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Old Sat, Apr-28-12, 14:08
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Plan: Suzanne Somers; LC
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"I can have small amounts of cream cheese without noticing the same effect"
Kirsteen, I notice that other dairy doesn't affect me in the same way, either. I still do the whipped cream on a shake but I don't use a lot (like in my decaf coffee a few times a day or with a Mock Kahlua and cream... like I used to.
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A 'Mock Kahlua'?? Please do tell!
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Old Mon, Apr-30-12, 04:44
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A 'Mock Kahlua'?? Please do tell!


Lol.. I noticed that in Kat's journal - it sounds totally decadent, and I'd be scared to try it.. I tend to overdo certain things - and that would be one of them.
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Old Mon, Apr-30-12, 20:40
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Mock Kahlua - and actually, I have to be careful with it too! Too much and I flash. But it's delicious...
You need cold decaf or high octane coffee if you still use it - Put some ice cubes in a martini glass or tumbler, fill with cold coffee, leaving some room - stir in a tiny amount of stevia or sweetener of your choice, pour in a touch of vanilla extract. Add a splash of heavy cream and watch how beautifully it marbles. And it's really good.
When I brew coffee I always have a little leftover so I keep it in a jar in the fridge so I always have some.
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I'm the same as Kirsteen, sweet things send me on a mental battle of craving the bad stuff! And too much artificial sweetener in diet drinks stall me badly. So I avoid them & now have lost any desire for anything sweet. If I want a treat I have 2 squares of green & blacks 90% chopped finely & mixed into 25g of Cornish clotted cream. But I try & keep that to once a month though. I also can't imagine eating fake bread or pancakes. There's enough natural low carb foods & spices out there to experiment & make a fantastically varied diet for me.
Each to their own though
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Old Tue, May-01-12, 18:08
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I lost any desire for anything sweet


Same here, and amazingly quickly... although I didn't have a terribly sweet tooth, so perhaps that made it easier.

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If I want a treat I have 2 squares of green & blacks 90% chopped finely & mixed into 25g of Cornish clotted cream.


Wow! I cannot imagine stopping at one piece of chocolate. I cannot touch a piece without eating the whole lot and sending out for more. I am the same with coffee - one cup triggers off the whole addiction thing and I cannot stop drinking it. I only drink it as a treat when I am out and that works for me.

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There's enough natural low carb foods & spices out there to experiment & make a fantastically varied diet for me.


I feel the same. I absolutely love the diet.. The longer I am on it the better it gets, because I love to experiment and try new things.
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Old Wed, May-02-12, 22:28
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Plan: Suzanne Somers; LC
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"I also can't imagine eating fake bread or pancakes." You know, I made a Suzanne Somers recipe for cream cheese pancakes with cinnamon butter "syrup" one weekend AM and it seemed to spike my insulin.... It was completely LC but - I hear ya. The oopsie rolls weren't too bad. It seems the more complex the recipe the more I am affected. The mocktails have very little stevia in them but still - same effect sometimes.
I do find, though that some of the LC food is so very rich that I just can't eat a lot of it. Like the dark dark choc. Although I haven't had that - that is allowed on my maintenance and I have a long way to go.
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