[Help] I am having intense food cravings and don't know how to control them. Updates to this post /post/263508-i-am-having-intense-food-cravings-a Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:29:17 +0100 Reply from gbfkj /post/263508-i-am-having-intense-food-cravings-a#reply-5179831 It sounds like you have a lot of anxiety tied up with food - this will only intensify cravings, and make you feel worse about something that could be a small obstacle or indulgence.
If you don’t want to see a counsellor about this, I would second the exercise (it often does reduce your appetite), friends (hopefully they will calm you), and water (can do both advice.

]]> gbfkj Sat, 08 Aug 2009 03:06:21 +0100 Reply from Sasha101 /post/263508-i-am-having-intense-food-cravings-a#reply-4929421 Try altering your intake of food, try to have five or six small healthy meals each day, eat breakfast as soon as you rise and try to eat every 3hrs or so. If your appetite is sated which it will be eating every three hours, you wont get hungry so often therefore you wont crave snacks or unhealthy foods.Make protein part of each meal if possible, chicken,egg whites, tuna etc..

]]> Sasha101 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:18:39 +0100 Reply from ryanman /post/263508-i-am-having-intense-food-cravings-a#reply-4929387 Sadly all the old cliche advice people give is what usually works:

- Drink lots of water
- Exercise kills cravings
- A bored mind wants to eat
- It’s easier to eat alone

On a personal note, I have always found it’s easier to eat nothing at all than “a little healthy something”. Seems like a take a bite of anything and it just opens the floodgates. Wish I could be more help.

]]> ryanman Wed, 08 Apr 2009 03:59:55 +0100 Reply from MarinMina716 /post/263508-i-am-having-intense-food-cravings-a#reply-4929382 there could be many problems: make sure you are not allergic to ANYTHING you are eating. some doctors claim eating food you are allergic to increases cravings.

personally i would not go with a watermelon or any fruit w/ high sugar. in some people, moderate- high levels of sugar increase cravings.

go low on sugar– try a green apple.

trick: lemon water reduces carvings. sweeten with fructose or stevia.
(i would say to avoid aspartame, which is also known to cause cravings)

another trick: increase vitamin C. known to reduce cravings. buy the capsules at your local health food store.
i said it before and i will say it again: fish oil capsules. take them. they are amazing for cravings, skin, concentration…etc

]]> MarinMina716 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 03:57:30 +0100 Reply from broughtond /post/263508-i-am-having-intense-food-cravings-a#reply-4929291 yea, id go with something sweet and healthy, like an apple or watermelon.

]]> broughtond Wed, 08 Apr 2009 03:13:41 +0100 The post was retagged by readalot /post/263508-i-am-having-intense-food-cravings-a#reply-8151979 readalot Wed, 08 Apr 2009 03:10:03 +0100 Reply from readalot /post/263508-i-am-having-intense-food-cravings-a#reply-4929286 Hmmm…well, I never had cravings quite that bad, but I always thought it wise to have a dessert a week so you don’t crave too much. However, if you don’t have that good will power, I do know that if you eat an orange or apple when you start craving chocolate, sometimes it helps the craving go away… Sorry, don’t know that much. :)

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