My cute brother licking the brownie bowl...at least he has an apron on, right?
Other than sheer grit and will-power, fruit can save your life! Nutritionist Zonya Foco has a TV series as well as a weight loss plan that really focuses on balance and changing your life into a healthy one...not a diet plan. I really like her ideas on how to improve little things each day. Anyway, she promises that if you are trying to kick a sugar habit, this trick will be the answer to your problems:
Eat a piece of fruit and a large glass of water every 4 hours while you are awake.
Yes, it is that easy! To be honest, I don't have much of a sweet tooth because I don't eat it much at all. But I think the reason I can stay away from it is because I eat fruit with every meal. It gives me that sweetness that you think your body wants, and it gives you extra nutrients. Hello, double bonus!
I think a huge point to make is that it is important that you are eating frequently, whether it is fruit or not. That doesn't mean eat a meal, but if you are constantly letting your blood sugar and metabolism drop from not eating small snacks enough, the cravings will come back stronger each time. Here are some other healthy snack ideas if you'd like.
Well...it's back to school today for me. Here's to a happy, healthy semester!
2 comments:
Such great advice! I once had someone tell me that when you feel like your body is craving sugar what it's really craving is fruit. I always try to remember that when one hits, though I don't get them often. Since I don't like chocolate and I can't eat ice cream there's not a lot of sweets that I'm willing to eat. But give me a piece of pumpkin pie with whipped cream...yum. I'm all over that one.
That is really interesting. Sometimes I crave Jamba like CRAZY ane then I realize I am just thristy, or maybe want an orange.
WW has made fruit free and I'm guessing a lot of it is due to this idea.
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