Is this fairly normal

ginmarie · Post by **ginmarie** » Thu Jun 09, 2011 4:58 pm

This 3rd week has been much more of a struggle than the first 2. I started on a Thursday, so I've actually had a 3 weekends and a holiday to practice with and honestly even last week with a lot of grazing on Memorial Day was not as hard. For some reason this week the craving for sweets has become intense.
What's weird is, I've never been a big sweet eater. When given the choose of sweet or salty/savory for snacks I almost always go for salty.

So why am I slogging through mud this week to not give in to having sweets?
I wonder if what I ate on this last weekend effected me more than how much I did have more sweets than normal. Could I have set myself up for sugar cravings this week?

Onward ever onward

kccc · Post by **kccc** » Thu Jun 09, 2011 6:13 pm

You're in the "tough part"... when the novelty has worn off but habit isn't yet formed. You've passed the honeymoon period.

Stick with it. It gets easier.

I recommend the "Strictness" podcast for inspiration.

Best...

Nicest of the Damned · Post by **Nicest of the Damned** » Thu Jun 09, 2011 6:41 pm

Maybe it's an extinction burst:

http://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewtopic ... tion+burst

This is basically your inner animal making a last-ditch effort to get the reward of sweet food, or, if you prefer, your inner toddler throwing a tantrum over not getting candy. As a human, you're pretty much hard-wired to seek out sweet, salty, and fatty foods.

When this happens, remember, it is basically a temper tantrum, and the worst thing you can do in response to a temper tantrum is give in. Any parent will tell you that giving in to a tantrum is asking for more tantrums in the future.