Diabetes Weight Loss by Jill Weisenberger

Author:Jill Weisenberger
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ebook
Publisher: American Diabetes Association
Published: 2012-08-05T16:00:00+00:00

Conquer Cravings

A craving is simply a strong desire, but sometimes that strong desire is so strong that it seems impossible to control. Some people more easily ignore cravings than others. While you may have had little success controlling food cravings previously, there are strategies that help.

Give Yourself Permission to Eat It

This is difficult for many dieters. So many people have the notion that weight loss and blood glucose control require giving up our favorite things. Really, though, it’s about making choices and tradeoffs. Remember that you can have whatever you want, but you cannot have everything you want whenever you want it (or as much as you might want). Don’t label the food as bad. Rather, eat a small bit of the food, savor every bite, thoroughly enjoy it, and remind yourself that yes, you can have it again another time. Once you really understand that it’s okay to eat it and that you can have it again, the overwhelming desire to eat a lot disappears. In her book, Eating Thin for Life, Anne Fletcher, MS, RD, shares the dieting and maintenance strategies of 208 successful weight maintainers. These individuals have lost an average of 64 pounds and have kept it off for more than 10 years. The most frequent strategy for handling cravings? Having just a little.

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