How do you conquer ice cream???: Breaking Bad Eating Habits

Y's Guy · **Site Rank:** Moderator

Help!!! I have a major weakness when it comes to ice cream... Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get more will power when it comes to eating ice cream?

tammy · **Site Rank:** Site Admin

What's your problem? Do you start eating ice cream and can't stop? Or do you eat it for breakfast when you should wait to eat it for dessert?

Y's Guy · **Site Rank:** Moderator

Yes!

I have cravings for it throughout the day... Cookies n Cream could be the breakfast of Champions...

Also if I start eating Ice cream it is soo hard to stop eating it!!!

HealthyPals · **Site Rank:** Site Admin

Eating is a great procrastination activity, especially if the food is good! Next time you have that craving for ice cream, try doing something productive instead! Do some work, lift some weights, go for a run, call up a friend... anything to get your mind off of it! Maybe you need to stay away from ice cream completely for a while to get your body to not crave it anymore. Then after a while eat it again, but don't overdo it so the cravings don't come back!

Angee · **Site Rank:** Healthy Friend

That's a really tough question. I used to get craving like that and when I was in school I often ate when I wasn't hungry because it made doing homework seem less boring.

I notice that I crave sugar A LOT LESS if I get enough sleep. You might try quitting cold turkey. When I graduated from college I knew I had to change my diet if I wanted to be healthy, so I started by challenging myself to go a week without sweets. Then I'd go back to a regular diet. Just going a week without the extra sugar gave me confidence in my will-power. Not to say I don't have bad days or weeks now and again, but overall, I think that helped me change my outlook a lot.

-Angee

Y's Guy · **Site Rank:** Moderator

I have tried to quit cold turkey before... It works for a week or two... I think I am going to try the substitution method. I read that your body will always crave sugar... it said you should try to substitute natural sugar found in fruit so I'll try that and tell y'all how it works!

Junior · **Site Rank:** Healthy Associate

I couldn't substitute Ice cream for fruit... maybe I could trade cookies 'n cream for strawberry flavor but not cookies 'n cream for strawberries! Good Luck!

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