Funny you say that ! I've been eating cabbage lately also......had steamed cabbage over the weekend and yesterday I made cole slaw with a vingerary type dressing.....

I never crave chocolate, but if it is salty/crunchy I'm there....even ate stale potato chips the other day !

there is also a lot of protein in peanut butter; when I did daycare it was always welcomed by the food care program because it was healthy and most kids would eat it. I use Skippy because it has less sugar than most and I love the crunchy. I was always told if you crave something (even when pregnant) it's because your body needs the nutrients in it. My mom has been dead for many years and I hadn't seen her since I was little anyways since dad decided to take us away but even as a pre-school age child I remember my mom eating banana and salad dressing (mayo) sandwiches and I eat them especially when I'm feeling lonely and I always think of my mom when I eat them; that's more of comfort than craving but sometimes that's why we eat; it doesn't always have to do with being hungry. If I could only eat when I was hungry I'd have no problem.

Nope! Had myself fixed almost 5 years ago.

Of course I'm not hungry....I just know, I'm home and its time for my peanut butter and celery. So maybe its more of a habit that I need to break. UGH!!!

Thank you....I don't know what it is but I have to keep this addiction under control before it gets out of hand.

I get on food kicks all the time. Right now it's blueberries mixed with pecans. I ate a bowl of them for breakfast. A few weeks ago it was fire roasted tomatoes mixed with pesto sauce on ziti noodles. I ate it everyday. I seldom crave sweets but when I do it's always cupcakes and that can be dangerous!

I heard if you crave salt your body is yelling at you that something is not right. It's time for lab work!

Too funny Greenheron - :lol:.... but if I were, it could be called a miracle. 1st because @ 29 I had a hyestorectomy, 2nd because I'm 77 YEARS OLD! :roll: .....BUT if I remember right it takes two to tango & I've been on my own for over 20 years. :cry:

I was addicted to red licorice (a particular brand) when I was pregnant with my first!

Don't be afraid of a little fat. Good fats are beneficial and necessary (yes, I said necessary). Peanut butter isn't so bad--though you do want to stay away from sweetened stuff. Sugar is bad news--besides causing weight gain, it can cause a true chemical addiction. All-natural PB, the kind you have to stir up and refrigerate, is much better for you. If you're not allergic to nuts, almond butter is even better for you in terms of good fats (it is a little expensive, but that'll help keep you from gorging ;)).

As long as you don't go nuts and eat half the jar, your after-work snack is not a killer. The protein, fat, and fiber will help keep you satisfied until dinnertime. Keep it to a tablespoon or so and there's no guilt in your snack. :)