lotusblossom2112's Journal, 27 January 2016

You're thinking about it and evaluating it afterwards. That leads to greater mindfulness in the future. Carry on! 

I feel better! Thank you! It's like when I think I'm a bad mom and then watch the news and am all like oh jeez you're mother of the year compared to this .... It is all about perspective. :) 

will power is key :) 

will power is key :) 

The greatest power under God is will power. 

chocolates are irresistible! what to do :( 

Why don't you make home-made LCFH chocolate? 

isn't chocolate cravings related to magnesium deficiency?  

Just don't be too hard on yourself just say oops and start over most of us make the same mistakes at some point but that's old news now 

I will look into the magnesium deficieny, thanks for the tip. And um ... Willpower? Oy. None. :) I will also look up homemade chocolates! And try not to be too hard on myself .... Thanks guys!! 

i sat in the car an ate 8 mini cheesecake bites..... after a perfect clean eating day...lol... afterwards I said at least I didn't have a soda.... So today is Wednesday and I'm doing just fine!!! So will you!! 

The WORST part is I am a very accomplished baker and have not made anything tasty in a while. My friends are all Like "hey where are the desserts" lol. I miss the process of baking. Need to Figure out how to bake something low everything but yummy. And chocolate. Must. Have. Chocolate. ;) 

I'm a chocaholic and always say "chocolate: the other white meat". But then I make a lot of LCHF chocolate and never miss it. It's very simple: 2 sticks of butter, 8 tbsp cocoa powder, 6 packets of splenda, a dash of vanilla, and optional 1 tbsp of peanut butter. Warm all this up and mix well, then pour in a muffin pan and store it in the freezer. It's about 1.5g of netcarbs per chocolate "pattie" (they actually look a little bit like Reese's peanut butter cups). You can also replace one stick of butter with 4 tbsp of coconut oil, the rest is the same. Sometimes I make combinations of dark chocolate (on the bottom) and white mint chocolate on top - using cocoa butter and peppermint essential oil, or up the peanut butter for a peanutbutter flavor and might even throw in a few crushed peanuts. Or make it real dark with sea salt or chili peppers. 

I agree with Dayberndt, check out 'Fat Bombs', very low carb... Not sure if your goal is to regulate your insulin response or not, but Fat Bombs tend to have 1 to 2 carbs in each. Very filling and a high level of satiety. Your friends will not believe that they're low-carb. 

I bake lots of low carb goodies for my husband, including cheese cake with no-sugar chocolate chips, brownies, etc. Tons of cookbooks on Amazon and I follow low carb bakers on Pinterest. I can find some good recipes in keto, paleo, and gluten-free cookbooks but have to do substitutions because they aren't always low carb. They often offer low carb substitutions, though, so can be inspiring at least. What I DO miss is the fabulous chemical reactions of real sugar and flour in recipes but accept that as part of making myself healthier. But I DON'T miss that feeling of returning over and over again for "just another smidge" of the treat just because the insulin beast has been awakened by my choices. ;) 

You guys are AWESOME thank you I'm going to try it. Have you heard anything about Splenda and artificial sweeteners slowing weight loss? I never used it before then started during phase one , one day when I couldn't bear black coffee anymore, and got a bad stomachache. But I also overate that day ... Had one today in coffee and my stomach doesn't hurt. In fact I ate really well today and also only 650 calories. Didn't try to it just worked out that way. And I'm not starving. Probably a layer of MnMs in there ... Lol. You guys rock so hard!! Thank you for all the support!!  

Yea, the internet is full of conflicting information. I didn't notice any "slowing down", but if you are really worried, just use stevia extract - the real deal will be a brown liquid. the only drawback is that it leave a very faint bitter aftertaste but you get used to it. In fact, after using stevia in my morning coffee for close to 8 years, one morning, when I had discovered that I had run out of it and had to buy some, I used a packet of splenda in my coffee instead of stevia, and it tasted funny to me! 

Some days are like that, just pick yourself up and start again, We all do it! 

Sadly there's no way I'm quitting drinking. It's only weekends I don't drink daily. But um yeah...single mum night out??? Bring the vodka THIS way ....and vodka has the lowest calories I heard ... ;)  

vodka diet...i'll have to try it.