Food Craving, can't resist.

[Zalius]

3k calories? lol

thats why u americans are FAT!

3k calories is a diet to gain weight for someone very tall!

i exercise at least 3x a week for about 2 hrs, very intense (olympic gymmnast), im 1,7m and i probably never eat more than 2,5k a day.

If you wanna lose weight and be healthy prepare yourself for a 2k diet. If you dont exercise, lower that amount by at least 500 calories.


The trick is eat very little several times a day, at least 6 times, being, breakfast, middle of morning (like 10 AM), lunch at 12:00-1:00, again 3-4 PM, after you get home from work or whatever (6-7 PM) and 1-2 hrs before sleep you can eat again if you want.

only breakfast and lunch should be consider big meals

idk, i'm 5'7/very healthy and at my activity level i'm supposed to hit 2500/day to maintain and 3k-3300 for small to moderate weight gains (all doctor recommendations). i only do 5 meals a day though. Breakfast/500-600 Snack/150-250 Lunch/600-900 Snack/150-250 Dinner 500-800. Leaves a lot of room for flexibility, and i just dont think that i could honestly manage eating 6 times a day, i'd rather not turn it into a chore

[Sigi]

For something to snack on, I usually go for a bag of Snyder's of New Hanover: Honey Mustard and Onion pretzels. .

I see I'm not the only one that gets the craves for those wonderful snacks.

If I'm craving a specific food, generally I drink water to get rid of the craving. Although... Damnit, now I'm craving a strawberry daiquiri. >_> only a few more weeks till strawberry season

[Faithe]

Fuck, My friends had the nerve of taking me to this dim sum place this weekend >=O. So after our two hour lunch and two hundred bucks later this weekend, I'm feeling guilty. Let's see how I'm suppose to burn this off.

[Zalius]

i barely break $100 on groceries for the week =/ something else is wrong with you

[Faithe]

i barely break $100 on groceries for the week =/ something else is wrong with you

Well, there were eight of us. But really? 30 bucks per person is expensive?

[Neosutra]

I get a fever for the flavor of the coochie just about every day.

[Stiker]

I've definitely started gaining more weight since I've left college and got completely off my workout routine. I'm trying to reign it back in and get back down to a routine and it is indeed a bitch.

Someone said earlier that calorie count is the most important and it is to a point. Have a tiny portion of your craving and you should be fine. Granted, this isn't a cure-all as even your junky cravings in small portions can tact on fat/trans fat that healthier options wouldn't have.

Personally, if I get cravings between meals now I avoid the snack machines and get water. I do my best to stay well under 2000 calories/day and trying to set a workout routine as well. It surprisingly isn't too hard if you just stick to it and portion your food out well.

Remember is your stomach is stupid and won't tell your brain that you are full for at least 20 minutes after you eat.

[Sirenia]

I have this problem too. One you get about to your mid 20's to 30's you have to start working at it. It also sucks because its that time of the year when you don't want to go outside you'd rather stay bundled up and watch TV and snack.

Drink water water water. It help curve the hunger if you drink some water before you want to grab those bag of chips and wait 30 mins before you think about eating again. Brushing teeth before and after meals is always a good idea. Chew sugar free gum.

Lower sugar, fat, and caffenine intake and exercise about 3 times a week. Increase vegetable and fruit consumption.

If you are craving something like chocolate for example, have a sugar-free cup of chocolate pudding.

[Omnipotent]

I pretty much eat 1-2 lbs a food a day, but I lose weight. Purks of having a metabolizm on steroids. Although I do shit 4-5x a day.