To stop cravings one certainly needs a lot of will power. They can be so strong that saying no isn’t going to happen, however there are plenty of things you can do to prepare yourself and to make it as difficult as possible to give in.
To stop cravings first you need to prepare. So don’t stock junk food in your house or those items you are most likely to binge on and devour. This is really important because you are shooting yourself in the foot by surrounding yourself with the food cravings.
So don’t buy them!
The harder and long it takes you to get the craved item, the more likely the craving will have resolved itself. So if you can’t get it straight away because it isn’t in the house, that is a good thing and very helpful to you.
If a craving comes on, the first thing you should do is eat fruit. I am not talking about 1 piece of fruit as that is likely to make your craving worse but I am talking about quite a few pieces. The thing that has helped me the most is to blend 4-5 bananas together or more, with a little water and then drink it all down. Doing this will really take the edge off the craving and very quickly because it will satisfy you nutritionally and we all know a lot of cravings can occur when we are deprived nutritionally. Soo this is your best bet. You can also try blending the bananas with some spinach as this will add a great deal of minerals to aid in diminishing your craving.
If you don’t feel like eating fruit, then you know you aren’t really hungry and this is a true sign of craving, but I still recommend doing so for your own benefit.
If you find yourself in the car on your way to the store to get the craved item then take fruit with you to eat in the car. You can even talk yourself into eating the fruit by saying things like “If I eat this fruit, then I will allow myself the craved food”.
Hopefully once you reach the store your cravings would have completely gone or diminished to the point that you can make a rational decision not to give into them. This would have happened because you provided your body with enough nutrition to conquer it and also because enough time had passed for your body to get over it.
So when trying to stop cravings, make sure you have fruit to eat and none of your craved foods in the house. Time and good nutrition are your top resources for fighting cravings head on.
