Sugar free popsicles
My list of foods that are allowed during the Opti phase includes sugar free popsicles. Where in the world do I find these things? I have searched 4 different grocery stores and can't find them. Any ideas? I swear I've seen them before (I think they were Chapman's), but I wonder if maybe it's just a summer thing?
I couldn't find any either, so I made my own with a sugar-free powder added to water. I swear they used to be available everywhere, but now they are really hard to find. I've looked in three different grocery stores and nothing. Oh well, I did pick up some sugar-free jello last night and wow, after a week on Opti, I was thrilled to dig into one of those!
Less than two weeks to go!!!
on 12/23/14 7:09 am - Toronto, Canada
They're at sobeys! Well they were at the 24 hour one on the queensway. Pretty sure I grabbed some from shoppers once too. I still have three boxes in my freezer that I haven't touched since OPTI.
Thanks everyone! I've tried Metro, Superstore, Bulk Barn, Foodland, and Shopper's, and no luck. I'm thinking it must be a seasonal thing. We don't have a Sobey's here, but maybe when we're visiting family in Hamilton I'll have a look. msmuggins, I'm impressed that you've gone this long and only just now tried the jello! I'm only on the second day and had to send my husband out last night to get jello because I was so "hangry"! I'm hoping that once the first few days are over, I'll be used to the Opti. I have noticed that today was much easier than yesterday.
Swell, it gets much easier after Day 3, at least that's what I found. In the first few days I was too miserable to think about anything but choking down the next one, so I didn't even think about going out to get jello. By the time I made it through the first bit of misery, I wasn't really hungry. Truth be told, I NEVER eat jello, or never have in the past. It's just a food that I always thought was a cop-out dessert (I mean, really, when your mom gave you jello, didn't you just roll your eyes?). But after that first taste of strawberry jello yesterday, I was all like "where have you been all my life" I couldn't even tell it was sugar free! My culinary standards have fallen to an all time low since I started Opti.
I have discovered many great side-effects from Opti (sleeping better, skin clearing up completely, weight dropping off, level moods) but I've also found a downside. I call it the Opti Dum-Dums. I can't count how many times this week I've done something that made no sense, or forgotten things. It's clearly impairing my cognition. I think the extremely low carb level is the culprit. I'm just glad that i have no need to drive a vehicle while I'm still on it!
You will not find anything lablelled "sugar free" in canada... it will be labeleed "no sugar added" instead. Maybe this is why you aren't able to find any?