Hi Michelle,

If I am following a normal eating schedule during the day I find that I
don't have too many craving periods.  But if I skip a meal due to busy work
schedule, or some other reason is when I am prone to cheat or indulge in
foods that I need to keep away from.  I have also found that I need to keep
a variety of low carb snack foods around at all times, when the urge to
munch hits I need to be ready!  I've tried the Wasa crackers that Cheri
posted about and those are really crunchy and taste pretty good too.  A
handful of almonds or smaller amount of walnuts satisfies me also.  I try to
schedule healthy snacks during the day (broccoli and hummus, cauliflower,
etc...) to keep the munchkins at bay.

Scott

Like all people I have a desire to overeat.

The long sessions of Neuropathy a few years ago
gave me the incentive to avoid this desire.

Most of the time, I consciously just quit.  Find
a diversion.    Physical exercise is a good
diversion.

But like all I do fail and regret it.

Want a preview of neuropathy.  Stick your feet
in boiling water.
                                        Guy

Susan, where are you?  I'd like to join you for a "talk" over tea!  :)
Billie in AR

Hmmm.... think I may have just remembered you are in IL?????

Thanks for all the great responses.  :-)  Going to mush my reply to all
of you into one message.

First off, Loretta, now that I think about it, you may have hit on yet
another trigger--or perhaps a trigger I was attributing to something
else.  Hmmmm.  I do avoid foods likely to spike my insulin, which is
why I was surprised at the cravings.  However, I began this diet before
Thanksgiving and seems I've had two bad craving episodes since, about a
month apart.... Sigh.

I'm not really eating extremely low carb, Julie.  Luckily, I'm able to
include beans, corn, and peas in my diet and my sugars stay in line.
But perhaps when I'm tired etc., I'm not making the extra effort to
make sure I include as much of these as I usually do.  After all, it
takes a little work to make a really good salad.  So perhaps I need to
pay more attention to that.

I like the suggestion of the Wasa crackers and soy crackers Cheri,
Scott and Will.  I haven't tried these, so I don't know what my meter
is going to tell me, but it's worth a try.  I already indulge in
various nuts on a daily basis.  Really couldn't live without them.

As for the beer, I do drink the low-carb variety, but perhaps you have
a point Will.

And thanks for the tip about exercise, Guy.  I appreciate the negative
reinforcement too.  Although I'm lucky enough at this point to control
with diet and exercise, I keep reading this group to remind me of the
complications of uncontrolled sugars and gain strength from those who
are in control.

So much of this speaks to brain chemistry.  I just need to tell it to
make more serotonin, right?  LOL!  Maybe I'll try Susan's idea of
journaling too.  There's obviously more than one way to tackle this.

Thanks again!
Michelle

Billie,

So sorry to hear of your many health problems.  Your experiences
demonstrate in a "big" way, what mine have been telling me in a much
smaller way.  I hope your situation improves soon.

Michelle

Hi Russell,

Thank you for your response.

Since I initially wrote this post, I believe I've discovered yet
another "trigger", although the mechanism may be different than
increased cortisol levels--physical exertion to which one is
unaccustomed.  Since exercise is supposed to help regulate blood sugar,
I assume when doing extra activities, my muscles are using glucose at a
higher rate.  Unfortunately, with my regular diet comprised of "slow"
carbs, I can't seem to eat enough of the rabbit food to prevent fatigue
and some depression.  It's a bit of conundrum.

Michelle
T2 (or pre-T2 depending on whose making the definition)
diet and exercise