LOL Shreen

NO you didn't and thanks for the compliment by the way. I just got tired of looking at my face and thought i'd change.....you know change being good for the soul.

You are sweet for thinking of me.

just had my tablespoon of coconut oil.. ate it like that cuz it smelt so yummy, wasn't that bad, just swallowed it down.. now's hoping to seeing some results

A yummy treat! I made some sugar free Chai Tea Mix (has 3carbs.) & put the coconut oil in it. It tastes very exotic... I've been having it everyday around 2:30 - 3:00pm helps with the afternoon energy "slump".

I didn't feel a difference with the coconut oil.. it was really easy to just swallow.. but now it's 4.30am and I gotta be up in 4 hours and I'm wondering if it's the coconut oil.. feeling really hungry too. or maybe it's just my screwed up sleeping cycle.

Try taking the coconut oil early in the day. I generally try to take mine before breakfast or lunch. (I do snack here and there on coconut bark too, but usually not after dinner) Though I have not experienced the insomnia problem, I do feel like I have much more energy. Everyone is different though....

I took mine at 6pm! =p you think it'd have worn off by now.. =p

mm never tried bark, I do make coconut cookies thoh, with coconut milk and shredded coconut

i have to agree with profgumby

take in in the morning. i found if i had it around tea time i was too wound up.

i made a choc pot with it today. yummmmm melted some ccno and some lowcarb choc. mixed it then added some thick cream. mixed that and it turns into a mousse consistency. mmmmmm

hmm okae, I'll try take 2 spoonfuls of it in the morning instead then =)

If this hasn't been mentioned - a tasty way to use raw coconutty coconut oil (like Nutiva brand) is to mix about equally with peanut butter using a spoon in a bowl. Then put in a little cream to make it not so thick and mix. Then spray some whipped cream into the bowl and gently fold together.

haha man I'd have to try that, since I do have organic no sugar peanut butter at home.. but no cravings just as yet.. just ate my 2 spoonfuls, gunna keep away from it later.. hmm

if it causes your body temp to rise then you could potentially lose weight even though you are taking in extra calories

this is what I read that it does in some book

I tried the coconut oil n peanut butter....didn't realy care for it. Oh, it was not bad, just not what I was expecting I guess. To me the flavors kind of cancelled each other out and it was rather oily and bland.....but anyone reading this try it yourself and see what you think. Mix a teaspoon of each and see....

I found another great way to get some CO in the diet. If you are at a stage that allows this, toast half a LC bagel (or a slice of LC bread). Spread about a teaspoon and a half of CO on the hot bagel.

In the morning, shake on some cinnamon and some granular sweetner of choice and eat with your breakfast.

For lunch or dinner or a snack, spread some butter on the half of the toasted bagel, then spread about a teaspoon of CO over that. Shake on some onion powder, garlic powder,black pepper, basil and grated parmesan cheese. Makes a super awesome garlic toast to eat with dinner!

But I donot do this every day, and generally don't eat both halves of the bagel in the same day, or the same meal...generally.....

Hmm. It was tasty with the Nutiva coconut oil, to me... very distinct coconut-peanut-butter taste. (I added cream to thin it a bit and then folded it into Splenda-sweetened whipped cream to make a mousse... which is now a favorite snack.) By the way, if anybody's near a Trader Joe's, their peanut butter is the best I've ever had, and it's just peanuts, peanut oil and salt, purportedly.

You know what, I used coconut milk instead of cream.....I'll bet that is what upset the flavors and made it rather bland and weird tasting....I may try it again with heavy cream and I did not fold it into a mousse...so I kinda ate a representation of only part of the recipe....

See, I need to pay attention when I read...or actually print out the recipe before I make the sodding thing by memory......

I make my own peanut butter at my local health food store. They have a machine which crushes peanuts for you. No preservatives or additives. Tastes great too.