How To Lose Weight: More Ways To Stop Food Cravings
Written on October 10, 2011 by Seth Climpson
A few weeks ago, I detailed how one nutritionist stopped her food cravings. It was the most popular blog I wrote all month. So I’m back with more proven ways to quiet your cravings.
When you’re watching your weight, a chocolate chip cookie or a handful of salty chips are even more enticing than usual. These five rules, based on current nutrition research, can help you say no.
#1 Get Your Shut-Eye A lot of new research shows that when you don’t get enough sleep, you eat too much. Basically, your body is telling you that it needs energy. What it needs is the energizing power of sleep, not the calorie-laden energy of food.
#2 Drink a Glass of Water When the urge to reach for a cookie hits, have a glass of water instead and wait 10 minutes before eating anything. This tip works for you in two ways. If you are misinterpreting thirst as hunger, you’ve just satisfied the craving. If that doesn’t work, waiting 10 minutes can be enough for the craving to pass.
#3 Try a Low-Carb Diet Research published in the journal, Obesity, found that people on a low-fat diet craved carbs, fats and sugary foods more than those on a low-carb diet did. It seems that you’d crave the foods you’ve cut back on, but this study proves that’s not the case.
#4 Eat Three Healthy Meals. Keeping your blood sugar on an even keel can help you resist the siren call of carbs or sweets.
#5 If You Falter, Don’t Fail Face it. Even the most committed dieter is going to reach into the bag of corn chips at one time or another. The important thing when you stumble is to make sure you don’t fall. Nobody ever got fat eating one slice of cheesecake. Acknowledge that you’re off the wagon – then climb back up.
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