<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by lotusland:
Hi Anna, I am sure someone will reply soon with a homeopathic posiibility soon- unfortunately I am not qualified but I do want to say something. Even working on a nutritional basis, it is difficult to pin-point where your diet may be going wrong without more info. What I wanted to let you know is that sugar dependency is very similiar to a dependency of any drug. Withdrawal from quitting sugar is very like kicking heroin or another addictive substance. Sweats, depression...read Sugar Blues- the author kicked sugar and documented it. What you need to do (nutritionally) is to flatten out- eat whole foods, whole grains, cut out the stimulants like caffeinne , sweetners (artificial as well), eliminate spices too- cayenne, pepper, onions garlic for the time being. You want a 'neutral' diet, very alkaline, and one that wont stimulate a craving. Cut down on natural fruits as well. Check out books on Macrobiotics to see a balance approach to eating. If you really cannot control the urges at first, peel some bananas and freeze them. When a craving hit, blend up a couple to creamy consistency and add cocoa, or cocanut, or vanilla, a touch of milf or soymilk. Its really good, creamy and sweet like icecream. Avoid refined sugars at all costs. Good luck<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>


HI ANNA,

TRY DR. ATKINS. I WEIGH 400 LBS. AND I STARTED DR. ATKINS DIET AND ALREADY LOST 10 LBS IN 5 DAYS. ITS EASY!!! YOUR NEVER HUNGRY, AND YOU ARE ACTUALLY SATISIFIED. I HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO GO EVEN 2 DAYS WITHOUT BINGING. I CONSIDERED MYSELF ADDICTED TO FOOD, AND WAS READY TO GIVE UP AND JUST DIE. WELL, NO MORE. GET HIS BOOK. DR ATKINS DIET REVOLUTION. YOU WON'T REGRET IT. I TOO AM ADDICTED TO SUGAR. BUT NOW I CAN LIVE WITHOUT IT, I SWEAR. I EAT 3 EGGS AND SAUSAGE FOR BREAKFAST, HAVE A HUGH STEAK FOR LUNCH. A WHOLE CHICKEN FOR DINNER, THE FAT AND PROTEIN YOU EAT HOLDS YOU OVER AND MAKES YOU FEEL SATISIFIED, SO YOU DON'T WANT THE SWEETS. ITS THE UP AND DOWN WITH THE SUGAR IN YOUR BLOOD THAT KEEPS YOU BINGING ON SUGAR FOODS, AFTER YOU EAT CARBOHYDRATES, YOU SECRETE INSULIN, THAT TURNS YOUR SUGAR INTO FAT. AND ALSO LOWERS YOUR BLOOD SUGAR. THEN YOUR BLOOD DROPS LOW AND YOUR BODY TELLS YOU TO EAT MORE CARBOHYDRATES. SO YOU DO. AND YOU GO THROUGH IT ALL OVER AGAIN. IM A NURSE, AND NEVER TRIED THIS THINKING THAT THIS DIET IS BAD FOR YOU. WELL, IT ACTUALLY IS GOOD FOR YOU. IT WILL LOWER YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE, LOWER YOUR CHOLESTEROL, AND MAKE YOU FEEL WONDERFUL. bELIEVE IT OR NOT, YOU PROBABLY EAT MORE FAT IN ALL THE SUGAR AND JUNK FOOD YOU EAT NOW, THEN YOU WILL IN A HEALTY PIECE OF STEAK OR THE WHOLE STEAK. SO, PLEASE, GET HIS BOOK AND TRY IT. YOU WILL DO THIS FOR LIFE, ITS NOT A DIET, ITS FOREVER, AND YOU CAN DO IT, IF I CAN. I WAS CONSIDERING SURGERY, AND NOW I DON'T NEED TO. IM SO HAPPY. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO REPLY. AND GOOD LUCK TO YOU, STAY AT 20 GRAMS OF CARBOHYDRATES OR LOWER, AND I PROMISE YOU WILL LOSE THE WEIGHT AND NOT BINGE ON SUGAR ANY MORE. BUT GET THE BOOK, ITS EASY TO READ AND YOU WILL BE VERY HAPPY FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE