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There are 15 grams in a Tbsp. Most nutrition labels accomodate both grams and cups or whatever. If a person is going by the nutrition label then the measure of a serving doesn't really matter does it? It is whatever measure is stated on the label...am I missing something?

Oh and I have a really nice sugar-free Keto cheescake recipe made with an almond crust instead of graham crumbs...the sugar sub is monk fruit or some other healthy sugar sub...I used stevia this time and I'll see if I notice any difference...the other stuff like erithryitol etc is more like sugar and there is one that may…

@Safari_Gal_ There is a sugar-free ketchup made by French's with a natural sweetner (I think stevia, but not certain but it is a healthy sweetner not aspertame or the like) I ordered it online and I though it was a great sub for the sugary stuff. Today was 47 g of sugar from whole foods...no sugar added, other than I had a…

Been holding the course for 2 weeks. No added sugar. Someone had referred to a 2 week sugar-free challenge & I decided to do it. AND I've done it & am carrying on. I'm an emotional eater & today I had a stressful situation that would have had me eating out of the sugar bowl to soothe my stress. I find without added sugar,…

@MCinChicago Thank you. Yes feeling much better. On the mend.

@lloydrt SO sad about your family members deaths due to someone else's poor choices & the loved ones left to suffer at the hands of another's selfish act. At one point shortly after I stopped drinking, I had shared that a former drinking buddy got her 2nd DUI & had her grandkids in the car with her. She had just got her…

Hi All 😊 Great to read all the comments & welcome to all the newbies. I can relate to the failure to moderate generating feelings of guilt. I am mostly an all or nothing kinda person, so I find AF the way to be for me!! Moderation does not work for me. Perhaps that is why I have difficulty moderating food. We need food to…

I'm a sicko too. I'm on the mend & hoping you are too. 💗

You have no food in you. Food is fuel & you are not fueling enough...that would be my guess.

Hi All. I'm in on this. Just saw your thread & I've been no added sugar or sugary foods. Since Dec 30/19. Just whole foods, some fruit & an occassional dark chocolate serving. I haven't read all the comments but would like to catch up. One thing I notice when I cut the sugar is my food cravings bottomed out mostly after a…

I really wish products with stevia or other such substitutes would take it easy on the amount of sweetener they add...some things are so sickening sweet PLUS there is a huge aftertaste when they add it by the bucket. Not sure who the taste testers are but they need a new career...yukko!

Nice to hear that everyone is doing so well. 👍😊👍 I saw a concerning headline in a local article that highlighted a disturbing trend in our neighboring 2 counties: Impaired driving has increased by 81% in 2019. Eeeek!!! There have been so many good efforts on the part of various agencies trying to fight the scourge of…

GOOD Morn everyone :) Checking in. My positive thought for the day is: 3 months till spring...actually 11 weeks & counting. Hoping an AF day for all !!! <3

One more blurb from moi. I was gifted another two bottles of vino yesterday & went to a meeting last eve & had a surprise re-gift for two of my moderate-drinking friends. I refuse to gift any alcohol to problem drinkers for obvious reasons. A side note: as I was contemplating re-gifting the expensive wines I received, the…

I have recently had some reminders of why I am so glad that I am working to continue to stay sober. Watching people manipulate & lie to be able to continue killing themselves with alcohol is one of the saddest reminders. And they cannot see because they are clouded by denial. How many DUIs does a person need to accumulate…

My laptop is back at the Techno Dr. I just had a new hard drive installed in October & it is being stupid again. I told them whatever the issue is this is a freebie cause it should not be giving me grief already. Rrrrrrrrrr!! Is there anyone here who knows anything if this nature? SO frustrating!! Especially because I know…

Hi ALL: Just checking in. The After Eight mints are now delivered and safely out of my hands LOL I'm dogsitting for a couple of days and that is my company this eve. Tomorrow I will be attending a Tea Party with a bunch of wee girls, so that should be fun watching them have fun. Hope everyone has a safe, AF evening. See…

I received a bottle of wine & a large box of After Eight mints from a client today and I have re-gifted the wine and will also re-gift the mints. I already know who they are going to. They are sitting in my car as we speak. As soon as I received the wine, I texted a friend who is able to moderate and told her I was…

Speaking of weight loss and the usual resolutions around that, I read a blurb somewhere at some point LOL!! I am now in my 60s, as of a few months ago, and I envy those of you in your 50s or nearing in spite of the hormonal fluctuations cause it doesn't get better and I find I have brain fog a lot so remembering specifics…

@aroze0928 P.S.-sorry you are currently going through some marital "unbliss" Great expression btw!

@aroze0928 YAY on the re-gift. Usually I get several bottles of wine from clients, but 2 who usually do know that I stopped drinking. I let them know a few months back when it came up and so that is a couple less temptations. I had my plan in place to re-gift any received...I still have next week's clients who may gift me…

@RubyRed427 Good on you for not giving up...I've been successful giving up the drink (so far), but unfortunately it seems that food is my new alcohol so I absolutely get the struggle...I read about food struggles that a person has to be mentally and emotionally ready to succeed at long term management. I suppose that is…

@Whitpauly So PROUD of you....160 days AF WooHoo!!!! <3 @Donimfp & @nighthawk584 <3

Ok something weird just happened as I was typing Oh well, not first or last time that weirdness will happen when I'm using any form of technology as a true Techno-tard lol @JenT304 Congrats on your good numbers and I "wish" I only had 15-20 lbs to lose...you can do it!! Sad too about your former workmate...My Dad died of…

Good Morn to ALL :)

@janthemom8 Yay on 210 days...and @no44s4me Congrats 9 months...it gets easier & better. Another Soberversary for moi...my Quitdrinking app alerted me this morn to 500 days AF ~ 2019.1 drinks passed ~ $3230 saved (not literally, but in theory lol) and a whole lotta health uppers! Good way to begin the day other than some…

Hello to all <3 @JenT304 Glad you had a great visit with your girl. Not much new with me...surviving the winter so far so good...looking forward to spring LOL How many more sleeps?? Too many to count from this end. We had sun first thing this morn for the first time in too long and then the clouds took over!! Oh well, this…

@IWillTakeBackMyLife Congrats on 10 days!! :)

Just saw an article "This Is What Happens When You Drink a Glass of Wine Every Night" Interestingly any of the "health" benefits were preceded by the word "might." The article set up the potential "benefits" by saying, "This is one of those, maybe it helps - maybe it doesn't conundrums health experts wrestle with.…

@Yellowstone1983 Glad you're back at it. Congrats on Day 8. :) Hi to All <3