Hi Jane, Welcome back. At the moment, I can only empathise with you. I used to be veggie until about 4 or 5 years ago when I started going paleo. As a veggie, I was eating lots of rice, beans, bread etc. ie lots of carbs and not enough protein. I never ate sweets though. Since not eating breads, I am craving sweets now. I can go for a few days - usually 4 days of low carb and I feel wonderful then I crave sweet things and eat "one piece of chocolate". Yeah, right. That "one piece" inevitably turns into several and I lose the plot for a couple of days. If I eat some fruit instead of sugar I feel better and it doesn't trigger the sugar frenzy. I'm still learning how to stay in control. I'm looking for a stable way of eating that I don't get cravings on and that still is paleo and reasonably low carb. I've been doing paleo for a few years now but those craving still haven't totally left me. The pressures of life make it hugely worse, at a time when eating paleo is exactly what my body needs. Al >From: Jane <[log in to unmask]> >It is good to be back, I am looking forward to reading >the posts again. If anyone has any tips on how to >beat the sugar thing, I would appreciate it. >Thanks >Jane _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.