My weight held steady the next morning, which, all things considered, is pretty good. So I don’t have any complaints.
Finally the scale has gone in the right direction again! I dropped 2.2 pounds since yesterday. Maybe I was retaining water. Or maybe I just have one whacked out scale. Here’s what I ate:
Mazapan is a delightful little treat made with just peanuts and sugar. Here’s a recipe for a low-carb version that is sugar free, so you can enjoy it without compromising your health.
1/4 cup dry-roasted, unsalted peanuts
1 Tablespoon Truvia
Blend the peanuts and Truvia together in a coffee grinder until the peanuts are evenly processed and the mixture looks like sand (stop before it turns into peanut butter!).
Form the resulting dough into four little cookies, pressing firmly to make them old their shape (the mixture will be quite crumbly; that’s the nature of mazapan). That’s it! Mazapan is traditionally very, very sweet, and, to me, this version is only moderately sweet. You might adjust the sweetness up or down depending on your own preference.
Nutrition information for each cookie (1/4 of recipe): 65 calories, 5g fat, 5g carbohydrate (of which .7g are fiber and 3g are sugar alcohol, for a net carb count of 1.3g), and 2.2g protein.
I haven’t tried using Splenda, but it would probably work okay (though with a higher carb count); use about 3 tablespoons bulk or 4-5 packets. I also haven’t tried a liquid sweetener; I think it might make the whole thing too sticky and difficult to work with, and it would alter the texture, but it would probably still taste good.
I guess you could say it was kind of a snacky day. It didn’t feel excessive, but maybe it was, because I gained another half pound! Continue reading
This morning I was very optimistic about what the scale would show, but I had actually GAINED nearly two pounds, so maybe yesterday’s menu wasn’t so good:
8 ounces softened cream cheese
4 eggs
1 cup almond flour*
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup sugar equivalent**
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt***
Extremely frustrated by last week’s weight plateau, I took a Hydroxystim yesterday. I got a bottle free from Amazon a while back. I only tried it for a week or so before deciding that I didn’t like how it made me feel (anxious), but during that time, I noticed that it did seem to promote weight loss (breaking me out of another plateau back then).
And sure enough, the scale gave it up this morning and reflected a one-pound loss. I’d had visions of a multi-pound loss (to make up for the stuck scale of the previous several days), so I’m a little disappointed. But at least the scale went in the right direction! The Hydroxystim didn’t bother me yesterday (except that I kind of tossed and turned last night, but that might be unrelated, because it didn’t seem to affect my sleep last time), so I might take it again today. Sheesh, I need all the help I can get!
Here’s what I ate yesterday (not today, so the heading is a bit misleading, but “What I Ate Today” just sounds catchier than “What I Ate Yesterday”):
