Did you ever want Oreos so badly you hopped in your car at 9:00 at night and drove to Walmart to buy a pack?
Cravings can hit you anytime, day or night. They’re pretty powerful and if you’re not ready, they can knock you flat off your diet plan.
The good news is that cravings usually pass in 20 minutes. So if you can hang on to your sanity and distract yourself for awhile, there’s a pretty good chance the craving will pass.
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How many times during the day do you eat when you’re not hungry?
If you stop and check the status of your stomach before you reach for food, you may find you’re often eating for reasons other than hunger.
During these times, you probably experience strong cravings for salty snacks, sweets, or fatty foods. (It’s doubtful that you’ll crave a salad with tuna.)
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Doritos, Oreos, Snickers, potato chips, French fries, M&Ms, pizza, nachos, chicken wings, oatmeal cream pies, chocolate, cheese curls… can you think of a few more?
All of these foods make you want to keep eating and eating, after you’re full, when you’ve already consumed more than a serving, and your taste buds clamor for more. To win the battle with them, you’ve got to cut them off cold turkey.
You cannot flirt with these foods or wean yourself off of them. They’re dangerous. Just one bite and you’ll be slammed-bammed-whammed with huge cravings to eat more. Why?
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I recently began working with a previous client who had taken off for six months. In the past she had tried weight loss with limited success.
Though she watched her calories and portions, she didn’t always choose healthy foods. The diet she followed allowed her to eat any kind of food as long as she didn’t go over her allotment. One of the problems with this was that she craved foods, especially carbs and sugar.
This time around, she asked me for a food plan. I wrote out a balanced plan with healthy foods like lean proteins, vegetables and fruits, nonfat dairy, nuts, and olive oil. One big change for her was that I recommend she eat NO processed carbs. This included pretzels, 100 calorie packs, crackers, etc. I asked her to eat only cooked grains like oatmeal and brown rice, and 100% whole wheat products. I also asked her to completely eliminate sugar.
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I have found sugar to be a nasty little addictive substance. Have you noticed too that once you get a taste of it, you want more?
I had a perfectly healthy bowl of fresh strawberries and decided to add a plop of Cool Whip Free on top. It tasted mighty delicious. But then I noticed, after I licked my spoon clean, that my taste buds were clamoring for more – more sugar, more sweet something! Fortunately I needed to take a shower so I locked myself in the bathroom before I started raiding the house.
What works best for me is to avoid sugar altogether. If I start on sugar, it’s a roller coaster ride that’s hard to get off of. When I don’t eat sugar, I don’t have cravings. I feel great with lots of energy.
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