if the craving is once a week is very different from every day 🤣🤣 I get cravings almost every day so I can't give up to them. 

Just wanting to eat something, and having an actual physical craving for something, is two different things, IMO. And I didn't hurt the diet too bad. 

The way I see it...Making a conscious decision to eat something and having a plan to incorporate it into a balanced healthy lifestyle is different than giving into cravings. Giving into cravings is what got us here. 

I had the same problem with that advice that an alcoholic would have. LOL 🤷🏻‍♀️I REALLY needed to find acceptable substitutes for things I was craving. I have since figured out some of the reason I was craving chocolate so heavily, it is both a good source of magnesium and a seratonin stimulant, both of which my body particularly craved. 🙇🏻‍♀️Unfortunately, most sources of chocolate have LOTS of sugar. I had been eating ice cream as a way to main line Hershey’s syrup. LOL I’ve now worked out recipes for sugar free cocoa based protein shakes and smoothies that will satisfy the cravings pretty much so I don’t really want chocolate bars, or ice cream. Because what I was craving was the actual cocoa and the cold. 💁🏻‍♀️Eat as many of the shakes as I care to that fit into my RDI so I don’t feel deprived. I’ve actually had ‘real chocolate’ and ‘real ice cream’ in the last year a few times and still can’t stop until it’s all gone. But it still isn’t satisfying to the actual craving the way the shakes/smoothies are. 🙋🏻 So breaking down what you are REALLY craving in that food can sometimes save you a world of hurt. Is it the carby goodness of the yeasty dough? The tomato sauce with the cheese fat? The particular mix of meats? Might there be another way to satisfy that same craving?🙆🏻 

I think we need to find alternatives to our cravings. For example, I have made a decision to do away with breads and simple carbs in my WOE. This has to do with A1C and fasting sugar levels. So when I want a pizza or slice of pecan pie, I swap it for something else.  

I believe that satisfying a craving is good. I find that when I don't, I end up eating a lot more because I keep wanting that satisfaction and not finding it in other food. I wouldn't think the same if I had craved something every day. If I satisfy a craving I can go a few months without it.  

Talking about cravings hahaha my husband made "normal" hot chocolate so I made a substitute to not stay with the desire! Lol ... I post the photo a few minutes ago 😋😋😄 a way around it!  

If I try to abstain completely from my favorites I just get disheartened and end up binging all of it at once and eat 3000+ calories. But if I have a little bit (say a 100 calorie mini muffin for a sweet or something) everyday I do so much better. It's all personal preference and what works for the individual 😃 

Yes! If we control the portion we can eat anything! 😉😋👌