How to Fight Sugar Cravings

Feeling like a slave to the ice cream carton? Do M&M's automatically find themselves into your cart when you're feeling stressed? I will teach you how to reprogram yourself, form new habits, and avoid foods that contribute nothing nutritionally to your diet.

Things You'll Need

• Determination
• A mantra... okay, not really, but you need to say to yourself over and over, "I CAN do this" instead of giving yourself permission to fail.

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Instructions

• 1

  Stock your shelves and fridge. If you live with a family, (like me) who loves junk food, you have to have alternatives at the ready when hunger strikes.

• 2

  Make a conscious choice never to pick up a sugar-filled, empty calorie junk food, and of course, to never let it near your mouth. Plan ahead for times when you will be surrounded by sweets, (such as a party) and decide ahead of time what you will eat and what you will not.

• 3

  Try to drink water or a diet soda first, and then, if you still want something, pick up ONE of the items on the list below, and eat it slowly.