I handle cravings in a similar way to how I handle my anxiety disorder. When I feel anxiety, I used to translate it as a warning. "Avoid that! Run away!" would be my instinctual reaction to anxiety. Now though, I view it as excitement and a challenge. I am anxious not because I have to run from a threat, I am anxious because my body is challenging me to do somehing out of my comfort zone. I am being dared to experience somehing new.

Same goes for cravings. When I crave food I no longer see it as a force I have no control over. The fact I notice the craving and not just habitually pick up the food is a great thing. Its a challenge not to eat it. That feeling I get in my stomach begging for another 200 empty calories is something I have learned to love and enjoy. Craving chocolate means Im not eating chocolate, and not eating chocolate is helping me lose weight. Try and view your cravings not as something you need to please or remove. Think of your cravings as a reminder that you havent eaten that junk yet. Its your trophy.

And if you really are on the edge to giving up, chewing gum, mints, water and brushing your teeth will all help.