 Re: Long term craving loss | |
Welcome to the cephalic responders team.  Here's a thread for you: http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...-response.html (Addicted to Sweets? The Cephalic Phase Insulin Response)
You could try other sweeteners and see which you can tolerate, if any. I tried pretty much anything other than sugar alcohols like xylithol and they just don't agree with me. Stevia, in tiny amounts, is usually okay, but I avoid that one too (didn't have any in months).
The thing is, after you stop having sweeteners for a while, your taste buds will change and things like red peppers will taste sweet. Same thing with berries and other foods. They won't taste so sweet that you get cravings from them, just sweet enough so that you don't need to use artificial sweeteners.
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"The truth is that temptation lurks everywhere, unless you deny yourself a social and working life and the attendant pleasures of eating out. I believe that the best way to overcome temptation is not with willpower, which is so often in short supply, but with our brain power, a potentially unlimited resource.
Imagine that you're doing great, losing weight, feeling better than ever, thrilled with yourself, hearing compliments from friends and acquaintances---and then it happens! Despite all your good intentions, you're mightily tempted by a food you're not supposed to have. What to do? I'll tell you this: You'd better have a strategy ready!"
(Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution, Chapter 19)
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