JUST DO IT!…a little. Eat a teeny tiny bit of what you crave - It’ll give you taste you can’t stop thinking about and stop you from feeling denied! Denying yourself things just makes you want them more… Forbidden fruit, anyone? You always want what you can’t have!
Mix’N’Match. Sometimes the temptation is just too much, I hear ya. If you’re going to do the deed, make sure you mix it with something healthy! For example, if you’re a chocoholic - use chocolate as a topping or a dipping sauce for something healthy! Fruit in chocolate is flippin’ amaaaaazing and chocolate sprinkles work a treat on low fat yoghurt!.
Cold Turkey - and I’m not talkin’ about using poultry as a substitute. CUT IT OUT! Go 48-72 hours without what you crave for the first time, and cut it out of your diet for longer and longer periods of time as you go - slowly build up your tolerance to life without your love…So long without seeing each other…You thought you could never be together! If you’re THAT attached, write your love letters. Then you can have a steamy reunion in the rain, just like in The Notebook.
Distraction - Gum or fruit. Avoid giving in to the nagging of your crave and try chewing gum or eating a whole piece of fruit.. The fruit is packed with nutrients and fibre and should fill you up enough to not want anything else, and the gum’ll give you a fresh taste that will distract you from what you originally wanted… And mint makes everything taste funny afterward so you’ll steer clear of your craving. Also, waiting 20 minutes is enough time to tell whether your MIND is telling you that you want it, or your BODY. If you’re genuinely needing (the real definition of craving) the certain food for your body, you’ll still want it after twenty minutes.
Regular meals - What have I said? Lots of food, regularly! If you wait too long in between meals, or don’t feed yourself up enough when you DO eat, you’ll end up craving more - and your mind’ll tell you it should be chocolate. Or cheese. Plan your meals, prepare for hunger attacks with nuts or dried fruit… or real fruit…
