NSV that might help some people with sugar cravings

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MaraDiaz
MaraDiaz Posts: 4,604 Member
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Yesterday I decided to have a burger with a bun and bbq sauce and some fries. My first time in three months not eating low carb. It was delicious. The fries I could probably have skipped, though.

Anyway, I decided to go buy some other stuff I've had cravings for this past three months and get it out of the way so I didn't wish I had. I bought a honeybun, some M&Ms, a milkshake, and a Dr. Pepper.

Well, the milkshake was gross, but I'd never had that kind before so I figured that was why. I took a few swallows and tossed the rest out.

On to the honeybun. It tasted like I'd licked the floor of some chemical factory. I ate two bites and tossed it.

On to the soda. I admit, the first swallow was great, but the aftertaste reminded me of diet soda, which I hate.

Well, can't go wrong with M&Ms, right? Wrong. I ate two or three. Chemical factory again. I even went back a couple hours later and tried two more just to see if they were still disgusting. They were. I gave them away.

The point is, if you have a problem with sugar cravings, it might be worth it to try not eating sugar at all for a few months to see if your tastes change, because mine sure as heck have. For the first time I can remember in my whole life, I can't think of a single sugary food that I'd love to have 'if only I weren't losing weight'.

What a relief!
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  • gargisingh
    gargisingh Posts: 123 Member
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    Wow! That is great!
    I notice my tastes have changed a lot too. But if I get to taste my cravings as bunch of chemicals - I would be cured for life! Wow!
  • mishomart
    mishomart Posts: 25 Member
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    I haven't had anything quite that extreme happen yet....but I made Kraft Dinner for lunch today and the last few times I've had it it has tasted like cardboard....yay
  • npayne90
    npayne90 Posts: 83 Member
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    Wow! Praise God!

    I have noticed this too, infact I really love drinks like coke, Pepsi and so on, I have always finished every last drop, but sometimes after drinking a few sips, I can't drink anymore!
  • Squiggs67
    Squiggs67 Posts: 178
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    My tastes have really changed too. It's a good thing...trust me!
  • ladybarometer
    ladybarometer Posts: 205 Member
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    when I was eating super low carb, I had very little cravings for sugar, and it took some actual doing to have them back, which wasn't a good thing - I just felt deprived not having baked potatoes and fries ever so often.
  • jbaca9602
    jbaca9602 Posts: 64 Member
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    Happened to me, too! I stopped eating those individually packaged danishes because of the calorie content, and when I tried to have one again recently, I had to toss it out 'cause it just tasted so sweet and like pure mushy lard. I didn't like it at all! Now if only I could kick this ice cream habit, but it's still my favorite snack. Tried buying sorbet instead, doesn't cut it.
  • vytamindi
    vytamindi Posts: 845 Member
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    I'm so freaking proud of you! Way to rock it! :D
  • nomayo
    nomayo Posts: 228
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    This happened to me too, I tried some m&ms a couple of months ago, and they tasted terrible! Thanks for sharing your experience.
  • Weebs628
    Weebs628 Posts: 574 Member
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    This happened to me with some Pizza Hut... I ate 3 slices and it made me ill....
  • bellydancer124
    bellydancer124 Posts: 248
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    I don't think I'll ever not like M&M's lol (had some yesterday. Yum!!!), but after not eating fast food for a couple of months, I had a spicy chicken sandwich from Wendy's a few weeks ago and it didn't taste good at all. It tasted like salty cardboard. That surprised me, as it used to be my absolute favorite sandwich ever.

    Although I really enjoyed my lunch of Ramen noodles today, so take whatever I say with a grain of salt. :tongue:
  • SarahSosi
    SarahSosi Posts: 349 Member
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    wow! that is a great idea! and good job hun!
  • gissalm
    gissalm Posts: 41
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    that happened to me today with Tartar sauce, usually i will eat a lot with shrimp and not the cocktail sauce, well i tried to cocktail sauce today and i thought it was tasty, once the waiter brought me the tartar sauce i tried it and it tasted so greasy, me? not liking tartar sauce? well i haven't had anything mayo base in a month, just one month! i surely did not miss it ... so i left the tartar sauce there and eat the shrimp plain with lemon hahahaha.

    our taste buds are changing!
  • banks89202
    banks89202 Posts: 270
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    Soda tastes like pure syrup to me now...grosss!!
  • Chantal34
    Chantal34 Posts: 128
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    Must try! This worked with sodium after all many months ago.
  • CampKelly
    CampKelly Posts: 172 Member
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    String cheese....I can't believe how salty it tastes to me now :/
  • undertow46_2
    undertow46_2 Posts: 5
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    Yeah I know what you mean... Sometimes if I drink pop it tastes thick and gooey... But I still crave mt. dew.
  • 519harley
    519harley Posts: 241 Member
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    WOW, good for you! Quite the test for your taste buds.
  • BSchoberg
    BSchoberg Posts: 712 Member
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    Super NSV! I've cut way down on carbs --- haven't had an honest-to-God piece of bread in months. Friday was a going-away party for a colleague, so I splurged and had a sandwich on ciabatta bread. Holy cow, it sat in my stomach like a freakin' rock for like 3 hours! My cravings were always for cake-y stuff... now I want peanut butter 24/7! LOL
  • painauxraisin
    painauxraisin Posts: 299 Member
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    I haven't had anything quite that extreme happen yet....but I made Kraft Dinner for lunch today and the last few times I've had it it has tasted like cardboard....yay


    What's Kraft dinner?
  • sugboog29
    sugboog29 Posts: 630 Member
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    Where I used to crave sweets I now crave salads! Funny how we can adjust our taste buds! Used to be when I would go grocery shopping some sweet little item would jump in my cart and I would enjoy it on the way home. Today I went grocery shopping and wouldn't even consider letting that little sweet in my cart! Got to the car and finished my bottle of water instead!

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