How To Beat Food Cravings
- January 29, 2010
- 3,532 Views
Writer
Rosemarie_Lennon
Actor
Sydney Sahr
Music (track 1)
Jonathan Roberts
Music (track 2)
Edison Music Corp
VOice Over Artist
Sri Gordon
Step away from the chocolate bar! Here’s how to gain control over foods that are constantly beckoning you.
You Will Need
- Distractions
- Menthol cough drops or breath strips
- Self-control
Step 1: Reduce cravings with frequent snacks
Spread your calories throughout the day. You’re less likely to have food cravings if you never allow yourself to get hungry.
Step 2: Distract yourself
Find something to distract you from the temptation for at least 15 minutes; most cravings peter out by then.
Look something up on the computer or flip through a magazine: Studies indicate that visual distractions are effective at taking the mind off food.
Step 3: Overpower your taste buds
Suck on a menthol cough drop or dissolve a breath strip on your tongue. Overpowering your sense of taste and smell can kill a craving.
Step 4: Denounce the food out loud
State your intention to resist the food, repeating it at least three times. Research shows that a spoken declaration increases your willpower.
Step 5: Allow yourself small treats
Enjoy small portions of your favorite foods on a regular basis. Eliminating them entirely will just make you crave them more.
Step 6: Limit the damage
On the occasions you give in to a craving, try to stop after a few nibbles. The satisfaction of tasting the food decreases dramatically after the first few bites.
Children with a gene variant present in 63 percent of people preferred sugary and fatty foods more than did kids who didn’t have the variant.
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Comments (5)
It looks like this girl NEEDS to eat something.. Poor thing is skin and bones.
over 2 years ago by bennorthenor
No she doesn't need to eat because she chooses not to become obese...try understanding the video.
about 1 year ago by galileo
You can't argue she's pretty :P
about 1 year ago by galileo
good job, next use a little obese people and kids
about 1 year ago by waveland201
I think she is really to skinny... I prefer another person to do the video... It remembers me my own thinspiration...
about 1 year ago by atalibrandi
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