pepsi coke etc are trash and luckily i never craved that trash but chocolate hmmmm. diabeties i am concerned about further down the road and yes you are correct with the link between high sugar diet leading to diabeties as research has shown.
BUGS hmmmmm dont fancy thinking about that but any tips on how to stop cravings late in the day
As lyle said…try Glutamine, from a quality source.
If you are going to eat chocolate then make it a minimum of 70%. Green and Black’s Organic is great stuff. Might be worth a try.
Try eating small regular meals of high protein, good fats during the day. If you are going to have carbs then have them at night. You want to build up serotonin at night, not during the day.
that particular chocolate is horrid but btter than nothing. i try to totally avoid carbs after 6pm and eat every 3 hours during the day. in total im getting 6 meals per day with last always being protein shake and BCAA before bed. not all meals would be solid foods rather than P shakes with banana if needed blended in to add carbs during the day
Honestly, start eating the chocolate and after a few weeks it taste’s so good. After a while if you go back to eating normal milk chocolate it tastes like crap!
Sorry I didn’t quite understand, do you have protein shakes during the day? Except post workout I think this may be a mistake since whey is insulinogenic and you will likely get hypoglycemia after and start craving carbs in order to get blood sugar back up. Perfect way to feel sleepy-not ideal during the day.
In my opinion, stick to protein, smart fats and paleo carbs in solid form during the day. Liquid nutrition should be reserved for post workout.
What about breakfast? Are you having a good one? Not sure if there is cause and effect there, but if I don’t or don’t have a proper one, I am hungry during the day more than usual. Another thing that (used to) make me want more carbs during the day was a late sleep the night before (waking up at 6 am every day now has fixed that! )
x-man, do you use Ketostix to check that you are not Too deep in Keto?
Trace to Med keto is fine
Heavy or Dark keto can lead to blood imbalances - in which case you need more carbs.
If you are not in Keto, and just outside of it, then one tends to Crave carbs to get some energy happening.
Once you get into Trace to Med keto, As tested by the ketostix, your energy levels will even out, and you’ll also find the cravings for sugar Should stop.
The hardest part is 1st getting into Keto - once you’re there, holding onto it is much easier, cravings become nearly non existent and your energy levels much greater. Plus it will help transform your body like nothing else.
You’re very close to Keto right now going by that nutrition.
I used to be pretty pedantic, and test 3 times per day - just to test what Carb food had more of an effect on my Insulin
You could easily test 2 - 1st in the morning and before bed
Some just test 1st in then morning
Eventually, you can Smell it (acetone)
The more you train, the more Carbs you need
You may also need more FATS in your diet if energy is low
Oh
Ketostix are great for measuring the effect certain Carb foods have on your Insulin
If you are taken out of Keto with an Hr or two - then that carb food causes your insulin to raise rapidly
I find, everybody is pretty much different to what carbs effect their insulin levels.