Tips to stop snacking!

One of the hardest thing for some people is to stop themselves from snacking, no matter how hard they try they just can't break the habit.

Below are my top tips on how to break those snacking habits:

?DRINK WATER, LOTS OF IT!: Of course, you heard it a million times before: drink water. It’s true though, it works. Often when you think you’re hungry and go looking for a snack, you’re just thirsty. Drink a glass of water, wait for 15 minutes and ask yourself if you still want to get that snack. Chances are that your cravings are gone.

?PLAN WHEN YOU EAT: Create a plan for yourself: when do you eat what. Prepare your snacks so you have decent portions and temptations to get more will be smaller. When you have your snacks planned you’re way more likely to eat only that and you have something to look forward to.

?EAT PROPER MEALS: If you want to snack less it is super important that you eat enough. If you don’t eat enough to fill yourself, the cravings for snacks will keep coming. Make sure you eat enough calories that your body requires.

?SPREAD YOUR MEALS OVER THE DAY: It may be better for you to eat more often during the day with each meal being in smaller portions than just two or three moments in which you eat a lot. This will help you control your blood sugar and avoid big peaks and lows. The peaks and lows in your blood sugar are the main reason you feel like snacking. It will also keep your metabolism active all day.

?MEASURE WHAT YOU EAT: It is proven that whenever you keep track of the number of calories you eat on a day, you eat less. This is mainly because it makes you very conscious of what you eat. It can also be confronting to see how much you’ve already eaten. So keep a diary and write down everything you eat and drink.

?REPLACE SWEETS FOR FRUIT: Whenever you do crave something sweet and can’t stop yourself, replace your sweets by something healthier. Take a few grapes, an apple or a banana. This will get your blood sugar up again. You can also choose something that contains some healthy fats like half an avocado or a handful cashew.

?ASK YOURSELF: AM I HUNGRY OR JUST BORED?: This is a very valid question. We tend to start snacking when we are not doing anything else. Ask yourself this question and give an honest reply. If you’re just bored: distract yourself (next step).

?DISTRACT YOURSELF: Whenever you feel the urge to take a snack, go do something else. Go for a walk, clean your kitchen, start reading a book, anything. But whenever you distract yourself from your cravings, they are most likely to go away.

?PUT YOUR SNACKS OUT OF REACH: Whenever your snacks are within reach, you will more easily grab them. Make sure you put yours out of reach. Preferably use something to store your snacks in. Research showed that if you have to open a bag or box to get to your snack, you will less likely go back for it because it requires more conscious action. This may prevent you from having a ′snaccident′, like eating an entire family-sized bag of crisps in one go.

?DON’T COMPLETELY DENY YOURSELF ANYTHING: Last but not least: treat yourself every once in a while. If you love chocolate to reward yourself with a little piece every once in a while. This way you have something to look forward to. If you completely deny yourself something, chances are that at some point you will crack and eat the whole chocolate bar. So don’t completely deny yourself anything, but simply limit it.

And there you have it, these TOP tips have helped many of my clients from overcoming they snacking habits and leaving them in full control of when and how much they eat.

Give them a go and let me know how you get on:)

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