Thread: cravings when on a cut? are they normal?

I think they are cuz I'm fucking starving and I'm only under 300 calories below maintainance!

Yeah I find it takes a few weeks of clean eating to rid those Cravings.

Took me about a month, but yeah now I'm to the point that I can eat my tuna and rice while all my buddies eat pizza. Doesn't bother me, I don't look down on them for their choices and I'm not tempted. If anything it makes me feel like I've won a small battle.

See I don't typically crave them, but then once in a while I'm an idiot and I'll have a bite or two of something, and then it's like ohhhh man what am I doing to myself?

It passes though.

^^not me, once I commit to eating something greasy and sugary, I will finish the job!

One cheat meal a week keeps my cravings curbed. Even on cheat meals I won't eat crap sugar. I do that once every two months I will have some ice cream or cake. After about a month of eating super clean, there were no more cravings. I look forward to eating clean and reaching my goals and that outweighs any remote craving that pops up.

Originally Posted by ABCs

One cheat meal a week keeps my cravings curbed. Even on cheat meals I won't eat crap sugar. I do that once every two months I will have some ice cream or cake. After about a month of eating super clean, there were no more cravings. I look forward to eating clean and reaching my goals and that outweighs any remote craving that pops up.

My wife and I were just talking about this. I look at some of the foods I used to eat when they come around, and I know how much work it is to burn them off. That alone deters me, I've got enough work to do.

The pizza craving will last for some time. I cheat now when I need it. Once a week for me is too much but after a couple of weeks I just really need some junk. I do eat potato chips everyday so I got rid of that craving. I just eat the 100 calorie pack with meal #2. When you just cant stand it, have a cheat meal, then get back into it. A meal, not a whole day.

Originally Posted by IainDaniel

Yeah I find it takes a few weeks of clean eating to rid those Cravings.

Very true Iain Ive thought about why this happens. Do you think it's b/c once you start noticing differences in your body it becomes easier or something else?

ive been eating clean for ages, but still get cravings sometimes. I just have a tiny bit of whatever I want on the rare occasion and I'm good. It is good to fulfill or quiet the cravings regularly, especially when you start out, otherwise you may snap and binge eat.