I know how frustrating it is to find that something that
seems so healthy could mess up your loss!
But carrots can send me back into craving when I'm in the tenuous point of P1. In P2, they don't bother me at all...I eat them almost everyday.
I know you'll do great with those cravings out of your system!
I forgot to mention that another thing that gets me through P1 and cravings are hot drinks...I love a
skim milk latte with decaf coffee (a 'why bother'
)
and SF syrup...you can get that at most coffee places.
You can also get
decaf Tazo chai tea (make
SURE you get the kind that's made with a
teabag,
not the syrup!) made with half hot water and half steamed skim milk. Add splenda...yummy!
I also have experimented with teas at home...a favorite is Celestial Seasonings
Gingerbread Spice (it's a tea that's only out at Christmas. It's herbal)
with SF vanilla syrup or Stash's
decaf Creme Caramel tea with 1% milk and SF caramel syrup. Decadent!
I also make
hot chocolate every day, including on P1. Here's what I do (adapted from the recipe on the side of the Hershey's cocoa box):
I heat just over a cup of milk (1% if I'm feeling the need for something decadent, or a mix of skim and 1% other times) in the micro in a pyrex glass measuring cup for 4 mins (that's what it takes in my micro...yours might be different, so experiment). While that's heating, I combine, in a tall mug, one Tbsp. (that's the equivalent of 3 tsp.) and 2 tsp. of unsweetened cocoa with 3 Tbsp. of SF syrup (some favorites are SF Kahlua, SF Toasted Marshmellow, and SF Caramel) and a smidge...like a 1/4 tsp. of salt. I stir them until the syrup combines with the cocoa to make a liquid with no lumps. Then, I add the hot milk while stirring. It makes it's own froth and is delicious!!! If you want, you can add a little vanilla extract at the end...but I'm not sure if that would be kosher in P1 as it has a little sugar in it. (It's such a small amount that it'd probably be like the cool whip, ya think?
) It's SO good and you feel like you are totally cheating!