Thu, Jul-25-02, 07:15
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 244/220/170
BF:
Progress: 32%
Location: Ontario
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Cravings & blood sugar levels
Here is a part of the latest Hold the Toast Newsletter in which author Dana Carpender experiments with blood sugar rises after eating carbs (pasta) as opposed to low-carb bars. She did numerous blood sugar readings after eating each of the foods.
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As with the other times I've eaten carb-y foods to test the results, I found that my hunger kicked in when my blood sugar fell to right around 140. Worse, by the time my blood sugar had dropped most of the way back down - about two and a half hours into the test - I found myself yawning, and craving both food and alcohol in a way I haven't craved anything in a long time. It was scary to feel that addictive pull again, and it was a real illustration to me of the sugar/alcohol link that I've written about in the past.
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You can read the whole issue here. The quote comes from the section "Putting My Tests To the Test!" which is partway down the page.
This perhaps shows why one carby food seems to lead to an inability to control oneself and get back to LC. This is going to help me NOT take 'just one bite'.
There are some other interesting articles in this week's issue.
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