Atkins has ruined the Sugar Slave inside of me

[Miss31]

Ok so...
I've been following induction for 2 weeks, this being my third week. My first Monday of Induction someone delivered a bunch of boxes of chocolate covered almonds to sell for a charity, I nearly wept as these are my fave. For 2 weeks I have looked at those almonds eveyday, I have watched people eat them like crazy and I haven't had one, not even one. Today for some reason I SNAP, I rip open a box and pour out 6, I throw all 6 in my mouth and joyously wait for the chocolaty goodness to bring me happiness, that however didn't happen. Instead they felt waxy, almost like I could taste every little fake flavouring that went into them, almost a grainy consistancy. I gave the rest of the box to a co worker, she asked if I wanted some Pringles, I tried a few but the same thing, they felt odd in my mouth, I found them really salty and poor tasting, has anyone else experienced this? It's obvious I was looking to binge but ended up not doing it because it would appear my tatse buds had changed.!!! Bizarre.

[Mary-chan]

Yes!!! I have gone through the same thing before!! It's an amazing phenomenon, isn't it?

I can't even drink diet coke now. Since I've been drinking nothing but water for about a month, the taste of anything sweet, artificial or not, is just unpalatable to me! It makes staying on this WOL much much easier!

[**Nikki**]

Girl I know what cha mean. Its a trip, but real. You crack me up with the staring at them then finally rushed some in your mouth

[iwillbethin]

Your lucky! I cant even take a bite. The cravings get so bad i cant stand it! I so want some strawberries with whip cream!!!

[Miss31]

Strawberries and whipped cream as very different from fake chocolate covered almonds and simulated Pringles, I can totally understand your craving for that, at least it's somewhat healthy and you can get away with eating that after Induction and it wouldn't be totally bad for you, who eats Pringles?? I don't even think they are real potatoes!! I don't feel so hot after I had my little carb binge of 6 almonds and 10 Pringles, I feel a little ill. Good for me though, I'll remember this feeling for the next time.
I guess I was such a sugar and carb hound before I couldn't even taste all that junk!!! Sad but true!!!

[Katy1234]

I don't know if it actually tastes bad, or if it's just our minds telling us that we shouldn't be eating it and MAKING it taste bad if you know what I mean? ensive

I think it's psychological - it shows us the power of the mind - brilliand :yes

Katy xx

[Mary-chan]

I dunno, I think it has something to do with tastebuds. Look at how coca cola products differ in different areas of the world. In countries that don't use a lot of processed sugars in their foods, the coca cola tastes drastically different (and downright nasty in my opinion)..

And when I was travelling through Thailand, singapore, and japan for 6 weeks, I wasn't trying to diet or anything, but I barely ate any "american" food while I was there (not on purpose, it was just hard to come by....., and different.. even the mcdonalds' fries in thailand seemed to be cooked in vegetable oil..) anyway, I came home, and it took me like a week and a half to find the taste of american food good again! It all tasted so gross and unhealthy!! Ahh if only I had taken advantage of that opportunity!!

[not2late]

Re: Atkins has ruined the Sugar Slave inside of me

Ok so...
I've been following induction for 2 weeks, this being my third week. My first Monday of Induction someone delivered a bunch of boxes of chocolate covered almonds to sell for a charity, I nearly wept as these are my fave. For 2 weeks I have looked at those almonds eveyday, I have watched people eat them like crazy and I haven't had one, not even one. Today for some reason I SNAP, I rip open a box and pour out 6, I throw all 6 in my mouth and joyously wait for the chocolaty goodness to bring me happiness, that however didn't happen. Instead they felt waxy, almost like I could taste every little fake flavouring that went into them, almost a grainy consistancy. I gave the rest of the box to a co worker, she asked if I wanted some Pringles, I tried a few but the same thing, they felt odd in my mouth, I found them really salty and poor tasting, has anyone else experienced this? It's obvious I was looking to binge but ended up not doing it because it would appear my tatse buds had changed.!!! Bizarre.

Good for you!

I'm on the Grains Rung of OWL and last night I had a little bit of bread. This was top notch stuff from a top notch bakery. It tasted like paper to me. But everyone else around me was having food orgasms about it. Whatever.....

[Katy1234]

But everyone else around me was having food orgasms about it. Whatever.....

Heehee! I love it! Those food orgasms still happen to me with the sugar free jellies - yay :yes

Katy xx

[america57]

Years ago when I was a little skinny teenager, I worked in a bakery. They had cakes there that were fake, for display that were cardboard with icing on them to show the different decorations you could get on your cake. They were really, really old. Whenever someone brings cakes or candy around me, I pretend that they are fake, just for display, so I never want them. It works for me!

[Starmaker]

Fantastic idea!