I need help and advise on Low Carb dieting..and ideals so it isn't so hard to st!
Question: does anyone know how to get off sugar...especially chocolate..the cravings are so strong...I am diabetic
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i know how you feel, check out this site. http://diet.ivillage.com/issues/icravings/topics/0,,4s3k,00.html
it REALLY helped me haha =D
o, and this is a really good article i found http://diet.ivillage.com/issues/icravings/0,,1kdv,00.html
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Don't try diets! Simply eat healthier and enjoy it! To get off sugar, substitute with fruit. When your body craves sugar, it wants natural sugar.
ok, I have all of the tips right here...
Atkins Diet
Do not eat more than 20 grams of Carbohydrates Daily
You may eat up to 3 cups of Salad Vegetables or 1 cup Cooked Vegetables
You may eat whenever you are hungry (calories do not count)
Note: I DID count my calories & lost weight faster
This diet consists of pure proteins, pure fats (butter, olive oil, canola oil, vegetable oil, mayonnaise etc..) and any combinations of proteins & fats.
You can eat as much fat as you want . !
what is not allowed is CARBOHYDRATES ( this is a major no-no ).
You may drink water, coffee (decaf), tea, diet soda (read label). Any Drink with 0 carbs is allowed.. NOTE: I DRANK COFFEE &/OR TOOK Caffeine /Herbal pills AND I STILL LOST WEIGHT !)
Using a carbohydrate counter (one could make a list of foods totaling 20 carbohydrates or less).<--this is my #1 suggestion.
Join a Lowcarb Group ! This is one of my best suggestions. !
DOING ALL THIS WILL MOST LIKELY ENSURE A FAST WEIGHT LOSS
(read the book for medical facts).
If you waInt to take appetite suppressants with this diet.
Then DO NOT Drink Coffee , DRINK Decafinated coffee or tea.
(Warning Note: Don't do both, you can over stimulate !)
If you are very hungry on this very low calorie diet take herbal appetite suppressants midmorning and midafternoon like metabolift or dietfuel + a fat reducer like fat magnet or xenical
*if you take appetite suppressants then do not drink any caffeine products
you will overstimulate.read the warning labels.
Read about Diet Pills The good and bad aspect of Diet Pills Mahuang/Ephedra and Guarana/Caffeine . see our Free Calorie counter which shows you the calories in regular food as well as the most famous Fast Food Restaurants
Drink water or diet soda or any diet drink without sugar (only diet sugar
FREE FOODS MEATS & CHEESE (0 carbohydrates
You can eat as much meat & cheese as you want Atkins says SOME PEOPLE have problem with cheese and some luncheon meats. they may contain hidden sugars and carbs.. READ YOUR FOOD LABLES ! If you do not lose weight - try eliminating some cheese or certqain luncheon meats from your diet. MEAT Beef Pork Lamb Bacon Veal Ham Sausage
FISH Tuna Salmon Sole Trout Flounder Sardines Herring
FOWL hicken Turkey Duck Goose Cornish Hen QuailPheasant
SHELLFISH Oysters Mussels Clams Squid Shrimp Lobster CrabMeat
EGGS Scrambled Fried Poached Soft Boiled Hard Boiled Deviled Omlet
CHEESE Aged & Fresh Cow & Goat Cream Cheese Cottage Cheese Swiss Cheddar Mozzerela
SALAD VEGETABLES
these veggies have 10% or less of your daily carbohydrate intake Lettuce, Romaine, Escarole, Argula, Endive, Radicchio, Chicory, Sorrel, Mache, Bok, Choy, Chives, Parsley, Cucumber, Radishes, Fennel, Peppers, Celery, Jicama, Posse, Pied, Alfalfa, Sprouts, Mushrooms, Morels, Olives
OTHER RAW or COOKED VEGETABLES
veggies have some carbohydrates - please limit to 1 cup per day Asparagus, String or Wax Beans, Cabbage, Beet Greens, Cauliflour, Chard, Eggplant, Kale, Kohlrabi, Tomato, Onion, Rhubard, Scallions, Leeks, Spinich, Summer Squash,, Zuccini, Okra, Pumpkin, Turnips, Avocado, Bamboo Shoots, Bean , SproutsWater, ChestnutsSnow Pea PodsSauerkraut, Collard, Greens, Dandelion Greens, Christophene, Broccoli, Spaghetti SquashCelery, RootBrussels, Sprouts, Artichoke Hearts, Hearts of Palm
Follow all of this and you'll be good to go.
Switch to sweeters like Splenda - SweetNLow etc. Try sugar free fudge pops for a chocloate fix. Try and stick with it for 2 weeks and you probably won't crave the sugar as much. Make sure you eat regularly though, starving yourself will only make things worse.
I'd say follow that cheeno_gurl's advice. natural sugars. and also think about the effects or diabetes. nerve damage, diabetic coma, etc. they'll fight those cravings. I know a bit about diabetes, my dad's 60 and he has it, he has pretty well no feeling in his feet which makes it a bit hard for him to walk, and sometimes his hands shake so bad he can't hold a fork. AND DON'T GO WITH THAT ATKINS CRAP, YOU'LL LOSE SOME POUNDS BUT IT'S UNHEALTHY AND THE SECOND YOU GET OFF OF THAT DIET YOU'LL BLIMP OUT LIKE HELL.
I strongly suggest visiting http://learningcenter.atkins.com/. If you get a user ID (very quick!) you have access to "classes" which are basically info pages and discussions. Here you can post any question you like, respond to others, get help, motivation, etc. There are two instuctors that answer questions often and there are many members, many of which are very experienced with the low-carbohydrate lifestyle, that offer suggestions and tips.
Low carbohydrate eating is not for everyone, but since you are diabetic, it is a great way to curb sugar/carb cravings. You can do it and there are others around that will help! These message boards definitely are the key to my success. Good luck!
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