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[quote=Anonymous]One tip to avoid your husband's situation is to try to put some focus on making sure they are feeding their bodies regularly. It's very common when folks don't feed their body regularly (whether it's because they are actively trying to restrict or like your husband get in kind of a pattern/habit - my husband did the same for awhile) to then overeat, say late at night etc. It's much easier for our bodies to listen to hunger/fullness cues (and they are more accurate) when we are eating fairly regularly (three meals, and for some people, snacks - of course everyone is different). So doing your best to make sure you're offering regularly so the focus isn't always on dinner. And then I would just do your best as it sounds like you said you're already trying to fight against your preconceptions about carbs. I had the same hold ups from like you said years of internalizing all sorts of things, but trying to fight against "carbs are bad" in my own brain helped. Kids especially really active kids in sports need plenty of carbs - a variety of protein, carbs, veggies, fruit, etc.

Really interesting - I don't know the research but my dietician/nutritionist shared that when we aren't eating regularly, or getting that variety, for most active people then often you might find yourself craving simple carbs actually as a normal response because your body is then seeking quick energy. It needs quick energy and so it craves more simple carbs because they are very effective at bringing energy FAST. And sometimes that's what we need - some fast energy, that's okay and fine. But also including carbs, protein, etc all the things helps our body not feel like that ALL the time at least :) I thought of this when hearing about your husband, kind of makes sense - his body is seeking that fast energy after a day of not getting what it needs. But like you said not your issue to address right now :)[/quote]

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