Chromium Picolinate good idea?

[CautiousK]

Hi I am becoming a menace with my questions but can anyone please tell me if Chromium Picolinate is a good supplement to take? I read about it in a menopause/hormones book and it suggested that it stops sugar cravings as it keeps your sugar levels up.

Kim

[SofaJockey]

Hmmm, I suspect the best way to reduce sugar cravings is to reduce sugar intake. My personal experience is that eating foods with <5g/100g sugar really did the trick. I'll admit I'm pretty skeptical of pretty much all supplements, except Vitamin D in winter.

[CautiousK Restart Jan 2025 in reply to SofaJockey]

Thanks for the reply.

I found the tablet information before I started my weight loss journey and discovered this mountain of knowledge on this forum.

I have not snacked for the last four days and it's down to some good advice that was given to me to not eat low fat versions at meal time switch to full fat. It really works already. I am not hungry between meals

I wont be taking and supplements.

Kim

[IndigoBlue61 in reply to CautiousK]

Oh that excellent news 😊👍👏

[SofaJockey in reply to CautiousK]

It's good isn't it. I find snacks are just the body crying out for satisfaction after tasteless food (not unreasonably). More satisfying meals = less snacking. 😄

And you are certainly not becoming a menace with questioning. Public discussion also benefits those who prefer to read and not post. 😄

[IndigoBlue61]

I’ve not heard of it before but I searched online and see it has been tried to treat diabetes BUT evidence after human trials remain inconclusive.

I think you’d be better trying other things such as diet 😊

[CautiousK Restart Jan 2025 in reply to IndigoBlue61]

I have been on my weight loss journey for a few days now, I will steer clear of the supplements.

Thank you.

Kim

[onthemarket]

Why would you want to look or think about chemicals?

Please don't try anything the internet suggests. please go see your gp before consider anything they will give you the best advise

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[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone]

I've never heard of it. I think supplements are best used to replace something that you know is lacking. Are you short of Chromium Picolinate?

The best way to stop sugar cravings is to take the bull by the horns and stop the sugar. I don't think there's a short cut. May sound daunting but it can have an effect in a couple of weeks. I don't know how old you are or how long you've wanted to lose weight but I bet a couple of weeks is a very small percentage

[CautiousK Restart Jan 2025 in reply to BridgeGirl]

Thank you Bridge Girl ,

I am four days in and have cut my sugar back and with eating my three main meals and thinking them through , I have managed to not be hungry which is a massive achievement for me.

Thanks for your support.

Kim

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone in reply to CautiousK]

All sounds good 😊

[Subtle_badger]

No. It is not a good idea. I googled it, and it improves the function of insulin. Insulin is the hormone that gets rid of blood sugar, by stuffing it into our muscles and into our fat cells. It also stops fat burning.

You don't want to improve insulins function, you want to reduce your insulin levels. Reducing blood sugar is addressing the symptom, not the cause.

Throw yourself in the deep end. Go low carb for 2 weeks or a month. It will be hard at first, but a month isn't long. If you can resist sugar for that length of time, you are on the road to recovery. It gets easier and easier.

I don't even want bread and butter any more...ok, I do want it, but only a tiny bit.

[CautiousK Restart Jan 2025 in reply to Subtle_badger]

Thank you Subtle Badger,

Your support has really helped me to give myself a good talking to and start putting my words into actions.

Four days in and I am not hungry and am eating three balanced meals a day with less fruit ,more full fat and low carb options and much less sugar.

Here's hoping

Kim

[Subtle_badger in reply to CautiousK]

You seem to be doing great!!

I loved (love?) carbs, but was not addicted to sugar, so I am cautious of giving advice to those who might be.

Keep doing what you are doing. If things stall in a few weeks, and you have nothing to tweak, then that's the time to look at supplements

But I suspect you won't need to.