Please, Don't Ignore Your Food Cravings!

Have you noticed that it's hard to ignore your food cravings? If you ignore them, they often yell louder. Sometimes, distraction is a good thing, but with food cravings, this is not always the case. Have you ever tried listening to your food cravings?

Your Food Cravings are There For a Reason!

Food cravings are there for a very good reason. They are not random and they are not there to torture you or test your willpower. They are a signal from your body that something is needed. This is a good thing! If they weren't there, your body would have no way to get your attention, and no way to meet it's needs. What your food cravings are saying is different for everyone. But, rest assured there is a need there, and it can be met.

What Needs?

It could be nutritional, a need for more protein, essential fatty acids or minerals, etc. It could be a need for active stress relief. It could be a need to approach a problem differently, or to take care of yourself better. But, rest assured, if you can find the need, your food cravings will start to fade.

It's like when you leave your dog at home, and he cries and cries. When you return home, he stops crying. He gets the attention that he wanted. He could have been hungry, but he probably was just lonely and needing your specific attention. The point is, his need for your company is satisfied and he stops crying. It's the same with our bodies, when they get what they need, they stop yelling. There's no need to yell, they've gotten your attention.

Find Out What Drives Your Food Cravings

When I work with men and women around their food cravings, they find out what their food cravings are all about. The great thing is, the majority of the time, that need is satisfied in the session as the neural pathways find new means of satisfaction. When we can only get our needs met through food, it limits us. When we can open up to other ways of satisfaction, we have choice, and we can actually find greater satisfaction. 

So, what are your food cravings about? Have you ever taken the time to ask the question:

What is this about, what do I REALLY need?

Most of the time, it's not food you need, it's something else. At some level, you know this, or will know it if you look gently enough. If you want help with quieting your food cravings, by listening to them, give me a call, I can help.

Yours in Health,

Kara Sorensen, MS, LAc
The Food Craving Solution
15066 Los Gatos-Almaden Rd
Suite 200
Los Gatos, CA
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