Want to break some cravings?

[mrsBusawhipped]

Ok, don't know if you will find this useful or not. Â*But I figure since so many us are wanting to find natural ways to better health and family living, some of you may find this interesting.

http://www.kmov.com/video/topvideo-i...ml?nvid=247220 This link is OK to open at work.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQp0kA5a5OI Â*This link may not be OK to open at work. Â*The content of the video is OK, but the page also has a couple of pictures with barely covered clevage. Â*Can't be too careful at work.

Anyway, I tried it. Â*Seems to relax your mind and body a little. Â*If only to break the cycle of craving for a little bit.

[BlondeOnaBusa]

I'm gonna be black and blue from all the tapping to curb my chocolate craving (second vid)

[MrsGrumpy]

Dawn,

I'm with you on this one! I bet you the next time I have a chocolate craving all I'm going to remember is that blonde guy standing there tapping....

[HRHDi]

It's just a matter of balance. I get 1500 calories/day when I'm trying to lose wieght. The average candy bar is 300 calories. I can have 1 for breakfast 2 for lunch and 2 for dinner. There, I'm good.

[mrsBusawhipped]

Originally Posted by HRHDi @ May 21 2008, 2:27 PM

It's just a matter of balance. Â*I get 1500 calories/day when I'm trying to lose wieght. Â*The average candy bar is 300 calories. Â*I can have 1 for breakfast 2 for lunch and 2 for dinner. Â*There, I'm good.

Â*Now if we could only have the chocolate and tap the calories away then we have something. Â*

For now I think I will do more of this Â* Â*and eat more fruits and veggies. Â*If the cravings get really bad I may have to try the ole Tapparoo, tap, tap, tappity tap. Â*

[Mrs.Rubber2Burn]

This may be totally useless, but when I was pregnant (back in 2003), I read that if you are craving something sweet to eat a dill pickle!!

I never tried it. I guess when I want something sweet, I want something SWEET!!

[Mrs.Rubber2Burn]

P.S.

I sit here at my desk eating a giant chocolate chip cookie!!!

tap, tap, tap.....

[Busa Jules]

That comes from the same guy on TLC "I can make you thin" show. He also has a better way... this is what I use... (plus I can never remember the order of where I am supposed to tap)

Whne you get a craving for a certain food... ie Chocolate... pinch together your thumb and middle finger on your left hand. Now keeping them together, close your eyes and imagine the WORST tasting thing you can possibly imagine.... imagine it IN your mouth... combined with that food you are craving... for me it's Liver and Chocolate with a little bit of chewing tobacco spit (Yeah I took a swig once out of a can I swore was my coke and got a mouthful of someone else's spit). Imagine this vivdly enough that you actually start to get nauseous. .... voila.. craving is gone.

You do this anytime you get the craving... now for me.. just pinching together the fingers on my left hand almost makes me ILL and I don't even think about the actual taste/ imagined taste.

Sounds gross.. I know... but it has cut me down from 6 snack size snickers a day to NONE. now if I could overcome ALL sweets (cake with buttercream icing is my new fixation) and FRIED FOOD.

[mrsBusawhipped]

Originally Posted by Busa Jules @ May 22 2008, 1:47 PM

That comes from the same guy on TLC "I can make you thin" show. He also has a better way... this is what I use... (plus I can never remember the order of where I am supposed to tap)

Whne you get a craving for a certain food... ie Chocolate... pinch together your thumb and middle finger on your left hand. Now keeping them together, close your eyes and imagine the WORST tasting thing you can possibly imagine.... imagine it IN your mouth... combined with that food you are craving... for me it's Liver and Chocolate with a little bit of chewing tobacco spit (Yeah I took a swig once out of a can I swore was my coke and got a mouthful of someone else's spit). Imagine this vivdly enough that you actually start to get nauseous. .... voila.. craving is gone.

You do this anytime you get the craving... now for me.. just pinching together the fingers on my left hand almost makes me ILL and I don't even think about the actual taste/ imagined taste.

Sounds gross.. I know... but it has cut me down from 6 snack size snickers a day to NONE. now if I could overcome ALL sweets (cake with buttercream icing is my new fixation) and FRIED FOOD.

I wonder if it could work in reverse. Â*While pinching your fingers together think of a happy thought (non food) and exercising. Â*Could it actually make me want to exercise

What the heck might as well try it. Â*Done some crazy things to loose weight.

Yummm cake with butter cream icing. Â* (pinch thumb and middle finger together really hard and think happy thoughts Â* Â*and )

Good for you, kicking the snickers habit. Â*Ooooo that was a hard one for me. Â*But it can be done. Â* Â*When I worked in DC I lived on the vending machines in the break rooms. Â*Yuck!!! Â*Young and stupid!!

[mrsBusawhipped]

"Yeah I took a swig once out of a can I swore was my coke and got a mouthful of someone else's spit). Imagine this vivdly enough that you actually start to get nauseous. .... voila.. craving is gone."

Uugggggg!!!! Â* Â*That is beyond gross. Â*I thought my sister switching my iced tea for prune juice was bad. Â*I am sooooo sorry you had that experience. Â*

[Tina]

Originally Posted by mrsBusawhipped @ May 22 2008, 7:45 PM

"Yeah I took a swig once out of a can I swore was my coke and got a mouthful of someone else's spit). Imagine this vivdly enough that you actually start to get nauseous. .... voila.. craving is gone."

Uugggggg!!!! Â* Â*That is beyond gross. Â*I thought my sister switching my iced tea for prune juice was bad. Â*I am sooooo sorry you had that experience. Â*

Me too! Â*

[HRHDi]

Originally Posted by Busa Jules @ May 22 2008, 3:47 PM

Yeah I took a swig once out of a can I swore was my coke and got a mouthful of someone else's spit.

I think I just threw up a little in my mouth.

[Tina]

Well I think it is safe to say, my cravings have been taken care of for awhile!

[Jyn]

Originally Posted by mrsBusawhipped @ May 22 2008, 5:45 PM

"Yeah I took a swig once out of a can I swore was my coke and got a mouthful of someone else's spit). Imagine this vivdly enough that you actually start to get nauseous. .... voila.. craving is gone."

Uugggggg!!!! Â* Â*That is beyond gross. Â*I thought my sister switching my iced tea for prune juice was bad. Â*I am sooooo sorry you had that experience. Â*

During my last pregnancy, I lived in a townhome complex. One of the townhomes was infested with roaches so they bombed it and where did those nasty kritters run too? My place of course. I called the office on several occassions to let them know to fix it. Well, anyway it was about 230 in the morning and I was so thirsty so I grabbed a cup out of the cabnet and poured a drink. I didn't turn the lights on because I didn't want to wake anyone. well I took a big mouth pull of tea and a little something extra! I threw up in the sink and tried to keep myself sane. I called the after hours people and cursed like a sailor. The next day the exterminator showed up and bombed everyone apartment. YUCK!!!

[mrsBusawhipped]

Originally Posted by Ms. Semi @ May 25 2008, 12:19 AM

During my last pregnancy, I lived in a townhome complex. One of the townhomes was infested with roaches so they bombed it and where did those nasty kritters run too? My place of course. I called the office on several occassions to let them know to fix it. Well, anyway it was about 230 in the morning and I was so thirsty so I grabbed a cup out of the cabnet and poured a drink. I didn't turn the lights on because I didn't want to wake anyone. well I took a big mouth pull of tea and a little something extra! Â*I threw up in the sink and tried to keep myself sane. I called the after hours people and cursed like a sailor. The next day the exterminator showed up and bombed everyone apartment. YUCK!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS9_uMwt-lA

[300Busa]

sorry to post in the all mighty "woman" section, but I thought this was going to be about a trip to White Castle

[Jyn]

Originally Posted by 300Busa @ May 25 2008, 7:28 AM

sorry to post in the all mighty "woman" section, but I thought this was going to be about a trip to White Castle

hmmmm... White castle. I haven't had that in a while but it does bring back some memories!

[Tina]

Originally Posted by mrsBusawhipped @ May 25 2008, 8:50 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS9_uMwt-lA

Ok, I thought the last one was gross, but You girls have officially cured my problem with chocolate, caffeine, and just about any other foods I might be craving!