Sometimes they make me go crazy especially when I'm at work, and what I hate most is where I see an advertisement for a restaurant or fast food joint we don't have in Winnipeg (granted Arby's can probably have adverts on again since they're coming back to Winnipeg later this year...oh yeah and we're getting Krispy Kreme) don't wave East Side Mario's in my face, and come on Swiss Chalet you had two chances to make it work here, and when I finally did get to go to Swiss chalet the anticipation for trying that stupid sauce quickly turned to disappointment, I don't even remember what it tasted like I was ready for a Barbecue or Sweet and sour type taste but no, I don't remember it at all

What sucks more is that the school I work at is basically in the middle of nowhere, like there isn't a place close enough for me to run to for my lunch break. The previous school I worked at had a short walking distance to several places, heck I was at Dairy Queen when I learned that the Jets had acquired Paul Stastny the first time around

I've had moments at night where I wish I was eating breakfast and that morning couldn't come soon enough

Yes, food cravings drive me crazy. I have some health issues that cause me to have certain issues. I am not really a sweets person. But sometimes I get cravings for ice cream. It drives me crazy because I try to do good to maintain my weight. Once I get a craving I cannot get it off my mind until I have that thing.

Another craving I get and its one of my favorite types of food is Mexican Food. I love tacos, Mexican Rice and of course queso. Sometimes I make my own. But when I get a craving for it I really get a craving for it.

For me, I try to allow one day a week were I have Mexican that seems to satisfy my cravings. As for ice cream I take a pinch and put it in my coffee. But sometimes I want more than a pinch. I try to allow one day were I splurge.

tornadocam : yeah I have to watch my weight as well (but I'm not dealing with anything serious, since I'm 5'6'' I'm actually not that overweight in appearance) hell my doctor sent me to a dietician back in October and I asked her if she had any alternatives to offer (not to mention a list of questions, though a part of me wishes I had asked her about the Special K myth, like back in the 2000s I still remember that they tried to advertise Special K as a weight loss thing or something, they use special K as an empowerment thing now for some reason)

I have the world's loudest sweet tooth and my fried food tooth is even louder, if there's one moment where I am not cravings something sweet it's something salty, but I can't do both at the same time because no one wins

Not generally, no. I used to have cravings a lot back when I was younger. Mainly for things like chocolate, soda or chips. After weaning myself off certain ingredients (sugar in particular) those came to pass mostly.

I've always been more on the underweight side until I started minding my own health more, so I think part of my problem was using those things to substitute actual food. When I was hungry, that would turn into craving those particular things. I still have this happen sometimes if I haven't eaten properly which is why I try to make sure to eat well. It's never to the point where it has me thinking non stop about it anymore though.

Zlinqx : you know I used to be able to go on periods of time without sugar or junk like I was able to resist it for at least a week at a time since I was involved in track and field at the time...and then I was diagnosed with arthritis and had periods where I had lost my appetite and then I was able to control that and well as a result my appetite came back...and then I gained financial freedom at 18, and bus trained myself and well it gave me so many opportunities to do stuff I hadn't been able to do before (like go to the mall by myself)

if I was a soda drinker I would be more overweight than I already am

classgame : That makes sense. We live in a time where it's so everpresent everywhere so it's kind of hard to avoid sometimes. I always check food labels for this reason.

For me it was slightly the opposite case. I was raised by a single mom who spent most of her time working, so she used a lot of unhealthy shortcuts in the kitchen. Once I finally started to claim my independence, I sort of rebelled by trying to be more healthy. During which I also discovered I had a fairly severe case of IBS. So I ended up almost having to be anyway in order to manage my symptoms.

Right now I have so much sweets from last fall that I still haven't gone through all of them, including Hot Chocolate Bombs, either I am getting better at moderation or I am getting better at resisting

If only there was a vegetable friendly dish that I'm willing to try that would satisfy the doctor and my junk food tooth at the same time

I'm not really affected by cravings. I do have felt like I wanted some specific food at a specific moment, but those feelings last a short time. The problem is that they make me hungry and since I can't ignore my body's calls for food because of my disease I inevitably end up eating something for my health's sake xD

I still fall for those cravings when I go to the supermarket for food, though I have no feeling of needing to refill my supplies. I've learnt to focus on my meals and, while still loading my shelters with a few treats here and there, have a normal life without them. This doesn't mean I'm being healthier or anything, I could still apply some changes to my diet or vary it a bit more, but I'm happy to not be dependant on specific foods.

well cravings kicked my butt today and now I have to go to Wayback Burger tomorrow

I got acid reflux, and my doctor said that it's aggravated by spicy foods, chocolates, and other things. I've done well with everything but the spicy food. I get the most irreplaceable craving for intense heat that I can't shake off. It always ends in me drenching a hot pocket in sriracha or finding any random sauce with ghost pepper in it.

It's been a lot better since cutting the other stuff, but too much spice will ruin me the next day.

Right now I wish Teeyah's had more than one location because they announced they are importing ice cream from the states, mostly stuff that you would see on the side of the good humor truck...and then I found out they own the rights to Viennetta, an ice cream cake you can't get in Canada anymore

now I can get there easily because it's in the same area as where I get on the bus to get to work, but once I am done for the day I am done for the day as in I'm going straight home

Why oh why are the Pizza Hut Melts not available in Canada? they've got to come eventually

Every now and then I'll really want something sweet so I'll go to the supermarket and buy a box of Kimberlys cookies and have two or three at night. This is my favorite dessert food because I love the texture.

sigh it's too late in the evening to get cravings, right now I'd kill for some food from the Potato Corner, what sucks is that there are only two franchise locations in Winnipeg and they are both out of reach, one of them is close to my workplace but it's too far away for me to go there for my lunch break (the other one is at St.Vital mall, even further away)

I've never really had any food cravings honestly... like minor ones I guess, but it's never been to the point where I really cared enough to go out and buy something. If I didn't have it, oh well. I'll just eat something else.

I have cravings a lot for sweet foods late at night, which has caused me to eat my breakfast (normally donuts lol) the night before I am supposed to, which leads me to not having anything for breakfast the next morning.

It is really frustrating. That is a craving I have seriously been struggling with recently.

I get the occasional craving and it's almost always for something I don't have readily available in the fridge/freezer. The cravings I usually have are for fish, shrimp, sushi, and ice cream. Strangely enough, I still enjoy ice cream or a milkshake in the middle of winter.

Usually though, I'll crave something, wish I had it in front of me, and then I just substitute for something else and move on. It's rare for the craving to be strong enough to make me want to go out and buy it somewhere.

so, this morning I suddenly craved chicken strips that were sauced up, and now I'm in panic mode because I think the Chung Chuns closest to me might be closed for keeps, I know there are two locations opening up but they aren't close enough for me to want to travel there in the winter time

I hope that location hasn't permanently closed, I had just discovered Croffles

okay update: I just found out it's going to be closed for two weeks for "Winter holidays" it will be open again on the 13th

now I'm craving freshly bakes bread, I have pillsbury flaky rolls I still need to use but I want to find a good recipe to use it for

Man I wish Thursday was warm enough I could have gone to get Mary Brown's Chicken and Taters but I have plans to keep my butt at home on thursday because the polar vortex will still be here at least until saturday (thank god it's going to warm up enough then I have a flea market to go to, maybe I'll find some games for the DS)

well it's nice to see this thread is still alive (despite no action for months)

anyway I actually figured something out when I was at my dieticians office I realized that sometimes that I do get cravings triggers, and some of them is actually caused by social media advertisement. I can't use ad block at work or on my phone