Breaking the Habit of Snacking: 5 Things to Do Today
Snacking has physical drivers, but there is also a subconscious element, meaning we often snack not out of need but out of habit. Habits can present challenges when you are trying to clean up your diet.
For instance, if you are in the habit of having an afternoon snack as you work at your computer, you can make the conscious decision to stop, but you’ll need to deal with those habitual thoughts, saying, “Ooh, a snack would be great right now.” In this video, you’ll learn five things you can do today to break the habit of snacking.
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I snack when I do’nt eat enough
Me too!
Could possibly be!
As always your presentations are informative, clearly stated and easy to understand. Thank you
Thank you Dr. Becky😊
Once you switch to diet soda, you can then begin going half-and-half with seltzer water and little by little switch to seltzer water
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Gold….. thank you…
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I found eating until comfortably stuffed to be extremely effective for hunger. For habits or cravings, I cut off a little piece of steak, or boiled and egg and went ahead and ate it, but made myself clean up everything and put it away when done. Over a few weeks, it eventually was just silly to me to go through all that work for a small snack. I actually told the family they could bring anything they want and used their poor food as a gauge of where I was at. When I no longer cared that chocolate and ice cream was in the house, I knew I was there. Won’t lie, it took well over a year, but is very much worth it when you get there. Good Luck!
PS, I do believe everyone will need some will power, but actively working toward a goal shortens the time you need to do it all mentally.
I work where we sell snacks. I bring my own but don’t fight the urge to have one every now and then. I also walk around the store to get up and moving. I drink soda once in a great while I don’t eat junk food, but I do have a tendency to over eat on the healthy food and think it’s ok. I have to push back my last foods time from 8 to maybe 7 at night with lighter meals leading up, because of Thanksgiving I have reset. Yes I will blame it on that. Lol.
If I have it in the house, I’ve already as good as eaten it.
I can’t drink diet soda. I get a raging headache. Something in diet soda my body doesn’t like.
Probably the aspartame 😢
Healthy snacks on the go!
Instead of soda drink sparkling water.
I’m pretty much off snacks now, DB, in following your genius tips. But when the feeling does come upon me, I find great help in the “wait it out” option; I wait about 5-10 minutes and I’m usually otherwise consumed or the hungry feeling is gone. Thanks 😉
You have many great useful videos, thank you Doc!
Thanks for your comment, npnpnp! Please spread the word 🙂
These are actually very effective tips. Thank you!
Great to hear, Stacey!