We’re going to talk about cravings today, which are common but not necessarily normal, despite the fact that most ‘’experts’’ want to normalise having cravings and frequent eating.
1️⃣ WHY WE CRAVE: We get cravings when there is an imbalance in our body’s blood sugar. If you consume too many carbs during a meal without balancing it off with enough protein or fat this will rise your blood sugar more than you imagine and above healthy levels. After few hours, your blood sugar plummets making your body aiming at normalising it again - which translates into cravings for foods rich in carbohydrates. Why?
1. Carbohydrates digest faster than protein or fats
2. Carbohydrates have the biggest impact on our blood sugar levels
So your body learns and asks for more. And more and more.
2️⃣ HOW TO DEAL WITH CRAVINGS: A way to start regulating your blood sugar is to start eating less carbohydrates for breakfast: no cereals, muffins, sweets, coffee additives, juices but instead fresh berries, low carb bread options higher in protein rather and meats such as salmon, tuna or other meat cuts.
3️⃣ WHAT TO EAT INSTEAD: Probiotic yoghurts, cheese, eggs and butter, avocados (if you can get them where you live), shellfish on sourdough, for instance.
🥩 Protein is what fills you the most and keeps cravings and hunger at bay for longest - aiming for 30g protein at breakfast will make an impact in your eating routine. You can use collagen and a clean protein powder, yoghurts, cheese, eggs, charcuterie meats - choose your favourite and construct your breakfast from it.
4️⃣ RECOMMENDATIONS: Contradictory to what most nutrition ‘’experts’’ do online, advising clients to ‘’eat more but less calories’’, from a hormonal point of view I strongly recommend to eat less meals that rather aid your metabolism without the need to focus so much on lowering the calories, compulsively counting them and obsessing over a caloric restriction to lose weight.
💪🏻 Focus on eating meals that rather keep you filled (more meats and fats and less vegetables, actually) aiming at a window of 4-5 hours. Instead of ruminating on 5 meals a day, you reduce your eating routine to 3 meals a day.
💪🏻 Eating less regulates your metabolism by allowing a hormone called glucagon to be released more steadily in the body.
💪🏻 Helping your body to understand and release a healthy mix of hormones to support itself means to learn how to pair foods that will aid this entire process.
💭A tip to finish off: always pair a source of carb with one of protein or fats.
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1️⃣ WHY WE CRAVE: We get cravings when there is an imbalance in our body’s blood sugar. If you consume too many carbs during a meal without balancing it off with enough protein or fat this will rise your blood sugar more than you imagine and above healthy levels. After few hours, your blood sugar plummets making your body aiming at normalising it again - which translates into cravings for foods rich in carbohydrates. Why?
1. Carbohydrates digest faster than protein or fats
2. Carbohydrates have the biggest impact on our blood sugar levels
So your body learns and asks for more. And more and more.
2️⃣ HOW TO DEAL WITH CRAVINGS: A way to start regulating your blood sugar is to start eating less carbohydrates for breakfast: no cereals, muffins, sweets, coffee additives, juices but instead fresh berries, low carb bread options higher in protein rather and meats such as salmon, tuna or other meat cuts.
3️⃣ WHAT TO EAT INSTEAD: Probiotic yoghurts, cheese, eggs and butter, avocados (if you can get them where you live), shellfish on sourdough, for instance.
🥩 Protein is what fills you the most and keeps cravings and hunger at bay for longest - aiming for 30g protein at breakfast will make an impact in your eating routine. You can use collagen and a clean protein powder, yoghurts, cheese, eggs, charcuterie meats - choose your favourite and construct your breakfast from it.
4️⃣ RECOMMENDATIONS: Contradictory to what most nutrition ‘’experts’’ do online, advising clients to ‘’eat more but less calories’’, from a hormonal point of view I strongly recommend to eat less meals that rather aid your metabolism without the need to focus so much on lowering the calories, compulsively counting them and obsessing over a caloric restriction to lose weight.
💪🏻 Focus on eating meals that rather keep you filled (more meats and fats and less vegetables, actually) aiming at a window of 4-5 hours. Instead of ruminating on 5 meals a day, you reduce your eating routine to 3 meals a day.
💪🏻 Eating less regulates your metabolism by allowing a hormone called glucagon to be released more steadily in the body.
💪🏻 Helping your body to understand and release a healthy mix of hormones to support itself means to learn how to pair foods that will aid this entire process.
💭A tip to finish off: always pair a source of carb with one of protein or fats.
MORE POSTS LIKE SUCH AT: gab.com/juliafollin