How To Stop Craving Junk Fast Food and Get Your Diet Under Control With Macronutrients

How many times have you started a clean eating regimen so furiously that by day 5 all you can think about is pasta and chocolate? I bet the number of you is quite high! We all start out with the best of intentions, but sometimes we can be too hard on ourselves and we wind up sabotaging ourselves in the process. In order for your body to run as a machine, you need the basic macronutrients (proteins, carbohydrates,  fats).

If you are depriving yourself of certain foods (i.e. starchy carbs) and doing more cardio as well, your body will start the craving process, but instead of going for the healthier options, you will most likely go for a big bowl of pasta or ice cream and cake!

Once we give in to these cravings, we all know what happens next, we say: “Well I already messed up”, and we keep on going, making the following Monday Day 1… AGAIN

Here are some simple tips that can keep your cravings in check and your brain sane as well!

1) CARB CRAVINGS

Your body needs carbohydrates as fuel so you can get through those killer cardio sessions. So by cutting them out of your diet and then spending an hour on the treadmill is a recipe for disaster! To avoid eating a pound of pasta, incorporate whole oats into your diet. Adding a half cup cooked rolled oats or a slice or 2 of Ezekiel bread to your morning eggs and fibrous veggies at lunch will stop these cravings in its tracks!

2) FAT CRAVINGS

A lot of times you think that eating clean means eliminating ALL fats. FALSE!!! We need good fats for energy and heart health. Healthy fats include olive oil, almonds and avocados. Also try adding 1 yolk in the morning instead of having just egg whites. This should calm your need for ice cream!! Keep in mind, these foods are calorically dense. So a little goes a long way.

3) ALLOW A CHEAT (TREAT)

By allowing something in your diet that you would normally cut out completely can stop you from going into a full blown binge later on. By adding, I don’t mean fried chicken and cake for one meal a week!! Try adding a treat that ranges from 300 – 400 calories to your diet one time per week. This means maybe one serving of ice cream or a small cupcake or piece of chocolate… whatever your desire (even a glass of wine!). Just keep it under 400 calories! Hopefully these little tricks can keep your cravings at bay and your energy levels high!

Oh, and remember: NOTHING TASTES AS GOOD AS BEING FIT FEELS!!!