Hi everyone!
So here is my quick story. Started FTS before I got pregnant with my son in August. I lost 20lbs very quickly on it, within about 6-7 weeks. It was great!!! While pregnant with my son I did not follow the diet as closely as I should have. I started following strictly again about 3 weeks ago. I have also added in 3 days/week at the gym, something I didn't do the first time around at all. However, in this 3 weeks I have only lost about 3lbs and keep hovering back and forth around 1lb. I do know that I have lost a bit in inches, with going to the gym, but that number just seems stuck. This is getting frustrating for me, especially knowing my past results with FTS. My husband thinks I'm just being too hard on myself and has threatened to break my scale I've had major body issues most of my life, but especially since my oldest was born 5 years ago.
A typical menu for me (this was yesterday):
One-min muffin for breakfast
Chicken salad (mayo and some pepper) w/cheese for lunch
Dish Pizza Quiche for dinner
This is generally what my menu looks like, inserting a different meal from the cookbook. I am wondering if it could possibly be my coffee intake slowing things down. I drink A LOT of coffee, I have realized. I mean, come on, I have a 7 week old and a 5 year old at home with me!!! I do drink it black w/ some SF syrup or FTS sweetener. I am going to lower, and monitor, my coffee intake better...but was just looking for some advice, or reassurance!

Thanks guys, I'll check out the links!!!
TooSweet when I had my son all I wanted was fresh fruit. I think I would have taken someone out for it! This time around, so far at least, I've been craving mango smoothies. LOL!

I agree with what everyone else has said...clear out your cabinets. I also found that it is hard to do if you have temptation staring you in your face. I will also say, know how to catch yourself. Every person is going to have a sweet tooth here and there, and there is nothing wrong with that. If you deprive yourself of that completely you "fall off the wagon". Have things on hand to whip something FTS approved up quickly when that craving hits you. It stops feeling like a diet when you do that, and more like a lifestyle change. I'm currently 7 weeks pregnant, and I have definitely found that I have different cravings, amazingly though...not for sweets all that much. I wanted ice cream the other night, and I allowed myself to have some of my low carb ice cream. And I didn't feel guilty about it. My current craving however...chili! LOL Good luck to you, and believe that you can do it. And if you do fall, pick yourself up, dust yourself off and start over.

Ok I am ridiculously excited to try these!

So I've been having a rough week...I've always been an emotional eater and while I've managed to control it it's creeped up on me this week. Stepped on the scale and gained 2lbs. Sigh. But I did buy jeans a size down yesterday...that was a positive for me!

I just have to say that today was my weigh in day...and I am at the lowest weight I've been at since my son was born. This is an amazing feeling!! I had thought I was stuck and then bam 3 lbs gone. Woohoo!!!

So I was at the grocery store yesterday and ended up in the candy aisle (I think I have GPS for it during this time of month!). I'm looking at the candy and see the sugar free Reese's. Now I love the Atkins peanut butter cups but they didn't have them so I thought, why not? Let me tell you...I love them!!! 1 net carb in 5 of those minis. So I split the serving up. I had 2 when I got home and the rest of my serving after dinner. I felt like I was cheating on a diet but the best part was...no guilt!!!