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how can i give up the foods i love like ice cream, dots, and soda. i've tried so hard but i cant, whats an easy way?
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do swimming then you can eat whatever you want like all of the good stuff thats what i do but i know when i need to stop and that i just dont pig out when i want to and then if i do then i run!!!
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It's really hard at the beginning, but it gets easier with time. Everytime you feel like eating or drinking something you shouldn't, drink a big glass of water quickly. This will make you feel full. Once your body gets used to not having those things, you won't crave them as much anymore.
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I'm guessing your trying to give them up to lose weight, and not for a religious purpose (like, say, Lent). Which means that drastically cutting down is probably better than giving them up completely.
If your in charge of the shopping and kitchen arrangement, you can only buy so much, and put it out of sight, so you really have to want it bad to get to it. And you know that your only getting so much of it till next time.
True cravings can be satisfied by very small amounts, and sometimes by very similar foods. Instead of having a giant ice cream sunday, get a smaller bowl, slice up a banana into the bottom, and put a small amount of low fat frozen yogurt on top. And maybe a little syrup. just maybe, if it's been a really hard day or you need a treat. :)
Soda substitutions are a little harder. If you like the taste, try diet soda's - you can cover the "diet" taste a little by adding a few teaspoons of syrup, or a few tablespoons of the liquid that comes with the maraschino cherries. It adds calories, but not as many as a whole can of soda will. If you drink soda for the "rush", try juice, green tea, or coffee. If it's the cold and bubbly that's got you, try those flavored no-calorie waters.
Dots are little gummy candies, right? Try chewing gum. They have some interesting flavors that really don't last more than about 15 min now anyway. Or reward yourself with half a dozen of them after you have had something healthy to fill you up.
Good luck!
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cut down gradully
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It is really hard, try staying away from the food! When you crave it the most, just keep away from it!
♥ Michelle
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throw everything away, never leave your house. just kidding. just use a lot of self-control and keep thinking about the positives. reward yourself every once in a while for a job well done.
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substitute them. make all soda, dots, ice cream and things like that unavaliable to you. eat frozen yogurt instead of ice cream. eat grapes instead of dots. drink juice instead of soda. think of it as the healthier version of all the foods you love.
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i found out that if you eat too much you get sick of it. i used to have chocolate every day. i cant eat it any more. but if you use this method you risk putting on weight. i had a fast metabolism so i didn't get fat - thank god - so yeah. just a suggestion.
~ANGE
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try to go a week and a half or so without it. then you'll get used to it, and have like every saturday be your day where you treat yourself to ice cream. but dont get too much ice cream, or you'll have to start over.
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lol i think this is tiffany but if it is then you will do it for me and this is dan'
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if your trying to do a diet just workout and dont worry about the foods...yeah it would help if you did but it should still work!
.Cody.
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you could maybe not buy those foods to keep in your house and if your that determined, just keep telling yourself that you cant have it and eventually you will be disciplined enough and you wont want those foods anymore. hope that works for ya!
♥ kellie ♥
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Try to get those foods out of your house or tell your mom to not buy them anymore. You need to try not thinking about them and start eating healthy. If you are the type of person to get cravings for them, try putting an elastic on your wrist and snap it whenever you get a craving or distract yourself. Hope I helped :)
-Karen
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maybe you can try eating more healthier foods without auctually giving them up totally or try finding better foods that are healthier for you and try getting hooked on those
~jessica~
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The easy way is to not give it up..but to cut down. Example : If you eat ice cream twice a week..try and cut it down to one..or once every couple of weeks. Instead of soda..drink diet..and drink only one cup(can) of soda every two days..then try and cut it back to every 3 days. Dont try and cut it out all together..because the human brain craves things..dont deny your cravings..limit your servings and your frequency of having them.
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Don't keep those sort of foods in the house.
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Charmed-Cherry21
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