Cravings and Yo-Yo Dieting
Cravings are very powerful and can
sabotage your diet and healthy eating habits and lead to
Yo-yo dieting.
As powerful as cravings are - they are
usually not the result of hunger.
Being on a diet can be enough to cause
cravings. Just knowing you are not supposed to have
something can make you want it more.
Sometimes your cravings may be your body
telling you what it needs. For example, a carbohydrate
craving could possibly mean that you are experiencing low
blood sugar.
Yo-Yo dieting is losing weight only to
gain it back and then repeating the process. You can battle
cravings and yo-yo dieting by following some guidelines: