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<blockquote data-quote="Beating-My-Betes" data-source="post: 2360914" data-attributes="member: 532959"><p>You're welcome!</p><p></p><p>Coco Pops is a very refined food. It packs a ton of calories into a very small space, while getting rid of much of what helps signal satiety. If you'd eaten a plate of potatoes or a few bananas, you wouldn't be craving anything; at least, not physically.</p><p>You, like me, seem to be someone who still wants to keep carbs in our life. There are ways to achieve that, especially as you are Type I. </p><p></p><p>Have you tried just sitting 'within' the craving? This is a way of employing mindfulness as a tool to give a clearer frame to your experience. Maybe try it. When you next start to crave, just sit in silence, close you eyes and take a few calming breaths. From there, observe what you are experiencing. From there, ask yourself questions as if you are trying to get to know the essence of the feeling, that you might later explain it to somebody else:</p><p></p><p>- Where do you feel the craving?</p><p>- Is the feeling static, or do you feel it moving through different areas?</p><p>- What physical sensations accompany the cravings? </p><p>- Does the strength of the cravings rise, and then fall?</p><p>- How long do the cravings last?</p><p></p><p>Etc.. You may find that your experience is similar to many others who find that cravings are fleeting, and will disappear if they aren't acted upon. They may/will return, but eventually if you stop acknowledging them as imperatives you must act on, they will, in most case, get the message and find someone else to bother <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>Also, try to rig your life in a way that the good things are far more accessible than the bad. This can be achieved by making a rule that there will be no junk food in the house. It son't stop you going out to buy it when you need to, but on many occasions you will find yourself not being bothered. You might also try responding to a craving that you can't sit with, by eating something healthy. If you are thinking about cake, have a handful of home-made trail-mix (raisins, nuts & seeds) or a handful of fruit...and a glass of water. And lastly, use batch-cooking as a way of ensuring you have healthy options at hand. Take one day a week (Or 2 weeks, if you have a large freezer) and just prepare large batches of your favourite healthy meals, then freeze them. Then just make sure to always leave one out to defrost for the next day. At that point, all yo'll have to do is re-heat in the microwave.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Beating-My-Betes, post: 2360914, member: 532959"] You're welcome! Coco Pops is a very refined food. It packs a ton of calories into a very small space, while getting rid of much of what helps signal satiety. If you'd eaten a plate of potatoes or a few bananas, you wouldn't be craving anything; at least, not physically. You, like me, seem to be someone who still wants to keep carbs in our life. There are ways to achieve that, especially as you are Type I. Have you tried just sitting 'within' the craving? This is a way of employing mindfulness as a tool to give a clearer frame to your experience. Maybe try it. When you next start to crave, just sit in silence, close you eyes and take a few calming breaths. From there, observe what you are experiencing. From there, ask yourself questions as if you are trying to get to know the essence of the feeling, that you might later explain it to somebody else: - Where do you feel the craving? - Is the feeling static, or do you feel it moving through different areas? - What physical sensations accompany the cravings? - Does the strength of the cravings rise, and then fall? - How long do the cravings last? Etc.. You may find that your experience is similar to many others who find that cravings are fleeting, and will disappear if they aren't acted upon. They may/will return, but eventually if you stop acknowledging them as imperatives you must act on, they will, in most case, get the message and find someone else to bother ;) Also, try to rig your life in a way that the good things are far more accessible than the bad. This can be achieved by making a rule that there will be no junk food in the house. It son't stop you going out to buy it when you need to, but on many occasions you will find yourself not being bothered. You might also try responding to a craving that you can't sit with, by eating something healthy. If you are thinking about cake, have a handful of home-made trail-mix (raisins, nuts & seeds) or a handful of fruit...and a glass of water. And lastly, use batch-cooking as a way of ensuring you have healthy options at hand. Take one day a week (Or 2 weeks, if you have a large freezer) and just prepare large batches of your favourite healthy meals, then freeze them. Then just make sure to always leave one out to defrost for the next day. At that point, all yo'll have to do is re-heat in the microwave. [/QUOTE]
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