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Convince Yourself That Unhealthy Food Tastes Bad

Expect Unhealthy Food to Taste Bad

By Mark Stibich, Ph.D., About.com

Updated: March 2, 2007

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Force yourself to expect that unhealthy foods will taste bad and leave you feeling heavy, bloated and unwell. The more you create unpleasant expectations about unhealthy foods, the less you will crave them. Visualize the foods in your bloodstream, clogging your arteries. Imagine the unhealthy foods weighing you down, forcing you to take a nap and lose time in your day.

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