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Re: Sugar, Sugar, and I want more Sugar !!!
From: Dona (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 28 Mar 2001 10:37:54 -0600 (CST)
HI, Your not alone!
I also crave sugar especially around my period time.I especially crave
Chocolate!!! thanks for the carob tip I had forgotten about Carob
chips..you can also find (chocolate)Carob frozen yogert at frozen yogert
shops that is really yummy! Chocolate was the one thing I refused to
give up while low carbing..lol, but maybe i'll switch to Carob.Dona
>At Tue, 27 Mar 2001, CW wrote:
>Hi Joanna, I crave sugar so much and when I found out that I had to
>drastically change my diet to low carb low sugar I cringed. So what I
>find that helps is something called carob. Its naturally sweet without
>sugar but it tastes a lot like chocolate. I go to a health food store
>near my house and get a mix of unsweetened(no extra sugar) carob chips
>and peanuts. I have actually weaned myself off the cravings of sugar!
>sometimes you can find carob covered raisins and carob covered peanuts
>but you have to make sure there isnt added sugar. also fruit is a good
>subsitute for sugar. eat an apple! good luck
>Caelin
>
>>>Hi everybody, this is my fist time posting anything on this sight, but I
>>>have been reading all your helpfull suggetions for a long time. I was
>>>very happy when I found this sight, since it really makes me see that I
>>>am not alone in this and can see what other are experienceing with PCOS
>>>and know that I am not going crazy. My husband does not always
>>>understand what I am going through. Thank You to all !!!!
>>>
>>>I have been on Metaphormin since mid January and the only side effects
>>>that I tend to experience now is extreme tiredness, extreme thirst and a
>>>huge, huge craving for sugar ( I usually craved salty things). I don't
>>>want to eat so much sugar becasue I have been on Weight Watchers for a
>>>while and would like to continue. After eating so much sugar it does
>>>not leave me with a lot of points fto eat regular foods.
>>>
>>>Does anybody have any words of advice for me how to curve my sugar
>>>craving?
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>Joanna
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>>--
>>Jenny
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