So this past weekend I have been dealing with the hunger monster. I have a serious sweet tooth but I have come to find out that when I eat sweets my band burns like someone poured hot acid on it. Which is a good thing, I guess. So now I have to find a way to nurture my sweet tooth without causing, what I am assuming, damage to my band.

I have managed to kick soda, alcohol and cigarettes so giving up sweets should be easy right?

Well....I am not sure if I would call it easy but I would defiantly say it will be a journey but in the end the victory will be well worth it.

So the solution? On Saturday I found a Facebook ad for no or low carb and no sugar bread and sweets. I know they tell us not to eat bread because it can expand in our stomach, which would be awful for the band.

Julian Bakery makes many breads and sweets with no sugar and no or little carbs. The ingredients are simple,

Ingredients: Purified water, oat fiber, erythritol, egg whites, inulin, almond meal, modified corn starch, cocoa (processed with alkali), olive oil, xanthan gum, guar gum, leavening (monocalcium phosphate, baking soda), natural flavors.

These are the ingredients for the chocolate brownies I purchased.

The company lists the following on their site:

ThinSlim Foods low carb, low fat, and low calorie brownies.

http://www.julianbakery.com/

Each brownie is only 45 calories, 2g net carbs, 0 diet count,2 diet count plus, has 8g of fiber and 6g of protein.

These brownies are sweetened with erythritol instead of maltitol or splenda so there is no aftertaste and no GI distress. These brownies have been designed so that they won’t cause any blood sugar spike in diabetics – a true low carb food.

All our products come with two guarantees:

• 100% guaranteed not to raise blood glucose.
  
• 100% Taste Guarantee – applicable for 1 item of each product/flavor per customer.
  

So of course I had to try these. Once they come in I will let you know if it was worth my $11.00.

Although I have been finding ways to moderate my favorite treats I am going to challenge myself this week before my brownies come, I invite you all to join my challenge. For this week try finding a replacement for your old bad habits and post them. If you love ice cream try freezing greek yogurt. If you enjoy Starbucks caramel frappuccino, try the coffee frap with skim milk and a pump of sugar free caramel.

Either way try something new, small changes can make a bigger impact on your weight loss goals we just need to make them one step at a time. I look forward to your posts.