I am on Day 5 of induction and I realized today that I have never gone this long without having a goodie. What am I, 5 years old? Every day during my whole adult life and even growing up (my mom baked every day), I have consumed sugar in some shape or form. How pathetic.

The real kicker is I wasn't even fat growing up! I was a normal-sized person. I didn't get fat until I turned 30, 12 years ago.

That being said, induction has been extremely difficult. I am experiencing severe detox symptoms, probably along the lines of what a junkie goes through when he is trying to stop taking drugs. In fact, I felt so bad on Saturday night, I cried. Who cries over food? Man, I have issues. I called my mom to cry to her, and she said, God bless her, 'Have a cookie.'

I didn't have a cookie. I bought some L-Glutamine, have been faithfully taking all my vitamins, have been keeping my fat intake high (70%), my lettuce compartment full, and my eyes on the prize. I would just like to get on the other side of it and see what it is like not being a crazy carboholic.

So, thank you for allowing me to share my hysteria with all of you and I will keep you all posted on my progress. I am not weighing myself until after induction on March 24.

Hi Winstonian.

You're definitely not alone having sugar detox reactions! But it will get better! You really did the right thing getting glutamine. Much better than the cookie!

I'm only a few weeks ahead of you and we have roughly the same goals. Hang in there and keep reading the forum - you'll find all kinds of info and help. Pop into my journal if you ever want to talk!

Anyone care to share what l glutamine for cravings?

Hey Ftball Mom! Thanks for the encouragement. I will definitely visit your journal. We do have similar stats. I am 5'5" and carry all of my weight at my waist, at the top of my hips, and on my inner thighs. I was thinking about starting a journal and calling it, "Ode to a Spare Tire."

Hi NixCarbos
L-Glutamine is recommended in the DANDR book to combat sugar cravings. He also recommends Chromium. I was looking at my vitamins and I have a supplement called "Sugar Control" by Nature's Plus that contains chromium, LGlutamine, L-Alanine, and Rehmannia Glutinosa root. There is no expiration date on it, so I am going to start taking it. I bought my single bottle of L-Glutamine at the Vitamin Shoppe before I realized I had this other bottle.