| Most people have food cravings. A University of | | | | in. That doesn't mean your diet is a train wreck or |
| Pennsylvania study showed that almost 100 | | | | you've gone totally off, or that you eat enough |
| percent of women and 70 percent of men have | | | | of what you crave to be stuffed or even |
| food cravings. Nothing wrong with food cravings | | | | nauseous, but that you have "some." |
| unless they lead to unhealthy behavior, like eating | | | | 2) Don't get too hungry. This is easier said than |
| a pound of chocolate in one sitting or two pounds | | | | done sometimes, but eating something every few |
| of meat. Yes, I've done both, several times. And | | | | hours helps me, even if it's just a couple of carrot |
| if you have them often, perhaps daily or more, | | | | sticks. Extreme hunger can certainly cause as well |
| they can certainly be bad, especially if you often | | | | as magnify problems. |
| give in! | | | | 3) Try to manage your stress in other ways than |
| Cravings may be all in the mind. That same | | | | food. For me and many others, stress and food |
| University of Pennsylvania study mentioned above | | | | go together. University studies concur that food |
| showed that certain parts of your brain are | | | | cravings may be a way the body handles chronic |
| associated with craving, namely those having to | | | | stress. |
| do with emotion, memory, and reward. | | | | It's natural to love certain foods more than |
| So how can you handle food cravings? Here are | | | | others, and yes, to really want to devour them. If |
| three techniques that work for many people. | | | | occasional, no problem, but if it's all the time it |
| 1) Give in! No, not all the time, but occasionally. I | | | | certainly can be. Hopefully these 3 tips are helpful. |
| even suggest that those dieting occasionally give | | | | |