help-this is hard...

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help-this is hard...
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Mon, 12-01-2003 - 8:46pm
...and I want chocolate. I just started today-finally got through most of the book over the weekend, and decided after THanksgiving would be a good time (I'm starting phase 2 b/c I'm nursing). BUt, I don't want anything bad except chocolate. How do I get through that? Also, I am still hungry after eating-can anyone help? One last thing-I found this bread today-it's not whole grain-but it's made with soy protein and it's made for low-carb diets-it's Nature's Own-and it has very minimal carbs and sugars-does anyone else know about this bread? I can't find the Arnold or any other whole grain yet.
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Registered: 09-02-2003
Mon, 12-01-2003 - 9:18pm
Hi and welcome! Why don't you post a menu, and we'll help you out! I don't know if you'll go for this, but have you tried the chocolate ricotta cream? I blend mind until smooth and then freeze.

There is also a recipie for a chocolate peanut butter kiss. It used chocolate chips, ricotta, and peanut butter. Pretty good!

Take care

ria

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Mon, 12-01-2003 - 9:34pm
Hello!

I'm a total chocaholic, so here's what I've been doing on Phase 2...

Melt semi-sweet chocolate chips with some skim milk, a splash of vanilla flavoring, and cinnamon (I've used the microwave and a bowl over steaming water, it turns out great either way). Dip fruit in it, or else mix some nuts into it and freeze it into little cookies :-)

Shan

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Mon, 12-01-2003 - 10:04pm
The recipe in the book for chocolate covered apricots with pistachios is FABULOUS! Like something from a gourmet shop. I served them at a party and they went over really well. I will probably have them again during the holidays.

Rhonda


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Registered: 07-03-2003
Tue, 12-02-2003 - 7:40am
I can't find the recipe in the book for the choc-PB kisses.

THank you to everyone who is helping with the choc craving-I will try those recipes. I was still wondering how you all got past the hunger-I will start with the book's recipes more. I hadn't been to the grocery store-and I was going with what I had at home. BUt, forexample, yesterday I ate eggs with cheese and a slice of bacon for dinner-with a piece of that low carb bread I had mentioned. And about 1 1/2 hours later I was hungry-not craving anything-just hungry. I ate about 4 slices of cuke with hummus and it helped. BUt I still wasn't feeling totally staisfied. I will look for better recipes for my meals. Am I just eating the wrong food?
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Registered: 09-15-2003
Tue, 12-02-2003 - 9:08am
It's very possible that you aren't eating enough. Nursing takes a lot of calories out of mommies.
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Tue, 12-02-2003 - 9:19am
I did a google search for calories and nursing since I think you may not be eating enough. Here's a couple of snippets I found. I hope it helps. :-)



As a nursing mom, you require more calories from nutritious foods than at any other time in your life; this isn't the time to drastically cut calories in an effort to fit into your jeans. A diet with too few calories may reduce your milk supply. While your energy needs increase by about 500 calories a day, your vitamin and mineral needs increase even more, which means every bite counts.


Increase your daily caloric intake to 2,500 calories: you can even eat more if you are planning to continue breast-feeding for more than three months (2,800 calories per day). But again, be careful: many nursing mothers are tempted by sweets. Stick to healthy foods instead! Eat more proteins. The basic rule is to eat I gram of protein each day for every pound you weigh.

Spread your caloric intake over five "meals," breakfast, lunch, after- noon snack, dinner, and an extra snack during the evening. Each snack time is also an opportunity to drink water, eat a low-fat dairy product, and a piece of fruit. As your body is continually producing milk, it needs your caloric intake to be regular.

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Registered: 05-08-2003
Tue, 12-02-2003 - 9:34am
I find that I can fend off my Chocolate craving with suger free fat free instant pudding...1/2 cup and a dollop of lite or FF cool whip is so yummy...in fact I made chocolate pudding pie for Thanksgiving with the SFFF pudding and FF whip cream and everyone thought it was soooo good...no one could tell it was South Beach friendly (except the graham crust that is..)

I also like the ricotta cremes...but not everyone does...

Good luck

Kate

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Tue, 12-02-2003 - 10:08am
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