How to Beat a Craving
Show the craving who’s boss! Conquer it, you gotta if you’re gonna win your weight — weightloss is a battle. And you should come out victorious. How? First, you have to beat the cravings.
For me, here’s some things I do to beat cravings:
1.) Look at a tonnnn of thinspo before you eat, if you’re really really craving something to eat. Guilt yourself into not eating. It sounds harsh, but it works! See the pictures of all the tiny girls and picture you looking like that; and don’t only tell yourself you wish you could look like that, tell yourself you’re going to look like that.
2.) If the craving is still putting up a tough fight, try looking at your stomach before you eat. Pinch the fat there (if you’re like me and have any fat there), or guilt yourself by looking at your stomach while you eat. Tell yourself “Look, I’ve already got a ton of food right here in these fat rolls. Why should I eat this cookie? I don’t need it; I’m full. I am, really.” Pretend that each bite of an unhealthy food item is going to give you an entire ‘nother fat roll. It sounds strange, but it works.
3.) If that craving still won’t go away, step on the scale. Sometimes numerical motivation is what you need to remind yourself that you don’t need to eat this.
4.) Still not working? Don’t just imagine the body you’re aiming to have. Tell yourself that that is the body you’re going to have… but eating that cookie is not going to let you have it. Wishful thinking and prospects of the reality of the future are very different. Don’t just be a wishful thinker; make it happen. The cookie is the enemy. Food itself isn’t the enemy, but calories are; so we want to avoid all the higher-calorie foods as much as possible.
5.) [This goes for if you’re having a craving, or just in general, as well] Drink water before meals. Always. It fills up your stomach a little and makes you feel full faster. Also, another great tip regarding cravings and water: If you’re having a craving, chew on ice cubes (1, 2, 3 — they’re 0-calories, so take however many you need) until the craving goes away.
6.) If you have time, take a nap. When you wake up the craving will be gone and you won’t be as hungry anymore. You’ll probably forget all about it.
7.) When you’re trying to avoid snacking, just brush your teeth instead. Who wants to eat when their mouth feels so clean and spotless?
8.) If none of this has helped, then when you get a craving, try just doing 50 crunches or 100 jumping jacks (some simple exercise), and then that will probably have killed the craving (and some calories, too!).
*The absolute best way to beat a craving is by exercising. You’ll feel great and fit and you won’t be hungry — you’ll just be tired (and maybe a little thirsty, of course).*
Hope this helped. =)
(Source: anorexicbeliever)
