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I'm always craving junk food. When it comes to self-control, I have none in the food category. If I have a bag of chips, I could probably eat the whole bag if nobody was there to stop me. I just get caught up in something else and eat continuously and I don't like when I do it. I need some ideas for (easy) snacks to make right at home (besides like fruits/vegetables). I don't want something that will take forever to make either. I will appreciate any good ideas! (link)
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Man, are you singing my song or what?!
1) Don't eat chips or anything straight out of the bag. Put them in a SMALL dish and eat them SLOWLY. After a time (a matter of days) you won't even finish them.
2) Don't eat in front of the TV or computer. You don't pay attention to what you're doing and suddenly it's gone.
3) It takes at least 20 minutes for your food to take effect in your stomach. So if you feel hungry after 15 minutes, drink a glass of ICE water and wait another 15 or more minutes.
4) Get rid of chips and anything fattening. Replace your snacks with fruits and raw vegetables (I'll bet your really tired of hearing that, aren't you?) But there's nothing wrong with adding a little to it. Reduced Fat Peanut Butter (I prefer Jif because it's only 60% peanuts) on apples or celery is excellent and it really curbs the "wanna" appetite.
5) Salads? Make them ahead of time, put them in one-serving, air-tight containers (lettuce will get brown really fast if you don't). Another hint. Put dressing on the side and dip your forkful into it before putting it into your mouth. That way you get the flavor of it without all that fat and drenching.
6) Drink 6-8 glasses of ICE water a day. Notice ICE. It revs up your metabolism. If you have trouble with that, start with Crystal Light with 4 glasses/4 glasses water, then cut back to 3 glasses CL, 3-5 glass water, etc.
7) Exercise. The easiest? Walk! Start with 1/2 mile and work up. 20 minutes per mile is a good pace to aim for. And it cuts your desire for junk food (don't ask me how, it just does).
8) Don't deny yourself a candy bar or a SMALL bag of chips ONCE a week, but ONLY ONCE a week, as a reward if you stick to not having any the rest of the week.
Hope I helped.
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