I used this trick a lot when I gave up smoking many moons ago. Whenever I had an overwhelming craving for a cigarette I would say to myself: 'Wait 30 minutes and if you really want one then I think about it'. Often the urge had gone after a couple of minutes or I was distracted by something I was doing. If the urge was still there after 30 minutes I started the same game again.
It worked much better then just saying a straight 'No, you can not have one' to myself. With eating this is a bit more tricky, because I will have to eat something at some stage. So I will try this out with specific food items in the coming weeks if I remember!
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