I was thinking about this last night in bed........and I didn't think to ask you if you ever split your dairy? I almost always use 4 oz milk at lunch, and 4 oz at dinner. And.......if you really want to, you can do a carb cravers protein and have a bowl of cereal with 8 oz (you could use 4 oz on your cereal and drink the other 4 oz) of milk. Check out the carb cravers section of your book.
I know this all seems overwhelming and like you have lost so much freedom with eating, but, what you are really doing, is learning how to eat for energy instead of enjoyment. There is nothing wrong with enjoying your food, but food should really not be used to aquire joy. Food is necessary to fuel your body and keep it healthy......and that is why this program works. It helps you balance your food requirements, and eat in moderation. We all have our personal battles, our own favorites we have to give up........but it is soooo worth it. You come to appreciate your favorites when you dp have them. Quantity is over rated (and it makes you fat). Enjoy your milk.......just in moderation. It is worth it, and you can do it. One of my counselors told me that if I want to tweek the program in some healthy way, and I am still losing, to go ahead and do that. If it is milk, and milk alone that you miss..........maybe you can somehow sneak in an extra serving..........but be careful. Sometimes if you start to manipulate the program, it comes back to bite you in the butt. You may end up changing several things, and before you know it, your weight loss will stall, and noone will know why because so many things are deviating from the program. Talk with your COD about it too, and then make a well thougth out decision about what you want to do about your dairy depression
You will get it worked out. Best of luck to you!!!
P.S. I sooo understand, I am originally from the original dairy state...Wisconsin!!!!
Trying to overcome the dairy.
