Week 2 of Atkins & I 'm tempted to stray....

Has your doctor told you to restrict some type of foods from your diet?

i know if i restrict certain food groups i get grouchy and end up binging. Everything in moderation!

I think if I had an extreme craving for chocolate (or anything else), I would eat my calorie limit of it until the craving went away. I would eat nothing but chocolate for a couple of days. I bet I'd get sick of it.

You shouldn't be having cravings at that level. Are you using salad dressing? Any hidden sugars you're not capturing? How much fat are you eating? How many calories?

Whut?

I'm sorry but restricting things in a diet when it's not medically necessary is gonna lead to cravings
When I say medically necessary I mean ordered by a doctor, not by what people say on the Interwebs.
And by doctor I do NOT mean Dr. Oz...

Heck even when it's medically necessary, restricting leads to cravings that eventually leads to binging.

I rest my case, unless your doctor tells you that you need to eliminate types of food from your diet, there is no need to restrict yourself. It just builds an unhealthy relationship with food and it's not sustainable in the long run.

You shouldn't be having cravings at that level. Are you using salad dressing? Any hidden sugars you're not capturing? How much fat are you eating? How many calories?

Whut?

I'm sorry but restricting things in a diet when it's not medically necessary is gonna lead to cravings
When I say medically necessary I mean ordered by a doctor, not by what people say on the Interwebs.
And by doctor I do NOT mean Dr. Oz...

Heck even when it's medically necessary, restricting leads to cravings that eventually leads to binging.

I rest my case, unless your doctor tells you that you need to eliminate types of food from your diet, there is no need to restrict yourself. It just builds an unhealthy relationship with food and it's not sustainable in the long run.

we get your point. It doesn't work for you. It works for some of us. You do your thing, we'll do ours.

If you like suffering through cravings, be my guest :laugh:

Best of luck to you :flowerforyou:

You might not have cravings, but OP does

If you have zero cravings then it's all good for you, but most people that restrict foods they love end up craving them and in the end it is not a sustainable way of living. What works for you probably won't for someone else. Someone should not simply restrict foods because the internet says they are the enemy.

thanks!

Super-dark chocolate has very little sugar, and you can only eat a bit because it's so intense. Get a 90% cocoa bar. You won't like it at first, but soon it will be a treat. You can also whip up some heavy whipping cream and shave the dark chocolate onto it with a cheese grater.

I'm a type I diabetic and ate low-carb for a long time. If you really want to stick with it, my advice is to ride out the sweet cravings a develop a taste for fat instead. You will eventually lose your taste for sweet. Do the dark chocolate and whipped cream. Or macadamia nuts.

Word to the wise: Do not eat the creepy low-carb sweets. They will make you crap yourself. :drinker:

^^This!

dark chocolate is great

There's nothing "naughty" about eating a piece of chocolate. Are you going to fight yourself for the rest of your life and feel like a failure over candy? That's no way to live.

Joyell, I agree with you 100%, Atkins is not a crash diet and when you lose the weight its very sustainable. You don't have to eliminate carbs forever, you find the carb count that suits you and at which you will maintain your weight. This varies from person to person, its about taking the time to find out what your personal carb count is.

For chocolate cravings try some nuts, cheese, broccoli or chicken, when your craving chocolate you need magnesium or chromium and these will satisfy. This works very well, you wont think it when your eating it but 15 minutes later your cravings will be forgotten about.

I can maintain my weight at 100g carbs sometimes more, if I go over board then I cut back for a few days.

Some people like myself don't do well with carbs in their diet, the more carbs I eat, the more I crave. I personally am much better off avoiding sugary foods as much as possible, it sends me crazy. When I am maintaining my weight I eat potatoes/wholemeal rice/ a wrap regularly and have no problems once I stick to my personal carb limit.
I believe I am probably insulin resistant which is why even a small amount of sugar sends me into over eating. When I eat low carb I feel amazing. I personally think a diet should be about eating food you like and that makes you feel good. Theres no point in telling someone to go ahead and have a piece of chocolate when all it will do is temporarily satisfy the craving but go on to cause other problems such as headaches etc.

Some recipes t get the choc/sweet fix low carb style, I haven't tried any because I found eating nuts/cheese worked for me but apparently these are fab.

Chocolate mousse
1 expresso sized cup very strong coffee
1/2 tsp gelatin
10g 99% chocolate
2 tsp cocoa
sweetener to taste
1 egg
Dissolve the gelatin, chocolate and sweetener in the coffee, stir and leave to cool.
Separate the egg, whisk the white till fluffy.
Mix the egg yolk and cocoa powder, add in the coffee mixture and stir till smooth.
Fold into the egg white till brown all over.
Chill for a couple of hours


Low carb ice-cream.

2 eggs, preferable organic.
60ml cream
1 tbs vanilla extract
sweetener to taste

Separate the eggs, whisk the white till fluffy, use a big bowl.
Whip the cream till thick.
Whisk the egg yolks, vanilla and sweetener until creamy.
Dump the cream and the egg yolks on top of the egg white and fold in.
Divide into four containers and freeze.

Per batch: 14g protein, 32g fat, 3g carbs, 366 calories.

This stuff is amazing, you can eat it straight from the freezer, and it will totally kill any cravings



Lemon Mousse

1 packet plain gelatin
One lemon or lime
50-75g cream cheese or low fat cream cheese

Pour 1/3 of a pint of boiled water into a jug, Sprinkle in the gelatin and stir to dissolve. Add in the juice of the lemon or lime. or just a good squeeze of lazy lemon.
Put in a trayful of ice cubes, and stir.
When the liquid is just starting to set, so it has the texture of egg white, put it into the blender with the cream cheese.
Blend until all the ice is gone.
Pour into four containers, and chill.

You can also do a quick version by using a packet of sugar-free jelly with 1/3 pint boiling water and lots of ice, and cream cheese.