11/06/2025
IT’S F…….reeeezing!!! Which means your body is ready to store fat for winter!
✅ 1. Craves Food
• You get hungrier — especially for carbs and fats.
• Why? Because your body needs fuel to make heat.
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2️⃣ Tries to Store Fat
• Your body shifts to preserve and store energy, especially if the cold is chronic or extreme.
In simple terms:
• If you’re cold and have food → body says “EAT and BURN.”
• If you’re cold and don’t have food → body says “SLOW down, STORE fat.”
Metabolism may slow down in prolonged cold if food is scarce → conserve energy
so please be warned!!! DIETING IS NOT 🛑 A GOOD WINTER IDEA 💡
While we’re at it let’s get ontop of what our body is craving and why??? If your body is anything like mine, it’s carrying on like a starved drama queen at an all you can eat buffet 🤣🙄
🔥 Carb Cravings (especially sweets or fast sugar)
• Your brain is running low on glucose
• Blood sugar may be dipping too low
• Could be a sign of low B vitamins, stress, or adrenal fatigue
• Common when you’re tired, wired, or skipping meals
• Often comes with mood swings, brain fog, or shakiness
🧂 Salt Cravings
• You might be losing sodium due to:
• Stress hormone overuse (adrenal strain)
• Dehydration or fluid loss
• Inflammation or gut dysfunction
• Could also be linked to low aldosterone or electrolyte imbalances
• Often paired with fatigue, low BP, and salt-seeking behavior
🥩 Protein Cravings (meat, eggs, etc.)
• Your body likely needs repair materials
• May signal iron, zinc, or B12 deficiency
• Can also mean your body is breaking down muscle and needs amino acids
• Often linked to low energy, cold extremities, or emotional instability
🍋 Craving sour or citrus things
• Suggests low vitamin C or a need for immune support
• Can also mean your digestion needs help (acidic foods can boost stomach acid)
• May pop up when you’re bruising easily or fighting infection
🥬 Craving raw veg or greens
• Often means your body wants cleansing, minerals, or fiber
• May point to vitamin K, magnesium, or potassium deficiency
• Common when you’re bloated, puffy, or tired
🍳 Craving rich or savory foods (e.g. creamy, oily, umami)
• May indicate a need for fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K)
• Common during hormonal shifts or after periods of restriction
• Can also be linked to low dopamine or emotional depletion
• You might feel tired, dry-skinned, brain-foggy, or disconnected
🧈 Feeling gross after eating fats
• Could signal:
• Poor bile flow (liver/gallbladder strain)
• Pancreatic enzyme insufficiency
• Intestinal inflammation (fat triggers mast cells or immune response)
• Often shows up as nausea, bloating, loose stool, or swelling
🍫 Craving chocolate
• May indicate magnesium deficiency
• Can also relate to PMS, stress, or dopamine drop
• Common when irritable, crampy, or exhausted
😴 Craving caffeine (coffee, energy drinks)
• Often linked to low cortisol or low dopamine
• Could mean you’re compensating for:
• Sleep deprivation
• B vitamin depletion
• Emotional burnout
• Can come with brain fog, low drive, or apathy
🔁 Craving something, but nothing satisfies you
• May mean your body is missing a key micronutrient
• Could be vitamin A, zinc, or electrolytes
• Happens often during:
• Chronic inflammation
• Emotional disconnection
• Digestive issues preventing absorption
• You feel “hungry but not hungry,” or restless, flat, puffy, foggy
🥵 Feeling puffy, hot-headed, flushed, or swollen after eating
• Possible histamine response or mast cell activation
• Could relate to vitamin imbalance, food intolerances, or immune flare
• Often worsens with:
• Sodium
• Rich foods
• Inconsistent meal timing
🧠 Headaches, mood swings, and “weird” hunger
• Might be a glucose regulation issue (blood sugar ups and downs)
• Could also point to B vitamin, magnesium, or sodium/potassium imbalance
• Your body is trying to balance brain fuel + electrolyte needs
Knowing your body “inside” as well as out can help you reach your goals quicker 🥰 Kahlia PT x
