Don’t you hate waking up with a food hangover-looking at the pizza box and cookies on your nightstand? To put this unhealthy habit to an end, you need to evaluate why you decided to over-indulge in the first place. To understand your cravings a little better you can avoid doing this repetitive cycle and start listening to what your body wants, not what your immediate gratification wants. The most common food cravings are those that are high in sugar and fat…big surprise. These foods mostly do not require preparation and are thus easily to consume instantly. Many times food cravings reflect your emotional state of mind, for instance stress, sadness, nutritional deficiencies, and also for those with eating disorders. Also, woman who have premenstrual syndrome crave certain foods just before they get their period due to their sensitivity in taste. So what can YOU do to make a change and stop this bad habit?
- Consider Your Options: Instead of attempting to cure this with stuffing yourself with junk, unhealthy food, find something else to do-whether it be reading, cleaning, shopping, or better yet exercising! Not only will you forget about those lame cravings, but you will loose calories.
- Have A Steady Food Cycle: Through eating daily planned well-balanced meals you will avoid starving yourself, which most commonly results in over-eating. Your body needs ten minutes to register whether it is full or not so let your body decide if its full, not you.
- Take Multivitamins: Whether you are on a diet or not, there is an array of multi-vitamin supplements that will nourish your body with the vitamins and minerals needed to keep the body healthy.
