have I mentioned...

I have tweaked several recipes and tried different sweeteners. Some are like baby laxative! NOT GOOD!! Went to the movies and had some sugar free turtles, Den bought them for me, IDK why. Anyway was not a good movie for me!! Couldn't wait to get home. One morning I put Truvia and Sugar free Coffee creamer in my coffee and then had a not so friendly morning. For some reason I just cant stand the way Splenda tastes anymore. Since everyone seems to be against it now, I guess that it a good thing.
I picked up Agave Nectar at the grocery store looking for an alternative to Sugar for Den. He does like Honey but it is too thick in some things. I made some Strawberry Shortcake and sweetened the berries with it and they were GOOOODDD!!! It has about 30 calories a tablespoon so I am using it in moderation. It is yummy. I have Stevia but it is not my favorite. I do like Truvia, it really does taste like sugar. However after the Coffee exp I am leery. I have become used to unsweet.
Some replacements are good, I do like the Lays Light Chips made with Olean. I remember when that first came out, everyone was saying how you spend your day in the bathroom. The product was pulled and redone. Now its all good!! With 75 Calories per serving and they taste like Classic Lays, its a great substitution.
Turkey sausage not so much. Reduced Fat Jimmy Dean sausage is pretty good. Whole Grain Kraft Macaroni and Cheese Den said it is not the best. Just figure out a way to add a serving of veggies to it he will never know.
It will be 2 weeks tomorrow that he started drinking the Aloe Vera juice and taking the Digestive Support enzymes. He is 100% off his Ulcer and acid reflux meds. He has not had 1 tums! He is eating Pizza, chili, hot dogs, ice cream. All his usual junk but he is digesting it all and healing his digestive tract with the aloe. I am amazed at how well he is doing! He is telling everyone! He now has his dad on the stuff. I never thought that he would quit chewing tobacco, and he did a year ago this month. We thought that he would always live with ulcer pain and acid reflux. I feel that he has been given a miracle. The fact that he is SOLD on this now. That is awesome!!
Changing your lifestyle is easy just do it one step at a time but keep moving!!