Do your food cravings always win?
Can you count the diets you've been on that were wiped out because your cravings got the best of you?
It seems we can make all kinds of good decisions to eat healthy, exercise, REALLY lose weight this time. Then we get a little stressed, or we catch the aroma of something, or we see someone else eating what we love. It is at that moment that all resistance and willpower fade away and we give in to our cravings!
Giving in to the craving fills us with guilt and sometimes self hatred for not having the ability to overcome this craving. Our self-esteem lowers and we hear that little voice in our heads tell us what failures we are. This further lowers our self-esteem and so we satisfy our cravings because that food make us "feel better."
Following are a few suggestions you might try to help control your cravings.
1. Keep the food you carve OUT of the house. No matter how much your family complains, tell them that you need their support for this. Get them on your team.
2. The first thing to do when you get a bad craving is to drink a big glass of WATER. This will distract your craving Then tell yourself you can have whatever you are craving in 15 minutes. You must wait that long. Probably, your craving will be gone by then.
3. Table grazing at a party is very dangerous. First, graze at the vegetable end, but don't really graze. You need to pick up the food and put it on your plate. Then you need to relocate! MOVE away from the table and engage someone in conversation. Oh, yes, keep a glass of water with you.
4. When you come across someone enjoying what it is that you really crave, do a 180 and go get yourself a glass of water. Water satisfies the body and often will help your cravings to actually go away.
Weight loss and cravings - is there a connection? If you didn't have cravings, don't you think your body would be happier with healthy food choices? If you had no cravings, you would not be adding the extra sugar, sodium, fat, and calories to your body. Without those things, anyone could be successful with weight loss.
Here are two alternatives to overcoming your cravings:
1. Through the use of Hypnotherapy, you can figure out your emotional reasons for eating. Once that is done, your conscious mind can make better decisions and learn to control your cravings.
2. Emotional Freedom Technique, also known as Tapping, can help you to change the negative energy in your body to a positive energy. When this happens, your cravings go away and you have a neutral reaction to the food that you crave.
Cravings are hard for most people. When you are craving something, you lose control of the situation. Don't let that happen. At least grab a glass of water. Make yourself drink the whole thing before you give in. You will find that this is the beginning of being in control
Once you've downed the water, you might want to look in to one of the alternative solutions. They are systems that really do work! - 29161
Can you count the diets you've been on that were wiped out because your cravings got the best of you?
It seems we can make all kinds of good decisions to eat healthy, exercise, REALLY lose weight this time. Then we get a little stressed, or we catch the aroma of something, or we see someone else eating what we love. It is at that moment that all resistance and willpower fade away and we give in to our cravings!
Giving in to the craving fills us with guilt and sometimes self hatred for not having the ability to overcome this craving. Our self-esteem lowers and we hear that little voice in our heads tell us what failures we are. This further lowers our self-esteem and so we satisfy our cravings because that food make us "feel better."
Following are a few suggestions you might try to help control your cravings.
1. Keep the food you carve OUT of the house. No matter how much your family complains, tell them that you need their support for this. Get them on your team.
2. The first thing to do when you get a bad craving is to drink a big glass of WATER. This will distract your craving Then tell yourself you can have whatever you are craving in 15 minutes. You must wait that long. Probably, your craving will be gone by then.
3. Table grazing at a party is very dangerous. First, graze at the vegetable end, but don't really graze. You need to pick up the food and put it on your plate. Then you need to relocate! MOVE away from the table and engage someone in conversation. Oh, yes, keep a glass of water with you.
4. When you come across someone enjoying what it is that you really crave, do a 180 and go get yourself a glass of water. Water satisfies the body and often will help your cravings to actually go away.
Weight loss and cravings - is there a connection? If you didn't have cravings, don't you think your body would be happier with healthy food choices? If you had no cravings, you would not be adding the extra sugar, sodium, fat, and calories to your body. Without those things, anyone could be successful with weight loss.
Here are two alternatives to overcoming your cravings:
1. Through the use of Hypnotherapy, you can figure out your emotional reasons for eating. Once that is done, your conscious mind can make better decisions and learn to control your cravings.
2. Emotional Freedom Technique, also known as Tapping, can help you to change the negative energy in your body to a positive energy. When this happens, your cravings go away and you have a neutral reaction to the food that you crave.
Cravings are hard for most people. When you are craving something, you lose control of the situation. Don't let that happen. At least grab a glass of water. Make yourself drink the whole thing before you give in. You will find that this is the beginning of being in control
Once you've downed the water, you might want to look in to one of the alternative solutions. They are systems that really do work! - 29161
About the Author:
Here is an excellent resource to learn more concerning Emotional Freedom Technique and how you can use it to Stop Your Food Cravings. The author, Jeanene Fisher, has authored many original e-books and articles concerning weight loss and other self-improvement topics as well as being an at home entrepreneur. She is also an EFT Practitioner.
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