Up till now,,,,,I have been doing great!!!, no problems, no cravings nothing....and
BOOOMMM!!!I want popcorn and sweets......had 2 cups of popcorn,,felt really ucky afterwards,,and my usual diet jello and art sweet whipping cream.....craving went away

something else,.for the last two unbelievable bad days, I have had a terrible headache that comes and goes and I was feeling dizzy,,,,,
I am taking a mega vitamin,calcium,vitamin c and at leat 75 oz of water a day ,,,the vitamin has potassium, it also has chromium which I think is supposed to help appetite surges?????

...but it will come back with a vengance now that you've awakened the "sleeping, carb breathing dragon".

Eat fat for cravings! Eating carbs will renew the vicious cycle of carb craving/addiction. And you will feel physically crappy to boot!

Karen

Sorry you are having a bad day so heres a smile for you. I guess we all have bad days but sounds like you are on a roll. Dont give up and dont give in i know that taking a chromium supplement REALLY helps me with sugar cravings, but you have to take about 400mgs daily... And I believe that your headaches come from severals places....1)no sugar....have you checked yours? :read22) I believe not having enough water will cause headaches...but this is my opinion only..I hope this helps I wanted to quit a few days ago and the group here talked me out of it....apparently it all works out if you just hang in there Have a good day!

Hello,
Read my journal, and there's a thread regarding headaches. I had the worst headache, started day 3 and went to day 7 during induction. I took Advil,(I'm not a pill taker!), I'd go to sleep and wake up with it. I finally caved in and had a quarter apple which alleviated the headache. It's like being an alcoholic, a drink helps, but not necessarily the best thing to do.

Anyway, I managed to survive this - and BELIEVE ME, my headaches were so bad I couldn't walk (and this from someone who never gets headaches.) They even kept me from sleeping.

I went off the diet for a few days, and then got back on the wagon. They eventually subsided and I'm now doing fine. In my case, I wrote those headaches down to a very bad case of carb withdrawal - BUT, and this is IMPORTANT, you must be taking your supplements as outlined in DANDR, and drinking a lot of water. When my headaches were occurring I was not religiously taking supplements and I think that this (and withdrawal) were the two primary reasons. The supplements are important. Read the book. Hang in there. Those will go away.

Ruby

I'm sorry to hear about your headaches. I had a couple of pretty achy days myself, but they do pass, I promise!

Here's a little tip for the next time you have to have popcorn. Have some pork rinds instead! They are crunchy, salty and the fat will take the carb craving away pronto. I used to have popcorn at least twice a week, and I don't miss it as long as I have these.

Try em, you may be surprised!

Hang in there!

Dizzy D

I really appreciate the advice,,,,,I WAS REALLY WORRIED because I have been doing so good and these last 2 days really threw me for a loop!
Note to self: let 13yr old make the popcorn for her and her sister'
and I will remove myself from their presence

Popcorn has always been my downfall, plus something else may have been contributing...I have new vitamin c tablets and you know what,,,I have been taking them for 2 days,,,,extra because I think I am fighting a cold,,,,and they are the chewable kind so they are full of sugar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am going to buy the swallow kind that are bitter next week

Back to it,more aware, and thanks to the forum,more informed!!

Smiley