This strategy helps you overcome the urge to indulge.
The gist:
Alex Zimmerman, LA-based senior director of the Tier X program, has a self-proclaimed sweet tooth. Whenever he gets a craving that he doesn't want to satisfy, he manages it by cursing at the indulgence in his head.
Expert insight:
When a craving hits, it can be so overwhelming that you give in and eat the tempting food before recognizing that the desire will pass, Zimmerman says. "You need to have a strategy for that moment."
You can assert control in those situations by addressing the item in question as if it were a person or thing you don't like, Zimmerman explains. “It’s kind of silly and I take heat for it at home, but it works for me.”
The bottom line:
Anytime you're faced with an unwelcome temptation, Zimmerman suggests looking at the food while repeating a mantra in your head or under your breath, such as "You do not have power over me," "I don't like you," or "You mean nothing to me."