How To Control Those Uncontrollable Food Cravings

As you get older, and are trying to figure out how to stay healthy, enjoy life and still fit into your jeans, it can become overwhelming to think of all of the options. Things you should do, things you shouldn’t. What a drag. I say pick what feels right to you and do that. I don’t think it’s realistic to imagine you’re never going to eat things you love again just because it’s not healthy. And who wants to live like that anyway? Life is short, and it we should have fun when we can and that involves food.

One thing I have noticed about food and those cravings that we all get is that if you have taken the time to really get the nutrition you need the cravings are not nearly as compelling. When I still worked in the hospitality industry, the hours would be long and the work very physically and mentally draining. Let me tell you’re if your in your sixth or seventh hour of serving food and you have not had anything to eat in as many hours…well there comes a time when you will knock back a plate of fries faster than you can say fried potato! I really learned the value of food fueling then. I noticed that before work, I really needed to eat high density food to get through the day. Eggs, nuts, butter and cheese. But the real difference came when I dreamed up my “fruit and vegetable drink”.

At one time I would juice things, but I tired of the mess with all the pulp left behind and one day a light bulb went on in my head and I thought, “Why am I throwing away all that fiber that I work so hard to get?” Duh. So I started blending up fruits and vegetables with just enough liquid to make it like a nice smoothie. I found that freezing some of the ingredients made it even better. Well once I added the vegetable drink to my morning routine, I found I could work those long hours not get hungry, stay mentally sharp, full of energy and away from the fries.

If you’re dealing with uncontrollable cravings, fueling your body with great nutrition is worth trying. Your body needs food. Good food, high in nutrients. It’s hard to find that in highly processed foods because it’s too many calories for the nutrition punch that you need. My theory is feed yourself what you need, then eat the fries, cookies, ice cream or whatever. I’ll bet you will notice that it will be much easier to not gobble the whole plate, or box, or carton. A small amount will be enough, and you’ll enjoy it even more.

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