Wow!! That's awesome Stephanie!!! Congrats!!

Welcome to the forum, pamsway!!   

Wow, Tony, thank you and I'm sorry about your sister! I promise to strive for more sleep! 

Thursday, 2/14/13

egg white omlet w/sausage & fresh parmesan cheese (.5 carb)
Umpa Mcbiscuit (0 carbs)
coffee (the usual amount and way) (0 carbs)

protein shake w/unsweetened almond milk, 3T protein powder, 2T beanit butter, 2T sf chocolate syrup (0 carbs)
a few cheddar park rinds (0 carbs)

shrimp scampi (.5 carb for the garlic), small spinach salad w/black olives and olive oil (.5 carb), saute'ed mushrooms (2 carbs), steamed broccoli (2 carbs), mini cheesecake w/4 raspberries and homemade sf whipped cream (5 carbs)

decaf (the usual amount and way) 0 carbs

10.5 carbs for the day
I drank approx. 80oz of water
I slept 6 hours

It was a wonderful Valentine's Day with the family! We have, for the last couple of years, set a beautiful table complete with candles and had a "fancy" dinner together! The kids really enjoy it and it's tons easier on the budget than going out for dinner!! 

Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013

2 eggs (1.2 carbs), 1 sausage patty (.5 carb), Umpa Mcbiscuit (0 carbs)
coffee (0 carbs)

grilled cheddar on flax bread (.6 carbs)
unsweetened almond milk (0 carbs)

almonds (1 carb)

provolone slices wrapped around pepperoni (0 carbs)
cheddar pork rinds (0 carbs)
decaf (0 carbs)

Total carbs for the day 3.3
I drank approx. 80 oz of water
I slept 6 hours last night

Apparently I do way better when I post what I eat, so I will start posting everything that goes in my mouth, here!! lol  

Tuesday, 2/12/13

flax pancake w/sf syrup - .6 carbs (egg)
1 sausage patty - .5 carbs
coffee (3 cups throughout the morning) 4 drops Zero & 2T heavy cream in each - 0 carbs

leftover MommaB's chili w/1T sourcream - 4 carbs
Jo's cornbread - 1 carb

almonds - 3 carbs

ground beef browned w/italian seasoning on fresh grated romano cheese and salad - 1 carb

decaf. (2 cups throughout the evening) same as morning coffee - 0 carbs

way too big a bowl of whipped cream, made with heavy cream, zero, and vanilla - 0 carbs

I only drank 64 oz of water today!  
I only slept 5 hours  

I have started doing a little bit of exercise, but did not do any yesterday!

I will post today's at the end of the day and will hopefully do better than yesterday, since I know I will be posting! <grin>

Hey maidmarian and welcome to the forum! Hopefully you will find this reply, I always click on "show new replies to my posts" at the top of the screen when I sign onto the forum! That way you can see what folks are saying to help you!! With that being said, I have had a HUGE sweet tooth as well and have to say that it's waaaay better since I went through the carb/sugar detox, which, for me, took about 2 weeks! To get to that point, you have to be strong and only eat low carb so that you can get through it, no cheating, and drink a boat load of water!!! Here's what I eat on a typical day to give you an idea for what you can eat!

I usually drink a cup of coffee w/4 drops of Zero and 2T heavy cream to start my day. When I feel hungry (usually about an hour after I get up) I will eat 1 sausage patty & 2 eggs cooked in benecol (margarine).

I drink ice water in between meals and I'm really surprised how little food my body needs!

I've discovered recently that I'm slightly hypoglycemic and can't go more than 4.5 hours without eating. If I do, I feel very dizzy, etc.

For lunch, I will have a cup or two of romain lettuce w/ chicken salad (chopped up baked chicken and 1T. mayo.) on top and little bit of olive oil drizzled over.

For dinner I will bake a piece of salmon with butter and garlic "grill mates" seasoning on top. I love eating the flax cornbread ( http://www.fattoskinny.net/index.php?topic=1302.0 ) for fiber or an Umpa McMuffin ( http://www.fattoskinny.net/index.php?topic=4438.0 ).

I usually eat a flax meal pancake ,made from the one minute muffin recipe, every other day for breakfast ( http://www.fattoskinny.net/index.php?topic=968.0 )! The fiber helps me stay full longer and helps keep things moving through my system too!  

I'll jump back onto this message and put in the links to these recipes from the forum to make it easier for you to find them!!

I really hope this helps you and know that we're all here cheering for you!! Check back often and get to know all the wonderful folks here!!  

Definitely delicious!!! Keep warm Tony and enjoy your soup!! (Wish we had snow in our forecast!!! lol)   

Morgan, I will pray for rain over there!! Keep the faith!!   

I agree with all the wonderful advice that's been posted so far and want to give you a ((((((((((huge hug)))))))))) too!!

I am praying for strength, conviction, and peace for you and your family!!
Love and hugs,
MommaB  

That's an awesome idea Toosweet!!! Let me know how the freezing goes, may have to do this too!!! Since I love pumpkin, this would be wonderful!!!