Food cravings often stem from long-term dieting that hijacks your brain's reward system. Before eating, pause and ask if boredom, stress, or loneliness is actually driving the urge. Notice patterns and triggers like supermarket aisles or coffee shop counters to catch cravings before they happen.
Do you get cravings? Cravings can happen for all sorts of reasons. A lot of the time it's because you were depriving yourself on diets for years on end. Your brain gets hijacked by the feeling, so stop for a moment and ask yourself why you feel the urge to eat. Are you bored, stressed, or lonely? There may well be an emotional connection that's just keeping you stuck. Is it a pattern of behaviour that happens frequently? Make a mental note of the motive and the effect the environment might be having too. Where did this craving occur? Was it in the cake section of the supermarket or at the coffee shop counter? Being able to work out what's going on in your head is the first and most important part of being able to stop food cravings in their tracks.
