[jasmtnljj]

Today is Day 6 on Phase 1. I dropped another pound! Seeing the scale is making it easier to refrain from chewing on pear peels as I am busy canning. Today I am working on peaches. I will be enjoying them this winter when I am back to being a thinner chick! Its cold and blistery here today... brrrrr

[jenne1017]

Morning ladies,

Super late this morning - layoffs at work and such. What a thing to come back to. Please keep your fingers crossed for me...

on a happier note, attached a sample of pics from the trip. If you are interested, DW has them up on FB. I don't think I'm allowed to post those links but PM me if you would like.

Looks like I am up 3 pounds from the trip but hope that after 3 days on Ph1, that it will go back to ticker so I will wait until my usual weigh in to change it.

Talk to you all later, after I find out about the layoff/s!

[southmplsgirl]

LOVE the pics, Jenne!

[southmplsgirl]

I've been looking for recipes for down the road that would be SOMEWHAT OP for special occasions. Would this be such a recipe? The only thing I can see that is not OP for p2 would be the butter. Here are the ingredients:

6 oz semi-sweet Ghirardelli baking chocolate
2/3 cup butter
4 eggs
¾ cup and 1 tbsp organic blue agave nectar
1 cup unsweetened Ghirardelli cocoa powder

For Glaze

2 oz semi-sweet Ghirardelli baking chocolate
3 tbsp butter
¼ tsp gluten free vanilla
2/3 tablespoon organic blue agave nectar
1 tbsp milk

[Desiroo]

Originally Posted by cottagebythesea

Desiroo, that coffee creamer isn't SBD compliant, but if it's not compromising your diet in any way, I think it's a personal choice. I wouldn't use it, though. Corn syrup is sugar; how many grams of sugar are in a serving?

It says there are 0 Zero 0 Sugars though? And it says it is sugar free? I don't understand

[Lexxiss]

Desiroo, it's very confusing as you learn to read the labels. It's not just you...the companies manipulate the info so it looks better than it really is.
corn syrup solids are just that...the corn syrup (high fructose corn syrup) that there is such controversy over. They are definitely known to induce cravings. Partially hydrogenated soybean or corn oil are TRANS FATS. What they do with both in this circumstance is keep them under a certain amount so they can say 0 in a serving, but they are there.

If you start looking in crackers, cookies, all kinds of foods, you'll find "partially hydrogenated" and that means TRANS FAT everytime.

This is what I've done regarding creamer (which is technically not OP). I use either Silk Soy creamer or the coconut creamer. Both add cane sugar, which is better than HFCS. I have two servings in the morning with coffee and limit it to that. I've been on SBD long enough to know it doesn't cause cravings for me, and I'm willing to substitue that to get rid of HFCS and especially Trans Fats.

Originally Posted by Desiroo

@ Ruth: Coffeemate Creamer Sugar free Vanilla.

1 Tbsp. 15 cal, 2g carbs, 1g fat

Ingredients: water, corn syrup solids, partially hydrogenated soybean or corn oil and less than 2% sodium caseinate ( a milk derivative ) maltodextrin (gluten).

[Desiroo]

Debbie- Thank you. I will make the adjustment. Tricky tricky... Bummer