one week down! and a question

[myyeartoshrink]

hello all,

one week of induction down, one to go. 6lbs gone and i'm feeling great!

so last night for dinner i made a marinade for my pork chops with soy sauce, mustard, lemon juice, oil, peppercorns and garlic. i measured the soy and lemon juice (1tbsp per serving) and accounted for carbs. the taste was very lemony/savory (and delicious) but i noticed after eating it suddenly the evil cravings began! suddenly the smell of the food my husband was eating was distracting. i managed to stick to acceptable foods but found my self eating more calories for the day than usual. that hungry feeling had returned. 1800 calories has been the average since starting induction, i ate closer to 2100 for the day.

could it be the lemon juice? or just the very flavorful meal? what ever it was, i don't want to do it again!

best to all,
courtney

[atkinsgal08]

Re: one week down! and a question

It could be anything.

Is it possible you were just hungry or hadn't had enough water?

2100 calories seems about right for you (using the rule of thumb about eating 10-12 times your current body weight in calories).

What this hunger or a craving?

[liv]

Re: one week down! and a question

Congrats on identifying a problem. Maybe when you have a chance you can try out one of those ingredients (lemon, soy sauce) at a time and see if you narrow it down.

[Elizellen]

Re: one week down! and a question

I would bet it was the soy sauce - most are made with wheat as far as I know

[Susiecarbojunkie]

Re: one week down! and a question

It may be the msg--which naturally occurs in soy sauce and causes cravings...

here is a link to an article:
The Carbohydrate Addict's Official FAQ's on Monosodium Glutamate

I hope I can do that...
if not--sorry--I just searched msg causes cravings...and came up with lots of info

[2big4mysize]

Re: one week down! and a question

there is no way to know from just one experience with the foods.

You can test them again to see if it was the smell of DH's foods and if you have cravings again then split the ingredients out and test them.

it took me weeks of food journaling to discover celery made me have cravings.

Once you identify your trigger event or food you will need to make sure you take steps to avoid it in the future.

[myyeartoshrink]

Re: one week down! and a question

thanks to all for your thoughts! i will try each food separately and see what happens. the good news is, while i did have cravings, i didn't cave!

thanks again,
courtney

[myyeartoshrink]

Re: one week down! and a question

just checked the ingredients of my soy sauce - the third ingredient is corn syrup!!!

guess i need to find a different brand of soy sauce!

courtney