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8 Ways to Handle Strong Food Cravings

Hello Carol,

It's sometimes hard to handle strong food cravings. Give in to them and you feel badly later. Don't give in to them and you will continue to have the craving and finally give in to it.

But there's a happy medium between the two extremes. Here are some simple steps you can take to move the 'cave to cravings' habit. They are from a book called Mini Habits for Weight Loss, by Stephen Guise. This is a book that has realistic and gentle pointers to help you with your weight loss quest.

Click here to learn more:

https://makingweightlosseasy.com/2025/11/03/8-ways-to-handle-strong-food-cravings/

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11 Time-Saving Kitchen Tips

Do you want to cook more and eat healthier, but your busy schedule continues to be an obstacle? Here are 11 tips to save time in the kitchen. Use them to prepare simple, tasty meals in less time.You'll feel so much better when you eat your own food!

With the right equipment, good organization and time management, and weekly planning, what once seemed impossible can become a reality. Check out these 11 tips here, and start to enjoy and benefit from good home-cooked meals.

https://makingweightlosseasy.com/2025/09/04/11-time-saving-kitchen-tips/

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Enjoy Your Food!

Food enjoyment leads to better health and a slimmer body.

Do you eat without paying attention to your food? If so, you are like the majority of people in the US.

But naturally slim people enjoy what they eat. And it leaves them feeling nourished and content. This is way different than eating a plate of food and not having a clue what you just ate and how it affected you.

If you'd like to learn more about how to savor your food and eat like a naturally slim person, read more here:

https://makingweightlosseasy.com/2025/07/28/enjoy-your-food/

The Pungent Taste for Cleansing and Weight Loss

Do you like onions, garlic, and ginger? What about hot spices? These foods all go under the taste category 'pungent'. Not only do they add taste to food, they are warming, aid digestion, speed up metabolism, and aid the body in getting rid of excess.

Learn more about these foods and how they can help you shed extra pounds.
https://makingweightlosseasy.com/2025/05/14/pungent-taste/

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PLANT-BASED PROTEINS PROMOTE LONGEVITY AND GOOD HEALTH

A recent study in Nature Communications found that a predominantly plant-based protein diet led to a lower risk of mortality from chronic diseases, and higher rates of vitality.
https://www.realsimple.com/type-of-protein-for-longevity-11723511

Most people equate protein sources as animal in nature: fish, beef, pork, poultry, eggs, and dairy. But the plant world is rich in protein sources: whole grains, legumes, nuts and seeds, and even fruits and veggies.

This does not mean that you have to be vegan to benefit. It means that most of your protein can come from plants, and you can supplement with animal foods as needed.

Some reasons I prefer a plant-based diet include:
Foods are colorful
Foods are flavorful
Foods are rich in fiber and nutrients
It helps the environment
I feel happier
I have more energy and good health
There are so many options in the plant world

I invite you to check out this article and consider making one small change, such as...

Substituting one animal-protein meal a week with a plant-based protein option.
Doing a plant-based diet one day a week
Trying a plant-based food each week that you don't normally eat.

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BITTER IS BETTER: Bitter foods for weight loss and good health

In Ayurveda, there are six tastes in food: sweet, salty, sour, bitter, pungent, astringent. Every American is familiar with the first three, but not so much the other three. Bitter foods play an important role in our diet and are needed for good health. Plus, they help burn fat -- what everyone trying to lose weight wants to see happen!

Learn what the benefits of bitter foods are, how to use them, contraindications, and which foods are considered bitter. Consider them as a natural medicine to help you stay healthy.

Click here to explore bitter. And, if you want a free consultation to help with your individual diet plan, just click the link at the end of the blog.
https://makingweightlosseasy.com/2025/04/10/bitter-is-better/

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SECRETS TO LONGEVITY

People in the Blue Zone countries often live to be 100. There are 10 foods that they all eat, even though the five countries are spread out all over the world.

If you already have a good diet, but would like to tweak it even more, these 10 foods will provide a good intervention. If your diet has unwanted items, you can crowd them out by increasing your intake of healthy Blue Zone foods.

Full of essential nutrients and properties like being anti-inllammatory, these foods flood us with live-giving qualities and lots of energy.

Click here to read more about it and then go to the article
in health.com.
https://makingweightlosseasy.com/2025/03/17/10-foods-for-longevity/

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10 Foods for Longevity - Making Weight Loss Easy Here’s a short article from health.com that gives you 10 nutrient-packed foods that promote longevity. For each food, there is an explanation of why it’s so

How To Know What Foods Agree With Your Body

Certain foods agree/disagree/are neutral for each body at any given time. You may think a food is really healthy for you, yet it isn't. Plus, it might be fine for you at another time. On the other hand, a food that you think is not good for you might not be so bad. But how do you know which is which?

This simple pulse test will let you know in a few minutes what is working for you and what isn't. No equipment or money is needed to do this test. Learn how here and tweak your diet accordingly.

https://youtu.be/WUOJ165fpFQ?si=zVaR0rVZI4hmNC3p

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Test What Foods Your Body Doesn't Like Certain foods agree/disagree/are neutral for each body at any given time. But how do you know which is which? This simple pulse test will let you know in a f...

What causes food cravings?

Do you crave a specific food? Is it hard to break the habit of eating it? If so, there is probably a childhood association with a happy memory. When you eat the food you feel good. But the weight gain doesn't feel good.

It then takes some work to break the desire for this food, and to stop eating it. But step one is to explore the connection between the past and present.

Learn how to get started here:
https://youtu.be/ubqYEvSTQgc?si=StJGPz59ePzFullP

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CHECK OUT THE DIRTY DOZEN LIST 2025 FOR SAFER EATING.

We can’t eat absolutely everything organic. Not all foods are readily available organically grown, plus the cost is much great than for conventional foods.

However, we can selectively eat organic foods where the conventional versions have the most pesticides and chemicals on them. There is a list available called The Dirty Dozen list that shows which fruits and veggies have the highest concentration of pesticides. These are the ones to buy organic, when possible.

There is also a list called The Clean 15, which has the fruits and veggies with little or no pesticides on them, even when grown conventionally.. They can be eaten with little concern, and buying them organically grown is not so necessary.

Check out the lists here and learn more about pesticides and how plants naturally defend themselves again insects and other pests.

https://makingweightlosseasy.com/2025/02/17/the-dirty-dozen-2025/

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Carol Crenshaw
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Carol Crenshaw
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WHAT TASTES ARE YOU MISSING?

Are you struggling to lose weight by eating less calories, sweets, salty foods? If you are addicted to these foods, a different approach is needed.

In Ayurveda, the ancient Indian system of health, there are six tastes. All of them are needed daily to have a balanced diet. But the American diet is very heavy in three of these tastes, and deficient in the other three.

A little tweaking can make a big difference. Learn what tastes you need daily and how to get them.

https://youtu.be/YJSykPCs_cs?si=g4wd3pa_AwlVP7gc

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Eat many foods and drop pounds.

For a moment, imagine switching your mental state about weight. Think about all the foods you could eat to be healthy and slim, vs. what you need to give up.

Think of all the colorful, tasty foods you could eat in generous amounts without worrying about calorie-counting, restrictions, weight gain, and cravings. In fact, the more you eat of these foods, the less cravings you will have.

The foods I am talking about are nutrient-dense foods. They are packed with all the nutrients your body needs. Learn how to start adding them to your diet, step-by-step and watch your energy soar.

This short video will show you how:
https://youtu.be/ivSgNfJho58?si=SJHmOgKPa8rRbzTo

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