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How do you curb a craving for junk food?
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yassmina
3 of 4 people found this helpful.
6/16/2008 11:53:02 PM

tea with law fat milk helps you to stay cool in the evening if you dont want to eat after 06.00pm 
Rumpelteazer
2 of 3 people found this helpful.
6/16/2008 6:32:10 PM

Drink a fiber laxative with 16oz of water half an hour before meal,this will full you up and eat less.
Also by drinking a fiber drink will eases the elimination of waste materials inside you.Just make sure you drink 8 glass of water everyday. 
HealthyChe...
8 of 8 people found this helpful.
6/10/2008 5:04:24 PM

At our cafe we serve all our meals on smaller plates, the portion is the same it just looks bigger and since the plate is full you are not thinking you need more food. It works really well. And we serve a lot of fiber in our meals, the bulkiness of the fiber really fills you up without weighing you down.
Kristi Linebaugh
Kristi@vigoacuisine.com 
smilewithness
9 of 9 people found this helpful.
6/8/2008 9:11:49 AM

Drinking a 16 oz. bottle of water or non caloric drink 15 minutes before your meal will cut down the amount you eat to fill full. 
Queenmumm
23 of 24 people found this helpful.
6/6/2008 7:36:46 AM

Chew sugarless gum while preparing meals, you can't absentmindedly eat food while chewing gum. 
mskittybes...
17 of 22 people found this helpful.
6/5/2008 9:32:57 PM

dont skip meals 
Coconut-jam
15 of 21 people found this helpful.
6/5/2008 6:52:45 AM

Underweight, overweight and illness point to a very serious problem - an absence of self love. If you love yourself, you'll not hurt yourself in anyway. If you love yourself, you will not let lifestyle advertisements tell you what you should have or be to be happy and successful. Listen to your heart. It knows best what is good for you. 
BusyLizy1
10 of 13 people found this helpful.
6/4/2008 1:03:10 PM

A friend told me: For a meal size, not to eat more than I can hold with my two hands together. 
poppajerry
5 of 5 people found this helpful.
6/4/2008 11:01:03 AM

Alot of us tend to be less cautious about the foods we eat based on the degree of freshness. As a former health inspector of restaurants may I remind you.."When in doubt, throw it out!" If you have any concerns about the quality of food in your refrigerator or on you plate at a food service facility...do not take the chance of a Salmonella, E.Coli, Shigella, Listeria or even Hepatitis A infection especially with potentially hazardous foods. And, always remember to wash your hands in hot water with soap- for at least 20 seconds-to prevent cross contamination between potentially hazardous foods as well as before each meal...at home or away!! 
drj1
9 of 9 people found this helpful.
6/4/2008 7:51:02 AM

Chewing gum is NOT a way to stave off cravings. Your chewing stimulates the production of saliva that goes down into your stomach without any food to digest and it ends up making you hungry when you otherwise would not be hungry. Those little tic-tac breath mints have the same effect but less, because less saliva is produced. Better to use one of those breath fresheners that you touch to your tongue to give it a fresh flavor without the saliva build-up. When dieting, your tongue can have an acidic bitterness which causes you to want to eat something to cleanse your palate. Oftentimes, I just brush my teeth an extra time each day. -- hope this tip helps! 
sheltlandpony
2 of 4 people found this helpful.
6/4/2008 6:45:20 AM

drink lots of water with a little lemon juice in it,treat any white food made with white sugars and flour,like the plague then start with alot of dark green veggies' 
dordoor
1 of 1 people found this helpful.
6/3/2008 10:15:29 PM

i have learned, and still learning about my health which is very inportant to me and i'm very interested in being healthy, all i can say right now is start taking good care of your health while young, thanks. 
liv35
11 of 11 people found this helpful.
6/3/2008 4:47:03 PM

Decide before you shop what you want to buy, make a list and buy ONLY those items. AVOID the chips and cookies isles or whatever isles contain your weaknesses, then reward yourself for sticking to your list with sugar free gum. Drink water WHILE shopping...it's a tangible reminder that you are health minded and fills you up so you aren't tempted to buy snacks. Serve meals on the counter buffet style so you don't keep piling up the food, purposefully take LESS than you really want and when you finish, wait 15 minutes before you serve yourself more. If you allow your body time to register that it has food, you will more often than not, feel satisfied and not want more. If you have to snack while watching TV reserve some food just for TV time, and make sure it's on hand, like cut vegetables or your daily salad...they don't always have to be served with your meal. And remember that your body NEEDS these kinds of foods so the more you eat the better!!!! 
Dody2
12 of 14 people found this helpful.
6/3/2008 9:51:11 AM

Don't watch TV while eating. 
ladyfit
22 of 26 people found this helpful.
6/3/2008 1:55:58 AM

I have some nuts instead, snacking on nuts keeps you fuller for longer