sjcoray's Journal, 06 October 2015

One step at a time. You are going to win at this, you have a good attitude and great self-talk! 

But I like my peanut butter cups. 

try this recipe :) Homemade Sugar Free Peanut Butter Cups Author: Brenda Bennett | Sugar-Free Mom Nutrition Information Serves: 12 Serving size: 1 Calories: 94 Fat: 9.5g Saturated fat: 5g Carbohydrates: 4.6mg Sugar: .2g Sodium: 22mg Fiber: 2.3g Protein: 2.3g Cholesterol: 5g Prep time: 5 mins Cook time: 5 mins Total time: 10 mins Print Ingredients 5 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate or unsweetened carob chips* 2 tablespoons butter, divided or coconut oil 4 -6 packets powdered stevia 2 tablespoons unsweetened natural peanut butter 2 teaspoons brown rice flour 2 droppers plain liquid stevia Instructions In a microwaveable bowl or on the stove, melt together the chocolate or carob with 1 tablespoon butter in sauce pan. Add stevia packets to taste (if using carob you will not need any stevia). In another bowl mix together the rest of the ingredients and stir until smooth. To Assemble: Place 1 teaspoon of chocolate into each mold. Spoon a heaping 1/2 teaspoon of peanut butter onto each chocolate sauce in mold. Top with one more teaspoon of chocolate on top to cover. Refrigerate until hardened about an hour. Notes *If you use unsweetened carob chips you will not need to add any stevia to it once melted. It is naturally sweet on it's own but will increase sugar grams to 3 grams but decrease your calories to 64. Weight Watchers PointsPlus: 3* 

Your mind is in the right space and you have more victories than defeats, keep going and you will win. The high sugar/calorie treats need warning labels like cigarettes have. I put upside down smile face stickers on the potato chips, every little bit helps.  

Thanks all! I really appreciate all your support iulani - all the self talk is what I've seen from this community to everyone else going through the same challenges, it helps to have good people in my head. Rose - OMG so do I :P Jill - can't wait to try those PB treats :) and Big Boy - I just would honestly rather not have the stuff around, but even if I can make my home junk free, work is still loaded and by some people, encouraged. I have worked out most of the bad stuff, but there are still a few that linger (ice cream, pb cups...) I tend to rationalize and tell myself that there's good in there too - but when it comes down to pure calories I know they're mistakes.