9 Simple Ways to Fight Sugar Cravings

We’ll get straight to the point. Too much sugar is bad for everyone especially you - the beautiful lady living a pro cheer life. It’s not just about weight gain. An imbalanced blood sugar level makes you easily tired. That’s one quality a pro cheerleader shouldn’t have because you’re an athlete.

Second, high sugar increases your chance of developing acne and can accelerate skin aging. Yes, it ruins your beauty and in the pro cheer career, beauty makes up 25% of a pro cheerleader. Lastly, often consuming too many sweets causes dental issues. Everyone needs your beautiful smile.

We can make a long tedious list of bad effects high sugar intake causes. But that’s not our point. Our mission in this article is to save you before you can eat an entire box of donuts and still find it inadequate.

1. Put a flavor in your mouth to trick or discourage your craving

You can go for non-artificially sweetened chewing gum for a little sweet taste while chewing to mimic the experience of eating. A lot of women also drink a glass of water followed by brushing their teeth to discourage sweet cravings.

2. Follow a regular mealtime

Not eating by schedule will confuse your body into sending hunger signals at random times. Set specific hours of the day for eating and snacking. Then follow these schedules strictly. Never miss a schedule. Always carry snacks in your bag or a lunchbox especially if you’re on the go.

3. Eat fruits in the morning

One way to prevent and fight sugar cravings is to eat your sweets in the early hours of the day. But this doesn’t mean that you should eat donuts, candy, or drink coke in the morning. Eat fruits of the sweeter, healthier, and nutritious variety like banana, mango, pineapple, apple, and pears.

4. Eat healthier snacks

For your snacks, don’t eat junk like a bag of chips, pastries, or frozen goods like ice creams. There’s a wide array of healthy snacks you can munch on in between meals like dark chocolate with almonds, mixed nuts, kale chips, and greek yogurt with mixed berries.

5. Drink a few tablespoons of lemon throughout the day

A few tablespoons of pure concentrated lemon juice a day helps in stabilizing your blood sugar levels and reduces your sugar craving. Not to mention the purest taste of lemon would make your face pucker up and make you think twice if you still want that ice cream in the fridge.

6. Eat a lot of protein, fiber, and healthy fats

Protein and healthy fats take time to digest. They provide more energy and longer hours of satiety. This means you don’t feel lethargic and hungry - two factors that cause cravings. Fiber is a carbohydrate but isn’t sugar. They cannot be digested.

Fiber-rich foods are good for keeping you full and nourished. Aim to have all meals with lean meat, red meat, oily fish, and veggies in it. Especially breakfast.

7. Increase magnesium intake

Like lemon juice, 500mg of magnesium supplements every night helps in regulating your insulin and glucose levels. Magnesium also regulates your dopamine release. This reduces your sweet cravings and makes you easily satisfied when eating your comfort foods - no more overeating.

8. Be mindful

Our cravings for sweets are usually caused by our daily negative experiences such as stress. While stress cannot be avoided altogether, you can reduce your need for eating candy by changing the way you perceive troubles. To do this, breathe in and out for 5 seconds.

9. Get more hours of sleep every night

Lack of nighttime rest leads to fatigue during the day and being tired stimulates appetite increase. The more often you feel tired, the more your levels of stress increase. That’s sugar craving compounded. Sleep early and get 7-9 hours of uninterrupted zzz’s every night.

To fight sugar cravings, you don’t need to abstain from eating sweets altogether. The most effective technique for it is to be mindful of what and how much you eat. Take a little bite of chocolate to satisfy your cravings. Eat healthier sources of food for energy. Take advantage of recharging your body by getting proper rest at night.

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