Egg 1 carb , Say What! Grr these damn snacks

[JulieB]

Originally Posted by Alaskansonya

...try sugar free jello stirred up with some whipped heavy cream as a rare treat! Good luck to you!

While I agree that commercial low-carb ice-cream is questionable, sugar-free jello is sweetened with aspertame which is not allowed. It should be a very RARE treat indeed.

[Alaskansonya]

Originally Posted by JulieB

While I agree that commercial low-carb ice-cream is questionable, sugar-free jello is sweetened with aspertame which is not allowed. It should be a very RARE treat indeed.

I wonder if there are any to be found somewhere that is not sweetened that way? I mean, are there any that are sweetened with splenda? And maybe its possible to make your own with a gelatin, artificial sweetener and flavoring? or flavored splenda syrups?

[Whatsername]

As for jello...in the Northeast at least, I can find the premade cups of jello that are sugarfree and are made with splenda. It is the Hunts brand. In my stores it is found near the baking section (near the boxes of jello), not in the refrigerator section.

Not something I eat very often still but I do usually have it on hand.

Jane

[pinkfusion]

Originally Posted by Ted221

1 Item for me , Pork chop.

Is it fried? And have an induction legal carb with it, even if it is a tiny amount. Make sure you are getting enough fat overall and cut back on any dairy.

[Alaskansonya]

Originally Posted by Whatsername

As for jello...in the Northeast at least, I can find the premade cups of jello that are sugarfree and are made with splenda. It is the Hunts brand. In my stores it is found near the baking section (near the boxes of jello), not in the refrigerator section.

Not something I eat very often still but I do usually have it on hand.

Jane

Cool thanks Jane! I will go keep an eye out for them!! I have a Fred Meyers, Walmart, Target, and Safeway store available to me! So will take a peek at those places! Where do you shop for yours?

[Ted221]

Originally Posted by JulieB

While I agree that commercial low-carb ice-cream is questionable, sugar-free jello is sweetened with aspertame which is not allowed. It should be a very RARE treat indeed.

I found 2 weaknesses on this carb diet i have been on it 3 or 4 months.
One weakness carb smart ice cream.
second weakness Cream cheese & salami.
For 1 1/2 months 2 months i did nothing but indulge in those items.
I have not had any sugar have not had any corn syrup or flour.
Haven't technically fallen off the atkins diet.
The most i have had in a day was maybe, 50 carbs MAX!

The reason this over indulging went on so long is my 18 month old baby was in the hospital for a week and was having problems for over a month and had to have surgery. My cousin whom i have been very close. He and his wife had a premature baby 6 months old whom died after an hour of life.
During this time i would have 3 or 4 cups of coffee and 3 or 4 splenda's per cup. Food was my comfort. (low carb though !)

I would eat half a gallon of low carb ice cream and stuff my face with low carb items.

During this whole atkins process, i have never cheated, but i have cheated in my own low carb way. (Just like the book tells you to do if you need too. Changing it up.)

So anyways, I lost 30 lbs 15 or 16 lbs during induction and 5 lbs a week every week, till my Sabbatical if you will.
For 1 1/2 Months i ate carb smart ice cream and coffee with splenda and was breaking the 3 per day rule SOO BAD.

But I never gained 1lb and never lost 1 ounce. I stayed exactly the same weight.
Now i have stopped eating the ice cream and switched to (REAL) 0 carb sweetener and i stay away from the Cream cheese salami ( it stalls me) and i am losing more weight again.

The low carb ice cream is great stuff even abusing it and eating 24 carbs a day just in ice cream i was still able to continue with the atkins ( on pause) and lose weight. The thing is finding a way of making it work for you without breaking your goals i guess. Even in my darkest
Good luck


:::::::::::::::: Edit, my join date was 4-10-09 my starting day was 4-15-09 its 7-11-09 , so i have been on the diet for almost 3 months: ::::::::::::::::::

[Ted221]

I don't want to keep editing the above post with dates and periods,so im just going to post below to recap the timer period.

I thought i had been on this thing longer, i guess it was for about a month i indulged.
2 weeks induction and about 3 weeks within 25 carb limit.



Take care

[Whatsername]

Originally Posted by Alaskansonya

I will go keep an eye out for them!! I have a Fred Meyers, Walmart, Target, and Safeway store available to me! So will take a peek at those places! Where do you shop for yours?

I get mine at a Price Chopper. I am not sure how wide spread they are but I know they were in NY when I lived there.
I don't have any of the other places near me. I usually shop at a locally owned grocery store.

Hope that helps and good luck. Jane

[Timlin]

Good advice here for you. I for one have many times either thrown out or given away things that tempt me so badly as the ice cream was calling to you. It would be gone one way or the other and better it's in the garbage than on my hips.

If you throw something like that out a couple times you'll find yourself stronger at standing up to the temptations. It builds your will.