Originally Posted by Butterfli19
About a week and a half ago I stopped eating chips and hershey kisses, ....... Well, yesterday and today it has been cool and I've been hungry so last night I ate a handful of pringles and about 6 kisses and felt immediately better.
Do you think that our bodies get used to certain things and they just don't like not having them anymore?
It takes more than a week to rid yourself of the cravings for these things. Every now and then I put myself onto the South Beach diet where for 2 weeks I cannot eat: potato, all grain products (bread, pasta, rice, etc), fruit, liquor (I'm not a drinker), and sugar. There are a few veggies that you can't eat either - corn, carrots, beets - those that are high in sugar (or starch which is sugar).
The first three days I feel great - not a problem. By day 4-5 if someone walked past me with McDonalds French Fries I'd mug them and take their fries. Once I get past day 6-8 I'm "home free" - my body has rid itself of the complex sugars and no longer craves them and I find that I have tons more energy than I ever had. I hate South Beach diet because it denies me my favorite foods (potato, bread, pasta), and I LOVE South Beach diet because it denies me the foods that are the worst for me and my specific weight issue (potato, bread, pasta <G>).
Read up on SB and it explains how the body treats sugars - especially complex sugars - and you'll understand why you crave chocolate and potato chips so much. It's not an "easy" diet if you crave these foods like I do, but if these foods are the contributing factor in a weight problem it's a fantastic diet once you make it past day 8-10 or so it becomes easier.