I've been doing some heavy reading on this site and am wondering if there's anyone else out there who is having problems with dairy - David says one of the best ways to get that full feeling is by eating cheese, yoghurt etc. I have been sugar free for 6 months now and at the start was enjoying the natural sweetness of Black Swan breakfast style yoghurt on my homemade-sugar-free-museli as well as Zymil milk. I am a bit lactose intolerant was excited to discover *real milk* that I could drink as had previously been drinking soy (in my rebirth I obviously now know that it's a big added-sugar no no).
Lactose, I soon discovered, was no longer an issue but in my new, dairy rich world, my skin reverted to being blotchy and broken out in pimples (and i'm in my 30s, so it's not a teenage thing!) I have previously cut dairy out of my diet since it has been linked to acne (mothering cows = increases in certain hormones which causes adult acne in some people) and found this was a successful move. Now i've had to cut it out again for the same reason, and so I have no "go-to" food to help fill me up. (There is a limit to the amount of nuts one can eat). I've found only ONE brand of non-dairy milk which is also sugar free (Almond Breeze Unsweetened Almond Milk, only at Coles, not Woolies, in case you're wondering). Aside from the fact that it is a bit watery and at best makes a very average smoothie, it doesn't have the dairy effect of filling you up.
So, my appetite control, although pretty good in the first few months, is now rather non-existent. I have taken to filling up on carbs which has seen me gain weight, not lose. At 69kg, I seek to lose max 5kg which was kinda the whole reason I got started on this no-sugar thing. I then read Sweet Poison and of course now have other health-related reasons to pursue a sugar-free lifestyle. I find it very hard to feel full, struggle with portion control and constantly feel like I am "on a diet" which was exactly the psychology i was excited to have ditched when I started my sugar-free journey. I've started obsessing about food again, binging on carbs and have if anything gained a kilo or two rather than lost. Now I'm not saying that not being able to have dairy is the cause of this - I realise that it's as much a psychological problem as a physical one.
Anyhow, I was just wondering if anyone else out there has had similar issues, advice....or even utterly unrelated anecdotes which may make me laugh?
