5 Simple Tips To Stop Food Cravings

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When it comes to food cravings, it can seem like the only way to avoid them is to run for hills or staple our lips together so we can't eat. Food cravings can be very intense and can seem to run our lives, but they don't have to and we can make our lives easier. This article goes over 5 things you can do to lessen them and gain control.

1.Eat a balanced diet - Many people find that they experience intense yearnings for food by mid afternoon because simply put they have had a manic morning, skipped breakfast and have only eaten an apple for lunch! These intense yearnings for food then spill over into the evening as your body tries to catch up with calories by searching for calorie dense foods which usually turn out to be the fattiest, heaviest foods around. If you want to avoid these you need to make a motivated effort to get in a proper breakfast, lunch and dinner. Making sure you nourish the body with nutritious foods regularly will stop these.

2. Keep Occupied - A lot of the cravings we experience in the evening tend to be as a result of television watching. TV watching is actually rather dull and often we desire snacks to help us suppress the feelings of boredom. So if you want to avoid them but usually use this time to watch TV and end up vegging out, try doing something different. Find a new hobbie, get creative - paint, learn an instrument, dance, or exercise. Use your evening productively and enjoy it and snacking will be a thing of the past.

3. Help Suppress It - There are many things we can do to help suppress the cravings and stop ourselves from overeating. You can brush your teeth or use something like chewing gum or even a lollipop to take our attention away from it. Until we continuously overcome them this may be our only solution to stop ourselves from eating, but the more we do it the easier cravings will become without a crutch.

4. Drink Water - It's very simple but many of us to forget to keep topped up on water during the day. We are so distracted by life that we can often confuse thirst for hunger and this can result in cravings. Try drinking plenty of water before considering to eat any food.

5. Just Wait - Cravings only last about 15 minutes at the most. This can feel like a long time if you just sit and wait for it to pass. Instead wait by doing something else. Go for a walk, get some housework done or exercise. Distract yourself for 15 minutes and you will be surprised how quickly it would have passed.

Yearnings for food can be overcome fairly easy with commitment and motivation. Don't let them rule your life but don't make a big deal if you do cave. Just learn from the experience and learn how the food made you feel. This way you have more ammo as to why you shouldn't give into them the next time they return.

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For more cravings tips visit stop food cravings. If you are struggling with emotional eating check out our article how to stop emotional eating and combat cravings for good.



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