[Dmom3005]

Good luck with the diet. I wouldn't make it with the diet. Veggies aren't
my favorite at all. I tolerate a few.

Donna

[bizi]

hi kay,
I just wanted to chime in on the artificial sweeteners.
Please don't use them.
They are terrible for us and from what I read they don't help you to lose weight.
I use a liquid drops called stevia.
Sweet leaf makes it from a plant.
It is a bit sweet so test it out to see if you like it.
It does have a little different taste....hubby hates it.

my favorite is toffee. I get mine at our local health food store.

And actually the thing about sweeteners.
One packet of splenda equals 4 calories. one packet of sugar has 15 calories. So in the long run does it really make sense to use something artificial in our coffees?

In my opinion, if you must use artificial sweeteners then splenda is the one to use.

I hope you feel well enough to make it to the club today.
(((((HUGS)))))
bizi
The cotton scrubs.
I really don't want to iron them....did yours have to be ironed?

[Dmom3005]

The only reason I use any artificial sweeteners is because sugar
doesn't sweeten for me. Leaves it bitter tasting.

Is there an none flavored stevia. I've not run across this.

Donna

[bizi]

oh yes donna there is a non flavored clear stevia. They're even in the regular stores usually in a green packet sometimes a white one. Not sure if sweet leaf is in the regular stores where you live. Health food stores even have colas sweetened with stevia.

I am sure you can order them on line.
bizi

[OhKay]

Bizi,
What do you think about Truvia? I have a box of it in my cupboard. I tried it and didn't much enjoy it, but held on to it for a rainy day. Maybe I'll use it for the diet? Stevia is my second choice, but I know it is more expensive and harder to find. I have time to get it online though. I do not approve of the other sugar substitutes either.
Normally I would stick with regular sugar because I don't think that the small amount I use in my coffee makes a difference, but the purpose of the diet is to reduce cravings for refined sugars and get used to living without "bad carbs" like that. You can add some things like that back in moderation in phase 2 & 3 of the diet, and I will be adding the sugar back to my coffee.

I never, ever ironed my cotton scrubs. If they came out wrinkly at all, I would throw them back in the dryer with a wet face cloth and an extra dryer sheet for a few minutes. Just smooth them out when they come out of the dryer and hang them up or fold them immediately and you'll be fine.


I did go to the club and was able to work in the kitchen. I prepped and filleted at least 30 chicken breasts. Everyone always comments on how well I do, I like doing stuff like that, and I like contributing, so it is rewarding work.

Next month is recreation month. Betty knows I make candles, and had asked if I would be interested in showing some of the other members how to make them. Initially I thought it was a bad idea because I don't have enough equipment, and it would be expensive. But I've been thinking about it, and it would be pretty cheap and easy to show them how to do tea lights. She still has some expectations that are unreasonable, and I don't want to have to pay for the supplies my self, so we'll see. I will have to speak to a guy named Nick who I have never met about it.

I did end up eating lunch and spent a long time talking to a woman named Melissa (well, she did most of the talking). She wants to be friends. She is very nice, but has a lot of problems, and I can't see our friendship branching outside of the club though. I will have to be very careful not to hurt her feelings.


My leasing office is trying to renew leases online now using electronic signatures. First we had to choose our lease extension, then we were sent a link to our resident portal account to "view" the lease. After I quickly viewed it and signed out, I couldn't view it again. I called the leasing office to let them know, and they sent another link that didn't work. They sent it again, and I electronically signed it, but my husband couldn't. They finally left a paper copy for us to sign yesterday. What a hassle. I'm going to need copies for my records… I wonder how long I'll have to wait for that.

[bizi]

good morning kay.

Not sure about the truvia, I think that does have stevia in it...look at the box ingredients list to be sure. Hubby hates stevia and all sweeteners. He uses 1` 1/2 teaspoons of sugar and only has one cup.

I am sure that your south beach diet doesn't want you eating cookies, cake or pie for that matter. same with sugary drinks even juices are a no no I believe. Maybe tomato juice is allowed?
5 cups of coffee with a packet of sugar equals the amount of calories in a smallish apple 75 calories.

I am so happy that you went to the center.
Making candles for them would be really nice!

Did you end up eating the chicken breast? How did they fix it?

Did they raise your rent?
just curious with the new lease and all.

Have a very nice day kay.
(((((HUGS)))))
bizi

[Mari]

Kay and Bizi,

Here is Wikipedia's page on Truvia

Truvia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is a Coca Cola product.
Apparently some people have GI trouble with it.


The EU approved it -- and they have much stricter regulations than the US does:

Truvia is now available in major European supermarkets, as well as in Canada, Mexico, and Venezuela.[16]

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I first used Stevia when I made coconut flour cookies for hubby.
We were both happy to have the option to make "sweets" that did not affect blood sugar.

M

[bizi]

Truvia (marketed and stylized as truvía) is a stevia-based sugar substitute developed jointly by The Coca-Cola Company and Cargill. It is distributed and marketed by Cargill as a tabletop sweetener as well as a food ingredient.[1] Truvia is made of rebiana, erythritol, and natural flavors.[2]

from mari's link
bizi

[Mari]

K

You like to cook and you like helping people -- cool that you can handle chicken breasts like that for a good number of people.

Hearing about you and Melissa --- sounds sweet.

The Atkins plan (did it twice I think) has you thinking of things you would not ordinarily buy like brie cheese.

That lease stuff would be too much in the state that I have been in for years now.. And every year hubby would get even more anxious than I did so it was not a fun period.
I hope you get the photocopy in reasonable time.

That could be fun making candles, as long as they are budgeting for it.
Would you use sandalwood or something else?

M

[OhKay]

I did some checking up on Truvia. Coca-Cola makes it, and can barely get away with saying it is natural by saying it has stevia in it. They have been sued for false advertisement (I don't know the outcome) because it actually has a very small amount of stevia (extract of some kind) in it. It's very heavy in erythritol, a sugar alcohol. It's calorie free because our bodies can't digest it (like other artificial sweeteners), hence the GI upset.
I've decided I'm going the stevia route. I'm going to order some off Amazon if I can't get it in my supermarket.
The diet is very, very restrictive. No fruits, starchy veggies (like corn, carrots, peas, potatoes of any kind etc), no bread, pasta, cereals, or rice in phase 1. Certain cuts of meat, dairy products, most condiments, and some oils are out too. No baked goods, and no alcohol at all. Thankfully there is a list of approved foods, and one for no-no's. Tomato juice and V8 are allowed. It's good to have directions, but something not too, too rigid. I considered the Atkins diet, but I don't think I could handle the counting and weighing required.

When I went to the leasing office to turn in the paper lease, the lady there did not want to accept it, and gave me a rash of **** because we couldn't finish it electronically. She said that my husband couldn't sign it because he was supposed to do it separately on his own "resident portal" account, which he does not have. She said that's how they recognize residents. I told her that was asinine. She said it was necessary to have 2 accounts because they renew leases electronically now. We've never had more than one account because we're on the same lease and only use the portal to pay rent. We were never told we needed separate accounts before our lease was up for renewal, or when I called and told them I was having issues. She was such a *****, I swear I could have whacked her. I told her the lease I gave her should be acceptable, I wanted a copy for my records once management signed off on it, and we would worry about next year's lease next year. I had taken my klonopin and I was perfectly calm, but firm. There were other people in the office, and she's the one who looked like an ***hole.
Of course our rent did go up $50… not happy because the apt. is not worth it. We've been here 6 1/2 years now. I wish we had the money to move. We could find a much better apartment for the rent we pay.

My husband has told me that my father-in-law isn't really upset with me because I wasn't at Father's Day breakfast and to let it go, but he was wrong. My father-in-law has been too busy to take my texts since then until yesterday when he told me he was upset with me because I should have been there, and he doesn't care why I wasn't.
I tried again to explain to him why I didn't come, and said we should do something that doesn't involve my sister-in-law, so that there wouldn't be any issue with us seeing one another. He is adamant that we are family and doesn't accept the fact that my sister-in-law and I don't see one another. I told him to please stay out of that, and not to mention it to my husband or sister-in-law.
When my husband came home he said that my father-in-law had texted him and was "dying to come over," and would be coming over today (Thursday is kind of an odd day?). I'm looking forward to seeing him. I just hope he doesn't bring up the subject of my relationship/lack of relationship with my sister-in-law because my husband will get ****** and think his interference will make matters worse.

I picked today to do my laundry and I was fortunate enough to get in the laundry room first this morning
I am behind on my housework because I went to the club Tuesday. I wasn't expecting a visitor, so I'm going to have to rush around to get a bunch of things done before he gets here and I'll be missing my afternoon nap

I mentioned to my husband that I don't have anything on hand to cook for 3 people. He said not to worry about it because my father-in-law won't be staying long, but my husband is often wrong. My father-in-law likes to talk and enjoys spending time with us. I'm not screwing around. I'm just going to text him and ask if he expects to stay for dinner.