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Created on: 10/16/11 11:04 AM Views: 840 Replies: 4
Sage55 Joined: 10/16/11 Posts: 1	Carbohalic - help! Posted Sunday, October 16, 2011 at 11:04 AM Ok, I know how important this diet is for my health issues, but I am so addicted to carbs (pasta, bread, cereal, etc.) that although I am not eating meat, dairy, salt or oil, I know my diet is unhealthy. How do it kick this carb habit?
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Susan Levin Joined: 12/26/09 Posts: 1212	RE: Carbohalic - help! Posted Sunday, October 16, 2011 at 11:15 AM Carbs from pasta and bread are not bad - but it's not good to be "addicted" to the point that they displace all the other healthful foods you could be eating instead - fruits, vegetables, and beans. One approach may be to think about all the foods you hope to eat in a day - black beans for dinner, chic peas for lunch, a banana for breakfast, apple for a snack, tomatoes, kale, carrots then couple what you can with more whole grains and starches... black beans + brown rice chic peas + sweet potatoes banana + oatmeal THEN see how much room you have for the other processed carbs. I'm guessing it will be an amount that isn't feeding an addiction. Susan Levin, MS, RD PCRM Director of Nutrition Education
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mollyhorn Joined: 03/03/10 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 582	RE: Carbohalic - help! Posted Sunday, October 16, 2011 at 9:16 PM Oh, do I know what you mean... I am also a carb- and sugar-addict. Totally. What has worked for me in the past is to keep all my grain/flour-based foods to ones that are 100% whole grain and very low in sugar (make sure sugar is pretty low on the ingredient list, if it is there at all). When I eat this way, my cravings are much less. Also, this may sound dumb but it's good advice – don't bring the stuff in the house! If there are no cookies/bread/crackers/whatever in the pantry, then you are that much less likely to binge on them. Molly Horn
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Bugsmom Joined: 09/13/10 Posts: 2087	RE: Carbohalic - help! Posted Monday, October 17, 2011 at 8:19 AM One thing we noticed when we started making our own bread products (loaf bread, bagels, tortillas, pizza dough, etc) is how much less we use and how much more we enjoy them. There is thought and planning involved which means we don't just reach for the store boughts without thinking about what we're eating. That "mindfulness" about it really helps. Reading the ingredients on the items also helps - as someone said, aim for totally whole grain items, >5 grams of fiber per serving as much as possible, minimal added fats and sugars (nothing hydrogenated, no HFCS, etc), and so on. A couple things will happen very likely: --you'll be eating better quality carbs --you'll feel more satisfied with those carbs you do eat because they're all-around more filling and tasty --you'll cut back simply because the whole grain not-chemically laced varieties cost more most of the time and the food budget can only handle so much. --Deb R
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LaniMuelrath Joined: 12/30/09 Location: California Posts: 561	RE: Carbohalic - help! Posted Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 8:52 AM Sage55 wrote: Ok, I know how important this diet is for my health issues, but I am so addicted to carbs (pasta, bread, cereal, etc.) that although I am not eating meat, dairy, salt or oil, I know my diet is unhealthy. How do it kick this carb habit? Hey Sage, You've got some great feedback here from Susan, Molly, and Deb. The commonalities are in the quality of the carbohydrates AND you'll also notice the nudge to be sure you are eating enough of the quality carbohydrates that are big time important in the satiety factor. You are designed to 'crave' carbs. With that amylase enzyme so present in humans, along with our sweet - tasting dominating taste buds that are so happy to have starchy carbohydrates, it's when we don't meet the need that we start to crave and can easily OD on inappropriate carbs (processed and refined) because they are so immediately pleasing to the palate. The problem can be that they then hijack our taste buds, leaving us wanting more yet without the satisfaction of whole foods that will keep us sated and slim at the same time. I often say 'craving carbs? Eat them!' and in light of what I've just described, can you see how it makes sense? I remember years of trying to cut out whole grain bread and potatoes and limiting even my brown rice, only to find myself face-first in a bowl of brownie dough. Heavens, if I'd only had the quality stuff, I'd think, I wouldn't be in this mess! Yet given the climate of carbophobia in our culture, it can be hard to over come. Here is more that may be helpful to you: How to break out of carbophobia, cut carb cravings, and derail your jones for junkfood The 3 rules of satiety & why they are critical to your weight loss plan: Becoming naturally thin 7 reasons to get more starch in your diet Autumn harvest: Where the happy herbivore meets the slim starchivore It is possible to end the madness of being fat and hungry at the same time. That was my dream and you can do it with a whole-foods, plant-strong, low fat diet. Thinking of you, Lani Lani Muelrath, M.A. CGFI, CPBN the Plant-Based Fitness Expert McDougall Health & Medical Center Author of Fit Quickies: 5 Minute Workouts www
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