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Date Posted: 12:06:29 08/08/00 Tue
Author: Ben the tenor
Subject: perhaps this is the wrong answer, but...
In reply to: me 's message, "What to do when..." on 11:51:41 08/08/00 Tue

> Does anyone have any ideas about what to do when
> you're craving food that you KNOW is terrible for you
> and will only make you feel worse after you eat it?
> (i.e. fast food with all the grease...)

sometimes you just have to let yourself have it... if you have one Big Mac once in a blue moon, it won't completely ruin your diet -- AND, if you eat it and feel worse, perhaps you'll remember that next time you're craving it.

I think that if you absolutely deny yourself what you've been accustomed to, it's liable to turn into an obsession. If you continue to deny yourself a Big Mac, eventually at every meal you won't be able to think about anything else but that Big Mac. But if you go "ok, i've been really good, i can have one cheeseburger today", you'll probably eat it and think 'hmmm, not as tasty as i remember', and you'll be less likely to crave it next time.

Sadly, this doesn't work with ice cream and chocolate. I haven't figured that one out yet.

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ice cream and chocolate (and other cravings) -- SFMezzo, 10:08:41 08/09/00 Wed