God Im Starving!!!!!

[pballjunky420]

Re: God Im Starving!!!!!

thanks guys even after reading the book im still alittle confused on how to eat with in my percentages and avoid being hungry...i forced myself to sleep last night starving but when i awoke i wasnt as hungry . ive been great all day till now.

[robinfl]

Re: God Im Starving!!!!!

you can do it there will be days where you just think you cant in the 2 week induction but after that well, it all goes away.like they all said have a steak on the grill or some chicken drums with hot sauce ..beleive me if you cheat youll hate yourself in the morning!
you can do it ! good luck

[staziaw]

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I would like to know if you are eating three meals a day or grazing through the day. Try eating within an hour of waking up and putting something in your mouth every three hours after that, whether a snack or a meal. And never go to bed hungry! I know it seems odd, but even if you have a little snackie-snackie before bed, you will feel better. Drink water, no soda. Everyone else is right - the splenda or artificial sweeteners will make you crave more food. DRINK WATER! Someone mentioned drinking 8 oz of water - then wait 10 minutes. If you are really hungry, you'll know!

Also make sure you are spreading your veggies through the day, not just at one or two meals.

Okay, that's all I have.

Hang in there! It could just be that the candida or bad bacteria in your gut is screaming, dying from lack of sugar! And this is a very very good thing.

Good luck,
Stacy

[ttdriver]

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FAT WILL KEEP YOU FULL. Make a batch of deviled eggs and when you're hungry, eat a couple. They will fill you up, guaranteed.

Betty

[ValidRouge]

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I have to agree with garwil.

Artificially sweetened "stuff" (soda, candy, whatever) can trigger a blood sugar response and insulin spike exactly the same as the real stuff. So, drinking that soda is making the cravings worse.

Think of it this way, the soda passes your lips, you taste the sweet taste on your tongue. Your brain IMMEDIATELY sends a signal to your body that sugar is coming and the body's response is to release insulin in anticipation of a blood sugar spike. The insulin gets to work right away, removing what little blood sugar is in your system (because we're on Atkins). It waits for the sugar to come...which it never does (remember...artificially sweetened) and so it sends a signal back to your brain .."HEY! We need some sugar down here!!" So the brain triggers a craving...you try to 'treat' the craving with some more artificially sweetened product. The stuff passes your tongue, you taste sweet, brain sends signal, body releases more insulin, removes some more of that precious blood sugar, never gets sugar, sends another signal back to the brain "Need more SUGAR NOW...it's critical!!!!", brain has another craving...you try to treat with MORE artificially sweetened stuff...

Get the picture? It's a VICIOUS, VICIOUS cycle. One that I'd rather try to avoid.

[Scooterjam]

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Make some hard boiled eggs. Those are a great low carb snack. Legal and all. If your really really hungry, pop 2 of those with a great big glass of water. Instant relief! I promise.

Also, have you tried to make your beef jerky, or some type of dried meat snack. Those also help alot as well.

Best of luck, remember you not be hungry, if we're hungry, we eat. If not, we don't. It's just that simple.

I know it's very hard, I have faith in you!! You want to do this!!

Life is Good!

[Rhonda 2]

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Jay- I never gave up caffeine in coffee or in sodas. I also disregard the prohibition on aspartame, and I've lost over 25 pounds in 4 weeks and continue to loose. In fact wondering if its enough now. Stick with it- ALL these other people have gone through what you are experiencing now, so it can be done if you have sufficient resolve.

Rhonda

Rhonda