I am trying so hard to break my addiction to sugar & high fat foods. Anyone have any tips?
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Addictions are habits and it normally only takes two weeks to break a habit. So, for two weeks, you need to FORCE yourself not to eat sugar and high-fat food. It doesn't matter what you eat as long as you don't eat sugar and fat, but as long as you're trying to do something positive for yourself, you can form a new food-for-life habit during this time. You can eat cereals, grains, vegetables, fresh fruit, fish, turkey, and popcorn (low fat microwavable). It is easier to stay on this plan if you start experimenting with spices and seasonings. They will be a key ingredient to prevent boredom. There is tons of information on spices on the internet. You could become a GREAT cook. Good luck !
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Two techniques.  \n1. Eat right, but also eat well.  There are bound to be some foods that feel like indulgences even when they are not.  Fat-free frozen yogurt, for instance (preferably sugar-free), or Tasty D-Lite if you have some around, seems like a treat and is nonetheless healthy.  Soy Crisps seem like potato chips and are low-fat, high protein, and low carb.  Give yourself a few of these treats a day, and balance them out.\n2.  Stay on your diet and fitness plans for 6 days.  On the 7th day, eat whatever you want and rest.  Try to keep it somewhat within reason (don't just sit and binge all day), but feel free to indulge in the forbidden foods- pizza, ice cream, etc.  This is actually good for you on two levels: first off, it helps with the motivation ('if I am good for 2 more days I can be bad all day afterwards', 'I can still go out to eat with people', etc.), and second, it helps to jolt your system out of settling into your new, healthier eating habits.\nYou'll keep your diet longer (and develop good habits that can stick with you after you go off it) AND you'll get to eat everything you want to.
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Truth is your an addict! You are addicted to sugar and the chocolate. Just like a person is addicted to drugs your addicted and you will need to get this out of your system just like with any drug.\nhttp://www.karlloren.com/Diabetes/p82.htm
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Lots of ideas for you:\n\nDrink plenty of water - being dehydrated makes you crave sugar.\nEat good chocolate - get some of the 70% stuff, you won't want to eat so much of it.\nEat good food before you get too hungry - that'll stop you craving a sugar fix.\nEat sweet things like fresh or dried fruit and have a drink of water when you want to eat sugar.\nOnly eat sugar after a meal, that way it won't make you go sugar high and then hit a sugar low.
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Avoid sugary foods like soda, cookies, candy bars, etc., these kind of foods will only spur your cravings to greater frequencies.  If you must have something sweet, eat fruit; your body processes natural sugar without converting it to fat, and you need fruit anyway.  Stay away from fruit drinks as they contain alot of extra processed sugar.\n\nTry drinking tea if you can't drink just plain water (or put a slice of lemon in - more fruit).  If you don't like tea or coffee, try the water and lemon/lime trick, but DON'T add any sugar.\n\nMaybe you need a "going to the gym" buddy - can you ask your best maid to go with you or one of your bridesmaids?  This could be a great way to add some unique memories for your wedding preparations.\n\nIf you want to regulate your diet, be consistent with meal times and don't skip meals.  Pick veggies like carrots, celery sticks, or green pepper to satisfy that need to snack and eat something crunchy.  This will get more veggies into your diet too.\n\nI'm hypoglycemic (I can't skip meals - kind of the opposite of diabetes), so if I start a headache from not eating, a little bit of cheese (like a cheese stick) or milk will tide me over until mealtime.\n\nGood luck and congratulations!
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This can be really hard.  I've been on a journey of losing weight for the last year or so and recently felt myself slipping.  I put a picture of my old fat self on the fridge and whenever I'm tempted to do that 'mindless' eating, I take a look at the picture.  It helps.  You know that saying, 'nothing tastes as good as thin feels'....well its absolutely true.
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Yes sugar is very addicting, as well is caffine, I tried cuttong back on caffine awhile back and boy after 48hrs you have a headache from he**  but after 72hrs or so it will go away.. i have since went back to caffine, cuttong back on sugar dud same for me, just a little at a time, Eat some fruit if you are craving sugar like Grapes, Cherry's things with the natural sugars
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Stop eating sugar and while flour products.  Eat only meat, nuts, and vegatables and your cravings will disappear.
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First of all, it's important to evaluate how you got to the weight you are at.  Often times when someone is very overweight,  the issue is not as much about food as it is about a food addiction.  A food addiction is both a physical and emotional issue to deal with.   Unless the weight gain came from a pregnancy , surgery, or other medical condition, I would say you may need to evaluate how you have used food in the past and the issues underneath. If  the emotional issues are not addressed, you will sabotage the process and stop yourself from achieving and maintaining a healthy weight.   You need to believe that you deserve it, because that will be the source of your motivation.  \n   Then there is the physical side!  The main idea of weight loss , is using more calories than you are eating.   This is because once you are finished burning the calories you ate, your body will start using the calories alreay stored (the fat stored in your body) to supply it's energy.  That is how your weight is reduced.  \n    A good way to start is to change how you look at food.  Remember to only eat when you are hungry. Food is not to be used as a punishment or a reward, but instead as nourishment.  And hopefully, pleasurable nourishment.  However since your body is used to consuming a large amount of calories to maintain  the high weight, it will tell you that you are hungry even when you have had enough calories.   This brings the need for a food plan, or at least eating guidelines.  Start slowly, such as a rule for what to eat for breakfast. Often times a healthy breakfast can set the mental tone for the rest of the day, along with starting your body's calorie burning early in the day.  So it really is an extremely important meal both physically and mentally.   Then add guidelines that limit less nutritious food (limit but not eliminate), such as sweets and soft drinks.   These foods often add many calories without helping you feel full.  Another important step is to look at portion control.   An often overlooked aspect of this, is always be able to see how much you are eating.   This means put the food on your dish, and only once.  Avoid eating out of the container or having multiple servings, because you can easily consume large amounts of food without understanding how much you truthfully have consumed.   Another important tip is remember that drinks have calories too.   Besides diet drinks, anything but water contains calories.   Often times when trying to reduce your calorie intake it can be helpful to 'spend' calories on food- which your body notices (reduces hunger)- rather than on drinks ,which you may only consume because it is a habit and your body soon forgets (does not reduce hunger).  Drink as much water as you can, since this will help you feel full and also is important for your body's well-being.   It is helpful to always have a glass with you, because often drinking large amounts of water at a time is not as easy as drinking small amounts throughout the day.  This also prevents dehydration.  Overall, remember not to starve yourself.   It will only backfire.   Don't ban any foods, only limit them.   Mentally change how you view food, and even after a several days your body will begin to follow by changing its cravings.  \n      The other essential element is exercise.   The most important  aspect of excercise is that you enjoy what you chose to do.   There are so many options, because the basic goal is moving.   Even if you are a beginner there are many activities that can be done.  Some of these include walking (start by walking your pet or simply around the neighborhood), lifting weights (try cans or household items if barbells seem intimidating at first),  and biking.  The basic idea is just becoming active.  Aim for 30-60 minutes on 3 to 5 days of the week (a higher frequency may cause injury , and a lower level may not provide results).  Start slow and in settings you are comfortable with.
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I'm addicted too. You can try to slowly cut back on your intake. Maybe that will help. That's what I've been trying to do but I tend to revert back to drinking it all day long.
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Cut down on sugar and bad fats.  Have lots of good fats, found in fish, nuts, peanut butter.  Try and change from white bread to brown bread, pasta to wholemeal pasta (takes a little to get used to) white rice to brown rice, normal milk to low fat/hi lo.  Also, try to excercise a couple times a week.  An hours walk 3 times a week will help immensley.  Try not to be crazy though, you are only 12 years old!  \n\nIf you do a major diet change, it is ok to have something you shouldn't once a week.  Sunday is my 'day off', I eat what I want (in moderation) and I dont exercise at all.  \n\nAs long as you eat healthy and exercise, you'll be fine.
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you do the exact opposite of just eating 3 meals a day.  Firstly, if you start to get a craving and don't suppress it with any sort of snack, it will become uncontrollable and you will eat more in the long run.  Secondly, the more you eat, the more you increase your metabolism which burns up fat.  Most of the suggestions were good ones.  Exercise, eat veggies, and I would only eat a little fruit and on its own - don't mix it.  10 lbs is not hard and there are lots of ways to lose it but it you give it 2 weeks minimum, you have increased your chances by 65% to keep it off.  If you give it 3 weeks, you have increased your chances by 90%.  Drink up your water and try to cut partially hydrogenated stuff and high fructose corn syrup out of your diet.  Good luck!
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firstly, you need to be serious about it or ull just end up without any results and you'll get frustrated. start off by cutting out ALL sugars in your diet. that includes even fruit becuase even though they're "good" for you, they contain a lot of fructose. next, you wanna cut out all the obvious fattening foods like fast food, junk food, and basic stuff that your instincts tell u u shouldnt eat. then, you wanna start switching to complex carbs as opposed to simple processed sugars. for instance, wheat bread instead of rice. in addition, drink a lot of water that will keep you full and help the fat loss process along its way. add a weight training or cardio program and you are definately on your way. good luck.
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I have same trouble. .  dessert has always been my favorite part of the meal.   Unfortunately, there really aren't any shortcuts;  there are four factors that will affect your sugar level   1)Food and 2)Stress will make it go up  and 3) Physical exertion and 4) Insulin will make it go down.  It's a daily chore to maintain a balance of all of these but it's really the only way.   To echo others' sentiments here on Yahoo! Answers,  even if it sounds like really excellent advice!,  Don't depend on it to determine your actions.  Talk to your Doctor or a registered Dietitian please!
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Your body is craving the "energy" that carbohydrates gives us.There are other alternatives from the carbs.Try snacking on apple slices with 1 T of fat free peanutbutter or cut up some celery,broccoli,carrots so they can be on hand when you are having those attacks.Don't drink soda as it is empty calories plus the glucose(sugar ) adds up to extra pounds.It is hard to advoid tempations such as cookies,cakes,pies..(I have a sweet tooth myself) My doctor told me I have to watch my insulin levels as I am not breaking the carbs so I am on a high protein low carb diet.I would recommend getting some books such as south beach,zone or a low carb cookbook that you can make wonderful recipies out of and hopefully this will cure your desire for carbs.
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Every day you need to eat at least\n500g vegetables! Drink 2 -2,5 liters water,\neat as much salad and fruit as you like,\n100g low fat meat {e.g. chicken or fish} \nno more than 30g fat (but DO eat 30g otherwise you start craving for it!!!)\nfat is often "hidden" in food like chocolate (cacao-butter) and fat cheeses.\nEat "good" fat like it is in olive-oil and almonds (nuts in general)\nEat 100g sweets per week. But DO allow it to yourself!\nAnd if you keep moving (sports) on a daily basis, you'll be fine with your weight!!
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Ok first off, calm down. This is simply nothing, just dont let yourself consuming anymore. Your body is simply craving for more energy, which means your diet is wrong. Best to eat full with 4 to 6 little snacks in a day. This keep you going with an energized body all the time without letting you slip off the routine. Now we have to plan how we are going to do this.\n At first, start with a journal what kind of food you're usually thinking of. If it's bad, replace it with something more healthy. Like when you're devastated for a coke, go make/buy yourself a nice strawberry smoothie that not only helps your sking but also your skin and diet. When think of a burger, take off a trip to your kitchen to make yourself a delicous sandwich filled with lettuce, 1 to 2 slices of fresh ham/turkey and a bit of nonfat cheese. See? Easy. Be creative and think of some more. Not only that, you also save your money by eating food that makes you slim. If you are desperately craving for food, that means something is wrong in your HEAD. Your brain is invaded with some sorts of stress. Think about it, why am i eating when i'm not even that hungry? Am I stressed about something coming up or already happend? You can certainly consulted to your psychologist about this too. Remember, control yourself in any circumstances.