In an attempt to take off extra weight, many people turn to over-the- counter diet pills. Diet pills are not regulated by the FDA and have been known to be dangerous and harmful. Most diet pills contains stimulants that can cause physical addiction. In addition to physical addictions if taking a diet pill leads to weight loss, you can also become psychologically addicted to the success of the pills.

Avoid taking diet pills. The best way to avoid addiction to diet pills is to not take them at all. Studies have found that diet pills can be very harmful to your health. Doctors agree that the best way to loose to weight is through exercise and a sensible diet.

Read the label and follow the directions carefully if you do take diet pills. Never take more than the recommended dosage. In an effort to loose weight quickly, some dieters take more pills than the package recommends. This is very harmful and will lead to addiction.

Limit the length of time you stay on the diet pills. The longer you take diet pills the more likely you will have an addiction problem.

Tell your family doctor you are taking diet pills. You should never take an over-the-counter medication on an ongoing basis without letting your doctor know that you are taking it. Diet pills might not interact well with prescription medications you are taking, leading to a greater chance of addiction.

Seek professional counseling if you develop an addiction to diet pills. Like all addictions, you will probably need help to break it.

26 ways to curb your cravings for bad foods

1. Get rid of all the bad foods you crave for!

This is the easiest "most common sense" thing you can do to kill your carvings so...

Just get rid of & throw out all those snacks, candies, donuts and other bad foods that's making you gain weight and even if you still have strong cravings for those bad foods...

The next 22 things below will definitely help curb your cravings on the track to permanent weight loss if you stick to them...

2. Eat more fiber (Raw Fruits & Veggies)

Fiber keeps you fuller longer and kills all your sugar cravings. Get fiber by eating fruits (especially apples) & vegetables, whole grains, nuts (almonds are the best) and seeds.

Eating Fiber will help you lose weight faster because it fills up your stomach quicker - for example...

You wouldn't be able to eat 500 calories worth of carrots (or other foods high in fiber because you'll probably be full by the time you've eaten 200-300 calories worth of carrots so...

Fiber makes you fell full so you eat less and this means you'll lose a lot more weight.

3. Eat more lean proteins

Researches are beginning to realize that the reason high protein diets like the Atkins work is because these diets reduce your appetite decreasing your food cravings making you eat less and lose more weight.

Lean proteins are one of the best foods to eat to get rid of sugar cravings since most sugar cravings come from not eating enough protein.

4. Whey protein helps you release appetite suppressing hormones that curb your cravings.

In a recent study... people drank either whey or casein and 90 minutes later they were allowed to eat freely at a buffet table. The people that drank whey protein ate significantly less calories.

5. Drink more WATER

Water makes you feel full by tricking your body into thinking it's satisfied or...

6. You can drink a glass of vegetable juice before meals

Studies have shown that drinking vegetable juice before meals suppresses your appetite by making you eat 135 less calories at each meal.

7. Eat some fiber & protein and drink some water at ever meal to...

Regulate your blood sugar because... when your blood sugar is out of whack - You'll crave for more food which means you'll eat a lot more and gain more weight.

For example... If you eat some almonds & some fruit for fiber and then eat a lean meat like tuna or baked chicken for protein and if you wash all that down with 12 ounces of water... You'll won't have any food cravings for at least 3-to-5 hours and...

Drinking at least 8 ounces of water with high fiber foods helps the undigested fiber in your stomach expand to make you feel fuller much longer.

8. Eat a small meal every 2-3 hours.

Doing this also regulates your blood sugar by giving you a constant supply of energy which really reduces your cravings and kills your big appetite and eating 5 smaller meals throughout the day makes you burn fat faster

9. Don't skip breakfast

Skipping breakfast makes your already low morning blood sugar drop even more and this will cause you to have massive food cravings for the rest of the day.

10. Drink Green Tea Instead of Coffee

Green tea is a potent appetite suppressant and it's also an all-natural fat burner that helps you burn up to 43% more fat

11. Have an egg for breakfast

Studies found that an egg for breakfast helped overweight people feel more full over 24 hours than a bagel-based breakfast of equal calories and the people who ate the egg breakfast ate 330 calories less during the day and after an 8-week study...

The people who had eggs for breakfast instead of bagels lost 65% more weight and they lost 16% more fat and don't worry about your cholesterol levels going up because even though the people in that 8 week study had 2 eggs for breakfast everyday...

Their cholesterol levels were the same as the group that ate bagels after 8 weeks and eating eggs will only raise your HDL cholesterol levels which is the good cholesterol.

12. Lose Belly Fat ; have Less Cravings

According to researchers at University if Western Ontario - Belly fat makes you hungry because it makes a hormone called neuropeptide Y that makes you hungry.

13. Don't get stressed out - relax more.

When you get stressed out you usually overeat because your body releases a hormone called Cortisol that makes you hungry.

If you have a hard time coping with stress - then a weight loss pill like Cortislim can help block Cortisol or... Look at these 25 ways to relieve stress.

14. Battle PMS cravings with Calcium

Research has shown that women who take calcium supplements or consume at least 1 serving of dairy products daily (like yogurt, skim milk, or low-fat cheese) about 2 weeks before menstruation will significantly lower their cravings during PMS for bad carbs that make them gain weight.

15. Avoid refined or processed carbs (mainly sugar)

Refined carbs include heavily processed or high sugar foods like fluffy white breads/bread snacks, regular sodas, most breakfast cereal, sweets, candy, cookies and cakes.

Refined carbs cause your blood sugar levels to rise very fast and then crash very quickly making you crave for more sugar (refined carbs).

Doing numbers 1-4 & especially #5 will help reduce your cravings for refined carbs or sugar.

16. Limit your salt intake

Salt also makes your cravings worse and too much salt also causes you to gain unwanted water weight

17. Take a whiff of Vanilla scent to curb cravings

The sweet smell of vanilla tricks you into thinking you already satisfied your cravings for sugars.

18. Eat on blue plates

It may sound weird but the research does show that blue is a natural appetite suppressant so try to use blue silverware, napkins, etc. whenever you eat and on the flip side...

Red, yellow, and orange have been shown to increase your appetite and make you eat more.

19. Make sure you're getting enough sleep

Not getting enough Sleep makes your body release an appetite causing hormone called Ghrelin that makes you want to eat more so...

Try to get at least 7 hours of sleep so you can lower your Ghrelin levels and increase the levels of the fat burning & appetite suppressing hormone Leptin.

20. Wait out your cravings

Most cravings pass within 20 minutes because they're often all in your head so you can survive these "fake cravings" by chewing on a some sugarless gum.

21. Use spices instead of sugar

Use spices like cinnamon, cloves or nutmeg for flavor which will help you lose weight instead of sugar that makes you FAT (see #9 here for how spices help you lose weight)

22. Use Tastants