I know that mock danish can stall people, but I was thinking of skipping the AS and just using eggs, cream cheese, heavy cream and cinnamon. It's an easy breakfast, that I enjoy on my work days. Does anyone have an opinion on using vanilla?

Can someone explain why an insulin triggering food in a small amount can throw off the whole day (I'm not being a smart ~ss here, honest!)? I am still having a bit of sweetener in my 15 minute decaf in the morning, could this really stall my weight loss?

I think mock danish has too much fat for CAD. That combined with the AS stalls people. The carbs in vanilla extract would be negligible.

If you're losing weight fine. If you're not, lose the mock danish.

Some of these things depend on age. Someone less than 30 can tolerate more, has more elastic in the rules.

"Can someone explain why an insulin triggering food in a small amount can throw off the whole day (I'm not being a smart ~ss here, honest!)"

Cad depends on the intricate balance of hormones in the body. Anything that causes insulin to release (Carbs, As etc) starts a cycle that can last through the day. Causing the insulin to be released, creates an insulin spike. As Carb adedicts we have a problem with the frequent release of insulin, our bodies become insulin resistant, which makes it hard for our cells to change food into energy. If this doesn't happen you don't lose weight. In additiion the body sends out another hormone in response to the insulin that causes the linsulin levels to drop. When insulin levels drop your body feels hungry generally, but for carbs in particular.

Cad tries to prevent this cycling from happening for most of the day. It makes our bodies burn food more efficiently, while maintaining fairly steady insulin levels through the day-making you feel less hungry and reducing carb cravings. So that is it in a nutshell.

Keep the CM's simple-protein and a vegie. I avoid cheese and dairy at CM's, I also avoid AS including diet soda. You may react differently to these, but as soon as I start with the "recipes" (multi-ingredient food)-I stall. And speaking as the pork rind queen-beware them-they are high in salt and can stall you!!!

TeresaRM I had the same question before...

I have been going through the old posts in this forum and finding lots of helpful information its good to have reminders!

Take Care

caders do not respond the same way to all foods. a small amount of bread my lead to cravings for more bread or more carbs.

sugar is a killer for me...real ice cream can set off a binge. MSG at CM or RM can set off a crave fest

bread, starches and potatoes, rice at RM no problems no out of control eating but real sugar at more than a rare RM...oh no watch out

Just my 2 cents worth: I have no problem with cheese, I eat it daily and continue to lose weight slowly but surely.