"As you shift towards a diet that is filled with fresh, nutritious foods, then your taste buds will forget all about that old junk food."
By Miles Krol, Founder of Milesfit
If only junk food didn’t taste so good, then it would be easier to resist. The reason for its craveable flavor is a specialized balance of sugar, fat, and salt.
But while it tastes phenomenal, it’s detrimental to your fat loss results.
Junk food is becoming more and more cleverly packaged as healthy choices, and so, it’s becoming more and more difficult to judge what is actually junk and what is not.
Here are some ways you can identify junk food:
- It has little to zero nutritional value
- It is processed and packaged
- It’s high in sugar, fat and salt
- It is high in calories
- It’s rarely eaten out of hunger
4 Easy Steps to Quit Junk Food
Imagine being 100% free of junk food for the next 30 days. How would your weight improve? How would you feel? How many empty calories would you save yourself from?
Now let’s take some action!
Step #1: Get Rid of It
Step one is simple: get rid of all the junk food that currently resides in your home, office, and car. Go through these spaces with a big garbage bag and toss anything that remotely resembles junk food. Remember, junk food is stuff that is high in empty calories.
Step #2: Stock Up on the Healthy Stuff
Don’t worry, you aren’t going to starve now that your junk food has been cleared out. Step two is going to the store and stocking up on delicious, nutritious foods that will take the place of the junk food: Nuts, seeds, fruit, veggies, hard boiled eggs, meatballs, and hearty salads or burrito bowls are great items to have on hand. You’ll eat less of these healthy snacks, since these aren’t empty calories, but rather nutrient-filled calories that satiate.
Step #3: HALT!
The next time a craving strikes you, tell yourself to HALT! This word is actually a handy acronym.
Ask yourself, “Am I Hungry, Angry, Lonely or Tired?” If you’re hungry, then reach for one of the healthy snacks from step two. If you’re angry, then explore the issue and seek resolution. If you are lonely, then reach out to a friend, instead of reaching for junk food. And if you are tired, then make the time to grab a nap or get to bed early to catch up on sleep.
Step #4: Stick With It
The first day that you go without junk food will be the hardest. The second day will be a smidge easier. The third day will be even easier than the second, and so on.
The fact is that your taste buds adjust to the foods that you exist on. When your diet is filled with junk foods, then that is what your taste buds will crave. But as you shift towards a diet that is filled with fresh, nutritious foods, then your taste buds will forget all about that old junk food. Stick with it, one day at a time, and you will break free from the grip of junk food addiction.
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