In the past two days hubby has only lost 1.6 pounds for a total now of 21.6 pounds. The weight loss has definitely slowed however he still has not reach a plateau. We keep waiting for that however to this point we've been very lucky. He has 47 pounds to go and even if he does not reach it during the Nutrimost program he'll be on the right track and we've be armed with the knowledge of how to complete it.
Also, with me just following the food diet (versus him on the food diet PLUS the supplements) I've now lost 8 pounds and people I haven't seen in awhile they ASK me right away if I've lost weight so it's starting to show. When they see hubby they simply just say...wow, you're looking good how much weight have you lost.
One of the things dietitians and nutritionists always are saying to "read the labels". Well we really did start looking at them the other day. Did you know that most prepacked food has some type of sugar added? There's so many ingredients listed in their chemical name that you don't know what they are so you just skip right over them....MISTAKE! If you see a chemical you don't know and it ends in "-ose" or "-ol" there is a very very very high probability that it is sugar. We all know that anything with the name sugar or syrup is sugar but how about Maltodextrin? Yup, it's an additive (even in some dry stevia products!). Maltodextrins are classified by DE (dextrose equivalent) and have a DE between 3 and 20. The higher the DE value, the shorter the glucose chains, the higher the sweetness. So why do they add it? Simple it allows you to use it in both hot and cold applications without losing taste. Simple way around adding another sugar into the food....use the LIQUID stevia extract which does not contain any additional sugars and it can stand up to hot and cold applications.
Years ago, at our old house, we had a garden. We never used pesticides and it was truly and organic garden with Tomatoes, Green Peppers, Green Beans, Broccoli, Hot Peppers, etc. We always talked about putting in another garden and our new house but never did....until the other day. The old rototiller was pulled out and we got it running again and we are prepping the soil for another garden but this one will be much larger than our previous one. We're already nurturing some plants and have started from seed some others as the ground won't be ready for another two weeks. Prepping the soil is important....tilling the soil, adding nutrients to the soil, reworking the soil, add more nutrients, rework it again....you get the picture. Our old garden actually grew in height over the years and our sandy Florida soil turned into beautiful, perfect rich black dirt. So with this new garden along with Tomatoes, Green Peppers and Broccoli we're adding Pickling Cucumbers, Zucchini, Summer Squash, Jalapenos, two different kinds of lettuce and STEVIA! Can't wait to try making my own stevia extract which from reading up on online....it's not difficult at all. Best part about the whole process is the ability to walk outside for fresh vegetables. Vine ripe food has amazing flavor compared to what you get in the grocery store and anything I end up having to can, I'll know exactly what went into the canning and it will not be any sugar!
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