I have been so munchy today! Honestly, anything crunchy and salty gets my mouth watering. My biggest craving right now, as weird as it sounds, are Flaming Hot Cheetos. I have not had Flaming Hot Cheetos in years and I have no idea why I'm craving them right now! The spice, the crunch, the salt. I want it all! No worries, I will not be stopping by any gas stations to pick some up, ever. That's one thing that my body does not need.
I've been really trying to listen to my body and figure out what it needs. I've been making a plan for the day and then sticking with it for a few months and, while it's been working, I've also found myself not loving it so much. This week I've been trying to tune into my cravings and figure out where they're coming from, indulging the reasonable ones and breathing through the unreasonable ones. Last night, I got home pretty late and all I wanted were berries, lots and lots of berries. I thought about it and I was surprised that of all the things I could be craving, I wanted berries. I figured, this is a reasonable craving, so I had some berries before bed. Today, I am craving crunchy and salty. This is a craving I will not be giving into, but where is it coming from? Why does my body want salt and crunch?
I'm watching television right now and someone mentioned pineapple... Mmm, pineapple. Pineapple season starts in March and goes through July. Maybe I'll head over to the grocery store and get some pineapple... That sound better than Flaming Hot Cheetos!
Another part about listening to my body is paying attention to exercise cravings. These, believe it or not, happen to me. I'll be driving and see someone running, or watching television and see an Asics commercial about running, and I'll be hit with this desire to run. This happened to me this morning and I went with it. I had a great run! I can't believe that my body actually craves running. A year ago, I never would have craved anything active. It's amazing. I've changed so much in the past few months and I'm really starting to feel like I'm no longer forcing myself to live a healthy lifestyle. I'm just living it and craving it and loving it.
What do you do when you get intense cravings? Have you started to crave healthy foods more and more? What about unhealthy foods like Flaming Hot Cheetos, how do you deal with those kinds of cravings? Do you have a little bit and feel satisfied, do you give in and have a ton, or do you fight it off and have none?
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