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Craving sugar!

bibigirl Posts: 19 Joined: 2002/03/26	2002/04/29, 04:41 AM Okay, normally I never eat any candy, cookies or whatever because I never liked them. I never used to like sweet things, but recently since I have started to workout and "watch what I eat" I have had a few terrible sugar cravings. What is going on with me? I don't even like the stuff! Oh and I have tried to do the nutrition thing on here, but I am having a really hard time figuring it out. I just write everything down now.
roni0906 Posts: 1,008 Joined: 2002/01/24	2002/04/29, 04:59 AM The nutrition tracker doesn't have all the foods on there, you just have to find the food that best goes with what you have eaten. About the sugar cravings, I am not sure why you have them, but you caould try sugar free candy or protein bars for the chocolate. When I want something sweet and son't what the extra fat associated with candy, I make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Hope this helps and gets you back on track.
Epimetheus Posts: 27 Joined: 2002/03/15	2002/04/29, 09:22 AM Peanut butter has high fat content(not that it is a bad thing mind you), Jelly is just as bad as candy If I remember correctly, with a very high sugar content. The bread is bad thing too, high in sugar, even Whole grain (not whole wheat) breads have high sugar. Maybe not as bad as a bag of skittles or something, but better to get some fruit for a sweet tooth. Strawberries work great, and you can't eat too many because you get that bloated feeling after 10-15 of em..lol.
quads123 Posts: 86 Joined: 2001/10/20	2002/04/29, 05:12 PM If you used the diabetic jam ... or the 100% fruit stuff, it has less sugar. I'd just use it sparingly. I think there's a post on this (something about eating sugar causes cravings)?
jnellie Posts: 924 Joined: 2002/02/24	2002/04/29, 05:44 PM nice family picture there roni
jnellie Posts: 924 Joined: 2002/02/24	2002/04/29, 06:19 PM YOU SHOULD TRY THE SUPPLEMENT CHROMIUM IT WORKS GREAT JUST MY 2 CENTS...........
Philia2 Posts: 4,078 Joined: 2001/10/19	2002/04/30, 01:44 AM You got sooo many smart sugar free candies etc in the States (yes I'm jealous) so what about getting on of these and lick on one for hours.... -------------- - Nina :o) La vie est toujours aussi belle.....
weaponX Posts: 11 Joined: 2002/03/20	2002/04/30, 05:42 AM Alpha lipoic acid, and 5-HTP (hydroxy tryptophan) as food supplements have both been shown to reduce sugar cravings, both are available over the counter in capsule form. A quick search on the net will find a lot more info about both, try t-mag.com, they ghave a lot of info about supplements. Neil -------------- "I'm the best I am at what I do ~ But what I do best isn't very nice"