"Intense cravings" refers to strong desires or urges for something, often to a point where one feels it is difficult to resist or ignore. Full definition
When a person begins to implement a ketogenic diet he or she will usually experience intense cravings for fruit, bread, pasta, and anything else containing starch and high levels of sugar. (healthimpactnews.com)
Note your emotional state when you experience intense cravings or reach for sweet foods. (nourishholisticnutrition.com)
It allows you to indulge in your most intense cravings for carbs and purposefully abandon traditional dieting to offset the adaptations of short term extreme dieting. (4cyclefatloss.com)