How can I stop craving the same food over and over?

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  • samanthasky
    samanthasky Posts: 114 Member
    It's not a Sub, it's a pizza that they have! It looks like this: 2rm3443.jpg
  • cheesy_blasters
    cheesy_blasters Posts: 283 Member
    I think there are foods that can be enjoyed in moderation and foods that we should just avoid completely.

    I think only you can tell if Subway is something that you can discipline yourself around to enjoy on occasion or whether you need to stop eating it and save yourself the battle and grief.

    I have been in a similar position (when I have extra money all I want to eat are cheesy chili fries) so it's super hard to restrain myself. I tried in moderation but whether I made a "healthy version" or "just bought a small" or whatever, I still wanted more and more. I don't order them anymore. I don't go to the restaurant that makes them. I just avoid them all together.

    In general I agree with the idea of moderation but I think for some foods, they are incredibly addictive for some of us. I think you just need to experiment and see what works. It's hard when you live so close (I have that problem with Starbucks but luckily found ways to improve what I order) but unless you can find a healthy alternative or only go on occasion, I'd say skip it. It's not worth your health or your effort.
  • cheesy_blasters
    cheesy_blasters Posts: 283 Member
    I would just like everyone to know, that I talked myself out of the craving! I told myself the things I would rather have instead of the pizza, and how I would rather use the money for my laundry than for food! I ended up making a very delicious meal at home, of:

    TWO 70 calorie Zucchini Patties (sauteed in a minimal amount of olive oil)
    1/4 Cup of Brown Rice (which would turn into 1/2 cooked!)
    1/2 cup of Red Beans!
    Which comes out to only 500 calories!
    It was delicious. Thank you for the suggestions and things I can do for the future!

    Good for you!!
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    You can decide whether moderation is the right thing for you, or if you're better off giving it up altogether. How about eating half of it? Maybe fill up with some veggies or salad before you get it, then find someone to share the pizza with.
  • samanthasky
    samanthasky Posts: 114 Member
    Thank you! I'm still full! Haha.
  • yadda yadda yadda stop eating it altogether yadda yadda yadda.

    You should also never drink beer. And cake, don't eat cake, even at a wedding or your birthday. Ice cream is right out too. And don't eat well done meat, cause of the carcinogens. And don't ever eat dressing...in fact anything with preservatives. You also can't eat any of the fresh produce from the grocery store because that aisle is right next to the dressing aisle and all the bad cancer causing death-miobes permeate the food through osmosis. In fact if someone holds a gun to your head right now and says EAT THIS CHICKEN NUGGET OR DIE don't do it...because chicken nuggets will kill you.

    The only thing you can ever eat for the rest of your life is grass fed grass that's been blessed by your neighborhoods premier hippie...and stevia.

    LOL yes! This and the public restroom advice.
  • ahamm002
    ahamm002 Posts: 1,690 Member
    I feel bad for every single "don't eat it EVER!!" people. What a sad existence you must live. It must be hard to be in prison everyday.

    I feel bad for people who think they have to spend their lives trying to diet while craving junk food. Whereas, if you just change the way you eat, your pallet changes too and those cravings go away. Sure, the OP can still enjoy pizza or whatever else. But if she avoids it for now and focuses on eating healthy, she won't be craving pizza 24/7. Once the cravings go away, then she can start eating it in moderation.
  • cheesy_blasters
    cheesy_blasters Posts: 283 Member
    I feel bad for every single "don't eat it EVER!!" people. What a sad existence you must live. It must be hard to be in prison everyday.

    I feel bad for people who think they have to spend their lives trying to diet while craving junk food. Whereas, if you just change the way you eat, your pallet changes too and those cravings go away. Sure, the OP can still enjoy pizza or whatever else. But if she avoids it for now and focuses on eating healthy, she won't be craving pizza 24/7. Once the cravings go away, then she can start eating it in moderation.

    I agree with this! I used to eat candy like sour patch kids/sour keys ALL the time. I stopped cold turkey didn't eat them for a few years and now I can enjoy a few once and awhile and not end up wanting to eat entire bags or eat them every day. In fact, I can only eat a few without getting overwhelmed by them. I don't think everyone's like this but for some people (and some foods) I think you have to break the 'addiction' before you can handle 'moderation'.
  • ArroganceInStep
    ArroganceInStep Posts: 6,239 Member
    I feel bad for people who think they have to spend their lives trying to diet while craving junk food. Whereas, if you just change the way you eat, your pallet changes too and those cravings go away. Sure, the OP can still enjoy pizza or whatever else. But if she avoids it for now and focuses on eating healthy, she won't be craving pizza 24/7. Once the cravings go away, then she can start eating it in moderation.

    That's just a different strategy for getting to a point where you can eat in moderation, the end goal is still the same. Moderation > Deprivation
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