The post, “tell me more about stalls Doreen & others” got me to thinking...

The following blah, blah about eating low-carb substitutes for high-carb food is from my experience with being a die-hard addict.

When you think about or eat substitutes, your body goes through the same physiological process as if you were eating or thinking about the “real thing”. Anticipation, a little insulin is released, you eat and your body goes through its programmed paces. Your body is programmed behave this way. You cannot stop it. The carbs are low but it’s too late! Insulin has already done its work.

If you have depended upon carbs in the past to see you through difficult or happy times, or any times at all, depending upon or the overuse of “legal treats” has you substituting one addiction for another. The cycle is never broken. If you can stick with “whole food” low-carb, you will break the physical cycle of carb dependency. As for the psychological, well that’s a whole other ball game.

Just musings here, but it is definitely true for me. YMMV.

Karen