Look past your immediate desire and play out in your mind how you will feel while eating this "much needed" food and then play out the after effects. How do you feel once your are finished?
A few "rules" I have my clients to focus on is:
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| There is nothing in the cake that will improve your health or improve your results. However, occasional indulgences are part of life. |
Restrict Restriction and Include Inclusion - Robert
Make the act of including indulgences part of our food plan.
Control your kitchen
Keep temptation out of sight. That means clean the counters and kitchen of "junk" and actually create a scenario where you have to go purchase the items you want so badly. This will act to slow down your reaction.
Know WHY you are eating what you are eating
Are you hungry or bored or is it just a habit? Or have you convinced yourself that you deserve it? Play the scenario out to the end again.
Managing food cravings is a simple but difficult process. In my experience, I have seen that most often when an individual makes a emotional judgment and gives into eating when they are not hungry it is often do to temporarily losing sight of their goal(s) and/or continuation of habits.
Try these tips for controlling food cravings:
- Develop a mantra. Something like: "I feed my body and my needs, not my taste buds."
- Ask yourself questions like: "Why am i going to eat this? Is it because I actually want it and need it or am I re-actively responding to an immediate desire?"
- Keep focused on your goal. Post it in sight at work and at home and refer to it often.
- Drink a glass of water to slow the decision making process down. Water can make you feel a little fuller AND it will give you something to do while deciding if you are actually going to give in to your cravings.
Robert DeVito
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| Complete Fitness, Fat Loss and Wellness Program |
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