Is it just down to the aspartame

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Almond milk now that sounds real tasty, I shall have to see if I can get some. I am not a great lover of green tea. We did try the soy milk but you know I just don't like it. I did try making a milk shake with soy milk and strawberries but as I said before we shall have to wait a little while before we add the berries to our diet.

Meanwhile thanks for your kind words liv.

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We have decided that the scales are not something to put your faith into. My husband looks thinner and his diabetes medication has been lowered. Today I managed to wear a t-shirt and jeans that I have not worn since goodness knows when. My skin is improving, I suppose it is the water, I am told I look better. The prune look is going.

All in all the scales are something we turn to to confirm what we already know and when they don't confirm it, well we feel disappointed which is not logical when your clothes fit better.

We are both in ketosis and this feeling of being in control of what I eat is a wonderful feeling food has been my best friend and worst enemy for so long now I am the one calling the shots.

I feel that being able to talk to you all and get support is the key to this good feeling.

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We are still doing well, eating a few nuts as they ease constipation so well. Still watching the cream and aspertame, still drinking plenty of water and enjoying fruit tea instead of coffee.

My question now is that we have very little appetite. We really enjoy breakfast which is usually bacon and eggs two of each. Then we don't get hungry again until around four which is just about six hours after breakfast. We usually eat some kind of meat and salad and around eight in the evening my husband eats cheese and I eat jelly and cream but according to fitDay it doesn't seem enough but it is plenty and we are comfortably full.

Should we be changing anything. My hubs says if it ain't broke don't fix it.

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Good to hear from you
Are you still losing fine? Eating your veggies? Taking a multivitamin a day
Unless you are really low on food and your portions are small I would not worry. How big is your breakfast? Jelly sounds like something that has sugar, does it?

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Our portions are not that small although by the size they used to be they are probably halved. We eat our veggies with our meat usually a salad or a stir fry. I take a multivitamin each day. Usually for breakfast we have two eggs two bacon and maybe tomato and mushrooms.

Jelly is like jello made with gelatine and artificial sweetner. Only trouble about that is the only jello we can buy is made with aspertame.

Thanks for your encouragement liv.

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Two eggs and two bacon sounds good. Sounds like ketosis is still happening which is nice. Also as you become smaller you do not need to eat as much as you used to.

It sounds pretty good to me. Keep eating those vegs

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Thanks liv, yes ketosis is about I have those stix which go a nice bright mauve.