One of the hardest things to control when you are on a diet are food cravings. Because you are already denying yourself some foods you automatically start longing for them. Have you noticed that you always crave the foods you are not allowed to eat. So how do I control cravings for these foods when I am on a diet.
The initial tactic is to avoid contact with the wrong foods and only have good food in the house. Get rid of all the foods that are not permitted on your diet from your kitchen. I know that your family will be missing oiut as well but they will know the reasons why.
The second thing to do is surround yourself with permitted foods that you can freely snack. For low fat type diets you can use fruit and vegetables to help you. If you were on the Atkins style diet you could have some cold meat in the fridge.
The issue will be that you will not your bad cravings for the wrong food. You might be eating a fresh carrot to stop your craving but you mind is thinking about a bar of chocolate. What you have to do is train your mind to crave the good foods instead of the bad ones.
To start with choose a fruit that you enjoy eating. I will use an apple to illustrate. Many fruits seem humdrum and ordinary like the eating apple. What I do is say to myself that It is not just an apple. I picture it as a crunchy fresh apple with a glossy red skin that has a bright sweet tangy flavour. Can you taste that apple. By envisioning your food like this repeatedly you will begin to desire and crave good foods.
To try this with another fruit imagine a mandarin. But look at it this way. This mandarin just falls out of its peel and smells of the juice that it contains. When you bite into it the mandarin juice floods your taste buds with fantastic flavour. So if you are having problems controlling your food cravings try this tactic.
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