craving sweets
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I find that if I crave sweets, eating some fat will take care of it. Eat a chunk of high fat cheese. When in doubt "eat fat"!
Also, rather eat "real food" instead of processed low carb bars and snacks. The cravings will pass.0 -
I am on day 9 of the low carb/atkins diet and really craving sweets. I feel like Im going to cave in
When I first started low carbing I was following Atkins pretty closely and read alot of his work. A book I'd recommend is his "VitaNutrient Solution" which goes into a lot of detail about nutritional supplements for various issues that aren't responding 100% to diet alone.
He recommends taking the amino acid L-Glutamine along with some healthy fats (A tbsp of cream cheese does it for me, sometimes sweetened w/ stevia or splenda and a little cocoa powder) to get your cravings in check.
I don't get sweet cravings very often, but this has always worked for me...usually within 30 minutes. Hope that helps!
This. I recommend picking up a bottle of L-Glutamine to everyone who mentions having cravings. Take it between meals. Also, the book The Diet Cure by Juliet Ross is great, and explains a lot.
Some people swear by the powdered form, and say putting a serving under their tongue kills the cravings immediately. I jsut take the pills daily, and it really helps me. I notice quickly if I haven't been taking it.0
