Are you reading this while trying to pretend that you don't have the craving for some unhealthy snack? A cookie perhaps, or a bag of chips? Its okay! It's normal and healthy to daydream about cheating on your diet.
It's perfectly okay and you shouldn't let yourself feel all downhearted and guilty that you still have that desire for unhealthy foods. Don't fall for those claims that some diet companies make about "our plan is so great you'll never want to eat X again!" You most probably WILL want to eat those foods again - and that's okay.
There are some diet mavens who say that once you've weaned yourself off sugar, you won't crave it any longer. However, this isn't true for everyone. A lot of traps we fall into when dieting happen because of previous habits, not because of a biological happening.
So, it's nice to know you're normal. But what action can you take? It can often feel like these daydreams will lead to a complete breakdown and failing on your diet. But they don't necessarily have to.
A great way to put your food issues behind you is to face them head on. If you ignore those issues and feelings and try to suppress them for long enough, then you may well end up bingeing on a day when your willpower is low and your motivation just isn't there.
You need to stop thinking of yourself as "a dieter" - someone who has had to forgo a certain type of food for the remainder of your life. You might have cut out that food while you're on the road to health and fitness, but it doesn't have to be forever forbidden. It's just eliminated until you have your food issues firmly under control.
Then over time, as you begin to accept this concept, you will find yourself dreaming (and drooling!) about those favorites less often. Soon you'll be able to just go about your daily business without even thinking about them at all.
Daydreaming becomes a kind of therapy. You are mentally missing those foods, so your mind tries to relive those old experiences for you. This can be a real opportunity for growth and on the day when you finally realize "hey, I didn't think about pizza/chocolate/burgers at all today!" - that's going to bring a massive sense of pride and accomplishment.
The journey to health can be a long one. You can't expect to just give up your previous poor eating habits one day and then wake up in the morning with a new body and new food regime! You have to prepare, physically and mentally, to get you into a space where you have a fit body and a mind which is reliably working to help you make the healthy choices towards fast weight loss.
Karen Barr is a mother, designer, and lifelong dieter. She owns and operates Fast Weight Loss Tips, a dieter's resource for weight loss news, reviews, tips and opinion on weight loss methods and more.
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