Cravings lay at every corner of our life and if we don’t pay attention we can be consumed by them. The first step to take control of your life is by finding out what your cravings are.
When you know what your weaknesses are you can start to find out what to do to solve it. The way most people consider to beat their cravings by fighting them. Attempting to beat them this way can be succesfull temporarily, but in the long run this is not the way to go.
You will be better protected against cravings if you eat enough and/or drink enough water so that you are filled and don’t feel the need of giving in to the craving. The next thing and not less important is how to still enjoy food that are not necessarily the best choices. It’s not forbidden to enjoy a pizza or some beer here and there. As long as you moderate your intake you can still enjoy it and don’t have to feel guilty. If you eat your prefered snack now and then you will be more likely to maintain your routine without having too big of cravings.
There is no end of craving. Hence contentment alone is the best way to happiness. Therefore acquire contentment. – Swami Sivananda
Feeling happy and satisfied are the only way defending yourself against cravings. If you feel satisfied with your food intake and your little snacks you have eaten you will be protected better against possible temptation.
Cravings can also be held under control if you allow yourself a pleasure, but keep it small. You are learning to eat that tasty pizza, but it isn’t that entire pizza you want. When you start eating it you start to realise that you weren’t craving the full one, just wanted a taste of it. That is how you can slowly reduce your cravings. Give yourself what you want from time to time but limit it to a certain amount to replenish your defence levels.
The better you are able to notice with how little amount you will be satisfied the better you will get at it. You will be able to share a pizza with a friend or eating just drink half a bottle of coca and keep the rest for later.