need some encouragement...very hard tonight...

[keriann_forgoodthistime]

Ok - so tonight's been VERY hard to say "no" to the sweets...I've been VERY good for 1 month and 4 days now, not touching ANY sugar, bread, flour, potatoes, pasta, rice, etc...any "cheats" I may have had was 2 peaches my third week - a few tbsp of sunflower seeds maybe twice and a couple of blueberries here and there - otherwise i've been "perfect"...

And I can not tell you how HARD tonight was!

My parents came into town so we went to the Weber Grill - which I thought would be "easy" right?...well - i had myself a Chicken Breast with Sundried tomatoes and instead of the mashed potatoes I had garlic spinach. And it was YUMMY...but then my fiance had his beer (which looked OH so good...) and then my mom ordered a "trio" dessert (luckily each was very small) - but she had a chocolate cake with hot fudge, key lime pie and apple pie.

I was good and didn't TOUCH any of it (btw, I didn't have any of the bread at the table either...)

THEN we went into the mall and of course we enter in right in front of Cinnabon and like three other dessert type / ice cream parlor stores as well...and of course - to me anyways - it seemed like every few feet was SOME sort of sweet shop.

So we get home and settle in and I'm here on my laptop - and my fiance comes in with his ding dongs and milk!!!

IT'S EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I seriously felt like this would be a worse nightmare than my usual afraid of the dark/monsters nightmares...being SURROUNDED by ALL these sweet shops and not being able to have ONE.

But I was strong. I didn't have ANY and I am happy that I didn't - I stuck to my because I knew that if I had given in, I'd have been mad at myself in the morning - but it seriously was VERRRRRRY hard to say no tonight - seriously EVERY time I turned around sugar was calling my name!!!
I know many of you don't like sugar free jello because of the aspartame - but I can't tell you how much I TOTALLY enjoyed my strawberry-banana sugar free 5 calorie jello tonight!!!! :

[CuzMommySaysSo]

I'm right there with you! I haven't cheated either, but sometimes it's tempting. At work yesterday they had cookies and brownies....I said NO! And to make things worse, people tempt me in a teasing way...which makes it superhard. They love to wave that cookie in front of my face and say "don't you want one?" I will be strong!! I will be strong!! My hubby did find a recipe for lo carb baked cheesecake so that's our treat to ourselves. It's only 2 carbs. I do the jello too, which is good. If I get really desperate for sweets, I eat a dill pickle. I don't know why it takes that craving away but it does. In any case...I know you will be strong too! After all, in the end it will be more worth any cookie I could have ever eaten!

[imagood1]

I found something today that helped me....I've been cheat free since Jan 5 when I started. I love sweets and even though there are people eating all around me I haven't lost my willpower.

What I found is a Cream Cheese "muffin" - it takes 20 minutes to bake only has 2 carbs and isn't overly sweet but tastes wonderful! My mother even ate one and said how good it was - that's shocking! I cut the recipe in half in case I didn't like it but I'll make the full recipe next time. It makes 12 muffins. They are better after they've cooled, but there were pretty darn good right out of the oven also!! I had 1/2 of one hot and 1/2 when it cooled. I put them in a baggie and into the fridge to get them out of my sight so I wouldn't be tempted!! Hope it helps!!

Anyway, here it is:

Cream Cheese Muffins

2 8oz. pks. philadelphia cream cheese
1/2 cup sweetener (I use splenda for baking)
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
sprinkle top with cinnamon before baking (I'm adding some to the batter next time)

Soften cream cheese about 40 seconds in microwave. Add other ingredients. Beat with mixer till smooth. Pour into 12 muffin pans lined with the papers. Bake at 350 for 20 min.

2 carbs per muffin

Nutrition Facts


Amount Per Serving
Calories
144.0
Calories from Fat
126.0
Fat
14.0
g
22
%Saturated Fat
8.6
g
43
%Polyunsaturated Fat
0.6
g
Monounsaturated Fat
4.0
g
Cholesterol
0.0
mg
0
%Sodium
0.0
mg
0
%Potassium
0.0
mg
0
%Carbohydrate
2.0
g
1
%Dietary Fiber
0.0
g
0
%Protein
3.9
g
8
%Alcohol
0.0
g

[keriann_forgoodthistime]

that sounds FABULOUS. thanks for sharing! I actually have some chocolate extract that i bought at the homeshow last week (that i want to use but am afraid of using up! lol)

I'm all out of cream cheese, unfortunately. but i will def. be getting some tomorrow.

[rweeks]

Great job fighting your demon.... if it it that difficult, carb addiction must be real. Good luck!

[EverLosing]

Thanks for that recipe, imagood1! That looks so easy. Think I'll make some tomorrow....if I can find that dang muffin pan! I need something new!!!

Kerriann,
You did good, girly!! I know it's hard when everyone around is consuming all that sugar and it looks delish!! One of my best friends had a total knee replacement and she came to work to visit us in the breakroom the other day. I was sure she'd come along with something low carb and something horrible for the rest of the crew to munch on. I was wrong. She brought these brownie bites with icing on top. TWO trays of them. I stared at them...hard. I didn't give in. I couldn't. She hasn't seen me in weeks and I'm 23.5 pounds down from where I was last time we saw each other. She kept on and on and on about how different I looked. How could I possibly touch that dang brownie?? I couldn't. I didn't and I'm so glad I didn't derail myself for days trying to make up for that indiscretion!! Just be proud of yourself and know you'll have to have some of that wedding cake. You practically have to go cheat free for 6 months to qualify for deserving that wedding cake, don't you???

[keriann_forgoodthistime]

thank you all - i guess it's sorta like someone who's trying to quit smoking yet is in a bar surrounded by people blowing smoke in their face.

i've always been the kind that HAS to have SOME sort of dessert at night...i used to come home from work and the VERY first thing I'd do is go into the kitchen and pop a few oreos!!! literally. no joke. i LOVE sugar. but l also know how bad it is for me and that is what keeps me from going back.

[keriann_forgoodthistime]

Originally Posted by EverLosing

Just be proud of yourself and know you'll have to have some of that wedding cake. You practically have to go cheat free for 6 months to qualify for deserving that wedding cake, don't you???

oooooh yeah - i can't tell you but maaan that is totally something that keeps me going! just the thought of that wedding cake (i've already tasted and know where i want it from! but i promised my matron of honor we'd do cake tastings and she could taste for me, lol).

but yeah - course in a year and 6 months, if i DO make it that long sugar free, i may not WANT the cake!

[EverLosing]

Keriann,

You and me, girl, we're carbaholics. You're gonna want that cake and you know it!! ****, I want to come to your wedding just for the cake!! LMAO!! Although, do remember, you may pass out from the carbs on your wedding night. That would suck!!

[SunnySmile501]

I am proud of you! It's the carb monster trying to tempt you! He is evil and has no conscience.