Lowcarbfriend

How does for ex Stevia affect you? I’m thinking mainly about cravings, not weight loss effect. My thinking now is to avoid any kind of sugar (sugar, honey, maple syrup, dried fruit etc) except raw fruit. I’ve never used artificial sweeteners and never would (hey, health obsessed vegetarian for ten years ). For baking I just use cocoa, cream, vanilla powder or raw fruit. It’s not the real thing but it satisfies my longing for festiveness without me starting to binge. Is Stevia a good choice or does it set off cravings for you? I’ve never tried it so I know very little of its effects and now is not really a good time for me to experiment having just come out of the sugar daze.

And what about sprouted grain products, like sprouted bread? Do any of you eat sprouted grains and how does it affect you?

The reason I’m asking is that I’m sensing eating no sugar and no grains like bread is going to give me a "hollow" feeling at times like something is missing from my eating (it already has), and if there are foods that brighten up your eating experience without leading to binges, they might be worth trying.

I tried making oopsies yesterday and though they looked lovely mine tasted more like mini-omelettes than bread. Good yes, but still omelettish.

Good Morning!!
Breakfast – Maggie’s cereal w/blueberries.
Lunch – Assorted veggie crudite and a Chipolte seasoned pork burrito in a l/c tortilla.
Dinner – Lettuce salad and a piece of Deep Dish Pizza Supreme.

Just wondering what I am aiming for. Thanks!

Last night I had cravings for bread but ate berries, cream and nuts AND quite a bit of cheese too, but I’m still down about a pound today I’m not dieting but I guess since the last 10 pounds I gained are due to recent severe high carb binging they will probably come off if I don’t go back to the high carbs. I’m sure both me and my baby will benefit from this as being too overweight is not much better for a baby than being underweight. And I will not use my pregnancy to excuse my pigging out on sugar and high carbs. Cream and butter yes but not high carbs. Not hungry this morning, had my usual water with ACV, pinch of epsom salt and herbal pill for low iron. Seeing my OB on Thursday and will then know if the pills are helping up my iron levels. (Sorry for long post, using this thread to keep accountable for eating wisely and sanely if that’s OK).

Brunch: probably egg yolks, CO, yogurth/creme fraîche with berries and nuts

Dinner: whole chicken baked in a claypot (don’t know the English name for it) with green beans, sauce made from the chicken juices and cream, butter and spices. Raw veggie salad.

Evening: don’t know yet. Maybe I’ll bake something without sugar/grains? Longing for something with a bit of "bready" feeling to it.

Good Morning!!
Breakfast – Maggie’s cereal w/blueberries.
Lunch – Assorted veggie crudite and a Chipolte seasoned pork burrito in a l/c tortilla.
Dinner – Lettuce salad and a piece of Deep Dish Pizza Supreme.

just read many of the threads about egg creams. Just wondering what all of the hype is about? They are really filling or just a great soure of protein? Just wondering. Also, what is the standard egg cream recipe? LIke the basic one that you can add everyhing else to?

Thanks!