| My experience with the Crave Control Kit |
First off, I should mention that I've lost 48 pounds in the process of 'experimenting' with and
developing the Crave Control kit, and I'm not sure it's over yet, though I have no particular desire
to lose any more weight.
I began working with it in September, seeing how various supplements, vitamins, homeopathic
mixtures, and whatever else we thought might work, affected my appetite. The most challenging
thing was separating out the various cravings, since it's clearly about more than just being
hungry. I realized that I got hungry every night from about 8 to 10, and this is when I would always
have a snack. It didn't seem to matter how much I ate that day, the craving would come on anyway.
This was an obvious blood sugar trigger, and this, more than a desire to lose weight, is what
made me want to find a solution. I also used to take a nap in the late afternoon or early evening,
which I realized was also about blood sugar. Dean at IRI pointed me to something called 'Blood
sugar' by Nature's Way, and over the next couple of weeks I watched my craving time shift around
and lessen, like it was trying to stabilize. Eventually, it DID stabilize and my tiredness lessened.
It's a vitamin, mineral, herbal concoction that we may end up carrying here.
Part of my job was to find cost effective solutions, so I started working with L-glutamine, which is
relatively inexpensive, and at relatively high doses, it did an excellent job of balancing my blood
sugar. I no longer take naps in the evening and there's no 'craving time' at any time of day.
I found that nearly everybody here at the lemonade diet, as well as just about everybody I know,
has some sort of hunger rush, which they sometimes identified as a 'low metabolic time' or as
simple hunger from not having eaten for a while, or as some kind of bodily need. I see them all as
blood sugar imbalances, and they can be unstoppable by any other means than getting the blood
sugar balanced.
With that out of the way, I was able to notice times when stress would trigger a craving, and so
the usual herbal and homeopathic stress remedies were tried. I want to explore the homeopathic
mixtures some more because they seemed to help, as did the herbs, but the herbs seemed to
take some time to 'build up' in the system, and we needed something that could be used to relive
the stress when it happened, and work quickly.
We settled on the Theanine for that reason; it works directly on the brain, and within 10 to 20
minutes for me. The effectiveness and dosages varied greatly within our group, likely because of
all the emotional variables, and possibly dependent on whether or not there was a low level
deficiency. In any case, I continue to use the Theanine when it's clear that I'm not really hungry,
but just looking for some 'comfort food'.
I haven't mentioned the basic hunger yet, and for two reasons. First of all, it's not very powerful.
We imagine that it is because we tend to think all food cravings are just the body being hungry.
The second reason is that it's very difficult to know what 'basic hunger' feels like until the blood
sugar variations and 'emotional hunger' are eliminated. There are two supplements that do the
trick for me. Hoodia, which everybody knows about by now, and Carb Intercept by Natrol. Carb
Intercept is really designed to block an enzyme that enables carbs to be metabolized. I have no
idea if it works that way since lately my carb consumption is very low anyway. I'm not suggesting it
doesn't work, I just have no personal evidence that it does. However, what was noticed
immediately is that, for reasons unknown, it kills the appetite as dead as a doornail for a few
hours. It does not balance the blood sugar or act on the emotions, so those have to be dealt with
separately.
We already offer the Carb Sprinkles in the Crave Control section, and very soon we'll be
switching to the more practical capsule form. (More practical for the purpose of using to kill the
appetite.) It's a little pricey, which is why the Hoodia was chosen for the kit.
I want to emphasize that this whole deal has been virtually effortless for me, which is the whole
point. It's the effort that sabotages weight loss attempts and results in rebound and weight loss
'walls'. Removing the cravings removes the effort. I've changed my eating habits because I'm no
longer interested in eating the way I was before. When I do eat, I enjoy it and appreciate it much
more and it takes very little to satisfy me.
Anyway, thanks for listening to me ramble and I sincerely hope you can benefit from what we've
put together here. If you don't believe a word of it, I understand completely. HA! Good luck!
Phil
The Lemonade diet
developing the Crave Control kit, and I'm not sure it's over yet, though I have no particular desire
to lose any more weight.
I began working with it in September, seeing how various supplements, vitamins, homeopathic
mixtures, and whatever else we thought might work, affected my appetite. The most challenging
thing was separating out the various cravings, since it's clearly about more than just being
hungry. I realized that I got hungry every night from about 8 to 10, and this is when I would always
have a snack. It didn't seem to matter how much I ate that day, the craving would come on anyway.
This was an obvious blood sugar trigger, and this, more than a desire to lose weight, is what
made me want to find a solution. I also used to take a nap in the late afternoon or early evening,
which I realized was also about blood sugar. Dean at IRI pointed me to something called 'Blood
sugar' by Nature's Way, and over the next couple of weeks I watched my craving time shift around
and lessen, like it was trying to stabilize. Eventually, it DID stabilize and my tiredness lessened.
It's a vitamin, mineral, herbal concoction that we may end up carrying here.
Part of my job was to find cost effective solutions, so I started working with L-glutamine, which is
relatively inexpensive, and at relatively high doses, it did an excellent job of balancing my blood
sugar. I no longer take naps in the evening and there's no 'craving time' at any time of day.
I found that nearly everybody here at the lemonade diet, as well as just about everybody I know,
has some sort of hunger rush, which they sometimes identified as a 'low metabolic time' or as
simple hunger from not having eaten for a while, or as some kind of bodily need. I see them all as
blood sugar imbalances, and they can be unstoppable by any other means than getting the blood
sugar balanced.
With that out of the way, I was able to notice times when stress would trigger a craving, and so
the usual herbal and homeopathic stress remedies were tried. I want to explore the homeopathic
mixtures some more because they seemed to help, as did the herbs, but the herbs seemed to
take some time to 'build up' in the system, and we needed something that could be used to relive
the stress when it happened, and work quickly.
We settled on the Theanine for that reason; it works directly on the brain, and within 10 to 20
minutes for me. The effectiveness and dosages varied greatly within our group, likely because of
all the emotional variables, and possibly dependent on whether or not there was a low level
deficiency. In any case, I continue to use the Theanine when it's clear that I'm not really hungry,
but just looking for some 'comfort food'.
I haven't mentioned the basic hunger yet, and for two reasons. First of all, it's not very powerful.
We imagine that it is because we tend to think all food cravings are just the body being hungry.
The second reason is that it's very difficult to know what 'basic hunger' feels like until the blood
sugar variations and 'emotional hunger' are eliminated. There are two supplements that do the
trick for me. Hoodia, which everybody knows about by now, and Carb Intercept by Natrol. Carb
Intercept is really designed to block an enzyme that enables carbs to be metabolized. I have no
idea if it works that way since lately my carb consumption is very low anyway. I'm not suggesting it
doesn't work, I just have no personal evidence that it does. However, what was noticed
immediately is that, for reasons unknown, it kills the appetite as dead as a doornail for a few
hours. It does not balance the blood sugar or act on the emotions, so those have to be dealt with
separately.
We already offer the Carb Sprinkles in the Crave Control section, and very soon we'll be
switching to the more practical capsule form. (More practical for the purpose of using to kill the
appetite.) It's a little pricey, which is why the Hoodia was chosen for the kit.
I want to emphasize that this whole deal has been virtually effortless for me, which is the whole
point. It's the effort that sabotages weight loss attempts and results in rebound and weight loss
'walls'. Removing the cravings removes the effort. I've changed my eating habits because I'm no
longer interested in eating the way I was before. When I do eat, I enjoy it and appreciate it much
more and it takes very little to satisfy me.
Anyway, thanks for listening to me ramble and I sincerely hope you can benefit from what we've
put together here. If you don't believe a word of it, I understand completely. HA! Good luck!
Phil
The Lemonade diet
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