Foods you cannot eat in moderation

I'm always doing the "Just one more handful...." with those dark chocolate coated things.

LOL!!!! Yeah, really! I was a vegan for about 3 years following a diagnosis of pre-diabetes. I was in my kitchen one day and I was jonesin' for something, I had no idea why I was feeling that way. I had this horrible need for a certain texture. I tried flour, baking soda, and then I came across corn starch and it was as if I was a junkie getting a fix for the first time. The texture was exactly what I needed. I have been struggling with this for a few years and I even stopped being a vegan and put meat back into my diet to see if it could eliminate the desire to eat corn starch but to no avail! I never had a desire to eat corn starch until I switched to a Vegan diet and it has never made sense to me. (or anyone else for that matter!) The reason I'm exercising and counting calories and on the Venus Program is because I have gained too much weight by not exercising AND consuming at least 4 boxes a day! It's hard to break the habit...but I'm trying really hard!!! Oh and for the record, you will be surprised by how many people have this fetish for corn starch. It's called Pica!

LOL!!!! Yeah, really! I was a vegan for about 3 years following a diagnosis of pre-diabetes. I was in my kitchen one day and I was jonesin' for something, I had no idea why I was feeling that way. I had this horrible need for a certain texture. I tried flour, baking soda, and then I came across corn starch and it was as if I was a junkie getting a fix for the first time. The texture was exactly what I needed. I have been struggling with this for a few years and I even stopped being a vegan and put meat back into my diet to see if it could eliminate the desire to eat corn starch but to no avail! I never had a desire to eat corn starch until I switched to a Vegan diet and it has never made sense to me. (or anyone else for that matter!) The reason I'm exercising and counting calories and on the Venus Program is because I have gained too much weight by not exercising AND consuming at least 4 boxes a day! It's hard to break the habit...but I'm trying really hard!!! Oh and for the record, you will be surprised by how many people have this fetish for corn starch. It's called Pica!

I have had my bloodwork done(at fasting) when I first started with the corn starch thing because I thought it would run my blood sugar up and I read that it was an iron deficiency but suprisingly everything was normal! I have been reading up on insulin resistance and those who have it crave sugar and starches. It's all weird and confusing. All I know is if I had any sense, I would not have made the switch to total veganism. I was consuming all types of leafy greens, beans, nuts and still led me to this. I will eventually get it under control.


I know that there are generally nutritional deficencies in people who have pica- sometimes it because they are deficient in iron (even if you take a multivitamin it can happen). Iron is quite abundant in red meat; there is also iron in vegetables, but sometimes people will eat dirt, sand, rocks, etc. if their iron levels and hematocrit are very low!! Corn starch has more cals than rocks, but weighs less, LOL, and should be easier to digest at least! Have you had your iron/ferritin and hematocrit, hemoglobin and other blood work checked out??