Well, I just ate a snack that had 60 carbos in it. It was just one of those things. It was a brownie. I am premenstrual.

Here is what I am wondering:

If I do not eat any more carbs today, none with dinner, none for an after dinner snack (when I usually have my second snack), will that save me from messing up my weight loss today?

Or is it already too late, and I might as well eat carbos with dinner? Afterall the body needs the carbos with the protein, etc. at dinner, right?

Dilemma!

Judy

Hi Judy,
I know about PMS and cravings! I eat bee pollen to curb them. RE: your brownie and it's 60 carbs, can you eat your protein for dinner and have something really low carb with it like veggies and maybe a little cheese? That would keep your carbs down for the day. I've been eating a lot of cucumbers lately, it solves the urge to crunch and I get my veggies in. Hey, it's progress not perfection! Keep up the good work.
Maureen

Just keep on going with your regular plan.

You can't counteract the effect of an insulin surge from eating sugar by avoiding what you normally eat. Doing this is part of the "bargaining-with-yourself" mentality of low-calorie and low- faD diets.

Remember: You're not on a diet.

Karen

Thanks Maureen, and Karen ~

Karen, your thoughts resonated with me the most. Like a breath of logic and common sense, not to mention reassurance.

I'm feeling like I have not lost any weight this month (anyway) so it was probably an emotional decision to eat the brownie.

Schwarzbeining is so great, yet can be pretty slow to see weight loss results. Gotta keep believing in it and hanging in there.

Judy

Karen that was great advice and I see your only 14 pounds from goal. Hats off to you!

I think you just carry on like it never happened. Forgive yourself and continue on your path. Karen is right. THIS IS NOT A DIET! It is okay to falter. It is okay to be human. What is not okay is to give up the good fight. Hang in there and all will be well.

Has any one tried GTF chromium to help with the cravings? I take it every day with my vitimins. It seems to help. I have not had a lot of craving problems until yesterday. I ate a lot of macadamia nuts, but I stayed out of the cookies and brownies. It was a really hard day.

I have never tried it but I think it is in my multiple vitamin if only I could remember to take them. I think SP is right. My cravings have diminished greatly. I think if you eat great all of the good stuff your body doesn't want the bad.
Just my humble opinion.

Yes, I have been taking GTF Chromium for about 2-years, and it definately helps with cravings. In fact, certain times of the month, I have to force myself to eat, seriously.

It's different than the other types of chromium--I believe the GTF stands for Glucose Tolerance Factor. I get mine cheap from the online Vitamin World site, I think that's their name. I buy a couple at a time in the largest bottle SOLGAR makes them in, so I don't have to order often.

I take on first thing when I wake up, before eating anything. Then, I take my Stress B complex with my breakfast. And I have just started taking a calcium/magnesium complex yesterday.

I learned about the GTF from the Carbohydrate Addict's Diet/The Heller's a while back. Well, their diet was not working for me long term because it was like a pig-put carbo-fest once a day, but the GTF info has been a great find.

--TheBetty