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midlight21
Wed, Apr-04-07, 19:02
Okay, as always, I picked the most horrible time to start this WOE. TOM came today after I started Atkins yesterday. How do you stave off TOM cravings???
Cissie_12
Wed, Apr-04-07, 19:07
It's tough but to be honest with you, you might as well get past the cravings now rather than have to deal with them after your TOM passes. What exactly are you craving??? Perhaps I can give you some suggestions to get you through!
midlight21
Wed, Apr-04-07, 19:11
Oh the normal.....LOTS of chocolate and ice cream. It's really the ice cream that is my ultimate weakness though.
Kisal
Wed, Apr-04-07, 19:35
Perhaps a little whipped cream would help? Be careful not to overindulge, though! You could sweeten your whipped cream with a little Splenda or DaVinci's sf syrup. You could even add flavor by using common flavor extracts (lemon, orange, cherry, whatever strikes your fancy.) :)
SlowNStedy
Thu, Apr-05-07, 00:26
Well...the good news is (at least for me) TOM cravings subside substantially when doing low carb. As to what to eat right now: sometimes I find that a cup of coffee with vanilla syrup and a splash of cream does the trick, or eat the whipped cream plain with Splenda or put it in the freezer until it is really cold and almost frozen, and then scoop some into a glass of diet soda. It's like an ice cream soda. And there's always Sugar Free Jello.
Cavendish
Thu, Apr-05-07, 01:47
Hi Midlight! I know exactly how you feel. I read somewhere that if you eat extra fat before and during TOM that it can help combat cravings--so that is what I have been doing this week--it seems to help. I've just been adding butter to everything and cream cheese, and eating roast chickens, that sort of thing. I find if I have an allowed cheat (like whipped cream with Splenda or something) that I just go crazy and can't control myself--my brain gets all whacky during TOM and I make very irrational decisions...Good luck! You can do it!!
ElleH
Thu, Apr-05-07, 08:20
According to Atkins '02 you can have up to 1/2 C of heavy cream per day, so I would whip that with sweetener if you're craving ice cream. It's a reasonable substitute as far as I'm concerned. Good luck!
BetsyJ64
Thu, Apr-05-07, 08:58
Chocolate whipped cream, frozen, has gotten me through many a crazed TOM craving!!