Beating Food Cravings
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Loading ...Is there a certain time of day where you find it more difficult to resist eating certain foods? Many people find that at a certain time every day they develop cravings for sweets or salty snacks and often feel “hungry” even though they know they shouldn’t be.
For me, this time of day is the evening. I rarely, if ever have a problem sticking to healthy eating in the mornings and throughout the day. If there were no such thing as evenings, I would have reached my goal weight long ago! I often get cravings 1-2 hours after dinner. Sometimes they get so intense that I lose all interest in my weight loss goals. I literally only care about satisfying my craving – that’s how powerful food cravings can be. Of course, if I do indulge, the next morning I feel like crap. Not just physically from the junk food, but mentally as well. I get angry with myself for not being strong enough.
There are a number of things you can do to reduce cravings, or to increase your willpower to overcome them. For me, a short 20-minute run or other workout usually does the trick. It gets me in a better state of mind and helps me to feel better about myself which boosts my motivation to stay on the right track. Of course, you have to have the willpower to actually do a quick workout, which I find that I often don’t. It can be a vicious cycle sometimes. If you find yourself getting very intense cravings and you feel like you really want to give in, just try doing some exercise for a bit and see how you feel after. You might be surprised how much it helps.
Here is an article with some unique tips to help you beat cravings: 8 Out of the Ordinary Approaches to Defeating Your Food Cravings
And another good page that has some good info on what you can eat when craving certain types of foods: How to Stop Cravings for Carbs, Fats and Sugars
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January 15th, 2012 at 2:05 pm
Nice tips. I usually get cravings late at night and its hard for me to resist.
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January 21st, 2012 at 6:15 pm
Cravings are difficult to cope with especially if you are board or feeling a bit down. Exercise helps me to overcome this and it’s a great suggestion to do a quick workout to help you deal with cravings.
One other good suggestion is not to keep the sweet stuff in your house. You might get the cravings but with nothing bad in the cupboards it’s a lot easier to resist. I think the longer you resist then the tougher mentally you get.
Trev
January 27th, 2012 at 4:36 am
The quick workouts are definitely helping. Tonight I had some pretty harsh cravings and I made myself do a 20 minute workout. After I was done, the cravings were gone! I had an apple with natural peanut butter and called it a day.