I have been buying No Pudge Brownies. These things are AWSOME - they are made with yogurt and don't have the hunger drivers in them I tend to have trouble with in other things. (They DO have sugar - but no HFCS at least)
What has helped is that when I crave something, I think about what it
is I am REALLY craving. With chocolate, I tried adding some cocoa
powder ... which is pure chocolate, no fat, no sugar ... to something
else that was pretty benign. It was satisfying. More satisfying than,
say, a Hershey bar, which really doesn't have all that much pure
chocolate in it. So now when I do crave chocolate, I make my own
"cocoa" which is pure chocolate powder heated with a little honey and
some coconut milk and water (I don't do dairy). Also I add cardamom,
vanilla, and a pinch of salt. Super good stuff, very satisfying, but
not even bad for you.> ------------
On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 10:15 PM, wallieg26 <wallieg26@yahoo.com > wrote:
> Thank you, Susie. If I could get to the point where "berries" (with anything on it) would suffice as a dessert, that would be great.
>
> I'm a hard core chocoholic and a quantity eater.
>
> I try to keep my 5 hour window between 9 and 2. I have an optional 1/2 cup of apple juice (if I can remember) in the morning with liquid vitamins mixed in and then one big meal at lunch. Even with desserts, this has kept my weight down to a "normal" looking range, but definitely not to weight I "want" to be. I use the word "want" loosely, because if I truly wanted to be there, I assume I would be.
>
> I have no peace of mind at the moment. I keep searching for answers, anything that will help.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Wallie
>
> --- In fast5@yahoogroups.com , "susieq_az1" <susannauw2010@...> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Wallie,
>>
>> Yes! I have eaten desserts and lost weight, although I'm a relative rookie when it comes to officially doing FF. I have lost 7 pounds in 4 weeks doing FF. I will say that I think eating *too much* sugar during my window makes me a little hungrier the following day, so I try not to do it every day. I'm able to self-moderate now, and if my appetite seems to increase, I know I've overdone it on the sweets.
>>
>> I usually have dessert on the weekends, and not during the week, though this is not a hard and fast rule. Sometimes, for dessert on the weekdays, I will have a bowl of fresh berries, sometimes with some creme freche and a sprinkling of brown sugar. I'm trying not to have hard and fast rules about anything, because I like the freedom I get from FF, and I want to focus my time and energy on other areas of my life, like enjoying a walk at the lake or spending time with friends.
>>
>> Also, when I was instinctively eating this way, i.e. skipping meals because I wasn't hungry (I was also naturally slim then), I sometimes had dessert or sweets, so I figure that my body can tolerate dessert sometimes, and it is normal for me.
>>
>> The huge benefit to me of doing FF is that my appetite is normal again, and the cravings have disappeared. So I find I don't want dessert as often as I did when I was eating more often. The berries seem like a wonderful treat, whereas when I was eating constantly, it would not have been enough of a dessert.
>>
>> Hope that helps!
>>
>> Susie
>>
>>
>> --- In fast5@yahoogroups.com , "wallieg26" <wallieg26@> wrote:
>> >
>> > I'm a dessert addict. Has anyone had success doing fast 5, eating desserts AND losing weight?
>> >
>> > If so, how do you discipline yourself, how do you moderate, what works for you?
>> >
>> > Sincerely,
>> >
>> > Wallie
>> >
>>
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