cornbread...man i haven't had that in a long time

Great suggestions from everyone. I think that we all experience the cravings at one time or another.

I discovered a few years ago that when my cravings are at their worst, the seem to subside if I drink water. I now promise myself to drink 32 oz. of water when I feel a craving coming on. I often find that the craving goes away.

Also, just to let you know that I posted a pizza recipe this week. I converted my fav. recipe to SBD last weekend, even tested it out and it is not bad. Not as good as with white flour, but certainly good enough to satisfy the pizza craving. I also make several crusts at one time and freeze them so that I don't have a long process to getting that pizza ready.

Yum Jenn, cornbread with honey. OMG :)

LOL I didn't even dioscover it until 6 months ago. And I have a hbox of Jiffy Cornbread in the cabinet. Maybe I will make some in Mid July, after I've lost 5 pounds ;) Put some chili atop of it instead of honey though...

Hi, chicks!

Things that I have found: my cravings that come from my belly or that make me feel compulsive and crazy have subsided. My head cravings (where I think, oooh, that sounds good....) have not. I know that it's not for everyone, but going to Overeaters Anonymous has really helped me a lot with the compulsive thing. Yes, it's an addiction. Exactly like the smoking that Clovey described. You will never stop wanting the foods that make you fat and sick and unhappy (after you eat them of course), but you can, with the help of a higher power, stop eating them.

To assume that any WOE will completely take those cravings away, never to be seen again is a bit nutty, in my opinion. However, if I refrain from the sugar and refined carbs, I find that my body does not crave them, which helps me immensely in not eating them.

I know, this is going to sound insane, but when I crave something in my head, I just dart back to the memory of eating it, close my eyes and let myself enjoy that sensation. I know that if I truly ate it, I would probably get that blood sugar drop and horrible headache, but if I imagine it, I just get the good feelings. I really seems to help me out. I know it sounds like it would send me out running to get whatever it is, but actually, after I open my eyes, I realize that eating it would not only set me back, but would make me physically feel sick. So imagining is just enough.

It seems like this is a battle between will power and a higher power against the food that makes us sick and fat. I'm hoping the first two win, for all of our sakes. :D

Yeah, I find that if I eat anything really sweet my stomache feels upset and I get a headache. If I eat chips or cheese puffs I get a stomache ache. So for me it is not worth it to indulge and then feel sick - I just don't bother with the junk food and sweets anymore and I really don't miss them.

I use to love Dad's oatmeal cookies and Oreos and now I can't stand the taste of them - they are overly sweet and taste "cheap" to me, same with name brand chocolate- it just doesn't taste good anymore :p