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Reply From Rebecca, Age 12 - 06/19/03 - IP#: 205.188.208.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
hi megan this is Becca. You probably wouldn't believe this,but i weigh 160pd.Yes i am ashamed of myself, but i try to lose the weight by working on my dumb-bell. if you don't know what that is, it's this machiene that you use to lstrengthen your muscels and to lose some weight. what you wanna do is cut back on how much you eat for breakfast, luch, and supper. Especially cut back on the junk food. i can understand that you have a craving for food because i do too. but when i'm trying to loose weight and when i want a snack, but i know i'm not hungry, i tell myself," ok Rebecca you know that you don't need this stuff so put it away now." or i just cut back on how much i eat for a snack. say like before i used to have 6-8 cookies for a snack, well every week i would cut back to 7 cookies, then 6, and then 5,and so on. until i got to the point where i trained my body to not be hungry all the... (view more)

Reply From meg - 06/18/03 - IP#: 205.244.105.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
drink water lots of it too! Than when u get a craving chew sugerless gum or eat fruits or veggies!!!!
BEST OF LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!

Reply From Tammy, Age 13 - 06/11/03 - IP#: 69.14.137.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
good for u.. summer is here and that is a great time to get lots of exercise!! eat health and settle your cravings with a piece of sugar free gum or lemon water.. swim bike ride and be sure to only eat when u r hungry.. not when u are bored!! good luck i no u can do it!!

Reply From Amanda, Age 13 - 05/25/03 - IP#: 64.91.84.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
Hey!
When I get a craving for food I drink ice water with a little bit of lemon in it. I just sip it cause its kinda sour. The cravin eventually passes!Bye,Amanda!

Reply From Amanda, Age 13 - 05/25/03 - IP#: 64.91.84.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
When I get hungry I drink water. I add a little lemon to it so it is sour. So i don't drink alot of it. Try sipping it little by little. The craving eventually passes.Bye, Amanda!

Reply From tess, Age 13 - 02/23/03 - IP#: 205.188.209.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
hey you can lso take walk when u get cravings!

Reply From Candy, Age 13 - 02/22/03 - IP#: 152.163.189.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
Hey,
I know those craving and i know how hard they are so everytime you get a craving drink a glass of water your supposed to drink 6-8 glasses of water a day.you should also drink one glass of water before each meal then you wont eat as much becouse water makes you full plus water has no calories you can also try eating half of every meal and saving the rest for later!you can make a calorie chart and keep track of all the caloroies you take in try not to go over 2000 a day or it will turn in to fat!! hope i helped candy

Reply From Candy, Age 13 - 02/22/03 - IP#: 152.163.189.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
Hey,
I know those craving and i know how hard they are so everytime you get a craving drink a glass of water your supposed to drink 6-8 glasses of water a day.you should also drink one glass of water before each meal then you wont eat as much becouse water makes you full plus water has no calories you can also try eating half of every meal and saving the rest for later!you can make a calorie chart and keep track of all the caloroies you take in try not to go over 2000 a day or it will turn in to fat!! hope i helped candy

Reply From carry, Age 10 - 02/21/03 - IP#: 205.188.208.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
Hey,
I understand what your going through! and i know all those cravings.But...when ever you have a craving maybe you should drink a glass of water to help the cravings.Water has no calories so you wont gane weight! and you need to drink 6-8 glasses a day (also you can find diet soda that has no calories)Good luck i hope i helped!! carry

Reply From *Emily*, Age 12 - 02/13/03 - IP#: 66.75.184.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
hey rachel! i had the SAME problem i would do good on my dieting for about 2 weeks then get craves and start eating alot and COULDNT stop! but heres a way i stopped. i made sooo many plans that i was always busy and forgot about eating(not all the time, i did eat but not as much) it really hepled me out! i hope it mite help you out to! email me back to say watcha think at chikwoundupempty@netscape.net

Reply From *Emily*, Age 12 - 02/13/03 - IP#: 66.75.184.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
hey rachel! i had the SAME problem i would do good on my dieting for about 2 weeks then get craves and start eating alot and COULDNT stop! but heres a way i stopped. i made sooo many plans that i was always busy and forgot about eating(not all the time, i did eat but not as much) it really hepled me out! i hope it mite help you out to! email me back to say watcha think at chikwoundupempty@netscape.net

Reply From Jessika, Age 13 - 08/15/02 - IP#: 24.66.94.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
A good way to stop them is to drink alot of ICE cold water and then tell yourself ou can eat it in exactly an hour or something... by then youll have gotten over it.. Another way is getting yourself as far away from teh problem as POSSIBLE. Like go for a walk or swimming or something.. hope this helped!

Reply From ????????? - 06/25/02 - IP#: 216.114.1.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
My favorite thing is if I am having a sweets crazing instead of eating that chocolate, Buy a can of marshcino cherries. There only 10 cal per cheerry and fat free and taste great!

Reply From Kathleen, Age 13 - 05/18/02 - IP#: 216.209.116.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
When you get a craving for junk, east something sweet and healthy instead, like fruit, or chew gum

Reply From allisa, Age 13 - 04/06/02 - IP#: 68.13.169.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
if u get cravings chew gum