Hot drinks help, like a good tea. Takes your mind off it and takes a long time to drink - esp if you dont add milk, which cools it off.
I find it habbit mostly - dinner is gone, you’re sitting back relaxing watching Tv or on the Net - and you’re sucking down sugar sweetness…
Can’t eat it if it’s not there…
Try just One Square of the yummy choc…
Give yourself ONE reward day per week - Go without all week, and get the reward
i find it difficult to just eat a square…id love to know why it always happens during this time of day
binging on crackers with margarine and peanut butter. In fact when I do it is actually a sign I need more rest.
What unmitigated horseshit
sugar free gum, diet soda, eat something sweet (and quit being neurotic) to hit the taste you’re craving, some find that glutamine takes the edge off.
jellybelly ummmmmmmmmmmmmmm
gummibears ummmmmmmmmmmm
Fishermans friends ummmmmmmmmmmm
Mike and Ikes…mmmm…But on a serious note…I kerb any cravings by eating a pre-prepared sealed bowl of a mixture of nuts,dried fruit and pumpkin seeds.
X man,
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! 
)
Kind of response i would expect from you
I bet you read it as “sugar WILL give you diabetes”
lyle i happen to agree with the post as there is a link between D and high sugar diet.
also as a moderator of this site could you please be a little more polite with the language
thanks for your post and yur understanding as we are all here to learn
now that im not doing track anymore since maybe 2003 im currently training everyday. typical week would be
M-weights(45mins) followed by spinning class 45mins same for wed and fri
tuesday.thursday and sat are spinning classes 45mins
diet would be roughly for M/W/F as follows
breakfast- protein shake plus 10g fat (not great at eating for breakfast so prefer protein shake)
10.30 same as BFast
1130-12.45 train
1,00- prtein post wo shake (15g Prot/oats/branflakes/banana 50g carbs)
3.00 20g chicken + salad with olive oil
6.00 same as 3,00
930 protein shake 20g
on tuesday thursday sat i use more carbs up until 6pm and sunday i use as cheat day
i also use BCAAs multi vit and fish oils and also play loads and loads of golf practically everyday as im pretty decent at it
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.
The Ketostix make what you’re doing Measurable
BW thanks for the info and regarding ketostix- never used and actually had to google it for more info :eek:
how often would you test your urine.weekly? i used to always go by colour meaning clear leading to good hydration
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.
generally sugar residue sticking to cells which messes up ones insulin only occurs if sugar is consumed more than 17 hours after intense muscle contractions