question for the ladies ?????

what kind of snacks do u have while u r on ur lc diet and have ur TOM
?????? I got mine today. And am craving the sweet stuff big time and i am
trying to not give in but it is hard exspecially when i work at tims. Any
ideas for snacks or anything would be great
thanks in advanced
Angie

Angie wrote:

what kind of snacks do u have while u r on ur lc diet and have ur TOM
?????? I got mine today. And am craving the sweet stuff big time and i am
trying to not give in but it is hard exspecially when i work at tims. Any
ideas for snacks or anything would be great
thanks in advanced
Angie

Get some pure 85-99% chocolate.

Make some carb free fudge - there are several recipes on the net, just google.
Try some almonds or walnuts. Eat something sour! Like a pickle!

what kind of snacks do u have while u r on ur lc diet and have ur TOM
?????? I got mine today. And am craving the sweet stuff big time and i am
trying to not give in but it is hard exspecially when i work at tims. Any
ideas for snacks or anything would be great
thanks in advanced
Angie

Sometimes I give in, have a sugar binge, then get back on track.
But this is a Controlled Binge. I deliberately go out and get myself the
finest chocolates, delay satisfaction until the house is in order and I am
alone, then have my way.
If I'm deeply low carbing I don't get those cravings though.

These days I am working on developing a lowcarb chocolate candy recipe. I
have some macadamia nut chocolate squares in the freezer right now. Since
peanut butter is like candy for me, I'll be working on that too.

I bring good treats to work with me every day .. nuts & cheese, celery &
peanut butter, lowcarb candybar .. supporting myself with a little arsenal
of my foods is important for my success.

*

"Angie"

writes:

what kind of snacks do u have while u r on ur lc diet and have ur TOM
?????? I got mine today. And am craving the sweet stuff big time and i am
trying to not give in but it is hard exspecially when i work at tims. Any
ideas for snacks or anything would be great

For me? Peanut butter = the new chocolate. The natural kind, with no sugar or
other junk. It's heavy stuff with lots of calories, but it's what I used to
get past the chocolate cravings.

Daria
166/146/140
sugar-free since 2/1/04
low-carb since 2/17/04

Angie burbled across the ether:
what kind of snacks do u have while u r on ur lc diet and have ur TOM
?????? I got mine today. And am craving the sweet stuff big time and
i am trying to not give in but it is hard exspecially when i work at
tims. Any ideas for snacks or anything would be great
thanks in advanced
Angie

If you are really craving chocolate, as opposed to chocolate flavored
sugar (like a tiny bit of baker's unsweetened chocolate kills the
craving), then I suggest increasing your magnesium during your TOM.

If it's just an increase in sugar cravings because you have the hormonal
blues, then *if* you can control how much you eat-- go ahead and have a
serving of chocolate junk food for pete's sake, it's not the end of the
world. But if you can't--- stick with the sugar free stuff. Also watch
how much you eat (in general) during TOM... increased hunger is common,
and that can mean too many calories.

--
revek www.geocities.com/tanirevek/LowCarb.html lowcarbing since June
2002 5'2" 41 F 165+/too much/size seven petite please
'Bear courteous greetings to the accomplished musician outside our
gate, [...] and convince him - by means of a heavily-weighted club if
necessary - that the situation he has taken up is quite unworthy of his
incomparable efforts.' -Bramah, 'Kai Lung's Golden Hours'

I make jello with Splenda sweetened Koolaide and Knox Gelatin. Add 1/4 cup
cottage cheese to it after it's gelled and run a fork through to break it
up. Yum.

--
Nancy Ward [557322]


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what kind of snacks do u have while u r on ur lc diet and have ur TOM
?????? I got mine today. And am craving the sweet stuff big time and i am
trying to not give in but it is hard exspecially when i work at tims. Any
ideas for snacks or anything would be great
thanks in advanced
Angie

the thing wit hthat is that, i got told by my doctor that i can't have
chocalate or any other kind of junk. I have bad acene and she has put me on
a special diet to help me get it cleared up. The ideas were good ones tho
any more would be greatful.
thanks again
angie
"revek" wrote in message
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Angie burbled across the ether:
what kind of snacks do u have while u r on ur lc diet and have ur TOM
?????? I got mine today. And am craving the sweet stuff big time and
i am trying to not give in but it is hard exspecially when i work at
tims. Any ideas for snacks or anything would be great
thanks in advanced
Angie

If you are really craving chocolate, as opposed to chocolate flavored
sugar (like a tiny bit of baker's unsweetened chocolate kills the
craving), then I suggest increasing your magnesium during your TOM.

If it's just an increase in sugar cravings because you have the hormonal
blues, then *if* you can control how much you eat-- go ahead and have a
serving of chocolate junk food for pete's sake, it's not the end of the
world. But if you can't--- stick with the sugar free stuff. Also watch
how much you eat (in general) during TOM... increased hunger is common,
and that can mean too many calories.

--
revek www.geocities.com/tanirevek/LowCarb.html lowcarbing since June
2002 5'2" 41 F 165+/too much/size seven petite please
'Bear courteous greetings to the accomplished musician outside our
gate, [...] and convince him - by means of a heavily-weighted club if
necessary - that the situation he has taken up is quite unworthy of his
incomparable efforts.' -Bramah, 'Kai Lung's Golden Hours'

Angie burbled across the ether:
the thing wit hthat is that, i got told by my doctor that i can't have
chocalate or any other kind of junk. I have bad acene and she has put
me on a special diet to help me get it cleared up. The ideas were
good ones tho any more would be greatful.
thanks again

Cut your carbs-- sugar and starch-- and the acne will go away. I didn't
believe it either, until I'd been lowcarbing long enough to starve the
bacteria on my face.

http://www.dermadoctor.com/pages/newsletter249.asp

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993144

While I didn't get severe acne, I did get at 1 to 3 large nasty looking
glow-in-the-dark scary infected looking ones every 2 weeks. When I
first began suspecting my diet, I tested it. Sure enough, eat too many
bad carbs for too long (usually about 5 days) and boom-- instant
godzilla-zit. I haven't had a zit now in a long time.

Chocolate without sugar won't aggravate your acne.


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revek www.geocities.com/tanirevek/LowCarb.html lowcarbing since June
2002 5'2" 41 F 165+/too much/size seven petite please
After any salary raise, you will have less money at the end of the
month than you did before.

"Angie" wrote ...
what kind of snacks do u have while u r on ur lc diet and have ur TOM
?????? I got mine today. And am craving the sweet stuff big time and i am
trying to not give in but it is hard exspecially when i work at tims. Any
ideas for snacks or anything would be great
thanks in advanced

I don't usually snack much because there's nothing quick and easy that
appeals to me. But I do usually have a bar of sugar-free dark chocolate
around in case of emergency )

The sugar alcohol effect is an excellent incentive not to over-indulge too.

You could even whip up some heavy cream, sweetener and unsweetened cocoa
powder, or other flavours you like such as vanilla, etc.

cheers
Rachel
(New Zealand)