Have you tried to lose weight but found yourself craving the food you’re avoiding and sabotaging your diet?  It could be that your food choices are largely to blame.  

Eating certain foods can actually stimulate the appetite.  So, which foods can cause cravings and should you avoid when you’re trying to lose weight?  The answer is manufactured foods that have been stripped of nutrients and fiber.  Try eating foods closer to the earth, not foods that have been totally refined and redefined before coming to you in the store.  Remember that fiber is your friend and will not only keep cravings at bay, but will help you lose weight.  Look for 100% whole wheat on every flour product you purchase.

Be assured that your cravings for high-starch foods will diminish over time.  It is not uncommon to hear people comment that they don’t crave these foods after as little as two weeks.

Bring the following healthy choice foods to work instead of the refined carbohydrate choices, and watch your body slim down naturally.  Better yet, have a little protein with these choices for a perfectly healthy snack that stays with you and keeps hunger at bay.  Recommended protein choices include low-fat string cheese, low-fat yogurt, low-fat cream cheese, low-fat cottage cheese, all natural peanut butter, nuts or a glass of skim milk.

 Published on NurseTogether.com, 2010.

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