Interesting way to halt cravings

[losetocruise]

Learned a tip from my ever skinny daughter. She said the way she keeps from over eating foods that she knows will cause her to gain weight is to eat whatever controlled portion she has allowed herself and then... she goes and brushes her teeth!

She is not on Atkins and uses this to keep from over eating with candy, potato chips, etc. But i think this tip would work for those legal foods that are hard to control portions of such as nuts, "legal sweet" treats, etc.

She said once you brush your teeth and remove the remnants of flavor, you lose that urge to have just one more....

[valleriek]

Re: Interesting way to halt cravings

That's cool, how old is she? If she is a kid, she is a smart one!

[APanthesilia]

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That is a good idea! You just don't want to eat with the brushed teeth taste in your mouth!

[blueberrylady]

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That is a cool tip but isn't always practical if you're away from home. I've found that just rinsing your mouth with plain water also does the trick and I do it often, even at home.

[not2late]

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I know people who do that. But they brush their teeth and rinse with mouthwash INSTEAD OF eating the cheat food.

[chinadoll]

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I do that and if I am still hungry I will do my nails. Then I can't eat for 20 minutes or so. LOL

[Tomorrow_I'll_Be_Perfect]

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I did that last week and it worked great. I wasn't eating anything yet, but I didn't want to start. Then I got the L-glutamine and my craving problems are gone now (emotional and physical).

[joee5]

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I heard that before but I figured the skinny dude was pulling my leg. God Bless, Joe