Day 4 and bombarded by cravings

[chauber]

I am on day4 of induction and I have pretty good will power, and when I want something this bad I work my butt off to get it. With that said, I am craving something sweet today. I WANT CHOCOLATE. I won't have it. Last time I used ANA when I would have a sweet craving I would find the sharpest cheddar cheese I could find and eat a few slices. That seemed to do the trick. I'm the type that if I really had something that tastes sweet (even if it is Atkins friendly) I don't want to stop.

Does anyone else have ways that they beat their cravings?

Carrie
30/f/5'7.5"

197.5/will weigh on Saturday/155

[losetocruise]

Re: Day 4 and bombarded by cravings

I don't know why but something salty or sour takes away my desire for something sweet. A few olives would work. Also I sometimes chew sugarless gum. It works for me and I count it as one carb for the sweetner. I know it is not the most recommended, but it is sweet and better then an all out sugar binge.

[Katie_1985]

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LosetoCruise is right!!! I find that dill pickles helps me tremendously!

[IrishMom82]

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Mmmm Dill Pickles! I also do gum if I'm really craving, but I haven't had and major cravings in about 2 weeks!

[SunnySmile501]

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Have a fatty snack, then drink lots of water, then get busy with something to take your mind off food. Hang tough! The cravings will be gone before you know it.

Sunny!

[ttdriver]

Re: Day 4 and bombarded by cravings

Sunny is right. How about a little cream cheese, some unsweetened cocoa and a little splenda?

Betty

[sallyseachange]

Re: Day 4 and bombarded by cravings

Yep... I go with high fat snacks and water too.

[joee5]

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Coffee, I prefer mine black. Helps curb my cravings as well as appetite. God Bless, Joe

[spiritgirl]

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1 cup unsweetened almond breeze almond milk (2 grams carbs) frozen in a ice cube tray, and 1 tablespoon cocoa powder (3 grams of carbs or 2 net carbs) plus a tiny bit of stevia or splenda if you want = make a great mini chocolate shake

my other "get me through this" is mini pizzas - take 5 pepperoni slices (I use Hormel Turkey), put a tiny amount of tomato paste (1 tablespoon divided by 5), add lots of italian seasoning and drizzle with olive oil. this was my reward when i had a really rough day on week one

[Twinkie_30]

Re: Day 4 and bombarded by cravings

Does anyone else have ways that they beat their cravings?

My only craving on Atkins was on my second or third day and i wanted something sweet ssooooooooo bad ! I mean i was ready to quit atkins, it was that bad. Thankfully i discovered something called a 'MOCK DANISH". It is made with cream cheese, eggs, splenda, vanilla extract or cinnamon.(induction friendly) Girl let me tell you it saved my life ! Cravings are very dangerous, they need to be taken care of or they will run you over !!
If you search under MOCk DANISH here , you will get plenty of recipes (and variations to suit ur taste)

Also someone suggested taking L-GLUTAMINE. you can get it from walmart for like $6 and it helps to cut down on sugar cravings and help in other ways too.
i bought it but never used it because i never had another craving !

[brandywine1241]

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In his book "Vita-nutrient Soultions", Dr. Atkins recomkmends 1-2 grams L-Glutamine with some heavy cream and a touch of sweetener for sugar cravings.

[Okapi]

Re: Day 4 and bombarded by cravings

That's when I grab a bottle of Metromint Chocolatemint water--smells like a Thin Mint cookie and tastes like having a sip of water after eating a Thin Mint cookie! It's just purified water with mint and cocoa essence--I've been counting it as 1 carb just to be careful, but there are 0 listed on the label. Gets you a little of the chocolate flavor, but also the mint is so refreshing that after having some I don't feel like eating other stuff.
I had a thread about it here somewhere. I found it in my regular grocery store (an Albertson's store) but not by the other water/beverages--it was in the "natural/organic" section. I've also found it at Whole Foods right by the other waters. It's a little pricey, but nipped my cravings very well! And the cravings do go away as you get more into induction.

Katie