

Don’t rely on willpower or you will fail. Search for “Find a Buddy” on “Getting Started.” Find a friend or support group to help you.But remember: it is not that you can’t eat some things, but that you choose not to. Adopt a new identify as someone who simply “does not eat unhealthy foods,” period.Keep a journal to help you reflect on where you are now and where you want to be and ideas you have to get there.Seek the Lord’s counsel and guidance for you. Prayerfully study the Word of Wisdom in D&C 89.You can find resources here: WFPB Resources Make a serious topic of study for at least a few months. The more you understand the power of this diet, the more motivated you’ll be to stay committed.

Learn as much as you can about the whole food, plant-based way of eating.These are the foods it is best to entirely eliminate, at least as long as it takes to totally control these cravings. Even if all of us can do that with certain foods, there are other foods that we may find impossible to enjoy in small quantities. Some people are able to eat small quantities of foods that are addicting without triggering overwhelming cravings for more. We are each different, and each of us will need to figure out what strategy works best for us, but we all share a common end goal: to eat in such a way that we eliminate (or at least reduce to a manageable level) all powerful cravings that encourage us to eat in unhealthful ways. (If you are not sure you are experiencing food addiction, try this simple test: “Am I a Food Addict?”) “Discovering the Word of Wisdom: Food Addiction”įood addiction is the inability to give up (or be satisfied with small portions of) any particular food or food ingredient (like sugar).“The Word of Wisdom Way to Weight Loss: Overcoming Food Addiction”.“The Word of Wisdom Way to Weight Loss: My Yoke is Easy“.This page will focus mainly on practical suggestions, but for an overview and discussion of this topic, see: Overcoming these addictions can be difficult. Food addiction is as powerful as other forms of addiction.
