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    Mysterious cravings

    Up until now I never really had cravings in the evening after dinner, never ate before bedtime. But this last few days it has been baaaad - I just want to DEVOUR sweet things and have had the worst time not raiding my son's christmas stash. Not during the day at all, just in the evenings.

    I couldn't understand it, but then it struck me what had changed. Someone gave me a vanilla caramel scented Yankee candle at Christmas, and I've been lighting it every evening. Darn thing is creating a Pavlovian response...... smell caramel, WANT caramel!!!

    Who'd have thought a candle could make you fat???
    Kate




    F, 50, 5'5 Start: Sept 5th 2007
    Start Weight: 255
    MG1: 238 Sept 23rd
    MG2: 224 Oct 23rd
    MG3: 210 Dec 3rd
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    Re: Mysterious cravings

    Kate, I absolutely CAN NOT burn any candles in my house that smell like baked goods. They drive me CRAZY!

    I also have a rough time going past those Pretzel places in the mall for the very same reason.
    ~Joy

    Start 1/2/06 Goal 6/11/07 restart 1/2/09
    268.5/196/185
    QUIT SMOKING JULY 23, 2006 while on Atkins


    Just when you think you've eaten enough vegetables...EAT SOME MORE!
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    • #3
      Re: Mysterious cravings

      It's the same reason that around 11am all the fast food places have huge fans that blow the scent of their foods out into the air. It's in their actual marketing plan!

      Saturdays after I do the farmer's market I am always hungrier than I used to be - why? Because I set up right next to the bread/bakery guys!!
      Dana
      Homeschooling Farm Mom of 2 kids


      GOAL #1 (down to 135):

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      • #4
        Re: Mysterious cravings

        Oh boy...never thought about the candles.. This last time when I was getting back on track I was having major evening cravings..and I am not one to eat at night either.. I was going to bed early because I couldn't take it so better to sleep then eat...
        Sandy
        40th birthday June 27,2009


        Starting Weight 293 Highest Weight
        Current Weight 271
        Goal Weight 150
        Female/40

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        • #5
          Re: Mysterious cravings

          I find if I get the late night cravings (not hunger), I will try to drink about 16 oz water. Then I to full to consider it anymore.
          40 year old male 6' 3"

          What I know:
          1-Atkins WOE/WOL plan works
          2-I need to always work on the behaviors and triggers that make me over eat.
          3-Atkins WOL is part of the puzzle, but is not the entire thing.
          4-Self-deprecation only feeds our inner ego and not in a good way.






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          • #6
            Re: Mysterious cravings

            Wow that's wild about the candles, never thought about that, wow! I've been craving dark chocolate and red wine lately... aggghh!
            Erica, 30, Female, 5'5"
            StartDate: Feb 23, 2007
            SW: 180+, RRRRSW: 160, CW: 152, MGW: 140, GW: 125




            2010 will be the year I accomplish my weight goal!!!!

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            • #7
              Re: Mysterious cravings

              Yikes! Thanks for the warning, I love the Yankee Christmas Cookie candle.

              I'm not even big on sweets, but I do crave them when I know I can't have them. If I decide to go off my eating plan and consume a bunch of junk food I don't even bother with sweets.
              The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast:
              the chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'.

              F/5'4/28
              HW: 188
              SW: 165
              CW: 149
              GW: 132










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              • #8
                Re: Mysterious cravings

                Thanks for the heads up about candles. I usually only have fruit scents but it's something to consider if my cravings get out of hand.
                37 yr. F 5' 8''
                Started induction 12/28/07
                267/255/170
                1st goal 250
                Final Goal 170
                Sunday Morning weigh-ins

                Personal Weightloss Mottos
                Eat for fuel not fat!
                Nothing tastes as good as thin feels!

                Laugh line: "I have the perfect body, but it's in the trunk and it's starting to smell"

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                • #9
                  Re: Mysterious cravings

                  Todays craving: sushi ::
                  Erica, 30, Female, 5'5"
                  StartDate: Feb 23, 2007
                  SW: 180+, RRRRSW: 160, CW: 152, MGW: 140, GW: 125




                  2010 will be the year I accomplish my weight goal!!!!

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