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MEAL PREP as a strategy against CRAVINGS | #joincalibrate #letsgethealthytogether #notsponsored
Our summary
Michelle, who runs the channel Michelle Loses It., gives a weekly update on her Calibrate weight loss program. She says she is meeting her goals of 120 ounces of water a day (though not before 6 p.m.), daily weigh-ins, tracking red foods (zero for the past couple of weeks), tracking energy, and sleeping about seven and a half hours a night. She is on the jumpstart food triangle, which has no red foods. Her coach told her she has one more week of the jumpstart, which surprised her because she thought it was a two-week challenge and she has already done two weeks.
One person's experience, in their words. Not medical advice.
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What else the video covers
The main topic is cravings. She separates hunger from cravings and says she had a few cravings this week after none before. She traces this to skipping a big weekend meal prep. Her meals that week were simple, such as a turkey burger with steamed broccoli, and she believes the lack of flavor brought cravings back. Earlier weeks, she had cooked flavorful meals she could mix and match as leftovers. Her plan is to cook three well-rounded recipes each Sunday. She also shares a slow cooker tom kha soup from the 40 Aprons blog, which she liked but would serve over quinoa or riced cauliflower, and she says she did not enjoy some of the Calibrate jumpstart recipes.
At the end she says she took her second shot of Wegovy, the medication she was prescribed through the program. She describes the injection as easy and reports some nausea on Thursday and most of Friday, which she is unsure was from the shot. She says it has reduced her hunger.
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Takeaways
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- 1:31 She explains that the jumpstart food triangle has no red foods, and her coach says she has one more week even though she thought it was a two-week challenge.
- 4:30 She says hunger and cravings are different, since a craving can happen without being hungry.
- 6:04 She links this week's cravings to skipping weekend meal prep, saying simple meals left her less satisfied.
- 7:38 Her plan is to cook three well-rounded, mix-and-match recipes each Sunday so she has varied leftovers all week.
- 8:40 She recommends a slow cooker tom kha soup from the 40 Aprons blog and suggests testing jumpstart recipes before buying groceries.
- 12:15 She reports mild, manageable nausea after her second Wegovy shot and says it has reduced her hunger.
Key moments
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What the video says
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- Side effects mentioned
- nausea
- Who is speaking
- Patient
Questions this video answers
Can meal prep help with food cravings?
Michelle says it did for her. In weeks when she cooked flavorful meals on the weekend and mixed and matched leftovers, she had no cravings. When she skipped prep and ate simple meals, cravings returned, so she plans to cook three full meals each Sunday.
What side effects did she have after her second Wegovy shot?
She says the only side effect so far has been some nausea. She was nauseous for about half an hour to an hour on Thursday and for most of Friday, though she is unsure the Friday nausea was from the shot. She says she could still work and her hunger has been reduced.
What is the difference between hunger and cravings, according to Michelle?
She says hunger is different from cravings, because you do not have to be hungry to have a craving. She notes that cravings can be for healthy things, but are more often for foods that are not the best for health.
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