 Once You Have The Craving.....
Once you have the craving:
If you really crave a food (i.e. chocolate), you have two choices:
Allow yourself a small portion when you feel the craving (i.e. 2 Hershey kisses a day) or find a substitute (i.e. Swiss Miss sugar free hot chocolate or Chai tea).
Try to wait 15 minutes before giving in to a craving.
Try to engage in another activity such as journaling, or taking a walk.
Sometimes even a 5 minute distraction can help ward off the cravings.
If you do give into a craving and eat more than you would have liked, do not beat yourself up. Try to learn from the craving. What could you have done differently to have prevented the craving? Then- Let it go! We are all human.
Guilt will only make things worse and we have to allow ourselves learning curves. |