{"id":621,"date":"2018-04-06T16:12:20","date_gmt":"2018-04-06T04:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kalem92887712.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/06\/tips-for-avoiding-temptation\/"},"modified":"2018-04-06T16:12:20","modified_gmt":"2018-04-06T04:12:20","slug":"tips-for-avoiding-temptation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/2018\/04\/06\/tips-for-avoiding-temptation\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for avoiding temptation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We get it, it\u2019s hard to eat healthy all the time. Especially when we\u2019re confronted with delicious, tempting, maybe not-so-healthy food all the time! While it\u2019s good to enjoy a treat occasionally, to successfully lose weight and feel awesome you\u2019re also going to need some strategies to help you overcome dietary temptation. Let\u2019s run through our best tips and tricks to make avoiding temptation a breeze.<\/p>\n

Drink enough water. We know we say this a lot<\/a>\u2026but it\u2019s so important! You\u2019ve probably heard before that thirst is commonly mistaken for hunger\u200a\u2014\u200aand it\u2019s very true. A lot of feelings that we associate with hunger, like low energy levels or a rumbling stomach, can actually be signs that you\u2019re thirsty. <\/em>By staying one step ahead of this and drinking water regularly throughout the day, you\u2019ll know that when you feel hungry, you\u2019re actually hungry.<\/p>\n

Avoid getting extremely hungry. Hopefully this one is obvious, but we know that falling into a \u2018desperate times, desperate measures\u2019 approach is danger-zone for your healthy eating plans. Keeping some healthy snacks on hand in your bag or car is the way to go here. Ideally they\u2019ll be in single serve portions, because while a handful of almonds is great and will tide you over nicely, eating a whole large packet because you\u2019re starving isn\u2019t going to do you any favours!<\/p>\n

Make sure you get enough protein. Keeping your protein levels up is particularly useful for avoiding dietary temptation. Protein takes longer to digest than other macronutrients, making you feel fuller for longer. It also keeps your blood-sugar levels stable, and your metabolism fired up. By including around 10\u201315 grams of protein in your breakfast, as well as some good fibre such as oats, fruit or grainy bread, you\u2019ll coast through to lunchtime feeling awesome and won\u2019t be fossicking around in the snack cupboard at 10am.<\/p>\n

Out of sight, out of mind. You\u2019re going to be much more tempted by unhealthy food if you have to keep looking at it. Simply putting it in a cupboard\/fridge could be enough to curb the craving.<\/p>\n

Plan your weekend meals. We often hear about people that eat super healthy over the week (thanks to Fresh Start \ud83d\ude0a), but then completely fall off the bandwagon over the weekend. If you\u2019re trying to lose weight, a two day binge each week isn\u2019t going to help unfortunately. Having a loose plan of what you\u2019ll eat over the weekend can really help if this is an issue for you. This way you can make sure you\u2019re still getting a balanced, healthy day of eating in. Be sure to check out our Takeaways and Treat Meals blog<\/a> to see how incorporating a delicious treat meal can be part of your weight loss regime.<\/p>\n

Get enough sleep. It\u2019s truly fascinating the effect sleep has on our food cravings and ability to fight off temptation. We\u2019re touching on it in more detail here<\/a>, but the short of it is that less sleep means our decision making and impulses aren\u2019t as sharp as they could be, and unhealthy food like sweet treats look like a great option. When you\u2019re tired, your body is producing lots of ghrelin (the hungry hormone) and almost stops producing leptin (the fullness hormone). Basically, your hormones are all over the show and your stomach turns into a bottomless pit that (you think) needs constant filling.<\/p>\n

Finally, don\u2019t forget that a less-healthy bite or taste here isn\u2019t going to ruin your diet\u200a\u2014\u200ajust be sure to appreciate the taste rather than needing to fill up on it\u00a0. It\u2019s all about quality over quantity!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We get it, it\u2019s hard to eat healthy all the time. Especially when we\u2019re confronted with delicious, tempting, maybe not-so-healthy food all the time! While it\u2019s good to enjoy a treat occasionally, to successfully lose weight and feel awesome you\u2019re also going to need some strategies to help you overcome dietary temptation. Let\u2019s run through […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2353,2354],"tags":[1745,1746,1747],"class_list":["post-621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-my-food-bag","tag-fresh-start","tag-health","tag-lifestyle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=621"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}