Syldervan... Veggies ARE carbs. My humble recommendation to you would be for you to try a protein snack in the afternoon. Something like celery and peanut butter (try to use the natural peanut butter if you can - no sugar or salt is added) or you could go with a mozzarella cheese stick or maybe a small yogurt.

If you choose to eat just carrots, for instance, those are very high on the Glycemic Index. If you eat them by themselves, your blood sugar level will spike shortly after and then in about an hour and a half to two hours later it will plummet - this causes most people to be a little dizzy - nauseous, grumpy and very very hungry. If you eat a few carrots and add a little cheese - then you have a chance to make it to three hours without being hungry.

I am curious what you meant by this: "for me I have to eat carbs, if I don't I get craving" Craving for more food in general or craving for more carbs or what? Please clarify.

That must explain why I wasn't feeling well yesturday, I Had carrots for snack and about 1.5 hours after, I was dizzy, had a headache and felt like this until i had supper, If I don't eat carbs, I crave them,, If I go light on them for a week, you can bet the next week I will be vbinging on it

Carb sensitivities are a tough battle. What you will want to try to avoid is eating ANY refined sugar and white carbs - like white potatoes in any form, white rice any kind of "enriched" flour etc. Stick to WHOLE grains only. If you see the word "enriched" in front of ANY kind of flour - skip it. Eat natural rice only and sweet potatoes. These are relatively low on the Glycemic index and very necessary for your bowel to push everything through )remember: fiber and water are friends - always drink at least 8 glasses of water epecially when you are eating good solid grains you need the bulk and the liquid together.

If you eat a carb - always give it a protein partner. This will mean you will have to eat less ofthe carb to accomodate the protein partner calories - but it will be worth it - the protein will help to sustain you beacuse it will help to keep your blood sugar stable.

Try it for a week and see if you don't loose and feel better!

1. So far, I have met or exceeded the water challenge.
2. Still struggling with breakfast but at least I'm eating granola bars or a piece of fruit.
3. I did it! It's getting to be a habit, too!

I have to restart on the breakfast part AGAIN.

How's everyone else doing?

Carrots with peanut butter is yummy! Just don't go overboard with the peanut butter. The calories add up quick!

My recommitment is going really well. I have been recommited to the lifestyle for 6 days. Working on my 7th...

I'm trying to get some fruits and carbs/proteins together as well. I brought some crackers and cheese for this afternoon. I need to buy some good crackers at the supermaket though. I just got whatever I had at home this morning which are soda crackers. Not very good! I need whole wheat crackers, but it will have to do for today. Anybody know of a good kind that is good for your health and tastebuds?

I'm on training this week and on breaks, they have chips! I'm staying away from those. So far, so good!

starting water challenge again.

I like carrots and/or celery with red seafood sauce.

Have you tried hummus with veggies? Yum! My new favorite snack and it's good for you!

LOVE hummus!!!

I love hummus also - but I like that with whole wheat pita triangles.

I like mine on Ak-Mak crackers.

I also picked up Nutella for my Kashi waffles. Syrup was too sweet and I thought the choclate fix would be good for me!

I'm trying to stay away from bread until further notice... I've been going a bit (try a big piece of PMS cake!) overboard on carbs.

Day one of 21 day water challenge 2/16/06

6/ 16 oz glasses.

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Fruit challenge day one 2/16
1 peice every day in the morning only.

banana - done