You Just Had 10 Beers and a Large Pizza. Now What?
The first thing I know you are saying to yourself is: “And I was doing so well, this year was going to be different.” Well I come bringing good news. This slip up is going to happen to everyone. Everyone has cravings and my advice would be not to ignore them but handle them intelligently. I handle my cravings with a simple philosophy: “IF YOU ARE GOING TO CHEAT, GO ALL THE WAY.” I love Dorritos more than almost anything else in my life, well almost anything. But when I get cravings, which is often I do not grab a chip here and a chip there til a bag is gone, because they will soon become a part of my daily diet. I will pick a time and eat as many as I can until I am sick of them. This will handle my craving for usually about two weeks and after eating healthy for a week my body will just break that up and show no ill effects. However it is very important for me to get back on track the next day. Never miss meals because you think your last one had too many calories. You need to eat to lose weight. Have a nice bowl of oatmeal the next morning and keep that metabolism racing.
January 26, 2010 at 5:36 am
This is good wisdom! I have massive, massive oreo benders with friends and family on occasion, and after that my aversion to them lasts at least 3 months. But, I am always glad that I kicked my craving, and getting back on the wagon feels good.
I read about a trainer who had a chocolate-addicted client. Her diet was pretty solid except for a bar or two per day. He made her eat nothing but chocolate for an entire week. She begged to come off it after three days, but he said no, and her diet made a huge turn for the better once she was back on real food.