Question:
What kinds of food I can eat to stay away from carbs?

Im addicted to carbs...what can I replace with it..what foods. 11 months out..and not losing    — T W. (posted on January 8, 2003)

January 8, 2003
This is what I do: Chromium Picolinate will help with the carb cravings. You can get it at the health food store. Also, I keep lots of thin sliced Boars Head Brand honey baked ham in the fridge to snack on. I also keep cheddar cheese chunks or slices ready made in the fridge. I keep half-and-half and add equal sweetener and freeze small cups of it for a fake ice cream. Russell Stover makes a sugar free or low sugar candy such as Turtles, and chocolate mints which taste pretty good, which might help. I also use Whelch's natural juice popsickles they come in a grape, raspberry, strawberry flavors. I've found the Equal sweetener helps solve a lot of the cravings. IF you break down and just got to have something sweet, just take one bite and chew slowly, savoring it as long as possible. Take Diflucan to kill any yeast infections you might have systemically. Yeast eat sugar and when you don't eat sugar, those yeasties get hungry and in turn make you crave the sweets so they can get fed. It is a cycle you can break but it is tough for a few days. You will learn more by visiting http://www.iknowthecause.com
   — Darlene P.

January 8, 2003
Meat, cheese, soy products, fish, jerky - those are all protein foods and make wonderful snacks. I eat soy nuts when I want chips. And I just do not eat bread, potatoes, rice and pasta.
   — Patty_Butler

January 8, 2003
For some reason, eating pickles kills the craving. Sometimes I use nast tasting cough drops.
   — faybay

January 8, 2003
I have the carb problem too. 11 months post-op and down 92 lbs, wish it were more! I try to curb the craving for carbs by eating small portions of nuts (peanuts or cashews), and I also eat low-carb protein bars (EAS Advant Edge or Carb Solutions chocolate mint). You need to watch out on the bars though, because they have a LOT of calories. So I try to eat 1/2 twice a day. They help the craving for sweets too. I also suggest having fresh, cut up vegetables in your fridge for snacking. Cut up celery with some peanut butter tastes good too(sounds gross, I know, but it does taste good!). Try to stay away from breads, pasta, and rice. Good luck!
   — [Deactivated Member]

January 8, 2003
I am at 11 months post-op too and the weight loss has slowed to a major crawl, that is when it is not going up or when it is not staying the same....those evil carbs! I'm not a believer in eliminating them, just controlling them, or cutting way back. There are good carbs and bad carbs and if you avoid-cut way back on the bad ones ("white" carbs like cookies/cake/donuts/chips/white bread/rice/pasta/potato) and just have the good ones (Beans, veggies, fruits, whole grain breads) and up the protein, up the water and up the exercise, it should help to start the losing again. I'm trying that now and was able to lose the 3 I had gained over the holidays and 1 more, but it is definitely slow!
   — Cindy R.