You can stop eating junk food and in this article I was going to talk about a specific problem that you can solve right now that will help you overcome some of your junk food cravings.
The worst time for junk food cravings tends to be at night and before bed. There are many reasons for this. Most people get bored after work when they sit down to watch TV. Boredom can lead to eating junk. This is just the way you have dealt with the feeling of boredom. Instead of doing something creative or something your heart desires (perhaps because you feel too tired), you go to sleep. So every night when you come home from work, you start to crave: you crave the garbage because it numbs you and solves your emotional problem.
Of course, you’re not actually solving it, because as the next night progresses, you repeat the process. You gain weight, you feel bad about yourself, and that ultimately leads you to eat more. It’s just the way you’ve learned to cope in the world. To undo it, you must learn to manage your emotions in a different way and you must satisfy your needs. Eating junk food does not satisfy your needs; it just allows you to more effectively ignore them for a while.
If you normally get fed up in front of the TV, then it’s time to do something. Write a list of activities you can do instead of eating. What things do you like to do, want to do but never thought you could? The bigger the list, the better. If you don’t exercise every day, write that down too because exercise is important. You can write more eventful activities to exercise than running or going to the gym! Maybe you like the idea of taking a dance class?
Write as many as you can think of. It may be that you have some ambitions that have not been fulfilled.
Instead of coming home and going straight to the TV, do something else. You may see TV time as your relaxation (although trust me it’s far from relaxing) so replace it with something relaxing. You could take a nice warm bath, do some yoga or meditation. Relax if that’s what you want or like to do at another job.
Try to plan your evening so you don’t end up in front of the TV. You will find life much more rewarding if you are doing things you love and that satisfy your need to be creative and fun.
In fact, the best thing to do is throw the TV away or put it away for a week or so, see if that makes it easier for you to resist.
