[smartypants]

Ok ladies, I'm starting phase 2. I lost7 lbs and 1" on phase one, but NEED to bring back the fruit! Any helpful tips or tricks? I notice that a lot of people said they stalled in phase 2 at first. I need all the weight to be off by the end of April (going on a trip). Also, I found some sugar free.....yes sugar free.....chocolates. Chocolate covered toffee, peanut butter cups, etc near the pharmacy (where they keep a lot of the diabetic candy) at the drug store. It tastes too good to be sugar free. Anyone else tried any of it? It's by Russel Stover.

[moonmirror]

oh geez, don't tell me about sugarfree candy. I might start stuffing my face with it, and the amount I could put away couldn't possibly support my weightloss goals!! I'll bet it is good though!!

[Jennifer 3FC]

The SF candy is good, but it has maltitol in it and Dr A advises against sugar alcohols. He might have changed his stand on it lately, but last I heard, they weren't allowed.

Fruit - maybe try the lower glycemic ones at first if you are concerned about stalling, and watch your serving sizes. For instance, a grapefruit is 2 servings.

[smartypants]

I knew the sugar free candy was too good to be true . I was wondering what the heck malitol was, thanks for clearing that up

[Jennifer 3FC]

I did try a Z-Carb bar that I found at Walgreens. It has Xylitol for it's sweetener. It is technically a sugar alcohol, but one that does not cause stomach distress - I wonder what Dr. A's stand on Xylitol would be?

They also have 8 grams of fiber per bar! They have dark chocolate and milk chocolate with nuts. They were both very good and really didn't affect me like other sugar alcohols. I need to watch for an upcoming Dr A chat and see if I can camp out in line to get in and ask him!