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What do my food cravings mean?
For the most part, food cravings are emotionally driven; hunger is a physical need.
When you have an intense food craving that you find hard to control, it can be helpful to stop and ask yourself what it is you’re really craving. It could be something emotional (e.g. you feel sad and want to eat a block of chocolate to ‘treat’ yourself), or it could be genuinely physical (e.g. your blood sugar is low and you need a pick me up). Working out what your cravings actually mean will help you deal with them when they hit, and the emotion behind the impulse.
Of course, cravings aren’t always a bad thing, but if you find yours often lead to binge eating it might be time to tackle your cravings and show them who’s boss! It’s no secret that minimising our intake of ‘treat’ foods is way better for our health, but sometimes we get so in the habit of eating things that aren’t good for us we forget how easy it is - and how good it feels! - to nourish our bodies with food that is!
Tip! Got a treat you crave a lot? Find a healthy version and go for that most of the time when a craving hits. It’ll make the real thing more delish when you do indulge!
For more on cravings and why they happen, read this!
Article by Sarah Illingworth. Who is Sarah? Find out here and meet the rest of the 24/7 Girl team too. And don’t forget to check out Sarah’s blog here!
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I always crave apples, and apple juice :/ Posted by JordanRochellexX "on" 11/09 "at"10:36 PM |
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I repeatitively crave cucumber which is strange because they are 90% water as most fruit and vegetables are. Posted by Bedge "on" 11/08 "at"03:21 PM |
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I crave Nuts Nuts and more Nuts… I get out of control with Nuts, I don’t know what it is but it is hard as they are high in fat, in moderation they are fine but I can’t do moderation with my Nut cravings ARGH Posted by 12171 "on" 11/08 "at"09:32 AM |
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I was craving sweets and salts, and found out it was an iron defficiancy, once i got an iron supplement i soon stopped raiding the cookie jar all the time Posted by Marjeana "on" 11/06 "at"01:01 PM |
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I go weeks without chocolate…and then all of a sudden I’ll crave it. And will get up and go to the shop to get a snickers in the middle of the night. So weird. Posted by Starlight "on" 10/28 "at"03:17 PM |
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Sometimes it`s so hardy to me, because at the same time that I want ice cream and chocolate I want chips with ketchup as well, but this normally happen when i am on my days :/ Posted by Pri Shartener "on" 10/08 "at"12:26 PM |
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I love snacking on nuts there yummy and healthy! Posted by dollygirl "on" 10/07 "at"06:47 PM |
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Years ago when I committed to living a healthier lifestyle I began to listen to my cravings in a different way. Instead of just giving in to them all the time I started asking them why they were happening. Boredom & solitude were triggers that would send me to food. I also love baking at home and found it hard to stop eating once started sometimes. I now eat a balanced, varied diet getting all the good stuff and the occasional treat and I have control back. I rarely crave things now as my body is getting everything it needs and I don’t feel guilty when eating treats as I know I’m not having them in excess. Posted by Bobannie "on" 10/04 "at"10:07 AM |
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interesting.. Posted by MelissaW "on" 09/29 "at"06:16 PM |
Best of the rest
But sometimes…you just need a piece of chocolate (which I’m also intolerent too…)