Craving chocolate? Picture yourself boating on a serene lake. Got to have that doughnut? Imagine yourself strolling through a peaceful park on a summer day.
A recent study revealed that a food craving can be squelched by daydreaming instead about an activity or setting that makes you happy. Okay, I'll bite. I really, REALLY wanted pizza -- pepperoni, onions, the history of cheese, the whole nine yards. But instead, I pictured myself lounging luxuriously on a pristine white beach in the world's most flattering bikini with the waves lapping rhythmically at the shore and the wind blowing soothingly through my hair. Okay . . . I'm relaxing. Ooooo, this is nice. And isn't my tan looking good. Ahhhhhhhh. And then Ernesto, the cabana boy, arrived with my take-out pepperoni pizza and a generous supply of Wet-Wipes. I thanked Ernesto, shook off my daydream, and picked up the phone to order a pizza, which was absolutely scrumptious, by the way, and while I ate it, I pictured myself on a pristine white beach wearing a handy meal-time cover-up over the world's most flattering bikini.
So does visualization conquer cravings? Apparently, not for me! But try it yourself and let me know what you discover. (Don't forget to leave a comment!)
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I was all over the Picture This tactic until Ernesto showed up with that yummy pizza. Could smell it all the way over here in Maryland!
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