Ingesting sugar fumes...

amylou · 07-26-2011, 08:32 AM

This week I have 1 cake and 2 smash cakes to do for a set of twins 1st birthday. Last night I was working with the icing, and the smell of the sweet sugar gave me the most awful headache!

It's funny how I never noticed it before, and it never even bothered me before. Guess going without sugar can affect more than we think! It was like ingesting toxic fumes!!

Just an interesting epiphany

privatediva · 07-26-2011, 09:34 AM

that is interesting! I used to decorate a lot of wedding cakes (I had a little catering business) and I can remember getting a big snootful of powdered sugar everytime I would dump it in my Hobart to make a new batch of icing

Balance101 · 07-26-2011, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by amylou

This week I have 1 cake and 2 smash cakes to do for a set of twins 1st birthday. Last night I was working with the icing, and the smell of the sweet sugar gave me the most awful headache!

It's funny how I never noticed it before, and it never even bothered me before. Guess going without sugar can affect more than we think! It was like ingesting toxic fumes!!

Just an interesting epiphany

LoL, It's true. I always ask my husband to let me smell his cookies or ice cream. It's funny how much more prominent the scent is now.

Tricialy · 07-26-2011, 09:18 PM

I was asked to make my banana pudding 3 times in a two week period during P2 - I never realized how strong the smell was in Nilla' Wafers - I love the pudding - but it wasn't really that difficult not to eat it - but those Nilla Wafers were something else - they smelled wonderful.

RedsSkinnyJeans · 07-27-2011, 06:13 AM

The worst is when you are working closely with someone with the vanilla sugar perfume - and they smell just like sugar cookies!

Balance101 · 07-27-2011, 06:18 AM

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Originally Posted by RedL.I.

The worst is when you are working closely with someone with the vanilla sugar perfume - and they smell just like sugar cookies!

LoL, I have that perfume!

I don't wear it anymore...

paulabob · 07-27-2011, 06:27 AM

I smell everything really well on P2. I don't know if it's the hcg (pregnancy hormone) or if it's the low calories making everything smell so fantastic. At least nothing smells terrible like during pregnancy. I used to could trace people's perfume around the building and know where they went like a bloodhound.

LilacBruze · 07-27-2011, 06:29 AM

Chuckles @ "snootful".

BigBravesGirl · 07-27-2011, 06:48 AM

Side note: I'd love to see a picture of the cakes. I'm a cake decorator too.

privatediva · 07-27-2011, 08:36 AM

BigBravesGirl, I will find some and scan them. It's been a while for me. I can still do small cakes or make royal icing decorations if I pace myself, but I gave myself an horrific case of tendinitis hanging a ton of string work on a huge wedding cake (I decorated for about 7 hours straight the day of the wedding) about 15 years ago and have never really been the same. My pictures are old enough that they are printed out on pieces of 4x6 inch paper

amylou · 07-27-2011, 08:45 AM

http://http://www.flickr.com/photos/sugarcoatedmommy/

amylou · 07-27-2011, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by privatediva

BigBravesGirl, I will find some and scan them. It's been a while for me. I can still do small cakes or make royal icing decorations if I pace myself, but I gave myself an horrific case of tendinitis hanging a ton of string work on a huge wedding cake (I decorated for about 7 hours straight the day of the wedding) about 15 years ago and have never really been the same. My pictures are old enough that they are printed out on pieces of 4x6 inch paper

I don't have the patient to do RI stringwork on cakes! I enjoy doing kid's birthday cakes or shower cakes over elaborate-wedding cakes...so stressful!

privatediva · 07-27-2011, 08:53 AM

Great pics! What fun your cookies are!

privatediva · 07-27-2011, 09:35 AM

My son is a chef. Like...a real one. He makes magic happen with spun sugar, things I would never have even attempted. When he was in highschool, he made one of the steenkin' cutest baby shower cakes I've ever seen:

At that point, his piping skills were not perfect, but the concept and execution of the cake is pretty danged cute!

I will try to post pics later this evening. My work is more "antique"...the trends when I was decorating for $$ were not toward fondant based designs. I did a lot of royal icing flowers, basketweaves and stringwork. Apparently a little too much stringwork!!

amylou · 07-27-2011, 09:41 AM

Wow he did that as a teen! That is awesome!!

...and above it shouldn't be "patient"...lol...patience. I'm at work and my brain has medical terminology turned on

privatediva · 07-27-2011, 09:49 AM

He grew up watching Food Network and decided what he was going to be when he was about 12! He's working for a very fine catering company now. The owner is about to open a bistro type restaurant/bakery, and that will be his baby. He will do the menu planning and invent the pastries on offer. He has a flair for flavor combinations and presentation. He's also really practical...none of the Food Network drama nonsense. We own a couple of restaurants (fast food) but he has worked for his dad enough to understand how important the business end of things is. I think he will really do well with the restaurant start up. It will be more predictable hours than the catering too, which will be nice.

BigBravesGirl · 07-27-2011, 11:15 AM

Diva, how awesome for your son! Where is he? Maybe one day we'll be in the area, I'd love to see his handiwork in person!

Amy, I can't see your work, but I'm jealous anyway! LOL

privatediva · 07-27-2011, 11:27 AM

BBG, He's in the greater KC area. I will let you know when the restaurant opens. It isn't named yet, but will probably contain the word "Delish!" with an exclamation point, because that is the catering business it will branch out of. This is the catering website:

True goodness never goes out of style... | delish! Catering

It has nice photos on the "menu" pages. They really do a beautiful job. The hardest part of this diet for me, so far, is dealing with it when he is home and cooks!

BigBravesGirl · 07-27-2011, 12:15 PM

Boy those food pics sure are pretty! I'm so excited for him!!

privatediva · 07-27-2011, 05:33 PM

thank you! That is so sweet. He is such a good "boy" (23) and has been so responsible his whole life. It's neat to see him getting to do what he is passionate about. It's a little hard to watch *right now*

But in the grand scheme of things, it's awesome!

privatediva · 08-08-2011, 12:15 PM

I posted this in the wrong thread....still not sure how! Anyway, boy child's Extreme Home Makeover gig was last night. Here is a pic of his catering team with Ed Sanders after the party. They will get a credit at the end of the program and may be on camera...at least the food will be. Kind of fun. Will is the real tall guy on the right.

07-26-2011, 08:32 AM	#1
amylou Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: CA Posts: 194 Gallery: amylou Stats: 5'6" 179/175/150 Start Date: 5/14/12	Ingesting sugar fumes... This week I have 1 cake and 2 smash cakes to do for a set of twins 1st birthday. Last night I was working with the icing, and the smell of the sweet sugar gave me the most awful headache! It's funny how I never noticed it before, and it never even bothered me before. Guess going without sugar can affect more than we think! It was like ingesting toxic fumes!! Just an interesting epiphany

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07-26-2011, 09:34 AM	#2
privatediva Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: USA Posts: 2,544 Gallery: privatediva Stats: 128 (R2ldw 128) 5'7" WOE: healthful, delicious low carb Start Date: 6/28/2011 (started HCG) maintaining since 9/2011	that is interesting! I used to decorate a lot of wedding cakes (I had a little catering business) and I can remember getting a big snootful of powdered sugar everytime I would dump it in my Hobart to make a new batch of icing

07-26-2011, 09:18 PM	#4
Tricialy Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Central Texas Posts: 147 Gallery: Tricialy Stats: 196/133/130 WOE: HHCG Start Date: October, 2010	I was asked to make my banana pudding 3 times in a two week period during P2 - I never realized how strong the smell was in Nilla' Wafers - I love the pudding - but it wasn't really that difficult not to eat it - but those Nilla Wafers were something else - they smelled wonderful.

07-27-2011, 06:13 AM	#5
RedsSkinnyJeans Major LCF Poster! Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 1,001 Gallery: RedsSkinnyJeans Stats: 170/144/140 Start Date: 4/1/11	The worst is when you are working closely with someone with the vanilla sugar perfume - and they smell just like sugar cookies!

07-27-2011, 06:27 AM	#7
paulabob Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 6,545 Gallery: paulabob Stats: 204/124.6/110 49%/27.4%/20% 5'2" WOE: Atkins/hHcg/Optimal whatever works Start Date: restart March '10	I smell everything really well on P2. I don't know if it's the hcg (pregnancy hormone) or if it's the low calories making everything smell so fantastic. At least nothing smells terrible like during pregnancy. I used to could trace people's perfume around the building and know where they went like a bloodhound.

07-27-2011, 06:29 AM	#8
LilacBruze Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,595 Gallery: LilacBruze Stats: 290/172.6/160 WOE: hHCG Simeons Protocol	Chuckles @ "snootful".

07-27-2011, 06:48 AM	#9
BigBravesGirl Plastic Wrap Ninja Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: moving to TWOterville Posts: 43,126 Gallery: BigBravesGirl Stats: 397 / hanging on / 2?? WOE: My way! Start Date: today	Side note: I'd love to see a picture of the cakes. I'm a cake decorator too.

07-27-2011, 08:36 AM	#10
privatediva Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: USA Posts: 2,544 Gallery: privatediva Stats: 128 (R2ldw 128) 5'7" WOE: healthful, delicious low carb Start Date: 6/28/2011 (started HCG) maintaining since 9/2011	BigBravesGirl, I will find some and scan them. It's been a while for me. I can still do small cakes or make royal icing decorations if I pace myself, but I gave myself an horrific case of tendinitis hanging a ton of string work on a huge wedding cake (I decorated for about 7 hours straight the day of the wedding) about 15 years ago and have never really been the same. My pictures are old enough that they are printed out on pieces of 4x6 inch paper

07-27-2011, 08:45 AM	#11
amylou Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: CA Posts: 194 Gallery: amylou Stats: 5'6" 179/175/150 Start Date: 5/14/12	http://http://www.flickr.com/photos/sugarcoatedmommy/

07-27-2011, 08:53 AM	#13
privatediva Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: USA Posts: 2,544 Gallery: privatediva Stats: 128 (R2ldw 128) 5'7" WOE: healthful, delicious low carb Start Date: 6/28/2011 (started HCG) maintaining since 9/2011	Great pics! What fun your cookies are!

07-27-2011, 09:35 AM	#14
privatediva Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: USA Posts: 2,544 Gallery: privatediva Stats: 128 (R2ldw 128) 5'7" WOE: healthful, delicious low carb Start Date: 6/28/2011 (started HCG) maintaining since 9/2011	My son is a chef. Like...a real one. He makes magic happen with spun sugar, things I would never have even attempted. When he was in highschool, he made one of the steenkin' cutest baby shower cakes I've ever seen: At that point, his piping skills were not perfect, but the concept and execution of the cake is pretty danged cute! I will try to post pics later this evening. My work is more "antique"...the trends when I was decorating for $$ were not toward fondant based designs. I did a lot of royal icing flowers, basketweaves and stringwork. Apparently a little too much stringwork!!

07-27-2011, 09:41 AM	#15
amylou Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: CA Posts: 194 Gallery: amylou Stats: 5'6" 179/175/150 Start Date: 5/14/12	Wow he did that as a teen! That is awesome!! ...and above it shouldn't be "patient"...lol...patience. I'm at work and my brain has medical terminology turned on

07-27-2011, 09:49 AM	#16
privatediva Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: USA Posts: 2,544 Gallery: privatediva Stats: 128 (R2ldw 128) 5'7" WOE: healthful, delicious low carb Start Date: 6/28/2011 (started HCG) maintaining since 9/2011	He grew up watching Food Network and decided what he was going to be when he was about 12! He's working for a very fine catering company now. The owner is about to open a bistro type restaurant/bakery, and that will be his baby. He will do the menu planning and invent the pastries on offer. He has a flair for flavor combinations and presentation. He's also really practical...none of the Food Network drama nonsense. We own a couple of restaurants (fast food) but he has worked for his dad enough to understand how important the business end of things is. I think he will really do well with the restaurant start up. It will be more predictable hours than the catering too, which will be nice.

07-27-2011, 11:15 AM	#17
BigBravesGirl Plastic Wrap Ninja Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: moving to TWOterville Posts: 43,126 Gallery: BigBravesGirl Stats: 397 / hanging on / 2?? WOE: My way! Start Date: today	Diva, how awesome for your son! Where is he? Maybe one day we'll be in the area, I'd love to see his handiwork in person! Amy, I can't see your work, but I'm jealous anyway! LOL

07-27-2011, 11:27 AM	#18
privatediva Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: USA Posts: 2,544 Gallery: privatediva Stats: 128 (R2ldw 128) 5'7" WOE: healthful, delicious low carb Start Date: 6/28/2011 (started HCG) maintaining since 9/2011	BBG, He's in the greater KC area. I will let you know when the restaurant opens. It isn't named yet, but will probably contain the word "Delish!" with an exclamation point, because that is the catering business it will branch out of. This is the catering website: True goodness never goes out of style... \| delish! Catering It has nice photos on the "menu" pages. They really do a beautiful job. The hardest part of this diet for me, so far, is dealing with it when he is home and cooks!

07-27-2011, 12:15 PM	#19
BigBravesGirl Plastic Wrap Ninja Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: moving to TWOterville Posts: 43,126 Gallery: BigBravesGirl Stats: 397 / hanging on / 2?? WOE: My way! Start Date: today	Boy those food pics sure are pretty! I'm so excited for him!!

07-27-2011, 05:33 PM	#20
privatediva Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: USA Posts: 2,544 Gallery: privatediva Stats: 128 (R2ldw 128) 5'7" WOE: healthful, delicious low carb Start Date: 6/28/2011 (started HCG) maintaining since 9/2011	thank you! That is so sweet. He is such a good "boy" (23) and has been so responsible his whole life. It's neat to see him getting to do what he is passionate about. It's a little hard to watch right now But in the grand scheme of things, it's awesome!

08-08-2011, 12:15 PM	#21
privatediva Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: USA Posts: 2,544 Gallery: privatediva Stats: 128 (R2ldw 128) 5'7" WOE: healthful, delicious low carb Start Date: 6/28/2011 (started HCG) maintaining since 9/2011	I posted this in the wrong thread....still not sure how! Anyway, boy child's Extreme Home Makeover gig was last night. Here is a pic of his catering team with Ed Sanders after the party. They will get a credit at the end of the program and may be on camera...at least the food will be. Kind of fun. Will is the real tall guy on the right.