FOOOD......help!

[RUTHIEBAV]

I've upped my training and every time I do that I get terrible cravings a day or two after my long cycle. To try to stave off the cravings I knew would be coming today I've eaten:
Breakfast - porridge,
Lunch - egg, bacon, baked beans
Dinner - whole wheat pasta with chicken breast

But I'm craving peanuts and chocolate. Stop me I'm going to end up running to the shop!! AAAARGH

Does anyone else get these cravings? Why do I get them? What on earth can I do to get rid of them?

Any suggestions appreciated before I end up the size of a house!

 

[col]

Try some raisins, I use them for a sweet when I get the craving. You must resiiiiist choccy

 

[RUTHIEBAV]

Try some raisins, I use them for a sweet when I get the craving. You must resiiiiist choccy

Just got some out the cupboard. Don't like them much but hey .... I'm desperate.

 

[col]

They are an aquired taste, you eventually quite like em.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

What's wrong with peanuts? Or with the odd bit of high-cocoa chocolate with a coffee?

 

[Edge705]

if youve uped the training eat what you want just little not lots ! have you tried chocolate milk shake fills you up and about 350 cals per 500 mls good source of protein and carbohydrate also gets rid of the chocolate craving mind you dont get the crap ones ie supermarket own brands and gimmick stuff like fridj milkshake I find yazoo strikes the right balance however it uses steralised milk as opposed to fresh but its low fat and one of the tastiest its also quite filling

 

[S1mon]

I heard about chocolate milk for after ride . Are we just talking like a bottle of yazoo or a nesquick.

 

[RUTHIEBAV]

They are an aquired taste, you eventually quite like em.

Well they seem to have done the trick. I'm human again. Hope it wasn't just placebo because that would solve a big problem for me. Thx.

 

[col]

Well they seem to have done the trick. I'm human again. Hope it wasn't just placebo because that would solve a big problem for me. Thx.

No problem, I was in the same boat and needed something, I get the sungold ones from sainsburies in a large red tub for a couple of quid, last for ages.

 

[RUTHIEBAV]

What's wrong with peanuts? Or with the odd bit of high-cocoa chocolate with a coffee?

Peanuts- once I start I can't stop.
I'll try the choc / coffee drink tomorrow when I get more cravings .... dammitt.
Thanks

 

[RUTHIEBAV]

if youve uped the training eat what you want just little not lots ! have you tried chocolate milk shake fills you up and about 350 cals per 500 mls good source of protein and carbohydrate also gets rid of the chocolate craving mind you dont get the crap ones ie supermarket own brands and gimmick stuff like fridj milkshake I find yazoo strikes the right balance however it uses steralised milk as opposed to fresh but its low fat and one of the tastiest its also quite filling

I used to drink one for my lunch when I was younger! I remember they filled me up then. Haven't had one for years, perhaps that's why I didn get these cravings then (and I did a very physical job).

 

[RUTHIEBAV]

No problem, I was in the same boat and needed something, I get the sungold ones from sainsburies in a large red tub for a couple of quid, last for ages.

I've raided the cake making cupboard for Asda Smart price cheap as chips ones. But they've worked.

 

[col]

I've raided the cake making cupboard for Asda Smart price cheap as chips ones. But they've worked.

Nice one

 

[RUTHIEBAV]

I heard about chocolate milk for after ride . Are we just talking like a bottle of yazoo or a nesquick.

I'm going to buy some Yazoo as suggested by Edge705. Yum!

 

[jefmcg]

Can I go slightly off your question, and suggest you need some fruit (not just sultanas) and vegetables in your diet? You can really eat a lot of them without affecting your weight much and they have much needed micronutrients. And they may be what your body is really craving.