Properly handling cravings can make or break your dieting efforts. Give in to them and you will find yourself frustrated and angry for not being able to stick to your weight loss program. However, if you able to successfully deal with them, you will gain a new respect for yourself and your ability to say no to temptation. One you get on a roll and begin to make good choices when it comes to what you put in your mouth, dieting becomes a bit easier. Generally, as the numbers on the scale go down (as a result of your hard work and sacrifice), it makes it much easier to stick to a diet plan.  Below, we will discuss several tricks to help you curb your cravings so that you can lose the weight that you want.

 

1. Get Enough Rest: Studies have shown that persons that do not get enough sleep experience an increase in a hormone that encourages them to eat. Ghrelin is this hormone and it stimulates the appetite. When individuals do not get enough rest, this hormone increases by nearly 15%, stoking feelings of hunger. Inadequate rest also decreases hormones that suppress the appetite. Leptin production falls by over 15%.

 

As you can see, not getting enough rest will make you eat more and also makes it much more difficult to stop eating, a recipe for major weight gain. Individuals that are concerned about this, need to get at least 8 hours of sleep every night.

 

2. Try Chromium Picolinate: Note:Before you start taking any new supplement, make sure that you clear it with your doctor first. Chromium Picolinate is a supplement can help lower cravings and suppress the appetite. It works because it helps keep blood sugar leveled which can prevent cravings. Look to take 1,000 mg a day. You can generally find this supplement at your local grocery store or Wal-mart.  

 

3. Chew Gum: Chewing gum can help you deal with your cravings without giving into them. Many times, our cravings will pass if we hold out for long enough. If you are craving sweets, a stick of gum may be able to satisfy your desire and enable you to ride it out. Studies have shown that chewing one stick of gum can lower cravings for a few hours. Dieters may want to stock up on their favorite brands and flavors as an investment in their weight loss efforts.

 

4. Don’t Deprive Your Self: Many times people not only give it to cravings but binge because they have totally cut out a particular food or food group from their diet. This is the quickest way to eventually fail at your weight loss efforts. Allow yourself to eat even those “forbidden” foods, just be sure to consume them in smaller portions. This will satisfy your urges both mentally and physically.

 

Often, people go crazy and eat way too much of a certain food that they have been craving because they have forgone it so long. They have likely been replaying the eventual reunion with this food with fervor and subsequently, eat way too much when they finally get their hands on it. Avoid these scenarios by allowing yourself a little bit of everything but in moderation.

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