What are your best tips to avoid eating junk food, candy, ice cream, cookies etc?

[Anonymous]

I've been starting a healthier lifestyle, and been sticking to it for months now. I work out 4 times a week, but I think it's nearly IMPOSSIBLE to stop eating all that crap. When friends/family offers some cookies/candy I think it's so hard to say no, and when I go grocery shopping something sweet just slips in.

I eat oat porridge for breakfast, but that is like the only healthy meal I eat. How do you manage keeping a healthy lifestyle in the kitchen?

[Anonymous]

Not all sweets/goodies are bad, if you eat in moderation. You could find whole grain. sugar free, or organic snacks. Dried fruit used to help me. Fruit, however, is not always a good escape, because it's high in sugar too. I have a lot of medical problems that restrict me from eating "normal" foods, and I know the struggle... But there are a lot of markets near me that offer healthier choices. If you just want to have a healthy lifestyle, I advise you to just find healthier snacks you may like. Although, if you're trying to lose weight, eating more is better. No, I do NOT mean eating more servings... I mean eat more times a day to keep up your metabolism. Eating every 2 or 3 hours during the day helps boost metabolism. A big breakfast is good, such as oatmeal with nuts and blueberries, then in a couple of hours later, you could eat an organic, healthy snack (I recommend one with a half of a serving of fruit or grain. Eat a small lunch, such as lean meats. Have another small snack a couple hours later (I recommend a full serving of vegetables). Then have a shake for dinner, stacked with another half-serving of fruits, low-fat yogurt, a serving of vegetables, and fiber. You could mix and match these sort of things, and stick to it for a couple of weeks. You're cravings would cease because you're brain would trigger a different response after it has been trained to be used to other foods. If you come across junk foods, your brain would become impassive towards because it signals your craving differently. I used to eat a lot of junk before my doctor has informed me about my medical problems. As a kid, it is so hard not to be allowed to eat certain foods, because that's the best time for your metabolism to be at it's peak. So you're constantly hungry, constantly getting craving, etc. I was struggling for a good year, trying not to cheat. For me, it was fatal if I did cheat, so I used that as my motivation.

[Kiwedin]

Well I'm vegan, so it already limits my options when it comes to eating junk foods. If I'm craving something though, I just google a recipe for the vegan healthier version and make it myself. I made myself raw vegan "cheese"cake the other day and it was so good :) A little high fat, but still so much healthier than an actual cheesecake.

[Dandeus]

Not much you can do other try to exercise will power. Living with your parents takes away a lot of your control if you're not the one shopping and cooking.

You could try getting the whole family on board with a healthy lifestyle.

Shopping from a list instead of browsing the store is a good way to avoid junk food. If it's not at home you're less tempted to eat it... the craving will pass after a little while, so out of sight and out of mind is best.

[hypno-trip]

After a while you lose your appetite for it especially sugar and salt. Keep eating other foods and you'll no longer crave them. I hardly ever eat sweets anymore. Sugar becomes syrup in your veins and messes up your cells. After a while my body is not used to it anymore and so I don't crave it

[sovetskii13]

Replace crackers and other snack foods with fruits. I eat a banana, an apple, a peach, whatever is available. It's healthy, delicious, and filling. Replace ice cream with yogurt. Similar but yogurt has much fewer calories.

[Anpu23]

Recognize the poison for what it is. See it as crap that you wouldn't want to put in your body. Get revulted by it, wantch films that reinforce your beliefs and soon you just won't want it. That's how I kicked meat

[Klaatu51]

just don't go neaby junk-food restaurants basically... or ice-cream vans..;-)

[Asker]

But if my family members are buying stuff like that or we have it at home? I still live with my parents and sister

[dricky2011]

best way is to stay away from the person who is force feeding the junk food to you,

[marksmith108]

Just don't eat it. Have some self control.