Cravings

Allow yourself 1 bad day, then you won't feel deprived of "fun" foods like a burger. If you know you want one, then allow for it in your calorie "bank". You won't feel guilty and you won't feel deprived by allowing it on occassion. Hope this helps:-)

I personally dislike fast foods, mostly because when you eat healthy for long enough time periods and then eat fast food, it makes you feel really icky. But it takes doing it a couple of times and feeling ill after eating fast food or too much sugar that you eventually stop. There is nothing really great about fast food that you can't make better at home. If you want to get really excited about healthy foods go to whole foods, that place will inspire anyone...they make their healthy food look exciting! What you can also do is think about a couple of healthy foods that you really like, and try focus on treating yourself with those instead of the bad foods that you really like....And if you eat balanced enough for long enough the craving do go away...eating sugar or too many white floury carbs will make you crave those foods even more...And moderation is key, it's not that you never eat a chocolate again in your life...but it might mean you have to eat less of one...also I tell myself food is there to sustain my body, and not entertainment, each meal of food you eat doesn't have to be exciting, eat to live don't live to eat...it's hard...I've never met anyone that doesn't like eating...so I guess the moderation is key...is the best advice I can give...sorry if I rambled on there a bit! Oh and exercise so you can eat more calories a day...;P not that I'm good at doing that yet...;)

Research fast foods.

I found that I can go eat a double hamburger from McDonald's and it doesn't set me back at all. This allows me to go when I feel like it and not have to start over. You can find foods to eat that you think are cheating...just research it a little more. PS...NO FRIES!

My boyfriend tries really hard to stay healthy for me, to make it easier for me to stay on track, but he also like to eat out. By researching places ahead of time, I made it possible for both of us to go out, have a good time, and stick to my plan. It just takes a little more effort.

I go cold turkey and don't eat sweets, or fast or processed foods. It's the only thing that works for me. And I don't feel deprived at all. On the other hand, when I eat that stuff, I feel deprived of my self control and health.