Day 1 and boy would I like something sweet

[Georgiana]

Re: Day 1 and boy would I like something sweet

Day 4 and closest thing I had to cheat was a "diet coke"...in which i have actually never had any diet soda in my life before, I figure since its allowed on induction, ill drink very sparingly because I want to treat it as a reward every 5 days or so

Actually, Dr. Atkins told us to avoid Diet Coke, because it's sweetened with aspartame, which he noticed to stall some of his patients. YMMV though.

[Juniper]

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From experience I can say that it's usually the third or fourth day of Induction when I really start getting annoyed at the plan. During Induction if I simply must break down, I'll have a drink sweetened with Splenda. Or a tiny, quarter piece of sugarless chewing gum if I really feel tempted. But I know that after Induction, there are PLENTY of sweet treats I can make that are legal (check out the recipe section on the board) and that before long I will have healthy treats that are sweet.

Something that really works for me as well is what aroma therapy. It works like this. Say, I'm in Induction, baking a cake or some other no-no for someone. If I start to feel tempted, I take a slice/piece and I go to a private corner or place where I am alone (because I'd just feel silly if anyone saw me doing it). I then inhale it. Meaning, I smell it! . I hold it to my nose and I breathe it in and out and in and out. I do this all the while thinking of all the slices of cake I've had in my life. How many times I've indulged. I know exactly what it taste like, I meditate on remembering the texture of it in my mouth, what it was like all those hundreds of times I've ever had cake. I smile, I think good thoughts. I tell myself that there has been lots of cake for me in the past. There will be cake for me again someday. Just not this cake. Not today. I think of how I'm going to feel after I consume it. It is never worth it. Ever. It just makes me feel bad and annoyed with that whole "now I have to start all over again" feeling. Then I'll put it down. Maybe then I'll throw it away or maybe I'll keep it for another sniff session a little later. But it gives me some small measure of comfort to know that there is a piece there for me that I can smell and meditate over. And in many ways, I enjoy that more than eating it.

This for me, works wonders. I find I want to commune with the sweetness of it and that I can do that by smelling it, using a different sense other than taste to enjoy it. These things smell GOOD, the smell WONDERFUL! SO I enjoy them for what they are in that sense.

Some people think that's crazy, it's too tempting. But for me, it really, really works.

Keep your head up, we are all in the same boat! Tomorrow is day 2 for me.

[Valinerya]

Re: Day 1 and boy would I like something sweet

That's an awesome idea Juniper! I don't think you're crazy at all... in fact you just gave me a terrific idea. I am going to pick up some cinnamon candles today, as I simply adore they way they smell when they're burning. So sweet and spicy and yummy. Maybe that will help!

[Juniper]

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Well, yay then! Let me know how the cinnamon candle idea works!

[mizski]

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Something that really works for me as well is what aroma therapy.

I have a wonderful "French Toast" soy candle that fills the room with the aroma of maple with a little cinnamon. I've done this while sipping a cup of decaf Stash's caramel nut tea. The aroma of the candle makes the tea seem more than it is.

I've also used Yankee Candle's Christmas Sugar Cookie candle with Stash's decaf vanilla nut tea.

I think you need to have to eat or drink something with the food aromatherapy as the aroma does make you hungry for something. Decaf tea fits the bill for me.