Sugar Cravings

[Kilky]

I recently saw a dietician for help with my weight loss and he advised that I cut carbs out of either lunch or dinner everyday, just one or the other. My problem is that since I started doing this I've started feeling insanely hungry all the time and for the 1st time ever (I am 43) I am experiencing extreme sugar cravings! What can I do/eat to overcome these problems? I am 5'7" and 93kg (aiming for about 70kg).

[thenativechef]

If its sweets your craving. Try frezzing grapes and blue berries. They are hight in anti oxidants and its like your eating frozen lollies.  Good luck

[Balsy]

Based on my experience in dieting, when you cut out carbs and sugar from your diet, you will have intense craving for it on the 2nd to 3rd day. But when you will be able to survive these critical days without giving in, then, the sugar craving will start to fade.

[gymdandee]

Your diet should contain whole grains, lean proteins, unsaturated fats and lots of fruits and veggies. Include a variety of foods so you don't get bored and to get all the necessary nutrients. Eat every two to three hours. The key to preventing cravings for sweets is to keep your blood sugar stable throughout the day and keep yourself from getting too hungry.
You should have protein in every meal, there should be five to six per day. A scoop of protein powder, handful of almonds or stick of string cheese is all you need.
Replace white rice, pasta and bread with whole grains such as oats, quinoa, brown rice and barley. Whole grains contain fiber to fill you up and do not cause the dramatic spike in insulin that refined carbohydrates do.
Substitute fruit for refined sugar when you crave something sweet. If you want a cookie, have an apple and wait 15 minutes. Chances are, the cookie craving will go away.
Don't use artificial sweeteners. They are much sweeter than sugar, and they get your taste buds accustomed to very sweet foods. If you must add sweetener to your food, try one with a low glycemic index like agave nectar or raw honey. Other sweeteners that contain essential nutrients and have a lower glycemic index than white sugar are molasses, barley malt and sucanat, available in health food stores.
Drink plenty of water. 64 ounces per day. Sometimes cravings are a result of thirst. Have a glass of water when you crave sugar, and wait a few minutes to see if the craving goes away.
See what your dietitian says about what I stated.

[Paxiled]

Did this person tell you to cut all carbs, or just simple carbs?  Vegetables are carbs.  Fruit are carbs.  Whole grains are carbs.  Beans are a combination of protein and carbs.  I think what most would advise is to avoid white flour, bagels, sweets, anything that turns to sugar quickly in your system.  That's why you're craving sugar -- carbs are necessary for energy, and sugar is quick energy but also stores as fat if not burned immediately.  Same with processed carbs.  Not all carbs are created equal.