3 ways to control the sugar cravings
Are you struggling with sugar cravings daily? Let me share with you some top tips to help understand what causes the cravings and how to manage them. This is especially helpful if you are peri menopausal or in menopause and finding yourself gaining weight around the middle and you don’t know where it has come from.
1. Are you eating too late?
I get it, sometimes it's really hard to eat before 7 o'clock. Life is busy. But we really need to be giving our digestive system an opportunity to clean and heal through the course of the night and our insulin levels to reset. By eating late in the evening your insulin levels will be high when you go to bed this means you won't be releasing the right hormones to ensure you go into a deep restorative sleep. We have all been there after a poor nights sleep prowling the kitchen to try and find something that is sweet and makes us feel better. If you do have to eat late, try eating more at lunch and then just have a light salad or soup in the evening!
2. Are you eating the wrong breakfast?
First thing in the morning your stomach is full of hydrochloric acid and this acid is designed to break down protein, it's not designed to break down carbohydrates. If you are eating cereal or toast first thing in the morning your blood sugars will spike quickly and then they will crash resulting in you feeling hungry by 10:30. Try switching your breakfast to a protein-based breakfast and see how much fuller you stay.
3. Are you eating enough protein?
Protein does not cause an insulin spike. It releases energy into your bloodstream much more slowly. Protein will keep you feeling fuller for longer and it will lead to steadier blood glucose levels. Try adding more protein to your meal including things like white meat, fish, beans, pulses seeds & nuts and some dairy.
If you have found yourself gaining weight since 40 and you don't know why not register for one of my monthly masterclasses? I always touch on sugar and insulin - our blood sugar hormone that is also a fat storing hormone when it becomes unbalanced. This is the hormone that causes the cravings and there are so many ways to help keep it balanced.
So if you are having sugar cravings that you just don't seem to be able to control, and you are finding weight going on around your middle, then the two things are connected! Let me break them down for you, help you understand them and then take the 3 simple steps needed to get cravings under control and manage weight effortlessly! Take a look at my next masterclass by clicking HERE
