Good morning systema... :wavey:
I haven't used Stevia before, I thought they said at my old group that it doesn't have the same after taste as other sweeteners so I wondered whether it was worth giving that a go, but if you say it does, it's rather a lot of money to fork out for something that won't solve the problem. Hey ho.
I miss my old group, they were a really lovely bunch of people and my consultant was the best. I've recently moved and I did try my new local group but couldn't get on with the consultant. She kinda told me off on my first day in front of everyone because I'd only lost a pound (it was a 6 day week because of the change in group night), and even though I explained that I've always been a slow loser she challenged me on that and said that if I had followed EE honestly I should be losing 3-4lbs a week. That made me feel like a cheat and a liar and I'm so not, so it didn't sit well at all. I didn't go back after that
I have to say that this site is my saving grace, there are so many recipes and hints and tips that make it possible to carry on at home. I've never had a sweet tooth but moving in with my partner (who is used to puddings) has meant that I've had to find sweet/cake recipes that fit in with the plan and I'm really enjoying the creativity and the baking. The coffee cake I made I kinda made up as I went along and it's really nice, really coffee fudge cakeish - although it's a shame about the after taste. The cherry bakewell is to die for too...
I know what you mean about the wine. My OH buys from Virgin Wines so we've always got lots in the house - it's so hard to say no sometimes and then after one glass, I relax a little and one becomes two and suddenly I've gone over my syns. That's why it's good with the days where I've just had 1 syn, I figure they kinda balance out the wine I might've drunk at the weekend :$
We've a wedding at the beginning of September (OH's brother) and I so want to look nice in my dress, not all bulgy and fat rolly... I need to find some shoes, my feet seem to shrink when I lose weight so I'll have to go a size smaller than normal, not least cos I want them to be really, seriously high!!
We're off to Spain before then, OH's mum lives near Alicante, so that's another obstacle I have to negotiate on my weight loss journey. I'm sure I can find lots of fish dishes to eat, and I will try my best to steer clear of the alioli, even though I love, love, love it. I need to go shopping for the trip but am waiting so that I have lost as much weight as possible before buying anything. I have decided this is the very last time I will buy something for myself in size 14. After this, it's going to be 10s or 12s at most!!
Anyway, that's enough morning waffle for now (does that count as breakfast waffle...? lol).
I hope you have a great day!