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#Go slowly. If you have a long history of giving in to food cravings, it’s going to take time to break yourself of the habit. You might need to just work on cutting out one of your naughty foods per week. Be patient as you learn what works and does not work, and most importantly, be gentle on yourself – slip ups are an inevitable part of changing what is, essentially, a bad habit. | #Go slowly. If you have a long history of giving in to food cravings, it’s going to take time to break yourself of the habit. You might need to just work on cutting out one of your naughty foods per week. Be patient as you learn what works and does not work, and most importantly, be gentle on yourself – slip ups are an inevitable part of changing what is, essentially, a bad habit. | ||
#Stay away from situations that might make you eat. If there are places or times where you’re more likely to eat naughty foods, steer clear of them. If you can’t see a movie in the theater without your chosen candy, don’t go. If you and a friend always eat cake when you go to a certain restaurant, change it up and go somewhere they don’t serve cake. Make it harder for you to indulge in your cravings.<ref name="rf6">http://www.prevention.com/weight-loss/weight-loss-tips/how-stop-food-cravings-and-overeating</ref> | #Stay away from situations that might make you eat. If there are places or times where you’re more likely to eat naughty foods, steer clear of them. If you can’t see a movie in the theater without your chosen candy, don’t go. If you and a friend always eat cake when you go to a certain restaurant, change it up and go somewhere they don’t serve cake. Make it harder for you to indulge in your cravings.<ref name="rf6">http://www.prevention.com/weight-loss/weight-loss-tips/how-stop-food-cravings-and-overeating</ref> | ||
| − | #Eat regularly and practice portion control. Aim to eat regular, small-sized meals throughout the day that are [[Eat | + | #Eat regularly and practice portion control. Aim to eat regular, small-sized meals throughout the day that are [[Eat Healthy|healthy]] and well-balanced. This will help to maintain your blood sugar at an even level and prevent craving spikes. Avoid [[Eat Less Sugar|refined carbohydrates]] as much as possible. As delicious as they are, they stimulate cravings by making your blood sugar spike and then drop dramatically.<ref name="rf7">http://www.webmd.com/diet/obesity/6_meals_a_day </ref> |
#Make it really easy to eat foods that aren't naughty. A big reason why many people cannot make food changes is that the alternatives seem "too hard". When breaking a habit, use the time to retrain this mindset by finding all of the ways to make it "too easy" and replace those naughty foods. Some ways to help yourself include: | #Make it really easy to eat foods that aren't naughty. A big reason why many people cannot make food changes is that the alternatives seem "too hard". When breaking a habit, use the time to retrain this mindset by finding all of the ways to make it "too easy" and replace those naughty foods. Some ways to help yourself include: | ||
#*Purchase pre-cut nibbling vegetables. Or prepare a large amount of vegetables for snacking on over several days and leave in the fridge for the weak moments. It's much easier doing the effort in big batches than hurdling the "I don't want to prepare it" excuse at the time you need a snack. Great veggies to keep ready to snack on include: celery, carrot, sugar snap peas, radishes, beansprouts, etc. | #*Purchase pre-cut nibbling vegetables. Or prepare a large amount of vegetables for snacking on over several days and leave in the fridge for the weak moments. It's much easier doing the effort in big batches than hurdling the "I don't want to prepare it" excuse at the time you need a snack. Great veggies to keep ready to snack on include: celery, carrot, sugar snap peas, radishes, beansprouts, etc. | ||
