[Gemme]

Originally Posted by dixielady

I know, I know. It's bad...I decided to cut back on junk food and start exercising, and here I am constantly craving all the bad bad stuff...

For me, it's a cycle. I've gotten in really good shape from really bad shape a couple times before and just wound up getting lazy over time and slacking and backsliding.

When I start back and I'm in the first couple of months of exercising again and attempting to watch what I eat, I crave all the "bad" stuff more than ever. Then, whether I give into the cravings or not, over time I crave it less and less. My body starts to take the control of itself back and, if I listen to it, it will tell me what it wants and what it wants is the better for me stuff. I start craving salads and veggies and clean eating in general. If I eat a lot of junk one night, I'll feel it the next day and it won't feel good.

Sure, especially for one week in the month, I will still crave stuff, but I won't lose control with it. I'll be able to take a bite or two or just have one of whatever it is without having to consume the whole bag or box at one sitting.

So, give yourself some time. Your body has had a junk diet for quite a while, if you are like me, so it's going to take time to retrain it. First your brain, then your body. Or maybe it's the other way around. Whatever. One leads to the other.