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02-10-2013, 04:50 PM #1
Appetite: Out of Control!
Hey girls!
So my appetite and cravings have been going through the roof this week! It's like I eat regularly every three hours (I document most of my days in my training journal on this website under the female training journals forum) I take a fat burner (oxyelite pro original formula) and it use to control my appetite very well, but I think my body is getting use to it. I have scheduled cheat meals of whatever I want once every two weeks. I won't go grab the wrong foods when I have those cravings, but I do find myself overeating the clean foods that I incorporate in my diet, and I don't like doing that. I drink plenty of water as well.
Here's my question:
How do you guys tame those random cravings? Supplements? Rituals? I'm open to anything at this point!
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02-10-2013, 07:32 PM #2
Maybe do a cheat every week. Change fat burners. I chew gum when I get cravings...it puts air in my stomach and tames them!
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02-11-2013, 05:48 PM #3
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are you getting enough fat in your diet? is it real hunger or cravings of certain things? maybe its time to change up your diet to someting new.
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02-11-2013, 06:09 PM #4
My macros on average right now are 40% protein, 25% fat, 35% carbs. Each day it looks like I have around 220 g protein, 150 net carbs (doesn't include fibrous carbs), and about 70 g fats. About 3 weeks ago I started back adding a little bit of fruit to my morning and mid-day, and post-workout meals. (A small apple or some strawberries with stevia). I would love to have some variety but I have to stick to simple things like cheap cuts of salmon or tilapia and lots of canned tuna. I'm pescatarian. I find myself craving peanut butter and avocados a lot. I'm thinking it's the fats my body wants. Thanks for the suggestion!
Yeah, I'm thinking it's time for a new fat burner once my cycle on this one is done in another month. Man, I chew probably half a pack of gum daily to keep my mouth busy. It's helping! I'm nervous about doing the cheat every week, though. Never done it that close together, I guess it's time for a change up! Thanks for the advice!
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02-12-2013, 12:19 AM #5
I think I lost track of you when you were going to take a week off and maybe look at doing a clean bulker? I was looking for your ratios to see about how to increase. With the week off, you're probably re-energized a bit and ready to burn more. I'd suggest a carb rotation so you're getting a hi-carb day of around say 200-250 carbs, very low fats, a med day of carbs, say around 100-250 g, increase the fats some to keep total cals the same, and a low day of say 0-50 g of carbs, higher fats, again to keep the total cals constant. Rotating on that as High / Med / Low may give you more food to work with. Especially if you can hit your heavy days on the high carb days, you are using the carbs where you need them, not adding them when you don't but still getting in more food to support a growth phase.
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02-12-2013, 07:51 AM #6
Hey there! I took my week of the week before last. I do feel a bit better as far as energy goes. Sleeping patterns are slightly off, but they're improving as well. I've heard a lot about carb cycling so I think I will try that as well. My macros average at about 40% protein, 35% carbs, and 25% fats. Daily meals are in my training journals. Thanks for the advice!
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02-16-2013, 12:17 PM #7
I know sugar free gum helps me. I will also chug like a whole cup of water to instantly fill my tummy. And if I think I just want to snack cause Im bored, I will clean house or do laundry and play a game with my daughter. Just try to stay busy. With me being 8 weeks into my diet, GIRL....Im always hungry!!! LOL
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02-16-2013, 04:54 PM #8
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02-16-2013, 07:43 PM #10
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I wanted to ask you ladies about my own dieting pitfalls. I'm not the type of woman who craves sweets, chocolate, or carbs. I crave things that are salty, which bloats me, things like nachos, cheese, potato chips, fried chicken. I wondered if you could suggest HEALTHIER alternatives that taste good and don't taste like horsefood or are flat and gross. One thing I have discovered though are slicing potatoes and baking them as fries or doing that with yams and adding spice to it. But it's sometimes out of control. My one huge weakness is ....salty cheeses like sharp cheddar.
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