Peanut Butter!!!!
 

Hey MF chicks,
Am I the only one who has become completely OBSESSED with peanut butter? I mean, I liked it before, but now it's the one optional snack I dream about! :drool::drool::drool: I look forward to a MF brownie topped with peanut butter as my evening snack like it's a real dessert! I've also tried a little spoonful in a chocolate shake, which is yummy, but I'd rather have it on the brownie. :hun: I think I may need to increase my next order to 5 boxes of brownies, lol!

Oh, my. Peanut butter can be a big trigger, lol. Have you tried PB2? It's powdered, defatted peanut butter. About half the calories. Just mix a little water in it to make it spreadable. I totally heart peanut butter. By the jar, I heart it, lol. The peanut butter crunch bar is awesome. I could live on them. :D

I like peanut butter too! But I only eat brands that have no added sugar. I'm really glad it's an allowed snack (once a day) on the program. :)

Jay

Oh, Dizzie, PB2 sounds awesome! Is it carried in stores, or do you have to buy it online? That might be a great addition to a shake, then I can still have a little real PB on the brownie. :D

I think the peanut butter crunch bars are my favorite bars, too. I just went in and added another box to my next order.

Riddy, I got mine at Netrition, and I'm sure Amazon carries it. It might be worth a look to see if Whole Foods stocks it.

Thanks for the info, Dizzie. I don't have a Whole Foods. :( I did order a sample packet from the manufacturer, since I didn't want to buy 4 jars. I'll have to check out Netrition and Amazon if I like it.

Yes I am SO glad we can have a little PB and I look forward to it! I use the no sugar kind because that's what I've eaten for years and I love it.

So I ordered a sample packet of PB2 and tried it today on a brownie - YUM! I only mixed up a tablespoon, and it was plenty to top a brownie. All that for 22.5 calories! Now I can have another tablespoon tonight. :D:D:D

I definitely need to order a jar of this stuff.

Sigh...I started having PB as a snack about 2 weeks ago and I find that more often than not, I just can't stop at 1 serving for a snack. I wish I didn't need to keep it in the house for my son. Somehow I can keep myself away from the boys' cookies but not the PB.

Maybe I should try the PB2 - then it would be MY PB and maybe I'd be able to leave the other stuff alone.

I know what you mean, Maurene. I'm not very good at portion control with the peanut butter. I think a full serving of PB2, which is 2 tablespoons, will satisfy me better for only 45 calories.

Off to Amazon to order a jar. :p

That peanut butter dilemna
 

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You are most definitely not the only one who has become undeniably hooked to peanut butter. Oh man oh man oh man! Medifast has seemed very workable to follow for me, but peanut butter? TOO tough! So much so that I have taken it out of option for a snack (although the PB2 sounds like something I could try). I've had my husband hide it. Unfortunately, I found his last hiding place. I don't want to have a trigger planted (by me, no less), plus someone else told me that the people she knows seem to lose weight quicker without the optional peanut butter. I feel close to the same way about Laughing Cow cheese. I love it too much, so much so that I can't have it around my house!

Peanut butter has been removed from the new Quick Start Guide. Bye bye peanut butter!!

I love me some peanut butter but I too, have a hard time controlling the portion. I am going to try the PB2. Thanks for the tip!

How "nice" of medifast to change the rules after we've all been eating peanut butter for months. :mad::mad::mad: I have no plans to give it up, but I may cut back to 2-3 times a week.

I added 1T of PB today to my banana shake and threw it in the blender with some ice - YUM-O!!!

They added it because people like it and it doesn't cause a problem when used as directed (one Tablespoon MAX). They removed it because of feedback from people who were falling off the program left and right because they couldn't stop at 1 Tablespoon, were eating it more often or in higher quantities and messing themselves up and not losing weight. But, of course, if it is not a trigger for you it is fine to keep using it according to the 'old' rules.

PB2 is Amazing!
 

We found PB2 over the summer, and love it! It's a little on the sweet side, so I add a dash of salt to it when I'm eating it alone, however, in a shake, it's probably wonderful! Can't wait to try it!!

I am totally in love with peanut butter. I'm allowed to have a peanut butter sandwich for lunch (with imitation honey, on sara lee's 45 calories & delightful wheat bread), and luckily the "serving size" for regular peanut butter is plenty for that.
I gave "all natural" peanut butter a shot, but I just didn't take to it. It's not sweet at all and it's very peanuty. I like the fact that it tastes more like peanuts, but while working through that jar I discovered what I really love about peanut butter is its sweetness. So I'm back into Jif, and on my specific diet plan I can allow myself that sandwich once a day as long as I watch everything else fairly closely!

PS: Atkins makes peanut butter cups....they're ok. You might want to look into them though I'm not sure what kind of diet you're on.

I just started a couple weeks ago, so obviously no peanut butter on my list. What was the peanut butter... how much how often is OK.

I have only been doing the 5 Medifast Meals and the Lean and Green Meal. I haven't done any of the optional snacks. Do they slow the progress?

Thanks for answering my newbie Q's.

Tania

Hi HelloMeAgain,

The old Medifast guide allowed 1 tablespoon of peanut butter a day as an optional snack. I try not to have it more than twice a week, because I tend to eat more than 1 tablespoon. :o