Hello, The first thing that I learned is never deny yourself, or your cravings will get worse. It's much better to incorporate your "food love" in with your diet. Another words, count it as part of your diet plan. If your on a low fat diet, count the fat and cal. then find some other way to take away or reduce the fat or cal. in your diet that day. The same goes for low carbing., count the carbs in and reduce them another. For example: If you just ate that yummy 230 cal. candy bar for a mid-morning snack, change your dinner plan from 3 oz. of steak and a salad to a large mixing bowel of tossed salad with tomatoes and fat free dressing. Let's face it, there is no substitute for that nice squisy feeling of a candy bar in your mouth. I don't have any suggestions for the soda thing though.
Other ideas: 1. Chocolate rice cakes or chocolate corn cakes are a lot less cal. than a candy bar, but only eat one. (Low cal. can become regular cal. if you eat too much.) 2. Have a hidden stash of your favorite Hersey's kisses, then only allow yourself ONE kiss on the day you have the craving. (Lots of will power, but you can do it.) 3. Richard Simmons has a nice little diet/exercise plan that allows you to "cheat." The weight loss is slow, but it's worth it. 4. Never tell yourself I'll exercise it off, because it ain't going to happen. 5. Allow yourself a special day to cheat - like one day per week or one day per month...depending on how much cheating you're going to do.
Best wishes.
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Magpie
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