Staisea

I really like the powerade zero...I drink with ice and a straw. I like pop before but was not addicted. However, I wasn addicted to coffee....and I have yet to have a cup almost 5 weeks post-op. Think of it often and grab my powerade... Sometimes the sleeve makes the decision easier to not do what you want...LOL

Shortness of breath from just turning yourself over in bed
Arms that are too short to clean yourself properly
Clothing sizes that begin with X
Shame when you hear the whispers and giggles behind your back
The appetite of three people

I don't eat processed packaged foods, but do eat minimally processed foods like cheese and yogurt. I also use SF syrups in my shakes and baking.
I just do not do well with refined sugar or corn syrup. Empty calories to me. The tend to make me stall too. Where I can I use fruit to sweeten. In nut butters (I make my own) I use coconut oil and it give it the slightly sweet taste.
You might say that I am a modified paleo-diet. I eat lots of meats, vegetables, berries and nuts. I obviously to not do lowfat except that I do eat lowfat cottage cheese, Greek yogurt and 2% milk. They taste better to me than the full fat versions.

I don't agree with my program that encourages everything fat free and sugar free. It's just garbage! I didn't do any low fat or fat free anything and made goal. :-)