How to stop food cravings....

[Mags]

For those of you on diets....this may help

• Craving chocolate? Eat a banana. It sometimes satisfies the yearning for chocolate and is much less fattening.
• Chew sugarless gum. It speeds up the digestive system, burning more calories, and sometimes kills a craving.
• Exercise! Your appetite will temporarily subside and you'll feel better about taking such a proactive approach.
• Still craving chocolate? Try a magnesium supplement. Many women are deficient in this mineral, which is found in chocolate.
• Craving fatty foods? Eat fish, or take a fish oil or flaxseed oil supplement. You may be low in essential fatty acids.
• Grab something to drink. Sometimes, cravings for food are really thirst in disguise.
• Sweet tooth? Protein, fat and fiber keep blood sugar levels more even and help keep such cravings under control.
• Watch your caffeine intake. Caffeine seems to make sugar cravings worse.
• If your will power weakens at night, try leaving the lights on until the minute you go to bed. Dimmed lights tend to lower inhibitions.
• Turn off the lights in your kitchen and avoid hanging out there.

[Jac]

Mags are you trying to tell us something??

[Moli]

You sure are a mind of information Mags!!!

[Mags]

I'm hungry!

[Moli]

Originally Posted by Mags

I'm hungry!

You on a diet Mags!!!

[Mags]

Originally Posted by Moli

You on a diet Mags!!!

No Moli, but should be!

[Donna]

Good tips Mags, but had a laugh at the last one!!!!

[CJK]

any tips of what to do when u crave fried onion sarnies all the time? lol

[dinahsmum]

Originally Posted by CJK

any tips of what to do when u crave fried onion sarnies all the time? lol

Not a real tip, but you could cook your onions very slowly, without fat, in a non stick pan and then put them in a pitta instead of sliced bread (don't know why but pitta is much lower GI than bread). Or make sure it is a 'grainy' bread.

[CJK]

I never use fat anyway, cos i had high cholesterol once. Pitta sounds yummy!!! must buy some !!!
thanks