End of my second week

jonnybhoy

Skipped breakfast but didn't miss it, was just starting to feel hungry at lunch time.

Had a big banana as they were going on their way to over ripe and had plenty of calories left

85g Carbs today all from unprocessed sources, usually around 60g per day

Had a pound off this morning for a total of 10

Hopefully that's me off the sugar craving and I'll have more days like today.

How long does it usually take for the cravings to stop on moderate carbs

ihatetodietalways

I have been doing low carb for over a year and I don't think you can completely lose sugar cravings. In my experience, I have some days where I want to have my dark chocolate, something sugary. I don't let it take over my overall diet. If your cravings are really intense, they will subside, but I don't think there is a magic time.

jonnybhoy

We keep a bar of 90% chocolate in the fridge - I have a square from time to time - I'm the sort of person that can take or leave chocolate - I'm the sort of person that can leave a bar of milk chocolate alone but when I have just a small piece I can then eat a lot

AreteAndWhimsy

Gary Taubes quotes a study of children who were put on a lower carb diet who self reported their sugar cravings took around a year or so to really go away, and it was like an off-switch moment, they could all point to the time when it happened. I am not sure how low their carbohydrate intake was.

I am much lower carb than you, so my experience will be quite different, but I found my body stopped asking for carbohydrates in about a week. I still get occasional cravings, but they are more like, "You know what would be nice? Apple pie. Apple pie sounds real good. Let's think about apple pie all day today." and not the bottomless, shaky, screaming "I MUST CONSUME ALL THE FLOUR AND SUGAR RIGHT NOW!"

azcowgirrlup

ihatetodietalways wrote: »

I have been doing low carb for over a year and I don't think you can completely lose sugar cravings. In my experience, I have some days where I want to have my dark chocolate, something sugary. I don't let it take over my overall diet. If your cravings are really intense, they will subside, but I don't think there is a magic time.

I will be at 4 weeks tomorrow and it was about a week for me, too. If I see someone eating a cookie or some ice cream, I do think it looks good, but its just a thought and its gone in a few minutes at the most. I am also much lower carbs though. I do occasionally like the sugar free syrups in my coffee as kind of a sweet taste.

DittoDan

AreteAndWhimsy wrote: »

Gary Taubes quotes a study of children who were put on a lower carb diet who self reported their sugar cravings took around a year or so to really go away, and it was like an off-switch moment, they could all point to the time when it happened. I am not sure how low their carbohydrate intake was.

I am much lower carb than you, so my experience will be quite different, but I found my body stopped asking for carbohydrates in about a week. I still get occasional cravings, but they are more like, "You know what would be nice? Apple pie. Apple pie sounds real good. Let's think about apple pie all day today." and not the bottomless, shaky, screaming "I MUST CONSUME ALL THE FLOUR AND SUGAR RIGHT NOW!"

LOL! ^^^^^^WOW! That is SO me....^^^^^

Dan the Man from Michigan