Weight Loss/Maintenance

localroger

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24. Oh yes, the cravings!

Tue Jan 7, 2020, 06:36 PM

Jan 2020

Some people just couldn't BELIEVE what I was doing, how could I POSSIBLY live without sweets or pasta or potatoes. What I found was that it was hard for about three weeks -- and then it got really easy. I could stare down foods that had just weeks before been irresistably tempting. I think it's the presence of cheap carbs in our diet that triggers our craving for more cheap carbs. After all, in nature that's storable energy, and could come in handy during an upcoming lean time, but for modern humans there really are no upcoming lean times and we just pack it on. I'm not as strict today as I was back then but I've learned that I can push it a bit for a meal now and then because the condition is chronic.

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I started eating low-carb Oct. 2 2019 [View all] Marthe48 Jan 2020 OP

Congratulations! Ohiogal Jan 2020 #1

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Congratulations. dewsgirl Jan 2020 #2

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Low carb is the thing. OhZone Jan 2020 #3

My older daughter changed her diet Marthe48 Jan 2020 #8

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I used the McDougall plan for years Marthe48 Jan 2020 #11

It is the way to go, however JenniferJuniper Jan 2020 #5

I can see where it could Marthe48 Jan 2020 #12

Fired cabbage with onion and bacon yum! I can't eat cheese now Maraya1969 Jan 2020 #59

Can you eat vegan cheese? Marthe48 Jan 2020 #65

I found some I can have. The ones with cashews Maraya1969 Jan 2020 #75

I saw macadamia nut milk in Aldi's today Marthe48 Jan 2020 #76

I've been doing low-carb since 2006 localroger Jan 2020 #9

That's a good idea to test results Marthe48 Jan 2020 #13

Oh yes, the cravings! localroger Jan 2020 #24

I was so mad my effort failed Marthe48 Jan 2020 #31

Brava! Costco, if you have access to it, has a bunch of well priced low carb things. Bobby fierywoman Jan 2020 #10

I don't have Costco, but my daughter does Marthe48 Jan 2020 #15

Costco also has cacao! I'm doing NOTHING different, only staying away from those three fierywoman Jan 2020 #25

We were just talking about fasting Marthe48 Jan 2020 #39

Apparently there's a connection between fasting and less loose skin. fierywoman Jan 2020 #43

Too late for me! Marthe48 Jan 2020 #67

I bake a lot of bread Woodwizard Jan 2020 #14

Welcome to DU! Marthe48 Jan 2020 #17

BTW, you can throw cooked (whole) grains into your bread dough -- fierywoman Jan 2020 #29

I ground up oats Marthe48 Jan 2020 #40

The yeast eats the sugar so the carbs from that are minimal. what you need to worry about is the Dream Girl Jan 2020 #44

Exactly. fierywoman Jan 2020 #52

Slow leavened sourdough resolves a lot of that Iwasthere Jan 2020 #63

A lot of wat? It's still extremely carry. The tiny amount of sugar is a n Dream Girl Jan 2020 #64

Not arguing that bread carbs Marthe48 Jan 2020 #68

I would think home backed sourdough would be MORE of a treat... Dream Girl Jan 2020 #70

I don't measure :) Marthe48 Jan 2020 #74

I buy my yeast bulk and freeze Woodwizard Jan 2020 #61

My daughter got me a lb of yeast in 2011, and I just used it up last fall Marthe48 Jan 2020 #66

Unfortunately JenniferJuniper Jan 2020 #18

Coconut flour, too. catrose Jan 2020 #21

lol good one :) Marthe48 Jan 2020 #41

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Congrats! I did something similar. 20lb from 9/14 to 11/4 bitterross Jan 2020 #19

Good for you! Marthe48 Jan 2020 #23

Good luck and congrats! FakeNoose Jan 2020 #20

The potassium is a worry Marthe48 Jan 2020 #26

Good luck and I hope you stick with it FakeNoose Jan 2020 #30

I drink Kroger diet ginger ale Marthe48 Jan 2020 #33

Something else to try: Qutzupalotl Jan 2020 #62

I have a pitcher with a filter Marthe48 Jan 2020 #69

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Thank you! Marthe48 Jan 2020 #34

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So far so good! Marthe48 Jan 2020 #35

Low carbs was how I got my Type 2 diabetes under control. Progressive Jones Jan 2020 #32

That is tremendous Marthe48 Jan 2020 #37

I reduced carbs at the end of August leftieNanner Jan 2020 #36

The egg and toast keeps me full better Marthe48 Jan 2020 #42

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You sound like you've done lots of research Marthe48 Jan 2020 #50

A soda pop has 20 teaspoons of sugar! A kid in the 1800's was lucky to get a candy in two weeks... MartyTheGreek Jan 2020 #77

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Wow, that's fantastic lillypaddle Jan 2020 #46

Oh yeah home-cooking Marthe48 Jan 2020 #51

I understand your excitement!!! Mocha1206 Jan 2020 #47

I had to look up CGM Marthe48 Jan 2020 #53

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You're welcome! Marthe48 Jan 2020 #54

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One thing I learned (the hard way) is that you have to drink a lot of water. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2020 #79

Yes, drink lots of water Marthe48 Jan 2020 #80

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Keto low carb is working for me EveHammond13 Feb 2020 #83

You are doing great! Marthe48 Feb 2020 #84

thanks! I just wish more people would get this info because I feel like a lot of the "diet" EveHammond13 Feb 2020 #85

Going Keto probably saved my life. Happy Hoosier Aug 2021 #86

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