A effective & simple tip to destroy cravings

This post is about a simple way to get rid of bad cravings – it’s how we stopped drinking coffee in the past and it works for sugar addiction as well.

Sometimes, in rare, extreme, cases we crave a salad.

Mostly though, we drink cappuccino instead of ANYTHING. Iron deficiency it is, then.

We all have them…those unhealthy cravings. The cravings that make us want that certain food so bad, that we don’t even know whether we like it when we finally have it. The cravings that don’t let us get enough of that food. Just one more and we're doing a detox.

For our dad and sister – it’s good old sugar.

So because it’s universally known that too much coffee and too much sugar don’t lead to glowing skin, flat belly and solid health, last year we decided to do something against our unhealthy cravings.

We made a simple, simple promise to myself:

Today, we will drink a sip of water, when we want a cappuccino.

The first hour we actually kept this promise, we drank a sip almost every minute. It felt so unnatural to drink something cold when all we wanted was a warm and creamy cappuccino.

You’d be surprised: water doesn’t taste the same as cappuccino.

But we kept going.

Our bottle for the rest of our working day was empty within that first hour. All we wanted was to go & get that cappuccino, get it over with. But getting water was easier.

We went to the bathroom 2 times the next hour. And we had to refill our water bottle again.

But then the magic kicked in.

We stopped craving coffee. We actually craved water now. And anything that contained water – like fruits and vegetables.

When Sushi’s Enough

We remember, we were invited for sushi that day, a day we've been looking forward to for a week! We always considered sushi a healthy option and we could never say no to sushi. But we always felt like sushi’s not enough for lunch and we'll need some other dish with it.

That day, sushi was enough.

We went back to work and we were more focused and efficient than ever.

All of a sudden we had this whole energy – without changing our diet, without working out, without spending days planning and meal prepping. And without being a different person.

We were us, just properly hydrated.

And we guess when we're properly hydrated we don’t crave crap.

The Get Rid Of Cravings Challenge

Now after all the fallings off wagons, it’s time to do it again!

Let’s get those water bottles filled and get those unhealthy cravings under control.

Whatever unhealthy food you just can’t say good bye to, promise yourself:

We'll have a sip of water, whenever we crave ______

Try that for a day and see how you feel, let us know!

Did you feel better? Or did you give in and ate that food that takes over your mind?

Now a little warning…we're sharing our experience here, but we’re all different. While we felt better – if you have a condition, drinking too much water can be dangerous for you. So if you’re not sure, please, do consult your doctor before you try this!