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Take the strain out of weight
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Coping with those unavoidable
bad days |
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When it comes to dieting things
hardly ever run smoothly. We may like to think when we start
the diet that we will never cave in and that we will be
strict with ourselves, but the reality is – bad days can and
do often happen.
It is just too hard sometimes to stay on track. There are
constant temptations placed in our path and sometimes it is
just too hard not to take them. After all, what are you
supposed to do when somebody offers you a plateful of chips
and dip or that moist, mouth watering slice of chocolate
cake? We are only human and sometimes willpower abandons us
completely, especially when we have been dieting for a
couple of weeks!
So, when your willpower packs
up and goes on holiday, what exactly can you do to get
yourself back on track? Well, luckily there are ways of
coping and best of all – they are not hard to do! |
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Understanding your cravings and
the reasons behind them |
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Our cravings are generally what
make us lose our will power. Many people believe that they
have no control whatsoever over their cravings but that is
completely untrue. Whilst the cravings may seem extremely
strong like an addiction, they can be controlled.
There are some circumstances
when cravings mean that your body needs something. It might
not necessarily be the food that you are craving, but it
might be what that food offers the body. For example, a
craving for chocolate or something sweet could be the body’s
way of telling you that it would like more energy. Chocolate
and other sugary treats give the body energy but only a
short burst of it. This often means that the high is often
followed by a low and we end up feeling terrible for eating
it.
If this happens to you, you
could replace that chocolate with something a little
healthier such as a banana which is high in potassium and it
will fill you up as well as giving you energy. Many athletes
eat bananas before running or something because it does give
them the energy that they need. Other foods which you can
replace that chocolate with include nuts such as almonds,
which slowly release energy and fill you up.
Finally a craving for food
could actually mean that your body is dehydrated and all
that it needs is water. So, drink a glass of water, leave it
around twenty minutes and see if you are still hungry. If
not it was water that you needed and eventually you will
learn the difference between hunger cravings and water
cravings. |
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When all else fails |
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The main thing to remember when
you have a bad day is to not beat yourself up over it. We
all have bad days – we are after all, only human! You simply
class it as a bad day and start again tomorrow.
Absolutely nobody is perfect and we all get tempted away by
our favourite foods whether we are out in a restaurant,
around at a friends house, or simply sat at home indulging
in a take away. It happens, it can be depressing but you can
move on and tomorrow is another day. Feeling bad for having
a bad day will only make things worse and many dieters form
the understanding that because they have slipped they might
as well carry on eating junk because it will make no
difference any more. That is simply not true and if you
think to yourself ‘Ok I’ve messed up today but tomorrow I
will get things back on track’, you should find that you
recover yourself and you will be happier again before you
know it.Overall bad
days do happen so do not be disheartened when they do.
Simply keep an eye on your cravings and listen to what your
body is telling you, that way you cannot go wrong. |
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