Hi Scott In a message dated 98-05-26 12:07:16 EDT, you write: << I have had amazing success in finally beating a life-long sugar craving with a simple change in attitude. Instead of "giving up" sugar, I started refusing to put that garbage in my body. The former implies deprivation whereas the latter implies superior knowledge. I now treat sugar the same way I treat aspartame, MSG and hydrogenated vegetable oils. I do not know if this will help or not but it sure made it easier for me. >> i have given up sugar long before i started low-carb, and i can't use very much AS because it gives me headaches. the problem started went i went paleo. i started having terrible cravings, i started out limiting the fruit to reduce insulin reactions, but it didn't work out that way. i know in the book Ray says that you'll have cravings at first but this is UNREAL. with no weightloss. i stalled on atkins after the first ten pounds without cheating, turned to paleo and have gotten nowhere fast. this is my reason for writting. everytime i go carnivourous(sp?) i get the terrible cravings again. any advise on how to get past the withdrawal symptoms? choti