Tip of the Day: Cravings

If you're having cravings for a particular foods, here's a few techniques I use to stop myself from giving in.

1. anytime I start craving something, I like to make sure that I'm not just hungry (try to eat a meal instead)
2. if I'm craving something sweet, I'll eat a fruit which has natural sugars to give myself a healthier sweet
3. if I'm craving something fatty (say, chocolate or poutine), I think of how bad that food is for me
4. no matter what I may crave, I know that I want to loose this weight A LOT more than I want to eat that food, and the lack of indulgence now will pay off even more in the future :)

I saw a quote that I liked in my French text book last night: Il faut manger pour vivre, et non vivre pour manger.

English translation:

"Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat."
- Socrates
Greek philosopher in Athens (469 BC - 399 BC)