Tips For Getting Over A Craving?

If you can, get it out of the house, don't buy it any more, etc. Can you settle for having half the amount to curb the craving?

Have you tried Skinny Cow ice cream? Some of their products only have 100 calories per serving and it doesn't taste like anything "diet." I have them every few nights and it helps me a lot since I'm a big fan of ice cream too.

I've been battling cravings for crisps and choccie for months now. They really drove my weightloss progress to the pits! Anyways, I've been using two methods which have really helped me get back on track;

1 - don't keep them in the house. I don't know if you have anyone else in your household who insists upon it being there, but if possible just don't keep it in. Then when you want it, you have to leave the house for it

2 - Before you leave the house for it (or reach into your freezer for it) sit down and eat a piece of fruit nice and slowly. And whilst you eat it nice and slowly take time to think about why you really don't want to eat that ice cream. I know you already know all the reasons why you do of course but by the time you've finished your mastication contemplation you will have satisfied any hunger cravings, and if you weren't hungry in the first place (we all know cravings don't always come from hunger!) then you'll have added to your stomach contents anyhow.

They say that when you are trying to quit smoking, and you have a craving for a cigarette, the craving realistically only lasts a couple of minutes, even though it can feel like hours. I honestly find it works the same with food, you just need to distract yourself in the meantime from taking the ultimate leap as it were and have something more healthy instead

I have a few yogurts in the freezer for those times when I just have to have something creamy and frozen at night. We still go out for ice cream occasionally but now it's more like every two or three weeks instead of every two or three days.

Things that I crave (salty foods especially) don't come into the house anymore so if I'm craving something I have to make a conscious effort to leave the house, go to the store and buy it. I also have a general rule that I won't use plastic to buy anything and I won't touch the grocery cash either. Usually by the time I've scrounged up enough change to buy something the craving has passed. (Most people just find some other activity to redirect their attention but this seems to work for me.)

I eat honey Greek yogurt and it's fabulous! Especially in the freezer it's a lot like ice cream and it satisfies my sweet tooth! I like the trader joes brand the best!!! Also trader joes has super dark chocolate(73%) that's 45 calories a square that can help with the chocolate craving! Hope this helps! And remember it's hard to completely restrict something from your diet so have it in moderation!!!

Maybe save some calories during the day so you can have half a serving or 1/4 of a serving of ice cream? Or try those chocolate covered ice cream bites and limit yourself to a few? Or distract yourself - Tv show, computer, talking with family, taking a walk, cleaning?