[Neko]

Hi, I'm new here. I do weight training twice a week, cardio days 3 times a week, circuit training with cardio 2 times a week. With my workout, I should be losing fat. But I have terrible food craving, especially carb, in the afternoon.

My planned meals are
6:30am protein drink
workout
9:30am protein bar
12:30pm 1/2 cup cottage cheese with flax seed oil and fuits
3:30pm protein drink
5:00pm grapefruit
7:00pm 1 chicken breast with veggies

I've done this before, but I am having problem stickign with it right now.

I'm usually ok until 3:00pm. But around that timem, I want to eat something grain type carb. I work in the place that has crackers in bulk, and I cannot resist the templation to eat them. At first, I will tell myself just one, then on and on.

I'm trying to eat 1400 calories per day. How can I modify my meal plan so that I don't get craving in the afternoon.

What do you do to have strong will power? If I'm able to stay with the meal plan for couple of days, I should be ok. I just cannot break the habit for even one day right now....

[ttuPrincess]

that is not 1400 cals and that is not enough food. drop some of the shakes and add in some real solid food. Your craving carbs because you are having no carbs... unless your preparing for a contest theres no reason to cut out carbs everyday of your life. Thats not normal or healthy.

[Shelly]

I also agree with ttuPrincess, If you cut out carbs completely you will not have the energy to do your workout. You may also feel like you may wanna pass out in the gym. Have carbs but have complex carbs (eg. brown rice, whole grain breads, or sweet potatoes) which will be used up for energy in your workouts.

[onehawaiian]

Originally Posted by Neko

Hi, I'm new here. I do weight training twice a week, cardio days 3 times a week, circuit training with cardio 2 times a week. With my workout, I should be losing fat. But I have terrible food craving, especially carb, in the afternoon.

My planned meals are
6:30am protein drink
workout
9:30am protein bar
12:30pm 1/2 cup cottage cheese with flax seed oil and fuits
3:30pm protein drink
5:00pm grapefruit
7:00pm 1 chicken breast with veggies

I've done this before, but I am having problem stickign with it right now.

I'm usually ok until 3:00pm. But around that timem, I want to eat something grain type carb. I work in the place that has crackers in bulk, and I cannot resist the templation to eat them. At first, I will tell myself just one, then on and on.

I'm trying to eat 1400 calories per day. How can I modify my meal plan so that I don't get craving in the afternoon.

What do you do to have strong will power? If I'm able to stay with the meal plan for couple of days, I should be ok. I just cannot break the habit for even one day right now....

damn, that's a TIGHT diet. and u do cardio daily?
what ru, a model?
i agree with all the more carbs post.
however, u may want to switch ur protein drink.
there are a lot of hardcore ppl who think muscle milk is too fatty.
but i use it even during my cutting cycle.
tastes really good and just might curb those afternoon snack cravings.

[Neko]

Since the original post, I have changed my eating plan as follow. I only workout in the morning before work. I'm at the gym around 7am. I do weights 3 times a week, 40 min cardio 2 times a week, 20 min HIIT once a week. I do very light cardio after weights.

1300 cal plan
6am protein jello made with agar agar 50 cal
9 am cottage cheese with 1 tb flaxseed oil and blueberries 320 cal
11:30 am Walnuts and Apple 170 cal
1:00pm 5 oz chicken with salad 260 cal
3:00pm 4 oz chicken with salad 210 cal
5:00pm walnuts or almond and grapefruit 180 cal
7:00 pm 3 oz chicken with salad 170 cal
For

For 1500 cal plan, I use 1 tb Flaxseed oil for one of the salad dressing. Most time, I use ginger, low salt soy sauce and vinegar for dressing.

I do much better without eainting starch. I decided to use fruit and veggies for carb. I read that fruit does have sugar, but they are metabolized in different way. Actually it take longer to get it converted to glucose.

I get oatcake on Sunday morning. That's my treat. Sunday, I eat whatever I feel like. But I have much less desire to eat starchy things.

I think everybody's body is different. If I eat more than this, I do gain weight. I am 42 years old and only 5 feet. I don't have faster metabolism like some of you do. I don't get tired from not eating starchy carb even during exercise. With this eating plan, I am consuming about 100 gm of carb.

[hardcurves]

Originally Posted by Neko

Hi, I'm new here. I do weight training twice a week, cardio days 3 times a week, circuit training with cardio 2 times a week. With my workout, I should be losing fat. But I have terrible food craving, especially carb, in the afternoon.

My planned meals are
6:30am protein drink
workout
9:30am protein bar
12:30pm 1/2 cup cottage cheese with flax seed oil and fuits
3:30pm protein drink
5:00pm grapefruit
7:00pm 1 chicken breast with veggies

I've done this before, but I am having problem stickign with it right now.

I'm usually ok until 3:00pm. But around that timem, I want to eat something grain type carb. I work in the place that has crackers in bulk, and I cannot resist the templation to eat them. At first, I will tell myself just one, then on and on.

I'm trying to eat 1400 calories per day. How can I modify my meal plan so that I don't get craving in the afternoon.

What do you do to have strong will power? If I'm able to stay with the meal plan for couple of days, I should be ok. I just cannot break the habit for even one day right now....

wecome keep up the good work

[knightewan]

if you don't want to sacrifice so much i advice you to try "nutrisystem

diet"...this diet encourages you to eat healthy diet meals (good food)...check

this website for more info:

www.besttypesofdieting.com

[mikeposer71]

This is to much heavy diet for the afternoon .
This technique not work because the diet is to expensive.

[mikeposer71]

This is to much heavy diet for the afternoon .
This technique not work because the diet is to expensive.

[kvnfrnk]

I say ... buy a bag of dark chocolate miniatures and eat one in itty bitty bites. If you crave chocolate then no matter what else you eat you're still gonna crave the chocolate.
I've lost 15 pounds since January and I still have my chocolate fix at least once a day. The dark chocolate helps because the flavor is so much more intense.
good luck and have fun at the wedding!