How do you suppress urges and cravings?

@1hopefulman I will put chocolate in my freezer, hidden behind something, and then I forget it.

I don't buy chocolate unless some kids come to my door. I don't have the heart to say no and I can't let it go to waste as that would be a sin.

@1hopefulman Oh definitely. You must never waste chocolate!!

Sorry about that! That's not good, is it?

That picture got rid of any hesitations!!!

@db20747 It's hard to resist but we can do it, right?

So, you don't bother fighting it?

@jstory07 sometimes your approach is best. If you try to avoid it and substitute something else, you will over eat and still end up getting it in the end.

@1hopefulman No I do not have a craving all that often.

No craving for sweets!!!??

Do you find that you can distract yourself so that you forget about it or do you have to constantly try to distract yourself?

You are good with the junk food! Does your husband ever want any? So you have no self-control when it comes to shopping?

@DianneN So you don't give your husband junk food when he wants some. Do you think that you are being mean?

@1hopefulman 1. Yes, but I won't give him any. 2. Nope!

@1hopefulman It was interesting to learn - a long time ago, that half of our brain consists of fats! But it needs good fats of course..

@buenavida I put an avocado in my salad last night. I prefer it to oil.

I'm happy that you found something that works for you. Very nice!

@1hopefulman It`s hard but I`m just thinking that I`m the one who will suffer if I don`t control myself

@m_audrey6788 That's true!

You have good self-control. Many of can't have a little, as we want a lot once we start.

@marlina if you are going to surrender then you should enjoy it every bit to make it worth the sacrifice.

Is there no willpower store close by where you can buy more willpower?

@1hopefulman

@LadyDuck That's fantastic!

Watching TV and snacking on chocolate goes well together. I also like eating chips when I watch TV.

@1hopefulman I only eat a small piece of chocolate, never more than one.

Yes, there are times when the cravings are stronger and if we don't have any sweets or salty stuff around then we have to eat something healthier. I have a nice bunch of grapes that I ill snack on in a little while.

I don't know what it is. I got it from Pixabay where they have free pictures we can use. If you are trying to give up sweets then there are a lot of good suggestions on how to suppress cravings. Sugar is bad for us so let's avoid it. I was invited to a restaurant by my friend where there would be temptations of many unhealthy foods and I told him why I could not go. He understood and so we did something else where we just talked about some challenges he was dealing with. We did not need bad food in order to have a good talk.

@db20747 I have no desire for sweets unless they are in my house. If I don't see them, then I don't eat them. Chips are a different story.

@1hopefulman That's really good that were able to turn down the restaurant offer especially if he was going 2 treat U!!! The thing that would keep me from eating that ginger roll is my tooth ache!!!!

Yes, usually the cravings are for the sweet or the salty. The thing is not to overdo it too often.

@hillhjill If only we could make healthy junk food!

@1hopefulman Yup, then your body will want it all the time.

Yes, I agree about not having something available where we might give in because our willpower is not as strong as we would like it to be. I try to buy and only bring hope what is a healthy choice.

@dgobucks226 I don't go in those aisles. The magnetism is terrible there. Every time I go there something jumps into my carriage. Is that a problem in your area too?

@1hopefulman That's really a good way to go about it. It's difficult for me to not buy something sweet and tempting when I'm roaming the aisles of the supermarket. I want your willpower!

You've come a long way!

@1hopefulman Thank you.

It is true with me too that in the winter I crave some comforting junk food more than the summer. In the summer there's a lot of fruit and I'm happy eating that instead of sweets.

@1hopefulman In the summer I hardly eat anything.

A number of people use that method of distracting themselves until the urge or craving disappears. Thanks for sharing what you do.

@Shivram59 It's a struggle!

@1hopefulman You are most welcome.Distracting oneself is not easy though.An urge or craving tries to get the better of you and most often it succeeds.

For many people when they taste it a bit they want more but I'm happy taht you have such great self-control.

@1hopefulman Thanks dear

Usually, when one has cravings it is hard to fall asleep but If you can do it then that's good!

@1hopefulman If you feel hungry, it's hard to sleep.

You take it one day at the time and do what it takes to deal with it!

@1hopefulman yeah