How to Stop Food Cravings

• Craving chocolate? Eat a banana. It sometimes satisfies the yearning for chocolate and is much less fattening.
• Chew sugarless gum. It speeds up the digestive system, burning more calories, and sometimes kills a craving.
• Exercise! Your appetite will temporarily subside and you'll feel better about taking such a proactive approach.
• Still craving chocolate? Try a magnesium supplement. Many women are deficient in this mineral, which is found in chocolate.
• Craving fatty foods? Eat fish, or take a fish oil or flaxseed oil supplement. You may be low in essential fatty acids.
• Grab something to drink. Sometimes, cravings for food are really thirst in disguise.
• Sweet tooth? Protein, fat and fiber keep blood sugar levels more even and help keep such cravings under control.
• Watch your caffeine intake. Caffeine seems to make sugar cravings worse.
• If your will power weakens at night, try leaving the lights on until the minute you go to bed. Dimmed lights tend to lower inhibitions.
• Turn off the lights in your kitchen and avoid hanging out there.