All I can think of is raw celery or carrots since they provide the crunch, volume, are low calorie, and they will (eventually) stop me from eating (I physically cannot overeat them - by the time they fill me up, I haven't done too much caloric damage). For your suggestions, I'm not looking for anything that would provide a food reward (ex. nut butter or anything that actually tastes really good because that will drive me into a binge) or for anything to satiate hunger (protein or something super fatty) because it isn't hunger I'm combatting. Just the psychological desire to eat... Prepaleo my go to was 94% Fat free microwave popcorn... But now that that's out, I'm searching for alternatives.
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I view it like an alcoholic who wants a drink. 12-step, just say no, or whatever it takes to not eat and break the habit. Eat when you are hungry, not for recreation, or you'll be stuck with a bad habit. Take it from somebody who has been there, and occasionally goes back there. :-( |
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You say you're breastfeeding. Are you sure you're eating enough nutrient dense foods during the day? If you're not getting enough nutrients these adorable little parasites will start feeding off your reserves which can create cravings and "snackish" behavior. Check out the Weston Price foundation guide for pregnant and nursing mothers and see if you 're more or less Following this. Lots of offal, shellfish, or raw dairy (if you "do" dairy) seem to kill my need to snack. I'm still nursing my 15 month old quite a bit. That said, as his needs have reduced due to increased solids during the day, my appetite has decreased as well. Don't beat yourself up about eating. Breastfeeding is not a time you should be calorie restricting. You can get away with a lot more dietary shenanigans after you wean. |
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Eat spinach as if it were a finger food: put it in a bowl, and eat the leaves one at a time. I love spinach, but this will do little damage and gets boring quick :) |
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A leafy salad provides stomach-full signals and crunch, both of which help me to some degree. Otherwise, I have only 2 things that consistently turn off cravings--sipping coffee (with about 1 tbsp of heavy cream and 1 tsp of honey per mug) or water kefir. The 2 things are very different, but the end result is the same. By the time I finish my drink I have no more cravings and can wait as desired until later in the day or the next day. |
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I'd agree with Michael that things got a lot easier once I didn't have snacks available to satisfy that urge. On the other hand, these days if I want to eat I eat - and figure it'll just be even longer until I'm hungry again. |
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Yes a hot drink always works for me. I find lemongrass & ginger or peppermint works well as they make you feel calm & fill you up. I actually use 1 teabag in the morning & just keep refilling my cup throughout the day as I like to boil the tap water I use. Also lemon or lime in cold or hot water works well too. |
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I eat pickles. Crunchy, salty, acidic, and eventually I just don't want to eat any more. I've recently been trying a small spoonful of extra virgin coconut oil. Not for the satiety, but the texture seems to kinda breaks me out of the "must put more food in my mouth" cycle. Shrug. We'll see how it goes. If nothing else it's getting me a bit more quality fat in my day... |
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5g L-glutamine and 200mcg Chromium are absolute crave killers for a lot of people, try it they may surprise you :) |
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Coconut oil is a huge turn off for me. If I eat a spoonful, I am pretty much done. Butter, by itself, can do the same thing, though I like the good stuff a little better than coconut oil. Hard boiled eggs also seem to put me off eating for a while. If you eat a lot of bulky, low calorie stuff, you will be training your stomach to be accustomed to a large volume of food. The day you cheat, it will be a large volume of high calorie food, and will wipe out everything you were hoping to gain by avoiding high calorie foods. Better to find something small, dense, nutritious foods that have a chance of triggering satiety quickly. |
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I go for unshelled nuts and seeds... anything that I have to work to get into tends to make me forget that I wanted to eat anything in the first place... but I'm also fairly new to this and still learning that not everything I think is paleo really is... |
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I like to munch on some shredded coconut. I also dehydrate kale into kale chips so if i need something to crunch. That and a cup of tea or some iced coffee (if its hot out) usually does the trick |
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Potatoes. Since I've added more potatoes in the last 2 weeks, I've found it much easier to keep my total calories where I want them around 1700-1800 day. They really seem to fill me up and keep me that way in between meals. I even had one 1200-calorie day because I just wasn't hungry. Here is a quote from Stephan Guyenet in his recent article Palatability, Satiety and Calorie Intake:
And here is the study he references, which found boiled potatoes to have the highest score on the satiety index that was used to measure the satiety of 38 different foods. Interesting stuff. |
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I know the urge. :) I used to chew gum to have something in my mouth, but I haven't found a paleo-gum yet. ;) Another option could be a stick liquorice to chew on, but I'm not from the US (Holland), so I don't know if they sell it there. You cannot really eat it, but it gives a nice sweet flavour while chewing on it. A note: they always say on the package you shouldn't eat much of it if you have a high blood pressure, because it will let it rise a little bit. If you don't suffer from it, go ahead! Just don't chew on the all day long ;) A last option I know which helps: drink a good cup of water or tea if you are hungry, it will fill you up and you will pee it out without adding calories to your diet. |
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