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Nuts Re: Weekly pig-out, or the Trying to Eat Right Blues
From: AdoptASAP (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 1 Jun 2001 15:58:40 -0500 (CDT)
Hun, we arent supposed to have nuts either. Sorry. There are like 4
kinds you can eat but I never took the time to find out which because I
dont like nuts.
At Fri, 1 Jun 2001, lesley wrote:
>
>I remember the first two weeks after I started the sugarbusters diet - I
>never realised that I was sooooo addicted to sugar and stuff so much
>until I went cold turkey. The worst effects lasted for two weeks and it
>was like pms from hell, especially the crabby, snappy moody bit (poor
>dh).
>
>But I made the effort and now the cravings tend to be non-existant most
>of the time.
>
>I found that clearing out my cupboards, fridge and freezer of anything
>that was not allowed on my diet helped enormously - I was the sort of
>person who could make desserts with just flour, sugar, marge/butter
>minimum (I used to make great shortbreads) and if fruit or eggs or even
>choclolate were in the house even better. But if I don't have it in,
>then I can't eat it unless I go to the hassle of having to drive to the
>store to get it...
>
>The first few times I went shopping were also really hard, most of the
>stuff I used to buy was off the list, but I stuck to things that were in
>the sugar busters shopping guide and now I can walk past the
>bakery/ice-cream/chocolate sections with no compulsions to buy anything.
>
>The one thing I found so useful at first was nuts, any variety as long
>as they were sugar free (they have sweet nuts in the usa). I ate so
>many of the things, and used them instead of dessert to help stop my
>body expecting something sweet at the end of a meal. Initially I was
>getting through 1 to 2lbs a week, but it worked for me.
>
>Eventually the carb cravings did disappear and the change was so
>amazing, like being given a brand new body and if I eat something to
>trigger them, I can usually recognise them for what they are...
>
>I also found that concentrating on eating those foods that were banned
>on a low fat/calorie diet such as eggs, bacon, cheese, nuts and a good
>steak made me think that I was not quite as deprived as my body was
>telling me.
>
>Anyway, I am sorry for the waffling on, but I did want to say that you
>need to treat your carb cravings like an addiction, and to try and eat
>larger portions or snacks between meals, with more 'good' carbs than
>just a salad, so that you will know that your body is getting enough and
>you can work on beating your addiction.
>
>--
>Lesley
>
>At Thu, 31 May 2001, jodi wrote:
>>
>>So last night, I ate a whole package of sugar wafers. Last week at
>>about this time, I was also having
>>intense FOOD cravings (by which chicken and salad were not about to
>>satisfy...) and ate a whole jar of
>>pickles and 3 apples. Strange combination, I know...
>>
>>It seems that every 5-7 days or so, my body just starts clammoring for
>>more food than I am giving it.
>>No... not more food. More carbs, since, as I said, more chicken isn't
>>going to cut it. It's carbs I want...
>>And only carbs!!!
>>
>>I try to eat right... I try to eat mainly protein and small amounts of
>>good carbs... but this happens. It's
>>as if after a week or so, my body just feels pooped and demands more
>>carbs. I pig out on weird stuff, and
>>I'm good for a week again.
>>
>>I'm wondering... do I need to be stricter about low-carbing? I don't
>>like low-carbing... I feel like I am missing
>>out on one of life's simple pleasures - eating normal food!!! Do I just
>>need to eat more carbs? Perhaps
>>my activity level - I walk/run 35 miles a week, plus whatever walking I
>>do to get to friends' apartments -
>>is too high, and I am expecting too much energy output from too little
>>carbs + met?
>>
>>I wish my body had a little meter on it somewhere so I would know just
>>what I needed to put in it!
>>This is so frustrating!!!!!!
>>
>>- Jodi
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