I have my tablet with me so I am hoping to watch the videos at the gym tonight. While on the treadmill not sitting on a bench.

@lynnbaum I have tried to post a picture of what I was talking about but it will not load for me.

The ingredients are: Organic Coconut Water from Concentrate, Purified Water, Milk Protein from Grass-Fed Cows Concentrate, Erythritol, Dutch Cocoa Powder, Coconut Cream, Acacia Gum, Vanilla Extract, Monopotassium Phosphate, Trisodium Phosphate, Cocoa Bean Gum, Stevia Leaf Extract.

There is no Sugar. I don't eat sugar either.

I did a C & P of what you had posted. You can send me a pic 262-939-8514 I looked it up on the web and thought I had the correct one. My point is that is they both have a form of sugar in it I might as well drink the chocolate because I already buy it for dear husband and I have to leave something else behind. The one thing that I found is that as soon as I said I was leaving sugar behind I saw sugar every where. Most of the time I don't really give it a second look and think about what a waste of calories it is but now I am looking at it like I can't have it. I need to get back to I don't want it because it is a waste of calories. This was part of what my first book was about, how we think about food and the power we give our thoughts. I talk about what we are really deprived of and my answer was that I was nutrition deprived so I am leaving behind things that don't do any good for the body. I could of given up seconds, which is also really hard. Just because it is good doesn't mean more is better. I made and had lentil soup last night and my mind said- have another bowl because there is more hot in the pot and my stomach said -uuummm no that's OK I am good. There will be food again in the morning. I am also leaving all that negative talk behind. No place for that on this trail.

Hey Smashers, I worked my butt off at the rec center this morning. I've already done challenge one and I'll post all that later when I'm on my computer. I'm giving up chocolate/sweets this week. I needed this challenge. I've been really bad about sweet snacks the last few weeks. A day and a half done.

I don't remember who said they were giving up cheese, but pretty sure I wouldn't be able to do that. Good luck!

@carinamenina Good luck on your Half this weekend, wishing you a PR!!!

@lpeltonburg Yes erythritol is a sugar alcohol but that is very different than sugar. Cane and/or Organic sugar is about 50/50 glucose and fructose. Glucose our bodies need and can use, but we can get all that we need from fruit. Fructose on the other hand we have to break down in our livers. Not real good for our livers. The sugar alcohol doesn't have the same properties. It doesn't spike your blood sugar at all and most people can tolerate it just fine.

JUST A REMINDER: WEIGHT TRACKER LEADER SHEET WILL UPDATE TOMORROW EVENING!

Never mind. Was gonna post something funny and it didn't work

I chose option 1 for Challenge #1: 2.5K Frostbite Footrace. I walked 2.7K last night after work, but had to stop because it was getting dark. I wanted to make it to 5K, but don't know if the weather will cooperate this week!

I had to Google russian twist. I need to do more of this type of exercise in addition to walking. After the fitness blender video for challenge 2 this week, I've been really sore, but a good kind of sore, which tells me I need to work more on push-ups, crunches, and lunges. I will attempt this!

Yesterday was day 1 without chocolate. Someone brought in a big tray of chocolate chip cookies, which I avoided. There are leftovers today, I'm just walking past them. I had an apple instead.