Everyone I know has cravings from time to time. and if you're trying to lose weight it makes it just that much more difficult. But whether you're doing Weight Watchers, South Beach, LoneStartNow, Jenny Craig or any other of the many programs, there are ways to manage cravings. I personally have been doing LoneStart for more than a year, and if it's any help, here's what they suggest: they say first cravings are mostly short term desires and that the average craving lasts about 5-minutes--so the first thing is to wait it out, distract your attention and have a glass of water or go for a walk. on a more practical level, they suggest you not skip meals, not to starve yourself, drink plenty of water since dehydration can sometimes be mistaken for hunger, not to go shopping when you're hungry, and to keep healthy snacks handy to substitute until the craving passes. personally, i used to crave just a bite of chocolate, like a hershey's kiss. I know it's just a little thing, but when I decided to get serious about weight loss, I decided to get serious about choices too. So everytime I wanted a hershey's kiss, I had a bite of apple or little carrot nub, piece of pear, or a few grapes. Something a little sweet, but not much more in terms of food than a kiss would have been. It took about 21 days, like LoneStart said it would, but it's true, now i don't want the chocolate--I crave the sweetness of the fruit. For me, at least, tastes can change. Good luck out there.
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