Tetris Stops Cravings

I've never been a gamer, but when I heard the other day that playing Tetris stops cravings, I started thinking maybe it's time to give it a try! I have tried so many things to stop cravings - go for a walk, eat something healthy instead of the junk food I'm craving (I never crave kale), drink water, write, listen to a podcast, check in on social media, text or call a sponsor... none of it ever lasts for long. The cravings usually return with a vengeance which makes me think the craving probably has very little to do with food at all - maybe I'm bored or stressed, or the foods/restaurants that trigger food cravings are right in front of me - all those things come in to play when cravings hit.

The concept of Tetris being visual stimuli and that we cannot focus on two things at the same time makes sense, but my question is, wouldn't the cravings return the minute you stop playing? Maybe the thinking is that you just need to give yourself time for the cravings to pass. That has happened many times for me with the other distractions from cravings I use. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

Next time I get a craving, I will test the Tetris theory and see. I'm just hoping a bag of chips aren't nearby when I play the game!

Kathy G
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Junk Food Addiction? Just Keep Swimming!

Note from my future fit self: You will get there, just keep swimming! Thank you for not giving up on me!

Now, I could focus on the details of all the negative things I'm going through as I transition away from a junk food addiction and leaning into the plant-based lifestyle. I could list the things I eat that do not serve my body or the greater good or talk about dealing with the fallout of being morbidly obese, but what purpose would that serve?

Or I could focus on the things that are helping pull me out of the pit of despair. Things in the form of books like Unprocessed, The Pillars of Health, Quantum Wellness, and many others that I will write about in upcoming reviews, experts like Chef AJ, John Pierre, Katherine Nilbrink, and Susan Peirce Thompson, and a group of supportive like-minded people who are determined to live their healthiest life.

If by some twist of fate you happen across this blog post and you are struggling with food addiction, my future fit self has a message for you too... Surround yourself with reliable resources and positive people who keep moving forward no matter how many times they fall down. Just keep swimming!

Kathy G
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