Judging from my last post, it seems like I’m not the only one who struggles with making decisions!
So now if all of us decide to pull a blogger meet up together, we will be screwed because we will never be able to decide where or when, haha.
Anyway, last night for dinner I decided to make something a bit different. Of course I waited till the last minute to start cooking, so I wanted it to be quick and easy. What else is new..
I’m not sure why, but I bought broccoli sprouts the last time I went to the grocery store. I don’t think I’ve ever even made or ate them before. Is that weird?
I threw some coconut oil in a pan, then sautéed mushrooms, squash, and the sprouts all together until cooked. At the last minute, I threw in grilled chicken that I had cooked from the day before.
I sprinkled some garlic powder and ginger on top and voila! The ginger really made the dish. Super easy and yummy as well.
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Today’s workout is going to be my favorite.. LEGS. I can’t believe I’m already almost halfway through the trainer! Six pack here I come ; )
Oh, and yes, I also love legs because that means no cardio. I NEVER though I would hear myself say those words, but it’s true. Moderate, steady cardio is just boring especially IN the gym.
I have barely run at all too. Who am I?!?! Stair master = death. I love to hate it.
I also wanted to talk about cravings. Yesterday on the Jamie Eason Live Fit page, someone commented about how their cravings were driving them nuts.
Following this clean eating meal plan, chocolate or any type of sweet is not recommended. Jamie has explained that you should consume no more than 5 g of sugars each meal.
Now, I definitely watch my sugar intake, but I do not count it and I’m positive I go over that amount. And I don’t really care, it’s not a big deal.
It’s hard to avoid natural sugars like in Greek yogurt (there is 9g of sugar in a cup of the plain), and other things, like fruit. It’s just hard to avoid that.
(Sorry, but I will continue to put love grown in my yogurt 
But talking about cookies, chocolate, and things like that? I haven’t had ANY for months. And I don’t even crave it.
I remember when I was training for my half marathon, I still ate healthy, but I was much more lenient to eating things that may have not been so good for me. Around Christmas time especially, I was baking up a storm and eating my way through cookies and sweets.
I needed to up my calories though because of the amount I was running, so wine, chocolate, and cookies, hand ‘em over!
But I’ve found that once I stop eating those bad things, I quickly stop CRAVING them at all.
No, I have not craved a piece of chocolate or anything of that kind. I mean I do crave peanut butter and my whipped cottage cheese, but I crave good, clean things.
I used to eat TONS of fruit as well, and since I’ve lost some of my cravings for sugar, I don’t even crave fruit as much as I used to.
Just saying, I still do crave fruit at times, and maybe a glass of wine (hello I am human). It’s not that I NEVER crave these things, but it has drastically reduced.
My point is, if you discipline yourself for a few days or about a week, you will soon significantly reduce those cravings as well. Plus, there are TONS of clean eating sweets and recipes out there that you can swap for the real deal.
I know this is coming from a girl who stopped eating meat cold turkey (pun intended) for three years, and decided one day years ago that I wasn’t going to drink soda or eat fast food, and never did after that day.
But I promise I’m not a freak of nature. You can do it too!
Do you crave sweets the more you eat them?
Can you stop something right away, or do you have to go a little at a time?
Have you tried any new to you vegetables lately?
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I feel ya girl! When I was trying to lose my initial extra weight, cutting out “all” sweets really made my desire decrease– which was AWESOME. Lately though (since I’m not trying to lose weight or tone up), its been more of a struggle to LET myself have these things, hence the whole intuitive eating spiel I’ve been going off on lately.
Great job with following your plan though! I love hearing about how dedicated you are to reaching your goals
Brittany @ Itty Bits of Balance recently posted..Friday Updates
I agree! Cravings are SO HARD at first, but once you say “no” to this items it gets easier. I just don’t buy any treats at the store. Frozen grapes work to kill a sweet tooth too!
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I’m with you on the cardio thing! The gym is so boring and painful, I’d much rather run or walk outside in the fresh air, but I have been in love with weight training lately!! I love what you had to say about cravings because it’s so true and I have experienced this first hand as well. I used to have white chocolate chips every night and would crave them like crazy all the time, but then I ran out and at first it was hard to go a night without them but after a couple of times I never even thought about it! So cool how that works! Great post
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good for you girl! i definitely notice the less i eat sugar the less i crave it and vice versa. lately i’ve been eating more ice cream and fro yo and i realize that i’m craving it more and more. oops.
i need to cut back again!
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AHH I totally know what you mean! When I first stopped eating tons of sweets I had really bad withdrawals, but now they’re almost non-existant. Now I find myself craving fruits and nut butters like I used to crave candy haha Gimme a jar of pb and some apples and I’ll be a happy camper!
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I seriously never crave sweets. Never. I don’t know if I ever had though?
Meg recently posted..Sweat It Out Saturday: The First Week on My New Program
I do crave sweets!! All it takes is giving in one time and game on. I am an all or nothing type of person, so if I cut them out it would have to be cold turkey.
The holidays really do hurt….Just when I think I have eliminated the sugar, here come the holidays!! Agh!
Great blog!!
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Ugh! I crave frozen yogurt all of them time. I try to cut back on sugar.. but I know I eat too much of it
I told myself if I would clean out my baking cabinet (flour, sugar, chocolate chips, white cchips, caramel, etc.) then I wouldn’t have the urge to bake because I didn’t have the ingredients!
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I agree with you! When I switched up my diet for healthier eating a few years ago, I totally lost the cravings for sweets. Now I crave things like sushi and oatmeal haha!
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I’m the same way when I find a new food… I have no idea what it is or how to use it, but if it sounds neat, it’s mine
That yogurt, fruit, and granola bowl looks amazing!
Heather @ Health, Happiness, and Hope recently posted..My Muesli Obsessed Revealed
i loved reading this post! i definitely need to buckle down and eat less sugar- i know that once i get through the first week i’ll be fine!
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I wish I could just get rid of my chocolate habit. Other sweets don’t tempt me, pop or sugary juice doesn’t call my name, and I can do without fruit completely because I don’t like it that much. But chocolate… Sigh. I love it too much.
One day I do want to give it up for one week and see if my cravings diminish. It’s not always that I crave it, it’s just that if it’s around I have a hard time saying no to it. If I have one square of chocolate, I’ll have three, so I should just not have it in the first place!
Sam @ Fit for My Fork recently posted..Primal and Not-so-Primal Pot Pies
Lol, I love chocolate! I was the same way, I have one piece, forget it, two or three or more.
Ugh.. lately my cravings have been out of control!! I don’t keep anything too bad in the house but still.. too much of anything is bad and I’ve been wanting to eat everything in the house for like a week! I don’t know what to do :/
Kadee @kadeebugblog recently posted..The Day I Did So Good – Then Blew It
Try eating smaller meals every 2-3 hours, then you wont crave as much of everything and won’t be starving!
I never ever crave sweets. I don’t know if that’s partly an eating disorder thing or not, but for a long time I haven’t. I have heard though, that if you eat less sugar you crave it less. It can just be addicting. I hear aspartame can do the same though, so got to watch those artificial sweeteners too! Have a great Saturday!xo
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Well good for you!!! I used to have a raging sweet tooth haha
But then again, I used to eat sugar free gum like CRAZY and ever since I cut it out the cravings have stopped!
You have quite the will power! I am trying this out with the whole meat thing..1.5 weeks down! haha. I dont really crave sweets ever..only fruit..which is probably a good thing. I can eat fruit for every meal and snack..that’s how much I love it! haha
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You got this!!! ;D
First off, I just HAVE to comment on the fact that I read what was in your bowl like FOUR times because I could have sworn by the picture that it was a chicken dish…gotta love those hearty mushrooms!
And secondly, I agree with you 110%…cravings are most assuredly brought on by allowing more of that specific food into our diet. Believe it or not, when I gave up nut butter for Lent, I didn’t crave it as much after a couple of weeks…I still had cravings for healthy fat (because it’s what my body needed) but it helped me get a little more variety in my eats…hello avocado and coconut oil! Honestly, it feels a little weird now being “allowed” to reach for the jar of peanut butter when it comes time for breakfast! Lol! I don’t usually eat a lot of sweets, but I have a soft spot in my heart for baked goods…which is probably why I rarely ever bake…c’mon, WHEN have you ever seen a skinny baker?!
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That IS chicken, I just forgot to say chicken!!!! Hahah I really thought I did. So you were right, it’s chicken AND mushrooms
And I definitely know what you mean with the peanut butter. I actually tried to cut down because I would literally eat it all day long some days, and while I still crave it and eat it when I want, it’s much less!
Hooray for not craving sweets! I cut cookies out for a week, and then had a PB cup..and I didn’t go overboard. I have been craving cookies MUCH less..so that is a start!
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yess an amazing start!!
Great post and so much truth in it! I can relate to quitting fast food and processed white sugar. I feel so much better for it. However one of my weaknesses is coffee even though I know it is not doing me or my fitness justice. But from tomorrow I will cut it out for 2 weeks and see how I feel about it after that. I am sure it will make a massive difference and I will loose my taste for it. Thanks for the inspiration!
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Wow I could never give up coffee -___- lol good luck!
I know you exercise A LOT and probably don’t eat enough. I saw a comment on another thread you left about being amennorheic. That is very serious for your bones, chances to conceive, etc etc…
read this : http://www.gwynetholwyn.com/blog/2011/9/14/do-i-need-2500-calories.html
Thank you for your concern Sarah, I really do appreciate it. But trust me when I say I eat like a HORSE! Lol I literally eat every two hours I just have a fast metabolism. Plus, I don’t over-exercise, so the amennorhea isn’t because either of those things. My family and my doctor are very aware and they know I eat more than enough
Umm, yum! I am so copying your broccoli sprouts, mushroom, chicken, ginger, garlic coconut oil dinner this week! The combination of those flavors sounds diiiviiiine.
I’m not even sure I know what broccoli sprouts are though! Haha…that might be a problem. 
I *completely* agree with you about cravings. I used to crave frozen yogurt like crazy every single day, but since I began scaling back, the “need” has diminished. It just doesn’t appeal like it once did. The same goes for cookies, cake etc; I truly don’t think about those foods, and when I *do* eat them, they don’t taste good. What happened?! :-p If I’m craving something, it’s more likely to be avocado or melted cheese.
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Copy away girl!!! Enjoy it ;D And oh my gosh yes, I used to get froyo like 239843 times a week!!! lol
I absolutely love GY bowls! Yours looks scrumptious! I tried broccoli slaw a few months ago, I though it was pretty good
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Awesome post, girlie! I couldn’t agree with you more – once you start eating clean (thereby cleansing your body), you simply don’t crave the crappy stuff.
Heather @ For the Love of Kale recently posted..Dear Younger Self
those cookies = amazingness!!!