I need help!!

[Hobbermittens]

gizmo-- what kind of coconut milk do you use? The kind in a can or what?

[gizmo77]

so delicious coconut milk

http://sodeliciousdairyfree.com/


it has teh least amount of calcium. i coudnt find unfortified rice milk in our grocery store. but 10% isnt bad!

[Hobbermittens]

I haven't seen that before... is it refrigerated? I live in the boonies, so I bet they don't have it here. Maybe I can special order it from my grocery. Which flavor do you get, plain?

[LolaInLove]

I do the ACV in the afternoon as well. Be sure you mix the right ratios that are on the bottle, though, because I made it way too strong the first time and practically burnt my throat with it. Was like acid going down! My dad has been drinking it forever with cranberry and orange juice, and loves it. But I guess cranberry is still a no-no in boy land.

[gizmo77]

I haven't seen that before... is it refrigerated? I live in the boonies, so I bet they don't have it here. Maybe I can special order it from my grocery. Which flavor do you get, plain?

yes it is refrigerated, in a 1/2 gallon carton. i got the plain last week and this week im trying vanilla. nutritional content is the same so i thought why not. it doesnt taste bad actually. i used to be lactose intolerant and would drink fat free lactaid. which tastes like water and coffee creamer to me. but this stuff is lighter than 1% (what i normally drink) and it doesnt taste artificial. doesnt even taste like coconuts! but then again i havent really drank at plain..only with cereal. i like it, but i just miss the thickness from cows milk. but its temporary.
im sure you can order online. you could probably adopt online these days.

btw its in the non dairy milk section of my grocery store..rice milk, soy milk, lactose free milks, etc.

[Hobbermittens]

I found a health food store that carries it in the "big city" (60 miles from us--where they have Coscto, Target, etc) so I will pick some up when I go shopping there this weekend. Thanks for the tip!

[atomic sagebrush]

Aren't we supposed to avoid sugar? If we could have sweets, I would be gaining a ton, I am sure, because I could down a box of twinkies in a sitting!

Just eat protein WITH the sweets and they are fine. The only thing you must avoid is sweets alone by themselves, with nothing else for several hours.

[atomic sagebrush]

Oh, and I was just thinking about how I have lost a few pounds in the last few weeks because I stopped eating burgers and chips and such. Now, I eat all day long, but just little bits of healthy protein +carbs. I am not too worried about it swaying pink or anything because it's not like I'm in famine mode, just healthier feast mode. I don't know, I hope that is true, at least!

I DO think that is true. I have talked to enough people who say they were losing when they conceived both boys and girls to know that it's not a 100% deal.

[atomic sagebrush]

Flava--Why can't I drink ACV before noon?? I do it all the time!

I am trying to avoid dairy, so I can't make the oatmeal with milk. But I guess I can try to add some bacon or sausage. I just don't have any more room in my tummy for extra food!

I am not terribly concerned about ACV before noon. If it was that effective, people would be using it to control their diabetes and yet they don't.

[atomic sagebrush]

ACV in the AM causes blood sugars to drop. so you should start drinking in PM after lunch. (i got that from IG)

Just to be clear, that is a misinterpretation of my advice to be sure to eat breakfast. For reasons that I do not understand, they have turned that into "you have to have high blood sugar in the morning". No, you need to have good blood sugar levels ALL DAY LONG. So eat regular snacks, protien and carbs at every meal, and try to eat breakfast and a bedtime snack.

I would not waste a second of energy worrying about ACV in the morning. If you like ACV in the morning, that is just fine. ACV ~may~ have some minor effect on lowering blood sugar but like I said above, if it worked very well at all people would be using it instead of medicine for their diabetes and they don't.