bad habits

I have the same problem. I am in love with the Skinny Cow ice cream bars and they're usually around 100 calories. Also, one of my MFP friends keeps a SoBe flavored water in her fridge and when she gets a sweet tooth, she just takes a couple sips & it curbs her cravings. Personally, I need more than a couple sips of flavored water so I go for the Skinny Cow bars.

I kinda have the same problem except instead of eating full meals, i snack all day long! it doesn't seem like a lot at the time since i'm only usually snacking on something small like a piece of cheese, but all day and they start to add up! it's hard for me to find foods that are filling and aren't fatty or full of carbs!

I have the same cravings, I've started making delicious frozen fruit treats. I use fresh papaya, cantaloupe, banana--whatever with that sort of texture. Cut it up while ripe and sweet, freeze, put in food processor. I add a little Keifer (yogurt drink), but only enough to get it going. When its finished its a beautiful sherbert treat with 60-110 per half cup (depending on the fruit).

Or a cup of berries is good. Its snack-ey and is high in fiber, low in calories. Blueberries and raspberries = yum~~~

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When I'm craving something and I know I'm not hungry, I brush my teeth (or pop a mint..or gum, whatever). I've read that minty flavors get rid of cravings. Plus, nothing tastes good after you have something minty.

I have this problem from time to time too. But I read somewhere that anything that has artificial sweetners just leaves you wanting more. I tried for a week to stay away from artificial sweetners even diet coke and I have to stay I don't crave snacks as much, I used to go on binges before...I substituted the sweetners with fresh fruit. I bought fruit that I like and that I don't buy all the time for variety. Another thing I did was coffee, I love coffee and I know I get the cravings in the afternoon so I eat fruit with coffee, funny but it is very satisfying. Also I squeeze in water as much as I try but notice how I squeeze it in...one glass when I wake up, for lunch even if I have tea I have a cup of water too, now I rather have the water, during my work out I have another cup, after workout, for dinner, and before I go to bed..and maybe some more during the day...bottom line water makes a difference!