My body was also going through periods of fatigue, light headed, dizziness and my voice changed for a day. Needless to say, my body was not happy with me, begging for some relief...chewing gum, patch, electric thing that blows out vapor, something, anything........
......................................but i refuse.............................................
YIKES and OUCH ! So how does one overcome the cravings and physical torture. I have been trying a few things that really help with the symptoms and prevent weight gain;
- For cravings - a small cup of coffee instantly helps, the caffeine works great.
- For the oral satisfaction - I keep healthy dips and spreads around to pick on with pita chips, like hummus, spinach, avocado, eggplant or a shake with protein powder, fruit or yogurt.
- For the anxiety - much much walking, or exercise.
- For the fatigue - drink tons of water, nap if you can and plenty of rest.
Recipes:
dips & spreads - you can use any vegetable that you like and make it simple, no need to get fancy...your under plenty of stress, so make it easy ! these recipes don't require exact measurements....make it to your liking, use 1 garlic clove or 5.
For myself, I prefer plenty of olive oil.
- hummus - puree a can of chick peas, garlic clove (s), tbsp. of tahini or peanut butter, olive oil, 1/2 lemon and salt. (you can also add sun-dried tomato's, olive's, roasted peppers or whatever else you like)
- spinach - puree a bag of fresh baby spinach, olive oil, salt, grated cheese and some leftover hummus.
- avocado - puree or cut up 1 or several avocado's , salt, olive oil and feta if you have it.
- eggplant - same as any one of the recipe's above.
- Italian vegetable medley - chop 1 onion, a few garlic cloves, a couple of potato's, 1 can of chick peas, 1 head of cabbage, can of whole tomato's, oilve oil, salt and crushed red pepper. throw in a large pot covered and let cook until tender. ONE OF MY FAVORITE'S !
STAY TUNED.................
