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Ways to Curb Your Cravings for Bad Foods
These
tips will definitely help curb your cravings and keep you on the track, leading
you to a successful and subsequent permanent
weight loss.
1. Get rid of all the bad foods you crave!
Just
throw out all those snacks, candies, donuts and other bad foods that's
making you gain weight and even if you still have strong cravings for those bad
foods.
2. Eat more fiber (Raw Fruits & Veggies)
Fiber
keeps you fuller longer and kills all your sugar cravings.
3. Make sure at least 30% of your diet is protein
People
who drank either whey protein 90 minutes before being allowed to eat
freely at a buffet table ate significantly less calories than those who did not
drink whey protein.
4. Drink more WATER
When
you get dehydrated you will get very hungry because your body will increase
your hunger pangs in an attempt to get more water to re-hydrate itself .
5. You can drink a glass of vegetable juice before meals
Studies
have shown that drinking vegetable juice before meals suppresses your appetite
by making you eat 135 less calories at each meal.
6. Eat some fiber & protein and drink some water at ever meal to...
Regulate
your blood sugar because when your blood sugar is out of whack you'll
crave for more food which means you'll eat a lot more and gain more weight.
7. Eat a small meal every 2-to-3 hours
Doing
this also regulates your blood sugar by giving you a constant supply of energy
which really reduces your cravings and kills your big appetite.
8. Don't skip breakfast
Skipping
breakfast makes your already low morning blood sugar drop even more and this
will cause you to have massive food cravings for the rest of the day.
9. Drink Green Tea Instead of Coffee
Green
tea is a potent appetite suppressant and it's also an all-natural fat burner
that helps you burn up to 43% more fat.
10. Have an egg for breakfast
Studies
found that an egg for breakfast helped overweight people feel more full over 24
hours than a bagel-based breakfast of equal calories and the people who ate the
egg breakfast ate 330 calories less during the day and after an 8-week study.
11. Lose Belly Fat & have Less Cravings
According
to researchers at University if Western Ontario - Belly fat makes you hungry
because it makes a hormone called neuropeptide
Y
that makes you hungry.
that makes you hungry.
12. Don't get stressed out - relax more.
When
you get stressed out you usually overeat because your body releases a hormone
called Cortisol that makes you hungry.
13. Battle PMS cravings with Calcium
Research has shown that women who take calcium supplements or consume at least 1 serving of dairy products daily (like yogurt, skim milk, or low-fat cheese) about 2 weeks before menstruation will significantly lower their cravings during PMS for bad carbs that make them gain weight
14.
Avoid refined or processed carbs (mainly sugar)
Refined
carbs include heavily processed or high sugar foods like fluffy white
breads/bread snacks, regular sodas, most breakfast cereal, sweets, candy,
cookies and cakes.
15. Limit your salt intake
Salt
also makes your cravings worse and too much salt also causes you to gain
unwanted water weight - try to use herbs & spices instead of salt.
16. Take a whiff of Vanilla scent to curb cravings
The
sweet smell of vanilla tricks you into thinking you already satisfied your
cravings for sugars.
17. Eat on blue plates
17. Eat on blue plates
It
may sound weird but the research does show that blue is a natural appetite
suppressant so try to use blue silverware, napkins, etc. whenever you eat.
18. Make sure you're getting enough sleep
18. Make sure you're getting enough sleep
Not
getting enough Sleep makes your body release an appetite causing hormone called
Ghrelin that makes you want to eat more.
19. Wait out your cravings
Most
cravings pass within 20 minutes because they're usually all in your head so you
can survive these "fake cravings" by taking your mind off your
cravings doing other things such as checking your email, looking at TV or
hanging out with friends.
20. Use spices instead of sugar & salt
Use
spices like cinnamon, cloves or ginger for flavor which will help you lose
weight instead of sugar & salt.
21. Add more hot spices or spicy foods to your meals
Spicy
foods can reduce your appetite by increasing your body's norepinephrine and
epinephrine .
22. Use tastants
Tastants
are calorie-
free crystals you add to foods to intensify the foods natural scent.
free crystals you add to foods to intensify the foods natural scent.
23. Exercise to eat less
Exercising
helps your appetite suppressing hormone Leptin work better and Leptin basically
tells you that you're full and you need to stop eating.
24. Take Vitamin B-3
Taking
Vitamin B-3 will help lower your sugar cravings and it will also help suppress
your alcohol cravings as well.
25. Have a cheat day or a cheat meal
It's okay to cheat every once in a while.
26. Take a 15 minute walk
U.K.
researchers found that you can reduce your cravings by 12 percent simply by
taking a short 15 minute walk.
27. Avoid Sweeteners
Sweeteners
increase your insulin levels which will increase your cravings so avoid diet
sodas, artificial Sweeteners like sweet-n-low and even honey.
28. Eat after you workout
If
working out increases your appetite then you can quickly & easily get rid
of those cravings by eating within 1-to-2 hours of finishing your workout.
29. Eat some dark chocolate
Eating
2 small pieces of dark chocolate will help lower your cravings more than eating
milk chocolate according to research from the University of Copenhagen.
30. Eat Potatoes
Potatoes
contain a special type of starch that resist digestive enzymes making them stay
in your body longer causing you not to get hungry for long periods of time.
31. Include fats in your diet
The
good fats that help yoou burn fat found in olive oil, nuts, avocados and
peanut butter decreases your appetite according to a study done in the Journal
of Cell Metabolism.
32. Eat more fish
Fish
like salmon, tuna & herring are all high in Omega-3 fats and the Omega-3
fats increases your blood levels of the appetite suppressing hormone leptin.
33. Make a fist
A
new study found that by simply tightening up your muscles can help you fight
off temptations bought on by bad foods such as cakes, sodas & sweets.
34. Buy a bigger fork
Using
a bigger fork = You'll take bigger bites = Your Brain &
You will be fooled into thinking you are full making you eat much less = You'll keep weight off longer & lose weight faster.
You will be fooled into thinking you are full making you eat much less = You'll keep weight off longer & lose weight faster.
35. See yourself eating what you crave for
A
study done at Carnegie Mellon University showed that people who visualized
themselves eating what they craved for ate 61% less.
36. Is it a craving or… Is it hunger?
Hunger
is your body telling you to eat, so hunger is
actually physiological
and cravings are all in your head. Cravings are psychological or fake hunger.
and cravings are all in your head. Cravings are psychological or fake hunger.
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