The yearning to lose weight and craving for unhealthy or junk food consistently goes hand in hand. The craving for junk foods is stronger than the normal drive and that craving is the only reason why people have problems losing weight or stay fit.

If you are one among many trying to reduce weight but your food cravings are standing as a barrier, don’t worry! Below are 11 ways to prevent cravings for unhealthy food:

1. Eat More Healthy Food

Every time you feel hungry or crave for unhealthy food, fill half of your plate with healthy food and try to eat around 2000 calories in total. You can feel full of fruits, nuts, and veggies. The delicious starch food that includes peas, corn, potatoes, beans, pasta, rice, and grains too come with untold health benefits and they are energizing and slimming.   

2. Drink More Water

In case you feel a sudden urge to junk food, go pick a large glass of water, drink it and wait for a few minutes. You find the craving for junk food fading away because you might often get confused with food cravings and thirst.

3. Create Healthy Environment

When you for a grocery store to buy foodstuffs, challenge yourself not to buy junk food and be committed to healthy foodstuffs. Fill your refrigerator and kitchen with healthy food items. Keeping junk or unhealthy food out of view is  a crucial way to prevent cravings for them.

4. Look Back on Benefits

Before fixing on healthy food, you would’ve surely had some reasons like owing to health issues or maybe you just want to prevent it because you are not feeling as great.

And, focusing on these reasons from time to time especially when you are craving for unhealthy food might make you add extra healthy food to your plate.

5. Sleep

Sleep deprivation leads to poor appetite regulation and strong cravings. Sleep-deprived people are more likely to become obese compared to people you have enough sleep. Therefore, getting good sleep plays a major role to prevent cravings.

6. Spinach Extract

The next time you visit the market to buy foodstuffs, don’t forget to get a supplement spinach extract, made of spinach leaves. Taking spinach extract with a meal reduce appetite and hunger for several hours.

7. Don’t Stress Yourself

Stress is found to have a connection with food cravings. You tend to eat more calories and experience more cravings when you are going through mental strain. Stress also makes you gain weight, especially in the belly area.

By Sowmya Sangam