Carbs truly are an addiction

[Lumberg]

I did som3e ice cream therapy tonight and even though I consumed about 2000 calories in milkshakes at about 8 PM and went to sleep at 11 (fitful splee, surprise!) at 4 am I was ready to eat more.

Spike, crash. Spike, crash.

 

[OXANDRIN]

carbs make me hungry..... i have to eat my carbs from beans, oatmeal, and bran....or else i overeat

 

[FatRat]

I saw a documentary recently that came to the conclusion thatthis is why the Atkins diet works so well, people just arnt as hungry!

 

[anthrax]

low carbs = low serotonin = feeling depressed = carb cravings

 

[juve]

low carbs = low serotonin = feeling depressed = carb cravings

very understated
serotonin, by far, is not the only negative feedback loop which accounts for the cravings. as I said before substitute activities for food - a great way of masking hunger when dieting; take a fucking walk in the fresh air, or solve a crossword puzzle.

 

[Shak]

AGREED. this is my second week of low-carb and i've been battling boughts of depression on a daily basis. and i'm usually an extremely level and happy person.

 

[onerepmaximum]

Kind of like oxygen, you don't really want for it, until you aren't getting any.

 

[SoreArms]

AGREED. this is my second week of low-carb and i've been battling boughts of depression on a daily basis. and i'm usually an extremely level and happy person.

With me it's not so much depression as it is irritation. I find myself easily pissed off and annoyed. This usually happens when I go long periods (more than 2.5 hours) between meals. Sometimes a tbs. of udos calm it down, sometimes a cup of coffee.

Definnately a difference though

 

[onerepmaximum]

Sore arms, what is "udos"?

 

[SoreArms]

Sore arms, what is "udos"?

Udo's oil blend

Great blend of EFA's

On CKD, EFA's are great fuel and specially essential

http://www.robertuniverse.com/udo_choice_oil_blend.htm