[Schnitzelvonkrum...]

I didn't lose anything until about week 3, and in the 5 (or is it 6?) weeks I've been doing this I have lost ago 2kg in total. But I am sleeping so much better now, that is reward enough for me, and my skin looks so clear too.

[fruitbat72]

The way it is looking ATM is that I have maintained which is intensely frustrating - I still have the headache this morning and feel like crud. All my demons are telling me to give up as there is no point if I am not losing weight.

I won't give up as I eat far too much sugary crap as it is. Sugar is my version of crack. I guess how I feel is far more important that what I weigh.

[catmeow82]

Today's discovery & purchase - nestle malted milk!!! yay yay yay. so excited. i love malted milk and haven't had it in years. hopefully the kids like it. will make a fantastic alternative to choc and strawberry milk! so glad it is fructose free!!!

fruitbat - stick out the withdrawel... life is good when it is over

[Soprano-Cat]

don't give up, fruitbat! 5 days is a very short time for your body to start really getting into processing and breaking down the fat it has stored. What I found helped was going for a walk. Not a huge long exhausting walk, but just a refreshing medium length walk at a very slightly elevated walking pace. That would usually knock 100g off for DH and I. Plus, we both felt really good and clear-headed afterwards, which was a bonus.

[Schnitzelvonkrum...]

Just wanted to share this recipe with you, for cheesecake flavoured iecream:Here It is sensational. Yes, a bit hard when frozen overnight, but if you freeze it in individual servings you don't need to scoop it. I subbed rice malt syrup for the agave, and used sweetleaf vanilla creme stevia. Very easy too.

Incidentally, that vanilla creme stevia is great in natural mineral water - 3 drops in a glass makes a refreshing creaming soda drink. I'm thinking now of a creamy soda and cheesecake icecream spider LOL.

This post has been edited by willanddaisysmum: 17/04/2012, 06:24 AM

[fruitbat72]

Good news - I have lost 0.7kg in a week *happy dance*
Just wish my headache would go away

[~kitteh.hoardere...]

Today's discovery & purchase - nestle malted milk!!! yay yay yay. so excited. i love malted milk and haven't had it in years. hopefully the kids like it. will make a fantastic alternative to choc and strawberry milk! so glad it is fructose free!!!

No WAY! Really???? That is awesome, I am getting some! I love it on ice cream, so if I make my own ice cream, I can have it with malted milk, which is awesome!

Good news - I have lost 0.7kg in a week *happy dance*
Just wish my headache would go away

I maintained for the first 4 weeks, but as it turned out I was eating a few things that I *thought* were sugar free, but weren't.

Then I lost 3kg in 3 weeks. I then had some sugar and had cycle/hormonal stuff and went up. The last 6 weeks, I've had -0.9, -1.4, -1, -0.1, +0.2, -0.6.

Interestingly, I don't even count how long I've been doing it anymore. It's not a chore, I don't find it hard anymore.

I still want to try that lemon meringue recipe using glucose!

I modified the SPQP Anzac cookies and they tasted DELICIOUS! But I love that I can now have 2 and that's enough, I don't crave more.

Makes approx. 24

2 cups plain flour
1 cup rolled oats
¾ cup coconut
1/2 cup dextrose
150 g butter
¾ cup RMS
3 tablespoons boiling water
4 tablespoons glucose syrup
1 teaspoon baking powder

Preheat oven to 150 (or 170 for me, because we don't have a fan!)
Mix the flour, oats, coconut and dextrose in a large bowl.
Melt the butter in a saucepan. Then add the glucose, water and RMS and when it just starts to boil, remove from heat.
Pour the hot liquid into the bowl and mix.
Put heaped teaspoons of mix onto parchment covered oven trays. They spread, so leave a decent amount of space between.
Bake until just starting to brown on the edges (for me that was 17mins for a full tray of them. They burnt when I left them for 25 mins.)

[Soprano-Cat]

Good news - I have lost 0.7kg in a week *happy dance*
Just wish my headache would go away

that is so exciting! I'm sorry about your headache though How long have you had it now? You might find it's actually tension from your shoulders because of your muscles tensing during withdrawal. Take it as an opportunity to reward yourself with a nice massage!

[~A2~]

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