Sort of a funny but very real at the same time.

I posted earlier about using the protein drinks for the extra protein and found that they also boosted my hunger quite a bit. I have used that extra appetite to get in some more fat and protein a couple times per week. Maybe turning what could be a negative into a positive.

At first, I called it my affirmation that sugar can drive/signal hunger. I only used a little sugar but I think my body used it to signal for more which leads me to tonight's funny (very real but funny)

I have not had cravings since I started (got lucky) and I stepped away from carbs and sugars with relative ease (and I ate them by the buckets to get to well over 300lbs). Never had a craving as I walked thru the aisles at the grocery stores, even at the end caps that are designed to grab your attention. Zero cravings.

This afternoon it was over 100F when I got in the truck and night shift in the plant will not get below 100F til the early morning hours. I bought ice cream for my shift as a small gesture as they are performing well in this heat.

I walked by the freezer earlier and I now totally confused, as:

A: I have a sugar addiction I didn't see or realize, and the recent re-introduction has created this craving for that ice cream in the freezer, or...

B: I am so cheap it is killing me to know I paid $60 for ice cream and not eating any of it.

Things I ponder on night shift.

Scott

If I have a little refined sugar, I find myself wanting to look for ways to slip in a little more here and a little more there. I definitely think there is an addictive aspect to it.

This is in particular with glucose, as it goes straight to the cells. Something that's mostly fructose, like many fruits, do not trigger these impulses in me.

I haven't tried fruits since I switched. The protein drinks/shakes were my first 'sugar on purpose' since I switched to carnivore.

One, it made me hungrier and then that ice cram in the freezer was sort of calling me.

I ranked the effects.

Sugar in the diet can be more powerful that the satiety of meats. And the fact I am cheap as ell get out overpowers the both of them.

I think I wanted the ice cream because I chipped in $$$ and didn't have any.

Like most issues in our world the almighty dollar is the root cause. LOL

Scott

Carnivore ice cream is a real thing. I enjoy making it once in a while. All fat, zero carbs.

A couple weeks ago I added 1/4 scoop of equip caramel protein powder to an iced coffee, because I was exhausted and wanted the pick me up while watching a 2 hour class. The equip caramel has no sugar, but some stevia. I had cravings for sweets the rest of the day. I don't normally use anything with any sort of added "sweetener" and that little bit made a big difference for me. Definitely eye opening. Though, I can have a glass of champagne, and it doesn't cause me to crave sweets terribly.

The carnivore ice cream is definitely a go-to for me sometimes when I am craving a "treat".