avoidjunkfood

[avoidjunkfood]

How to Stop Eating Junk Food

1. A Home That Isn't Filthy

After interviewing a food-behavior researcher on my podcast, I came up with this concept after learning that willpower is useless when junk food is readily available. Unfortunately, I slipped off the wagon over the holidays after being showered with candies and treats, much of which had a "health halo," which is one of my weaknesses.

The junk-free house concept means avoiding ordering any "discretionary" food during my weekly online shopping and following a rigorous no-candy aisle rule at the supermarket. It's simply too tempting. If sweet goodies do find their way into my house (which they often do), the ones that can't be thrown away because they're just too special are stashed in a cupboard in my laundry room and brought out when the time comes.

2. A well-stocked pantry with whole foods

In January, I cleaned out my pantry, and it wasn't beautiful. I admit to finding bicarbonate soda that had an expiration date on it. Grain, nuts, legumes, seeds, flours, tinned whole foods, and natural flavorings and spices now make up the majority of the pantry. (We'll see how long all of my perfectly organized and labeled material lasts, but I'm going to start from the beginning.) As a result, I'm expecting to save money on groceries by purchasing in quantity.

3.C.A.N.(Convenient, Attractive, Normal)

I've purposely created an environment in which I eat healthy without even realizing it. Colorful fruits and vegetables are arranged in baskets to persuade me to consume them, and I pre-wash chilled fresh fruit such as grapes and blueberries to nibble on them. It's visible and easy to find. (Convenient) Displayed in an attractive manner. (Attractive) Made them seem like obvious choices. (Normal)

4. Get ready

The lack of time to create healthier alternatives is my single greatest hurdle to stopping junk food. I've now sacrificed an hour of my Saturday mornings to tackle this issue. I'm organizing my meals around lunchtime leftovers, and I'm ordering everything I need from the comfort of my own home. This way, when I'm thinking, "What am I going to make for dinner tonight?" at 6:00 p.m. after a long day at work, the answer is on a note on my refrigerator. So far, it has saved me time by reducing the number of times I have to run to the shop. There is also less food waste at the end of the week.

5.Attitude Changes

"I have to quit eating junk food," I've changed my mental self-talk to "I want to stop eating junk food." This is based on studies that demonstrates self-control is more difficult to sustain when people are motivated by the notion that they "have to" behave in a certain way. People who "want to" achieve their goal, on the other hand, encounter fewer goal-disrupting temptations and require less self-control. A goal that we "want to" attain is one that we are internally motivated to accomplish. For example, I'd like to eliminate junk food from my diet in order to maintain a healthy gut microbiome and improve my overall health.

Stay Away From Fast Food.

Because of the consumption of bad cholesterol, fat, and sodium, you become predisposed to cardiovascular disease. In other words, all of this interferes with your heart’s ability to function. Furthermore, junk food has a higher carbohydrate content. It will immediately cause a spike in your blood sugar levels.