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I can't stop! Any substitutes??
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I have been obsessed with fudgy brownies recently. DH and I bought a bakery pack of 6 at the store the other day, because I figured that would keep me happy and satisfy the craving and I wouldn't need more chocolate after that.
But I cannot stop craving brownies. Honestly, I thought it was the tall glass of icy skim milk that I wanted. I tried to drink some by itself, because I figured if it's really the milk that I want, the brownie craving would go away with a tall glass of milk.
Nope. Still want brownies. DH is on his way to the store to get brownie mix. I figure that since I didn't feel like going to the gym today, I might as well mix the brownies by hand and show some restraint while they bake.
Has anyone found ANYTHING other than junk food that will satisfy these junk food cravings? I'm going to be 200 lbs by the time this baby is born if I don't stop (it's really just been in the last week or so- before that all I wanted was bananas and milk and honey nut cheerios).
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Re: I can't stop! Any substitutes??
We have some "Pudge" brownie mix or something like that at our store. I made athem a few times. They are very good.
A tried and true WW trick..... You can make a chocolate cake with a can of diet coke (you could use regular if you don't want the sweetener) and egg whites. It is really good. I make them into cupcakes and "frost" them with cool whip. I freeze any leftovers (not that would be any now that I am PG) and we just pull them out and thaw in microwave for a few seconds and slop on a tablespoon or so of coolwhip. My teen boys love them - even after I told them that they were "diet" food.
I used selter water one time for vanilla because I didn't want the sweetner, the sugar or the other flavors.
I say indulge. ?Baby wants brownies, give baby brownies. ?I don't know if you can crave calories but that's what I sometimes feel like I'm craving.?
I find that if I keep my belly full with frequent small meals and snacks then I get fewer cravings and when I get them they quickly pass. ?I go through tons of edamame, yogurt, and cheese. ?Although I have had a half dozen Jeno's pizzas in the last week. ?They can't offer much for nutrition but man I love the combo of chewy cheese and crunchy crust.
If it's a chocolate craving maybe you could try deep dark chocolate with very little sugar and milk in it.
Very rich chocolate and skim milk helped me with my chocolate cravings while losing weight.
I always make my brownies with banana instead of egg, and applesauce instead of oil. Much much healthier, and other than a very slight banana taste (which is fine with chocolate!) they're exactly the same, only less greasy.?
Honestly, unless you're eating multiple brownies every day, I'd just go with it, since it'll probably go away on it's own soon. Maybe cut them smaller when you make them so you can have more of them without feeling terrible about it. ?
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