by Candid » Sun Apr 26, 2020 9:09 am
So, like Richard said, you make a rule never to buy junk food to be eaten later. Don't have it in your home, If it isn't there, you won't eat it—unless your craving is so strong that you're prepared to go out and get it. That's rarely the case if it isn't genuine hunger.
Secondly, junk food craving is often a sign of dehydration. If you treat the craving with water (I add a dash of lemon juice to mine), very often the craving will go away.
Conversely, if you have lots of dry 'junk' food around, you could eat all of that and still want more, because the anxiety that drove you to junk food was because you were just plain thirsty. Until you fix the thirst, the anxiety and the desire to eat something—anything—will still be there.
We're programmed to feel anxious when we're low on water. It's a good thing.