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Ok, so I had a different question. I occasionally have these food cravings (usually something sweet), that are crazy intense, like "I need this now!!!!!! GIVE IT TO ME!!!!", and if I don't watch myself, I can act funny. Like about 15 minutes ago, I just suddenly NEEDED chocolate, and I'm searching for and found two squares. After that, I was happy :D.

Now, I'm wondering, I noticed most guys don't have that kind of craving, I asked a male SO of mine, and he was like "Uh, no." If memory is correct, I noticed those kind of "crazy" cravings seem to reside in girls more.

Could I be wrong? I don't know, I just was wondering if it is my imagination, or if there is a connection?

It would seem girls do tend to crave sweets more than guys, yes. The only time I ever really want something sweet is when pmsing - which makes me think it may indeed be an estrogen induced weakness.

Yeah, weird thing is, I'm not on E actually, no HRT ::).

I have a big fat sweet tooth in general. I know some guys who do, some guys who don't.

For some girls its hormone related, like Nero said. Other times its just because people love their sweets so much.

all of my food choices are craving based, or else I'm not satisfied.

The strangest craving I've had is for peanut butter, cause I don't care for it, but it's not really an I must have peanut butter! craving more like, I could go for some peanut butter... Usually when I have a craving where I can't deny it is when I've been sweating and need some salt so I crave things high in salt.

Ohhhhhh yes, the sugar craving... I know it well.  In my case, though, it might be reactive hypoglycemia.  A cold sweat, the shakes, feeling lightheaded, tingly in the arms... chocolate?  Chocolate?!?  GIMME NOWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!

AND FUDGE!
...STRUDEL!
....CHERRIES!!! YAY!!!

<om nom nom>

Quote from: Nephie on September 06, 2008, 12:38:03 AM
Ohhhhhh yes, the sugar craving... I know it well.  In my case, though, it might be reactive hypoglycemia.  A cold sweat, the shakes, feeling lightheaded, tingly in the arms... chocolate?  Chocolate?!?  GIMME NOWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!

AND FUDGE!
...STRUDEL!
....CHERRIES!!! YAY!!!

<om nom nom>

sounds like some of my chocolate cravings

CHOCOLATE COVERED ALMONDS!!!!
....DONUTS!!!
....SODA!!!

lol

Well maybe that explains why since starting T I've had no desire for sweets and processed carbs (bread, crackers, chips, cakes, etc).  I've been the biggest junk food junkie my whole life, sugar addict extraordinaire.

My gyn confirmed it Thurs at my post-op hysto appt: I've lost 15 pounds since starting T.  (I don't weigh myself at home).

Jay

I have to keep chocolate in the house at all times. I don't need a lot. I mean, I'm not walking around with fudge sauce on my face and hair. But I do make sure there is always something. If there isn't, and that NEED hits, I am like a junkie, I go insane and cant think of anything else til I hotstep it out into the howling storm to go to 7-11. Right now my stash is a bag of Hershey mini's. I also have hot chocolate ( dark supreme!) in the cupboard for when cooler weather comes.  ;)

Stealth, unrepentant chocoholic

PS--even my real-life nickname is "Cookie" lol.

Quote from: Stealthgrrl on September 06, 2008, 07:54:46 AM
I have to keep chocolate in the house at all times. I don't need a lot. I mean, I'm not walking around with fudge sauce on my face and hair. But I do make sure there is always something. If there isn't, and that NEED hits, I am like a junkie, I go insane and cant think of anything else til I hotstep it out into the howling storm to go to 7-11. Right now my stash is a bag of Hershey mini's. I also have hot chocolate ( dark supreme!) in the cupboard for when cooler weather comes.  ;)

Stealth, unrepentant chocoholic

PS--even my real-life nickname is "Cookie" lol.

The worst part is I have expensive taste, so I cant just get inexpensive chocolate.  Thankfully I can hit the grocery store and they have at least Ghiradelli and Lindt chocolate, which satisfies my cravings.  Those two are good chocolate for commercial brands that sell in common stores.  The best chocolate I have ever had came from Switzerland though, and it was some my Uncle brought back from when he visited his sister.  It tasted so amazing it wasn't even funny, the best tasting chocolate I have ever had.......ever, beats the crap out of Godaiva even.

Quote from: Osiris on September 05, 2008, 10:10:33 PM
The strangest craving I've had is for peanut butter, cause I don't care for it, but it's not really an I must have peanut butter! craving more like, I could go for some peanut butter... Usually when I have a craving where I can't deny it is when I've been sweating and need some salt so I crave things high in salt.

Oh, man. I feel you on that one. During the summer, I worked at a summer camp for disabled kids. The food was awful, but there was always a jar of peanut butter, a loaf of bread, and usually some honey, so the counselors could make peanut butter sandwiches. I loooooove peanut butter, so it was a welcome alternative! But during the last week of camp, there were kids with peanut allergies, so they took away our peanut butter! I had peanut butter withdrawal... :'(

Quote from: Andrew on September 09, 2008, 06:46:33 PM

Quote from: Osiris on September 05, 2008, 10:10:33 PM
The strangest craving I've had is for peanut butter, cause I don't care for it, but it's not really an I must have peanut butter! craving more like, I could go for some peanut butter... Usually when I have a craving where I can't deny it is when I've been sweating and need some salt so I crave things high in salt.

Oh, man. I feel you on that one. During the summer, I worked at a summer camp for disabled kids. The food was awful, but there was always a jar of peanut butter, a loaf of bread, and usually some honey, so the counselors could make peanut butter sandwiches. I loooooove peanut butter, so it was a welcome alternative! But during the last week of camp, there were kids with peanut allergies, so they took away our peanut butter! I had peanut butter withdrawal... :'(

I feel you guys on that. I just eat it out of the jar.

I have weird cravings ALL the time!  I have a weakness for pickles especially, either bread & butter or sweet gherkins.

Sometimes I'll combine some things and eat it all at once, just random stuff.  My friends think it's the weirdest thing, but it's all going to the same place, right?  :icon_dribble:

Jenn

Most of the time I find myself craving salty and saucy stuff.  I end up using about one large-sized bottle of soy sause a week and I put it on the strangest things, such as pizza and meatballs.

I pour chili sauce on everything - the spicier, the better.  I've become so desensitized to the heat it that the average stuff from the grocery store just tastes like sale & vinegar.  I have to go to the specialty stores for the good stuff.  The best I've found so far is Dave's Ultimate Insanity (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave%27s_Gourmet).  This stuff can literally kill you if you're too young, too old, or you have heart problems.  If I worked for the DEA (US), I'd say it should be listed as a Schedule II controlled substance.

Quote from: Nephie on September 10, 2008, 01:32:19 AM
I pour chili sauce on everything - the spicier, the better.  I've become so desensitized to the heat it that the average stuff from the grocery store just tastes like sale & vinegar.  I have to go to the specialty stores for the good stuff.  The best I've found so far is Dave's Ultimate Insanity (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave%27s_Gourmet).  This stuff can literally kill you if you're too young, too old, or you have heart problems.  If I worked for the DEA (US), I'd say it should be listed as a Schedule II controlled substance.

Holy crap that is high on Scoville rating! But then who's to speak, I ate a habanero pepper once straight, without any water nearby!  :o
hehehehe....gosh that was stupid on my part  :D

Quote from: findingreason on September 10, 2008, 11:39:45 PM

Quote from: Nephie on September 10, 2008, 01:32:19 AM
I pour chili sauce on everything - the spicier, the better.  I've become so desensitized to the heat it that the average stuff from the grocery store just tastes like sale & vinegar.  I have to go to the specialty stores for the good stuff.  The best I've found so far is Dave's Ultimate Insanity (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave%27s_Gourmet).  This stuff can literally kill you if you're too young, too old, or you have heart problems.  If I worked for the DEA (US), I'd say it should be listed as a Schedule II controlled substance.

Holy crap that is high on Scoville rating! But then who's to speak, I ate a habanero pepper once straight, without any water nearby!  :o
hehehehe....gosh that was stupid on my part  :D

OWOWOWOWOWWOOWWOOWWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW

that would hurt

Quote from: Monty on September 05, 2008, 10:04:32 PM
I have a big fat sweet tooth in general. I know some guys who do, some guys who don't.

For some girls its hormone related, like Nero said. Other times its just because people love their sweets so much.

And I am one of those people!

I grave chocolate but in my teens I never did its wierd.. I now have an addiction to fizzy drinks.. that I have one a day and have had to switch to diet which I love!

Hate hot spicy stuff lol

But yeh dono if will change on T but always had a sweet tooth.  But no so much of a sweet tooth that can stand to eat much chocolate.  Prefere the milder sweet stuff, usually extra sour too :P  although in last year or so have had difficulty with sour candy due to the effects of acid reflux and heartburn and such on the stomach. 

As far as other cravings, have them all time, usually for certain foods.  Right now it's Quiznos subs, last month it was Cold Stone ice cream lol.  I've been through the Chinese food phase as well, and a pizza phase, and an itallian food phase, even turkey burgers and mircowave meals lol.  And Perogies.  Can be expensive sometimes though.

Quote from: Nephie on September 10, 2008, 01:32:19 AM
I pour chili sauce on everything - the spicier, the better.  I've become so desensitized to the heat it that the average stuff from the grocery store just tastes like sale & vinegar.  I have to go to the specialty stores for the good stuff.  The best I've found so far is Dave's Ultimate Insanity (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave%27s_Gourmet).  This stuff can literally kill you if you're too young, too old, or you have heart problems.  If I worked for the DEA (US), I'd say it should be listed as a Schedule II controlled substance.

I'm with ya there. I put several different kinds of chili extracts in my food and have eaten raw habanero chilis.

Tip: If you eat hot food that's too hot, don't drink water. It intensifies the heat. Drink milk or eat bread.

Quote from: Osiris on September 11, 2008, 12:25:08 PM

Quote from: Nephie on September 10, 2008, 01:32:19 AM
I pour chili sauce on everything - the spicier, the better.  I've become so desensitized to the heat it that the average stuff from the grocery store just tastes like sale & vinegar.  I have to go to the specialty stores for the good stuff.  The best I've found so far is Dave's Ultimate Insanity (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave%27s_Gourmet).  This stuff can literally kill you if you're too young, too old, or you have heart problems.  If I worked for the DEA (US), I'd say it should be listed as a Schedule II controlled substance.

I'm with ya there. I put several different kinds of chili extracts in my food and have eaten raw habanero chilis.

Tip: If you eat hot food that's too hot, don't drink water. It intensifies the heat. Drink milk or eat bread.

Whew, too hot for me, I'll stick to my only mildly spicy food thank you very much, lol.

I only have one....

CHOCOLATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

;D

Z

Quote from: Zythyra on September 12, 2008, 07:03:46 AM
I only have one.... CHOCOLATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Me to! Never had cravings for anything before transition/SRS but for the last 30 years, CHOCOLATE!

t alwys struck me as a girl thing to have random cravings like that.  that happens to me sometimes.  i'll be like OMG i HAVE to get a mint chocolate chip blizzard...  usually somthing involving chocolate.  im kindof hoping for a sweet tooth decrease when on T.  im getting chubby. :P

Quote from: Northern Jane on September 12, 2008, 06:40:20 PM

Me to! Never had cravings for anything before transition/SRS but for the last 30 years, CHOCOLATE!

I've always had the chocolate cravings, before and after. Also, we can add cheese to my list  ;D

Z

Quote from: Zythyra on September 13, 2008, 07:09:09 AM

Quote from: Northern Jane on September 12, 2008, 06:40:20 PM

Me to! Never had cravings for anything before transition/SRS but for the last 30 years, CHOCOLATE!

I've always had the chocolate cravings, before and after. Also, we can add cheese to my list  ;D

Z

Strawberries and chocolate, and I've never had HRT in my life.  Its all me there, I love both of them, especially mixed.

I've concluded that chocolate is a vital component in male-to-female HRT - maybe even more so than estradiol.  I just have to figure out how I can inject it...

Quote from: Nephie on September 14, 2008, 10:53:32 AM
I've concluded that chocolate is a vital component in male-to-female HRT - maybe even more so than estradiol.  I just have to figure out how I can inject it...

Laffin, yes we do seem to be a bunch of choco-whores, don't we? I recently ran low on my estradiol and my choco cravings reached critical mass, or something. Fortunately for me, and unfortunately for the Hershey company, I got my new prescription.

Stealth

Uh-oh. If chocolate is a requirement... I'm pretty much doomed. :-\

Quote from: Leiandra on September 14, 2008, 11:44:21 AM
Uh-oh. If chocolate is a requirement... I'm pretty much doomed. :-\

See, Nephie? 100% of females can't agree on ANYthing, not even chocolate! Leiandra and my on line gf don't care for chocolate, which causes me to hurt my neck by tilting my head so much to look at them in disbelief!

Stealth

PS--but I still adore them both, despite this unaccountable trait.  :)

Quote from: Stealthgrrl on September 14, 2008, 11:40:39 AM

Quote from: Nephie on September 14, 2008, 10:53:32 AM
I've concluded that chocolate is a vital component in male-to-female HRT - maybe even more so than estradiol.  I just have to figure out how I can inject it...

Laffin, yes we do seem to be a bunch of choco-whores, don't we? I recently ran low on my estradiol and my choco cravings reached critical mass, or something. Fortunately for me, and unfortunately for the Hershey company, I got my new prescription.

Stealth

Yeah, I have to avoid the chocolate Aisle when I go shopping, otherwise I'll go broke, and my teeth will rot out.  My current fav is the lindt super dark with orange filling.

I have a couple of cravings. One is dark chocolate, which I don't get very often.

But I have this thing for carbs, mostly bread and pastas, I crave them really bad sometimes and just seem to eat so much of it, which I know isn't healthy...

I also sometimes have a craving for spicy stuff and hot sauce. I don't like things burning hot but I do like some spice and pepper flavor.

Another craving is for sour foods like sour candy, vinegar especially and sour fruits like lemons and limes.

Aaaaand, tomato products. Spaghetti sauces, cooked tomatoes, V-8 or tomato juice, salsa..

Here is the extent on the effects strawberries and chocolate have on me.

I was working a lunch shift on a Friday a couple of months back, and it was one of those shifts that was long, and I was cut with the closers of the lunch shift.  It was horrible, the shift was the epitome of bad.  Food was coming out slowly, like really slowly, long wait, four servers called in so we were short, and I think our breadmaker and two chefs called in.  It was bad, and I was ready to kill people when I got home.  Well the people I was staying with at the time didn't know this when I came home, and my friend Sam, she was making chocolate fondue, and had a ton of strawberries.

Well as I said, I wanted to kill people, but after eating a Pound of those strawberries dipped in chocolate (she had 4 pounds of them) I was quite happy.  Very chipper mood as it were.

The best food ever?  Chili con carne, with chocolate and chili sauce.  I'll eat until I get sick.