Overeating and cravings are common in the Western world and are often not given the proper attention they deserve. They are seen as something that individuals really should be able to control and if you can’t control them then apparently you don’t have enough willpower and are weak.Overeating can stem from two things cravings and emotional eating.

The word “craving” seems harmless and is just a nicer way, in most cases, to say addiction. Craving is almost an acceptable addiction because we don’t place much importance on its seriousness and we find it harmless. But cravings are not harmless – they are a symptom of underlying issues and can result in you overeating on foods you really wish you wouldn’t!

Most people think addiction is a strong word to use but that is in most cases what the issue is when it comes to cravings and overeating.

So in order to overcome overeating we must address the physical addictiveness of food or our cravings. Cravings are a sign of physical addiction, emotional addiction and also can be a result of not getting enough of a certain nutrient possibly.

The first step to eliminate physical cravings is to supply the body with the nutrients it requires. Most people don’t do this, don’t know what is right for adequate nutrition and just accept cravings as part and parcel of life. They don’t have to be! When you provide your body with the right nutrients you can eliminate physical cravings completely.

Second one needs to address any emotional relationship they have with food. Do you crave when you are bored, stressed or feeling? Take a day out to be completely self aware and note down when you crave and whether it’s as a result of having skipped a meal or because of an emotional need. Self-awareness in general is very helpful to you and good to continue to do as much as possible. Being in the present moment and practising being in the moment (as opposed to daydreaming or thinking about the past etc) will allow you to overcome your overeating triggers.

If your overeating is more emotionally related then the best thing can be to get support for from a friend or familiy member who can almost take the place of the food in comforting you. Who can allow tyou to feel your emotions with them if its too difficult for you to do alone. There is also a great step by step intensive program online you can follow over 12 weeks, if becoming self aware and facing your emotional demons is too difficult.

So provide your body with the right nutrition and face your emotions. This is the only way to truly overcome the overeating that is ruining your weight loss goals and life!

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It isn’t surprising that a lot of us crave salty foods when the majority of products you find in the store have salt in (even chocolate!). The best way to overcome craving salty foods is to make a conscious decision to eliminate salt completely form the diet. You can get the salt you need and your body needs by eating celery, cantaloupe melon and many other fresh fruits and vegetables. Your body only needs a little and this is the best way to get it – through fresh whole ripe foods, and not junk foods.

Once you have made a conscious decision to eliminate salt, you then need to make a plan and also start making your own meals. Seeing as practically everything has salt in, the only way you can avoid it completely is to cook fresh so you know exactly what is going into your meals.

When cutting out salt, you may find that food is bland. This is because salt kills your taste buds. Salt overpowers your taste buds and so the ability to taste other foods to their fullest is lost. If you want to start enjoying foods again espeically fresh fruits and vegetables, then cutting out salt is the best thing that you can do.

So make a decision to eliminate it and plan simple meals you can prepare yourself so you know what is in it and so you can avoid salt completely.

This is the best decision that you can make for your body and your health (salt has been linked to asthma, strokes and other diseases). Eliminating salt will stop cravings for good and will leave you feeling overall better within yourself.

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Craving fatty foods is somewhat natural in the world we live in. The majority of the Western world eats a high fat diet and it can typically be over 50% fat! Your body becomes accustomed to it! Our diets in the Western world are high in fat for many reasons but the number one reason being stress.

When we are under stress or any emotional pressure, many people turn to food for comfort. When you eat fat, because it is hard on the digestive system, it weighs you down and numbs you from what you would be feeling. We comfort eat. Feeling emotion/stress and digestion are two of the biggest and most energy consuming mechanisms of the body – your body can’t do both at once. So if you eat fatty foods you stop yourself feeling.

Comfort eating is a big part of our world and overcoming our reliance on fatty foods to numb us can be very difficult. So the best way to deal with it is to wean yourself off. When food becomes an emotional issue for us, simply cutting ourselves off of fatty foods maybe too much for us to handle emotionally. It is overwhelming because those emotions you kept buried and avoided will want to resurface. So what you need to do is wean yourself off.

The best way to do this is to allow yourself something fatty at the end of the day but not the rest of the day. Fatty foods can interfere with the digestion of others food you eat and leave you bloated and sluggish. This is because of how hard it is for your body to digest fat. So save your comfort eating for the end of the day. This is the best thing to do for your digestion but it is also the easiest thing to do. Most people find they comfort eat more in the evenings (currently there is research being conducted around the notion of night being something we fear and thus we comfort ourselves as a result).

Start your day with a healthy low fat breakfast like 5-6 pieces of fruit. Have a nice low fat lunch and then for the afternoon continue with the same pattern. Eat plenty of fruit; eat a low fat meal and stock up on this first. Providing your body with the right nutrients is the first way to stop craving fatty foods. Once you have stocked up, if you need to or want to eat something fatty then go ahead – but get your good food in first.

Once you are used to eating low fat for the majority of the day, then start working on weaning yourself off fatty foods in the evening. Make a realistic plan. Start by going a night a week without fatty foods for a couple of weeks, then two nights etc. This is the best approach for your emotional well-being. If you do too much too soon you will ultimately end up in a panic and binge

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Stop food cravings with Free to Eat’s Combat Your Cravings ebook.

Free to Eat’s Combat Your Cravings ebook is a comprehensive guide to what cravings are and how you can stop food cravings for good. The ebook gives you a detailed explanation of how cravings have come about and why you maybe experiencing them – this includes behavioral patterns, as well as physical and emotional addiction to foods.

The book also looks at what cravings mean in terms of your digestion, suggesting that cravings are a symptom of impaired digestion which you need to repair in order to be successful at combatting your food cravings for good. It also takes a brief look at several different cravings and what they do to your body. This section maybe an eye opener to you as it talks about not only common cravings for salt but also cravings for wheat and dairy and what this is doing to your body.

The ebook also talks about hunger versus cravings and gives you a good look into what exactly hunger is. Most people do not experience true hunger but fake hunger. If your stomach growls that isn’t a sign of hunger, it is a sign of digestive stress.

Along with this the book gives a good section on craving solutions as well as activities and guidance to recognise foods that trigger cravings and those that give you good health and energy. A long with this the guidance offers help to create an ideal vision to help you focus on what you want out of life and to help you stay centred when overcoming your cravings and emotional eating.

Free to Eat’s Combat Your Craving ebook is a great tool to aid you in overcoming your cravings. It will give you what you need to be able to effectively eradicate them for good.

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