4 Survival Strategies To Handle Your Worst Food Cravings
We’ve all been through the tortures of cravings. Just thinking about that “forbidden” food can send a wave of urgency pulsing through us that can seem stronger than ourselves. If you’ve ever heard the expression:
“What you resist persists”
…then you know that resistance is futile, and the more you try to avoid what you’re craving, the more it impinges itself upon you.
For anyone trying to implement new lifestyle choices, handling cravings can feel like it requires either superhero strength or some kind of magic. Here are a few solutions that just might do the trick when cravings strike.
Before we even begin to address solutions for stubborn cravings, let’s start by addressing the fact that some foods are ADDICTIVE — just flat out physiologically addictive. When you’re trying to remove these foods from your diet, it may require a bit more gusto to get through the process.
The most common addictive foods are:
Coffee
Cheese
Chocolate
Bread and Grain products (especially wheat)
Meat
If these are the foods you’re craving, understand that half the battle is going to be physiological. Take heart! The following suggestions and tips will help you to kick these habit forming foods, but it can be helpful to be aware of the extra challenge that may be involved in breaking free.
Let’s look at the most common cravings and some possible solutions for them!
Category: Sugar Craving & Binge Eating
