Induction; cravings

actually my first week on induction ( maybe everyone's) I was desperately
looking for what to eat that was on the list- I'd try lots of weird things
just because this was all new to me and not my normal way of eating.

dessert the first day was a slice of cream cheese sprinkled with splenda.

--
Diane

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I knew it would sound weird, but it isn't if you like honey Dijon
dressings. Many salad dressings have sugar or fructose in them. Balsamic
vinegar is loaded with sugar, so this is my substitute. Make your own
dressing and you know exactly what's in it.

I was working with my daily salad and it just wasn't what I wanted- so I
tried this. I now make a classic dressing of
1/4 c vinegar 1 tsp Dijon mustard, 1 packet spenda or stevia, salt &
pepper, 1 slice red onion chopped fine ( or 1 green onion). stir till
blended then stir in 3/4 c oil briskly. The mustard keeps the oil and
vinegar from separating. You can vary this formula to your own taste

a pinch of almond slices ( my croutons) on top of good greens and you have
a salad you can have anytime.

Who would think of a salad for a sweet tooth! I've been through more
produce this year. --
Diane

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diane said:

You didn't mention salad greens in your meal- you really need to keep a
full
bowl of greens ready to eat. 3 cups of greens is very filling. use your
own
oil and vinegar - sprinkle splenda on your salad- its great!!

Why would you sprinkle splenda on a salad? That does not make *any*
sense to me.

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The cravings are fairly sugar-specific, my brain conjures up images of
chocolate and whatnot, but at the time it also feels like walnuts or
berries or even tea with Splenda would kill it.

Sugar-free fruit tea with Splenda - or decaf coffee and cream - or 2 oz
cream cheese with splenda or da Vinci - might actually kill it. Why not
try them? If they make it worse, then you'll know not to next day. We
all have to play with this WOE to find out what works for us. I made a
Biiiiig Mistake with fresh cheese a while back; I loved it, and it loved
me so much it just wouldn't leave my hips....

--
Jane Lumley

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I'm still torn between whether to try to wait the cravings out
entirely or give into them with a little cream cheese and strawberries
or whatever.

I would definitely not give in with strawberries and dairy together,
which gives me an insulin surge. I would try one ounce of something
Splenda-sweetened, and see if that's enough.

Are you doing lots of cardio, btw? That can trigger carb cravings early
in induction, IMHO. Hence South Beach all but says don't. If you are,
you might try TKD - take your one ounce of carbs (the chocolate mudslide
in the Atkins book is nice if you are a chocoholic - and eat it before
or during your workout. This doesn't work for me, but others swear by
it.

--
Jane Lumley

diane said:

dessert the first day was a slice of cream cheese sprinkled with splenda.

Well I could see how *that*would be good to eat but it just seemed
funny to me to put splenda on lettuce.

Whatever works for you. :-)

diane said:

I knew it would sound weird, but it isn't if you like honey Dijon dressings.
Many salad dressings have sugar or fructose in them. Balsamic vinegar is
loaded with sugar, so this is my substitute. Make your own dressing and you
know exactly what's in it.

I was working with my daily salad and it just wasn't what I wanted- so I
tried this. I now make a classic dressing of
1/4 c vinegar 1 tsp Dijon mustard, 1 packet spenda or stevia, salt &
pepper, 1 slice red onion chopped fine ( or 1 green onion). stir till
blended then stir in 3/4 c oil briskly. The mustard keeps the oil and
vinegar from separating. You can vary this formula to your own taste

a pinch of almond slices ( my croutons) on top of good greens and you have a
salad you can have anytime.

Who would think of a salad for a sweet tooth! I've been through more produce
this year. --
Diane

Your dressing sounds great but I would leave out the splenda for my
own tastes. I'm not into eating sweet things and have given up most
everything with artificial sweetners, except for the occasional diet
pepsi or crystal light.

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diane said:

You didn't mention salad greens in your meal- you really need to keep a
full
bowl of greens ready to eat. 3 cups of greens is very filling. use your
own
oil and vinegar - sprinkle splenda on your salad- its great!!

Why would you sprinkle splenda on a salad? That does not make *any*
sense to me.

good for you Jaime. Everyone has different tastes and your right to limit
intake of sweet tasting thing. I'll order club soda over a diet soda any day
now.

Actually the sugar issue gets maddening. unless you cook all over your own
foods, you will find sugar in so many processed foods that you'd never think
wouldn't have it. Mary Poppins sings on......

Open up your pantry and go look and see how your inventory scores. Look for
any ingredient that ends in OSE, like dextrose, fructose. Induction I think
is also a time of education.

I rarely eat processed cold cuts and cheeses - they don't satisfy me, and I
swear its because they put something in it. Why is it that 1 chicken breast
will do, but ham it takes 2x as much to satisfy

If you start thinking that your standard fare is boring- open up the spice
rack and try a different spice-I've used things this year I've never tried
in my life- I think your taste buds wake up! You will see all kinds of
recipes in this newsgroup- many aren't in the standard American menus, but
are great. Some are crazy IMO, but we are all different.

--
Diane

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diane said:

I knew it would sound weird, but it isn't if you like honey Dijon
dressings.
Many salad dressings have sugar or fructose in them. Balsamic vinegar is
loaded with sugar, so this is my substitute. Make your own dressing and
you
know exactly what's in it.

I was working with my daily salad and it just wasn't what I wanted- so I
tried this. I now make a classic dressing of
1/4 c vinegar 1 tsp Dijon mustard, 1 packet spenda or stevia, salt &
pepper, 1 slice red onion chopped fine ( or 1 green onion). stir till
blended then stir in 3/4 c oil briskly. The mustard keeps the oil and
vinegar from separating. You can vary this formula to your own taste

a pinch of almond slices ( my croutons) on top of good greens and you have
a
salad you can have anytime.

Who would think of a salad for a sweet tooth! I've been through more
produce
this year. --
Diane

Your dressing sounds great but I would leave out the splenda for my
own tastes. I'm not into eating sweet things and have given up most
everything with artificial sweetners, except for the occasional diet
pepsi or crystal light.

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On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 19:55:25 -0500, "diane" <[email hidden]> wrote:

>You didn't mention salad greens in your meal- you really need to keep a
>full
>bowl of greens ready to eat. 3 cups of greens is very filling. use your
>own
>oil and vinegar - sprinkle splenda on your salad- its great!!

Why would you sprinkle splenda on a salad? That does not make *any*
sense to me.

diane said:

good for you Jaime. Everyone has different tastes and your right to limit
intake of sweet tasting thing. I'll order club soda over a diet soda any
day
now.

Actually the sugar issue gets maddening. unless you cook all over your
own
foods, you will find sugar in so many processed foods that you'd never
think
wouldn't have it. Mary Poppins sings on......

Open up your pantry and go look and see how your inventory scores. Look
for
any ingredient that ends in OSE, like dextrose, fructose. Induction I
think
is also a time of education.

Also, look for partially hydrogenated oils as an ingredient.

--
Bob in CT

Hi

Try an espresso with at little sweetener - that works for me...

BorgeT

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Minimalist backstory: Lurker for years and years, several failed
attempts at Atkins over the last ten years or so. 33 yo female,
~50lbs overweight, lifelong weight problems, obese family. Not
experiencing PMS or on any medications. Moderate activity level.

A little older now, vaguely more focused, have actually stuck to
by-the-book Induction for one week now, which is a huge success for
me. I don't know how much weight I've lost; I'm a very slow loser so I
have to stay away from the scale or I get very discouraged. Clothes
are looser.

So anyway, it's been a week. Meat, fresh veggies, some cheese here and
there (had big cheese problems in the past--trying to keep it way
down). Going for a very 'keep it simple, stupid' approach, not playing
with any complex recipes or low carb 'products'.

My problem is I am getting awful, awful cravings starting about an
hour after dinner and pretty much sticking around for the whole night.

It really doesn't make any sense to me. Dinner is always very
straightforward. Last night was roast pork tenderloin and some
broccoli with real butter. So why the massive cravings an hour later?
Isn't that what *carbs* are supposed to do to you? (Lunch was roast
beef rolled with swiss cheese, for those feeling detective-y.)

The cravings are fairly sugar-specific, my brain conjures up images of
chocolate and whatnot, but at the time it also feels like walnuts or
berries or even tea with Splenda would kill it. All of which I am
trying to avoid during Inductin, and anyway I feel like giving into
these cravings is going to perpetuate the cycle. Isn't it? Opinions
welcome here--try to ignore the cravings, or give in with the
borderline-legal foods above? The cravings are bad enough that portion
control is a potential issue also.

I don't think eating more meat or cheese is the answer, as I find
these things are not the magic craving/hunger-killers for me they are
supposed to be.

33 yo female, ~50lbs overweight, lifelong weight problems, obese
family. Not experiencing PMS or on any medications. Just trying to
brainstorm what this is. It's been a full week, shouldn't a lot of the
sugar addiction be out of my system by now? It's never been my primary
food problem, and I've been keeping the sucralose to absolute minimum.

Thanks in advance.

diane said:

Everyone has different tastes

Yes they do.

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Actually the sugar issue gets maddening. unless you cook all over your own
foods, you will find sugar in so many processed foods that you'd never think
wouldn't have it.

Which is the reason I do not eat processed foods (with the exception
of the occasional diet pepsi and crystal light)

Quoted message said:

Open up your pantry and go look and see how your inventory scores. Look for
any ingredient that ends in OSE, like dextrose, fructose. Induction I think
is also a time of education.

I agree.

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I rarely eat processed cold cuts and cheeses - they don't satisfy me, and I
swear its because they put something in it. Why is it that 1 chicken breast
will do, but ham it takes 2x as much to satisfy

Actually if I happen to nibble on a slice of cooked ham while making
my sons' lunches in the mornings (because I haven't had time to have
breakfast as yet) I can taste the sugar and the salt in them. I toss
it in the trash after eating a half a slice.

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If you start thinking that your standard fare is boring- open up the spice
rack and try a different spice-I've used things this year I've never tried
in my life- I think your taste buds wake up! You will see all kinds of
recipes in this newsgroup- many aren't in the standard American menus, but
are great. Some are crazy IMO, but we are all different.

Again I agree.

P.S. I have a spice cupboard. I buy so many I had to give up the
rack.

diane said:

Everyone has different tastes

Yes they do.

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Actually the sugar issue gets maddening. unless you cook all over your own
foods, you will find sugar in so many processed foods that you'd never think
wouldn't have it.

Which is the reason I do not eat processed foods (with the exception
of the occasional diet pepsi and crystal light)

Quoted message said:

Open up your pantry and go look and see how your inventory scores. Look for
any ingredient that ends in OSE, like dextrose, fructose. Induction I think
is also a time of education.

I agree.

Quoted message said:

I rarely eat processed cold cuts and cheeses - they don't satisfy me, and I
swear its because they put something in it. Why is it that 1 chicken breast
will do, but ham it takes 2x as much to satisfy

Actually if I happen to nibble on a slice of cooked ham while making
my sons' lunches in the mornings (because I haven't had time to have
breakfast as yet) I can taste the sugar and the salt in them. I toss
it in the trash after eating a half a slice.

Quoted message said:

If you start thinking that your standard fare is boring- open up the spice
rack and try a different spice-I've used things this year I've never tried
in my life- I think your taste buds wake up! You will see all kinds of
recipes in this newsgroup- many aren't in the standard American menus, but
are great. Some are crazy IMO, but we are all different.

Again I agree.

P.S. I have a spice cupboard. I buy so many I had to give up the
rack.

I do too Jaime, Tarragon being a new favorite. Try Emeril L.'s Asian Spices
for stir fry- its good and his line of spices don't seem to have sugar in
them

--
Diane

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diane said:

Everyone has different tastes

Yes they do.

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Actually the sugar issue gets maddening. unless you cook all over your own
foods, you will find sugar in so many processed foods that you'd never
think
wouldn't have it.

Which is the reason I do not eat processed foods (with the exception
of the occasional diet pepsi and crystal light)

Quoted message said:

Open up your pantry and go look and see how your inventory scores. Look
for
any ingredient that ends in OSE, like dextrose, fructose. Induction I
think
is also a time of education.

I agree.

Quoted message said:

I rarely eat processed cold cuts and cheeses - they don't satisfy me, and
I
swear its because they put something in it. Why is it that 1 chicken
breast
will do, but ham it takes 2x as much to satisfy

Actually if I happen to nibble on a slice of cooked ham while making
my sons' lunches in the mornings (because I haven't had time to have
breakfast as yet) I can taste the sugar and the salt in them. I toss
it in the trash after eating a half a slice.

Quoted message said:

If you start thinking that your standard fare is boring- open up the spice
rack and try a different spice-I've used things this year I've never tried
in my life- I think your taste buds wake up! You will see all kinds of
recipes in this newsgroup- many aren't in the standard American menus, but
are great. Some are crazy IMO, but we are all different.

Again I agree.

P.S. I have a spice cupboard. I buy so many I had to give up the
rack.

diane said:

I do too Jaime, Tarragon being a new favorite. Try Emeril L.'s Asian Spices
for stir fry- its good and his line of spices don't seem to have sugar in
them

I haven't seen his line of spices in the stores I shop in.

(I do not shop over the internet so a URL link would be no good to me
either)