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General Questions / Sweeteners and substitutions
« on: July 10, 2011, 12:31:12 AM »
Hi all,

I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions for a person like me who just cannot seem to come around to artificial sweeteners.  I am opposed to the taste and feeling produced by the artificial sweeteners I have tried.  I'm worried about long term changes because I know I will eventually want to venture into making and having desserts and sweet drinks again (I've almost exclusively done away with all sweets except for the occasional sf jello to take my vitamins lol yes, I'm like a child). I LOVE raw honey to sweeten tea and fresh fruits juiced in my home juicer, but have had none thus far. I don't know how to substitute these things.  Has anyone dealt with this? Any suggestions?

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General Discussion / I never knew!
« on: July 09, 2011, 01:12:20 AM »
I went to Nevada for an overnight trip and had many struggles.  Well I've been having a hard week lol this was just a culmination. I went to lunch with a coworker and had to use a special menu to make sure I wasn't getting unnecessary sugar.  I haven't slipped in 27 days, but gosh going to restaurants with few options was soooooo hard these past few days.   I had to constantly remind myself of how good I felt.  I'd already been thinking about how hard it can seem to eat this way when trying to go about everyday living ie eating out, gatherings, shopping etc, but this was the breaking point for me. I NEVER KNEW how hard it must be for those who don't really have a "choice" to live a relatively sugar free lifestyle.  How do people with insulin resistance and those who need to monitor their sugar intake deal with the limited choices outside of home?  If I had the money I would totally open a restaurant/market where everything was low sugar or sugar free.  No special menus, no special requests, no bringing your own food to the restaurant required.  I guess what this boils down to is that on this quest to feel normal, I find myself feeling more and more abnormal.  I am missing the ability to just go out and enjoy myself without scrutinizing everything or feeling severely limited.

On a more positive note, I don't think I will ever go back to having sugar in my iced tea :) it's so good without it!

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Click Here To Share Your Success Story / 15 LBS DOWN!!!!!
« on: June 29, 2011, 09:28:36 AM »
From June 13th to June 29th I am down from 220lbs to 205lbs.  More to go, but I'm totally doing the DOUGie!! Meaning I'm living La FTS Vida Loca!!!

I have not started working out yet because I really want to make sure I have the eating down first and that it is my way of life.  I don't want to turn to depending on exercise.  Diet first.  Permanent changes in that department and then add exercise.

Thanks everyone for all the advice and patience in answering my questions!

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Dinner Recipes / Pizza crust?
« on: June 25, 2011, 11:23:13 PM »
Ifound this on Linda's site and was wondering if anyone had tried this pizza crust? Or if it was found to have too many carbs/sugar?  See the recipe and link below.

NANCYELLE'S THIN AND CRISPY PIZZA CRUST
8 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
4 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded
3 eggs
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon basil, optional

http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/thinandcrispy_pizza.html

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General Discussion / I've been wearing sugar goggles, but now I see!
« on: June 24, 2011, 07:12:16 PM »
We had a pot luck at work today and I didn't eat anything on the table. All I saw is sugar! I ate a late breakfast and drank a lot of water so I wasn't hungry, but I brought salad and a cheese stick from home just in case. My coworkers weren't very understanding about me not eating the fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, taco salad, guacamole and chips, soda, and chocolate cake with buttercream frosting. My supervisor asked me in front of everyone if I was on "some type of special diet or medication". I thought that was kind of rude. A coworker even shoved a corn chip in my face, but I did not give in. I had a piece of string cheese instead.

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Meal Plans / Day one, please chime in :-)
« on: June 14, 2011, 12:21:26 AM »
Good evening all!
I originally posted this in the wrong section :) I'm winding down my first day of F2S living and I'm wondering, like I'm sure most newbies do, if I'm on the right track.  I'd greatly appreciate it if someone could take a look at what I ate today (listed below) and weigh in.  

Breakfast and Lunch

10 medium stalks of celery
4 dill pickles (0 carbs)
1 tablespoon of all natural, 0 sugar caesar dressing (2 carbs/2 tbsp)
1 cup of green tea, no sweetener (0 carbs)
1/4 cup canada dry raspberry seltzer water (0 carbs)

Dinner (everything was grilled except for drinks and cauliflower)

1 cup lite, sugar free arizona arnold palmer tea cut with water (0 carbs)
1/4 yellow, red, and green bell peppers
1 green onion
1/2 slice of white onion
3 brown mushrooms
1 thinly sliced pork loin marinated in kikoman teriyaki sauce, garlic, and soy sauce (1 carb/tbsp of teriyaki sauce, 1 carb/tsp on soy sauce)
3 thinly sliced pieces of london broil marinated in kikoman teriyaki sauce, garlic, and soy sauce (1 carb/tbsp of teriyaki sauce, 1 carb/tsp on soy sauce)
1/2 cup crumbled, steamed cauliflower with sea salt, butter, and black pepper

Dessert
Sugar free jello with whipped cream topping (2 carbs/quarter cup jello, 1 carb/2 tbsp wct)

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