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3 Step Weight Loss Plan to Stop Food Cravings
Say "Goodbye" to Food Cravings

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Purchase a stopwatch and try these techniques. They will lead you to the realization that you are powerful and that your willpower is stronger than you now believe. After a month or so you may not need the stopwatch because you will have truly overcome the lure of cravings. You will find that the power was within you all along and you just needed to stop and watch for it to appear.

Stop! Watch! Method Summary

1. Set your watch or a timer for 15 minutes
2. Drink a large glass of water
3. Eat a high-protein snack

Author
Jana Klauer, M.D., is on the medical advisory board at Equinox in New York City. She was also a research fellow at the New York Obesity Research Center of St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital and is actively involved in clinical research on obesity. She is in private practice in New York City, where she lives.

For more information, please visit www.janaklauermd.com.

Published: 03/15/06