How do I keep cravings away!!!

OH MY GOD

All I want right now is fast food and its like 1000 calories for 1 meal. I have had a great day and eaten like a bird and exercised and it will destroy me but I want it SO BAD. Please any advice would really help!!!

a mcdonalds hamburger happy meal is 500 calories- if you crave it, might as well give in, or may do more damage in the long run, trying to find other foods to "ease it". i don't know how many times i wanted "something", and ended up in front of the fridge or cupboards grazing, eating more calories in the end, instead of just eating the darn chocolate bar, or slice of pizza i was craving in the first place.  Either that, or find something to divert your attention- a "gross" job helps me- go clean the cat box, clean the bathroom, etc- that kills the appetite for me!  

The reason you're craving high-fat, high-carbohydrate food is because you've "eaten like a bird and exercised".  Your energy levels & blood sugars are most likely on the floor so your body is asking you to bump them back up again with quick-fix energy in an easily digestible form....  Fast food fits the bill with simple starches, sugars and lots and lots of fat.   It's a common mistake.

For today, you make yourself something filling, nutritious and rich in complex carbohydrates, fat, protein and natural sugars.   Something healthy with plenty of wholegrains, protein and fat followed by by a nice, big sweet banana.  A chilli con carne with brown rice, for example.  That should get your energy levels & blood sugars  back on an even keel.  Doesn't matter if you go over the calories.

And for the future..... don't 'eat like a bird and exercise'.   Make sure that your daily calories are appropriate for your size, age and level of activity and split up your meals so that you're getting a good-sized breakfast and lunch... not skimping all day so that you reach this 'crash' situation.

Don't worry, healthy-eating is not something you get right instantly.  But learn from this mistake and try not to repeat it.  Good luck

gi jane is right--cravings get worse when your body is in dire need of food.

I have a problem with fast food cravings--sometimes because I am hungry, and some times because I used to have a bad habit of 'rewarding' myself with fast food, or using fast food to relieve my stress on days when juggling my job and my kids got especially taxing.

Fortunately for me, there's a Smoothie King right next to the fast food restaurants near my house. Smoothies aren't always health food--some of them are ridiculously high in sugar and calories, so you need to check out the nutrition information. But even the lower cal ones are quite a treat. So when I really crave some fast food, I get a smoothie--it feels decadent, but actually has nutritional value.

Maybe if you are craving a burger and fries, make something similar at home, at least then you know what is in it. Get your fill but leave out all the high cal stuff like sauce, mayo, cheese and bake your potatoes rather than fry them. It's still probably going to be high in calories, but nowhere near the amount that would be in a fast food meal.

I've just gotten out of a stage (hopefully) where I was craving all kinds of bad food. 

...It was definitely because I wasn't eating enough...

You have to stuff yourself with more healthier alternatives. :) But you know... don't overeat. Eat little and often!

You've barely eaten all day and now you're hungry? That's a puzzler...

And if you seriously think that eating will "destroy" you it sounds like you need a different kind of advice.