How to Banish Food Cravings

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So this little sugar diet I've been doing this week has been harder than I thought it would be. There have been so many times that I just wanted to give in and eat something tasty. One day it got so bad, that I had to get on the Internet and look up how to get rid of food (particularly chocolate) cravings. Here's what I found:

1. Wait 15 minutes; by then the craving should be gone.
2. Stay hydrated.
3. Never go hungry.
4. Balance your meals.
5. Get your ZZZ's
6. Exercise it away.
7. Take magnesium daily.
8. Smell it instead. Light a vanilla candle or buy a vanilla patch (?). The scent of vanilla, for some reason, gets rid of cravings.
9. Brush it away. Floss or brush your teeth with minty freshness.
10. Write it off.
11. Turn off the T.V.
12. Factor it in. (Just in case you have to give in).

I thought these were pretty helpful tips, and they've worked so far! When it came to #7, I didn't know what foods had magnesium in them, so I looked that up too:

• Fish
• Fruit- bananas, figs
• Grains- oats, brown rice, wheat
• Juices- prune juice
• Dairy- milk, yogurt
• Nuts- almonds, cashews
• Veggies- artichokes, beans, cornmeal, peas (frozen), pumpkin (seeds), spinach, and potatoes.

I was amazed at how my body already kind of figured this out! Instead of getting chocolate, I would turn to almonds, cereal, or milk. Isn't it crazy how our body already knows what to substitute for chocolate?? I thought it was pretty amazing.

Well, so far so good. I haven't given in yet. :) I can make it, just a few more days.

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