Forums: September 2011 Kickstart Forum: cravings
Created on: 10/03/11 10:41 AM Views: 850 Replies: 6
aricibears Joined: 10/03/11 Posts: 2	cravings Posted Monday, October 3, 2011 at 10:41 AM i have major craving issues. What can I do? I am a stress and emotional eater. How can I stop ? So I can eat health.
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Susan Levin Joined: 12/26/09 Posts: 1191	RE: cravings Posted Monday, October 3, 2011 at 10:51 AM Something that might help is Dr. Barnard's book Breaking the Food Seduction. It has a lot of tips for cravings. A great start is participating in this three-week program of replacing the foods you crave with an abundance of healthful foods. It's not easy, but it does get you over a hump and addresses how you feel about food in general. Susan Levin, MS, RD PCRM Director of Nutrition Education
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Bugsmom Joined: 09/13/10 Posts: 2072	RE: cravings Posted Monday, October 3, 2011 at 12:25 PM aricibears wrote: i have major craving issues. What can I do? I am a stress and emotional eater. How can I stop ? So I can eat health. First thing, I think, is to target the stresses and emotions. If they're still there, then you'll still be grabbing something - whether it's HoHos or vegan cupcakes. Either way, you'll be eating without needing the actual food/nutrients. Second thing is to only have good stuff handy - if you MUST munch due to stress occurring, at least make it an apple or some grape or carrot sticks. Get the cookies, chips, etc out of the house/out of sight as much as possible. If there's a vending machine at work, make sure you have no change/cash on hand for it. etc. Create 'buffers' for yourself as well - if you notice you're heading to a snack, stop and get a drink of water. Think about how you feel, physically and emotionally. Do you feel hungry or do you feel angry, or frustrated, or nervous, or whatever? A quick test of actually needing food is whether an apple or a tomato sounds tasty. If an apple is appealing, you're likely really hungry (assuming you like apples that is). If apples and tomatoes are not appealing, and only that chocolatey sugary treat seems tempting, then it's probably not biologically necessary eating. Once you can get that little bit of separation and consciousness about it, you can choose your next move instead of blindly munching everything in sight. --Deb R
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aricibears Joined: 10/03/11 Posts: 2	RE: cravings Posted Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at 9:36 AM Thank you . This is helpful info.
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Bugsmom Joined: 09/13/10 Posts: 2072	RE: cravings Posted Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at 9:45 AM And, of course, even once you're stopping and consciously thinking about it, sometimes you're going to consciously choose a cookie. And that's fine. As long as it's a cookie (or two little bite size ones). Try to make it the BEST cookie you can get if you're going to go ahead and have one. Look for vegan, organic, whole grains, etc. And that right there can help break the munchy cycle - simply thinking "is this vegan?" can preclude grabbing the vending machine candy bar or snack cake because they're likely not. That'll buy you time to think, breathe, stretch, take a quick walk down the hall, whatever helps relieve the stress. I have a squeezy rubbery cow at my desk (from Monty Python and the Holy Grail) that I'll use as a stress reliever at times (squeeze it or throw it, either way works!) --Deb R
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WhisperCat1 Joined: 09/01/11 Posts: 32	RE: cravings Posted Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at 11:14 AM this is one of those jedi mind tricks right? massage the cow, do not eat the cow
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Bugsmom Joined: 09/13/10 Posts: 2072	RE: cravings Posted Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at 11:16 AM WhisperCat1 wrote: this is one of those jedi mind tricks right? massage the cow, do not eat the cow "those are not the cookies you are looking for" --Deb R
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