I think I finally figured it out...

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Beautiful costume, beautiful lady!  Hope you had a great time.  Is that nasty candy all gone now? 

Hugs!
Molly

Yep, its gone, its transferred to my belly, hips and boobs :(  Argh.. I am ready to be back on track for good... I never have a problem at thanksgiving b/c I make my own menu with yummy substitutes.  It is christmas that I am worried about.  I am not making cookies for everyone this year like I did last year.  I just can't.  I am making 5 minute fudge and that's it.

Same here...no Christmas cookies!  I think the one big baking thing I'll do for the kids is to make the walls, etc.  for them to put together a gingerbread house.  It is a fun project they love and then I always let them break it apart and eat it on Christmas day.  Sort of our own tradition.

 Have been buying a lot of choc. chips for that 5-minute fudge myself and have some cute containers to put it in for gifts.  GMTA! 

And speaking of that fudge....someone please talk me down from trying to replicate it in a sugar free version, huh?  Hershey's makes a sf choc. chip now that tastes soooooo good and doesn't make me dump.  HALP!  My devious little brain is already churning with how I can make a sf homemade sweetened condensed milk with splenda.  (I actually have a recipe for the regular version of that...I'm in trouble!) 

I shouldn't do it, I shouldn't do it, I shouldn't do it! 

After all, there is Melissa's Protein Fudge to keep me chocolate-happy, right???

Yum on the SF choc chips, however I have noticed something.  SF = more fat usually with sugar alcohols.  Carbs = 4 cals per gram and protein = 4 cals per gram.  Fat = 9 cals per gram.  Now I don't usually get in a tizzy about fat, esp if I am ingesting good fats but the cals end up just as high or higher than the real version many times with SF options.  Just food for thought :)

As for my fudge, nope not making that either.  Sigh... The only thing I am letting myself have this year are my pumpkin pies and protein cookies (1 tbs of light butter 2 tbs of SF syrup and 1 scoop protein powder mixed together and nuked for 25 seconds)  It fulfills my need just fine and much healthier than other stuff.. ugh.  I just can't be tempted this year.  I am drawing a lot of lines.

Hang int here Molls, only you know what is best for you... *hugs*

Hey, that's a VERY good point!  I haven't looked at the stats to compare those fats.  You know I DO usually get in a tizzy over fats, which is good since I dump on them faster than on sweets. 

Well, if you can draw the line on protein fudge then I can too.  I will try your protein cookie recipe and see if it 'works' for me.  Am just about out of my Isopure dutch chocolate protein powder and don't know what brand to try next for a real, chocolatey fix.  I know I don't want anything that is like a dark chocolate but I do want a nice, rich taste.  May have to drive across town to the GNC where the cute manager has been nice enough to offer to let me sample proteins.  He comes to our support group meetings every so often with other samples (with his equally cute girlfriend, rats  ;) haha)  and is really supportive of us wls types. 

BTW, how many 'cookies' does that make?  Seems like it'd be a lot of calories for just one serving.  But then considering how much trouble I have controlling myself with homemade sf cookies maybe that is a good thing.   One and Done! 

The cookie swells up quite large.  I put in the bottom of a porcelin or glass bowl and nuke for 20-25 seconds.. do not go longer.. DRY.  I actually almost like it not all the way done if that makes sense.  U can add SF syrup and low fat whipped cream for a really decadent dessert its a way to eat "bready" like carbs without the carbs.  I am willing to spend cals on protien/fat but no ton the carbs.. for me personally.

That is cute!  I did not dress up (usually don't, have no idea why)...but managed to walk the neighborhoods for 1 1/2 hours with my four YO.  And, Yeah, that darned Halloween candy!

 ok, I am going to try and post a couple of pics too.
One is of my 4yr old Beth, one is 3yr old Christian and one is my twin sis and I.  We went to Kalahari Resort for Halloween Weekend.  It was awesome except I broke my  tailbone 
I will post the link too just in case I have no idea what I am doing.
I know you have seen these Melissa. 

http://s291.photobucket.com/albums/ll283/twin0002_2008/Kalahari%20Weekend/

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beatiful kids!!!