EP. 106: THE BEST WAYS TO KILL CRAVINGS & REDUCE FOOD TRIGGERS: HOW TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HUNGER & CRAVINGS & HOW TO CRUSH/EXTINGUISH CRAVINGS TO IMPROVE YOUR BODY COMPOSITION
TOPICS:
⁃ HOW TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHETHER YOU’RE EXPERIENCING HUNGER OR A CRAVING
⁃ THE HUNGER VERSUS CRAVINGS TEST
⁃ WHY YOU SHOULDN’T RELY ON WILLPOWER TO DEAL WITH CRAVINGS & ADHERE TO YOUR DIET
⁃ THE MOST EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES TO KILL CRAVINGS
⁃ STRATEGY #1: STOP REINFORCING THE REWARD PATHWAY BY CONTINUING TO CONSUME TRIGGER FOODS
⁃ HOW I DEFEATED MY STRONGEST FOOD CRAVING
⁃ STRATEGY #2: REPLACE THE FOODS YOU CRAVE WITH LOWER CALORIE ALTERNATIVES THAT ARE MORE ALIGNED WITH YOUR GOALS
⁃ RESEARCH ON HOW WE CAN SHIFT OUR TASTE PREFERENCES OVER TIME
⁃ STRATEGY #3: PROACTIVELY REDUCE CRAVINGS BY STAYING PREPARED & SATIATED
⁃ STRATEGY #4: FOCUS ON STRESS MANAGEMENT
⁃ THE IMPORTANCE OF SHIFTING YOUR MINDSET FROM VALUING SHORT-TERM TEMPORARY SATISFACTION TO LONG-TERM FULFILLMENT & GOAL ATTAINMENT
⁃ STRATEGY #5: EPISODIC FUTURE THINKING
⁃ STRATEGY #6: REDUCE FOOD CUES IN YOUR EATING ENVIRONMENT
⁃ BONUS STRATEGIES FOR CONTROLLING YOUR CRAVINGS
⁃ HOW TO INCORPORATE THE FOODS YOU CRAVE INTO YOUR DIET
⁃ THE BENEFIT OF DIETING SMARTER NOT HARDER
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