Could Walden Farms products be the sabotage?

My favorite bowl of oatmeal is 1/2 blueberries, 1/4 unsweetened applesauce, 2 tsps of cinnamon, 1 tbsp of natural pb, and I sub a half of a cup of water for 1/2 cup of unsweetened vanilla almond milk. I used to put in maple syrup or honey just a tsp but I am trying to avoid extra sugar currently.

So I guess I am suggesting fruit lol. I like to dip apples in greek yogurt if it is plain. From what I have read about those Walden Farm products, I don't like them. I really try and stay away from artificial things though. I don't know if they would be the cause but your body might not know what to do with them.

I'm wondering if you're not actually eating enough of your exercise calories back.

Here's a link with some topics on MFP that cover this:
http://shouldieatmyexercisecalories.com/index2.html

I truly believe in the theory that we are all very different. I mean yes, biology is biology but our bodies respond to things differently. I use splenda often with no issues at all but don't do well with aspartame. After 12 years of severe ezcema and stomach issues I've just recently concluded I have a milk intolerance - have cut it out (or way back and used digestion pills when I do have a smidge of cheese or yogurt) and I feel tons better. I have a close friend who swears by a lot of dairy helping her lose her 90+ lbs she's lost and kept off.

So, what I'd say if asked? Try without for a week or two and see what happens. Not just on the scale - but pay attention to how you are feeling, sleeping, skin, etc... We all have things that we just don't tolerate well.

I try not to add a bunch of fake stuff but a smidge here or there (like my splenda in my coffee or the few treats I make at home) I'm okay with. That's just me.

Give it a week without - probably more actually as it takes a bit to clean it out of your system. See if it makes any difference?

I also concluded that my biggest obstacles in weight stalls are #1 Not eating enough (I do often have to eat back most of my exercise calories to lose OR I go all week without eating them back but then one evening go a little over my goal - that seems to keep things moving). #2. Not getting enough SLEEP. For me sleep seems to be the BIG issue - I can skip a weeks workout and hover slightly above my calorie goal and if I've slept well I lose. I can have another week where I don't sleep well but do all the rest good and I don't lose. That is why I weigh in only on days I can sleep in hee hee - on the other days I'm a few pounds heavier. I wore a bodymedia fit for a year and really learned from that the role that sleep plays in my weight loss. So, the first thing I tell people: are you sleeping?

The short answer is no.

^ This.