How long did it take you to stop craving junk food ?

Hasn't happened yet, and I would cry if it did.

I'm not exactly past craving it, but having it is less satisfying. I can draw a connection between poor performance working out and having eaten some junk.

I lived out of my normal environment for a year and got adjusted to healthier food. I really didn't crave it because it was futile. Once I got back to my normal environment junk food tasted horrible. But, I persisted, and finally I could eat junk food again

I'm not sure if I believe in the whole "your body stops cravinf junk food" idea. It seems to me that it is more along the lines of once you start making a choice to eat healthier, you become accustomed to eating those healthy foods INSTEAD of junk foods. It's just like any other habit that you break. It's all about will power and choices that you make. I am with you that I will always want or crave junk food. It tastes good!! But now that I have changed my eating habits, it has become a treat for me to eat junk instead of something I consume on a daily basis (which I was!). An example for me would have been before I would always say I could never live without cheese!! I ate cheese everyday (in fairly large quantity) and that wasn't good. Now I eat cheese maybe once or twice a week in normal quantities because that is a concious choice I am making.

One thing I will add is that when I do indulge in "junk food" it tastes soooo much better than it ever did before simply because I am not used to eating it all the time all the time all the time now. It's easy to fall back into "bad habits" but only if it is something you allow yourself to do. I have had the most success with attampting weight loss this time simply because I have changed my eating habits. I don't look at it as being a diet. It is a lifelong change.

I would never give up junk food or cheeseburgers, so I don't know anything about how long it might take to stop craving them.

It stops as soon as I get a burger, a small fry and a soda. I still indulge in all my favorites, I just don't order it in the old quantities. Pretty simple.

It never goes away and when I think I have it kicked I have a small taste and want even more. If I could get my hands on one of those bunny's that lay the cadburry eggs i'd be in heaven. Damn bunny! CMON Willy Wonka

A burger and fries does not sound good at all to me anymore. I really can't believe I used to eat that so much. I do still crave chocolate and cake and all though. I still have it here and there. no biggie.

Eight months and 55 pounds after I started, I *still* love junk food! It's true that your body DOES start craving healthy food, too, which is good - healthy foods that are high in protein and fiber fill you up so you're less *hungry* for junk food, but how many of us really grab a candy bar because we're hungry? If you presented me with a tray of celery and a tray of chocolate, I'd still prefer the chocolate, and would wager that anyone who said differently is a liar. It's never as simple as not wanting the "junk" - it's about learning how to eat a balanced diet so we're eating less junk and plenty of good stuff, too.

I don't think I'll ever stop craving junk food, but I would say it took me about a month of slowly replacing one junky thing a day with a healthy thing before I was at least able to resist most cravings.

the strong craving for me stopped about a month and a half after i started. I still eat junk food occasionally but my cravings feel different. Now sometimes chips or a burger sound good, unlike before where i felt like i just had to have whatever i was craving.

Eight months and 55 pounds after I started, I *still* love junk food! It's true that your body DOES start craving healthy food, too, which is good - healthy foods that are high in protein and fiber fill you up so you're less *hungry* for junk food, but how many of us really grab a candy bar because we're hungry? If you presented me with a tray of celery and a tray of chocolate, I'd still prefer the chocolate, and would wager that anyone who said differently is a liar. It's never as simple as not wanting the "junk" - it's about learning how to eat a balanced diet so we're eating less junk and plenty of good stuff, too.

Well said.

Still crave it, and at random times and random very specific items. Sometimes I decide it's my body telling me I need some protein or carbs and find a healthy alternative. Every now and then (maybe once a month or so) I'll just eat the cheeseburger or twix bar or whatever.

304 lbs down in 34 months and I still have craving for certain things. But there is also alot of those things that just don't do anything for me anymore. I use to be a Doritoes freak (ate 2 large bags a week) and now I don't even like them anymore. I have control of those cravings now and don't give into them. I have 2 spike meals a week (cheat meals) and normally eat whatever I want so I use those meals to include those foods I normally don't eat during the week. The rest of the time I stick to my healthy choices and it keeps me focused knowing I have those meals to look forward too...

I've never stopped wanting it, but that's because I never cut it out of my diet. It's interesting, though, because there have been changes. My family eats at a particularly greasy and high calorie restaurant at least once, sometimes twice a week. I haven't eaten there in five weeks. Although I want a fry, I'm now ok to just sit with them as they stuff down burgers and ribs, while I eat tuna salad or something. Of course, they also get pieces of chocolate cake and eat those in front of me, too. =( That's the hardest part.

In general though, when people aren't eating delicious greasy foods in front of me, I don't feel like I have to have them.