Having Cravings For Sugar? Read On!
Sugar cravings are one of the major reasons for weight loss plans failing very early on.
In this article I will give some simple guidance on trying to manage these cravings as soon as they occur.
The major we face in society is the fact that cravings are unavoidable! I have yet to speak to anyone, this includes fitness professionals, that doesn't suffer from sugar cravings now and again.
The other big problem is the readily available supply of sugar in today's shops and super markets.
It would be so much easier if we couldn't get sweets when we have cravings but all the big companies know that cravings exist and tailor the products accordingly! What this tells us is that avoiding sweet cravings is very difficult indeed.
There are some simple tactics that can help.
The first one, which is arguably the bast diet tip of all time, is not to have sweet things in the house! Easier said than done but very effective! The next thing I would say is make sure that you have a big meal for breakfast.
The amount of people that don't eat breakfast is amazing and it can be the primary cause for obesity and sugar cravings.
It isn't necessarily the fact that we don't eat breakfast because that is fine from time to time (once every five to seven days) but the way we react.
If we have a high sugar diet and we don't eat breakfast,then the chances are that we crave something sweet within a few hours of waking.
If we skipped breakfast and then had a whole food meal for lunch, this won't be as bad.
I would recommend getting in the habit of eating something in the morning, avoid sugary cereals (especially the one's that claim you can lose weight by eating them) and make sure you have some protein like eggs, lean meats or nuts (not peanuts) Another great tactic is to avoid wheat products like bread at lunchtime.
As human beings, the energy dip and sweet cravings normally kick in at 3pm.
If we have high sugar products like wheat at lunchtime, this can mean that that dip is increased, hence the need for sugar increases.
The first change I would make is moving from white to whole wheat and then have a couple of days per week where you have no wheat at lunchtime at all.
These habits may be a little bit of a culture shock at first but can help reduce cravings in the long term.
Temptation will always be there so it is important that you protect yourself from craving sugar to avoid unnecessary weight gain.
In this article I will give some simple guidance on trying to manage these cravings as soon as they occur.
The major we face in society is the fact that cravings are unavoidable! I have yet to speak to anyone, this includes fitness professionals, that doesn't suffer from sugar cravings now and again.
The other big problem is the readily available supply of sugar in today's shops and super markets.
It would be so much easier if we couldn't get sweets when we have cravings but all the big companies know that cravings exist and tailor the products accordingly! What this tells us is that avoiding sweet cravings is very difficult indeed.
There are some simple tactics that can help.
The first one, which is arguably the bast diet tip of all time, is not to have sweet things in the house! Easier said than done but very effective! The next thing I would say is make sure that you have a big meal for breakfast.
The amount of people that don't eat breakfast is amazing and it can be the primary cause for obesity and sugar cravings.
It isn't necessarily the fact that we don't eat breakfast because that is fine from time to time (once every five to seven days) but the way we react.
If we have a high sugar diet and we don't eat breakfast,then the chances are that we crave something sweet within a few hours of waking.
If we skipped breakfast and then had a whole food meal for lunch, this won't be as bad.
I would recommend getting in the habit of eating something in the morning, avoid sugary cereals (especially the one's that claim you can lose weight by eating them) and make sure you have some protein like eggs, lean meats or nuts (not peanuts) Another great tactic is to avoid wheat products like bread at lunchtime.
As human beings, the energy dip and sweet cravings normally kick in at 3pm.
If we have high sugar products like wheat at lunchtime, this can mean that that dip is increased, hence the need for sugar increases.
The first change I would make is moving from white to whole wheat and then have a couple of days per week where you have no wheat at lunchtime at all.
These habits may be a little bit of a culture shock at first but can help reduce cravings in the long term.
Temptation will always be there so it is important that you protect yourself from craving sugar to avoid unnecessary weight gain.
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