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Originally Posted by katiebee109  Hi thanks for the welcome and the tips - maybe I was wrong to write the I was looking for something magic but it is very frustrating to be in the diet mode and feel like you can control your intake but your body is fighting you with almost a nausea like gnawing that is only satified with high carb eating. I did not always have this it - I was tried low carb eating before and this physical problem was non-existent.
So I guess in short I am looking for hints and ideas to aid me when I feel this way. |
Try not to think of this as diet mode, but a long term lifestyle change. Force yourself to eat more protein and drink more fluids and I bet your body won't crave as much in the carb department. Why not make a list of what your meals/snacks are supposed to be each day? A lot of people find it easier to follow what's written down on paper. Again, you're going to have to ween yourself off all these carbs eventually to achieve your goals. Have you considered keeping track of what you eat for a week to figure out what you personally eat carbwise on an average day, and then setting goals for yourself each week?
For example if you eat 200g of carbs each dayon average, then only allow yourself 190g of carbs each day the next week, then 180g the week after that, etc.
Going right to a low carb diet from your high carb lifestyle would be very difficult. Slow and steady is going to win the race for you in the long run. You don't have to quit everything you do cold turkey overnight.
Something else to consider, is that many people who consume a lot of artificial sweeteners report having an even higher craving for carbs/sweets. I'm not sure if that impacts you.