*Slim & Sexy by Memorial Day* *Egg Cream Challenge*

[OurLuvsFromAbove]

I wanna try making it with out the heavy cream, thsi would save alot of calories and carbs..
anyone try to do it with out any creamy type stuff like almond or cream?
hows it taste?

[jgw]

I make the basic recipe and add coffee. This morning I added CO. one or two times I've added the protein powder.
Most of the time it's the basic recipe with instant coffee added with water or hot coffee added.

I did see a recipe with pumpkin I might try but I will not add all the other ingredients, too many calories, I don't like to get to far from the original recipe.

[Mommie22boys]

Originally Posted by OurLuvsFromAbove

I wanna try making it with out the heavy cream, thsi would save alot of calories and carbs..
anyone try to do it with out any creamy type stuff like almond or cream?
hows it taste?

Yep, yep!!

I've posted this previously, but I don't think it's been on this thread before:

Egg Cream Cappuccino

About 5 oz leftover hot coffee
About a 1/2 cup boiling water
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 pkt Splenda (or equivalent sweetener)
1 or 2 eggs
Another pkt Splenda

Put coffee in a large mug. Add next 4 ingredients to a blender/Magic Bullet and blend until frothy. (30 sec?) Pour into mug with the coffee. Sprinkle top with last Splenda pkt and slowly stir in.

Very creamy and no cream to have to count! These turn out with a nice frothy layer on top, like on a cappuccino. Mmmm! I had these all the time this summer and they really were filling and tasty!

HTH

[jgw]

Originally Posted by Mommie22boys

Yep, yep!!

I've posted this previously, but I don't think it's been on this thread before:

Egg Cream Cappuccino

About 5 oz leftover hot coffee
About a 1/2 cup boiling water
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 pkt Splenda (or equivalent sweetener)
1 or 2 eggs
Another pkt Splenda

Put coffee in a large mug. Add next 4 ingredients to a blender/Magic Bullet and blend until frothy. (30 sec?) Pour into mug with the coffee. Sprinkle top with last Splenda pkt and slowly stir in.

Very creamy and no cream to have to count! These turn out with a nice frothy layer on top, like on a cappuccino. Mmmm! I had these all the time this summer and they really were filling and tasty!

HTH

this is the basic recipe I tried the first time and still continue to it.
Thanks for posting it again.

[hummingbird11]

Originally Posted by OurLuvsFromAbove

I wanna try making it with out the heavy cream, thsi would save alot of calories and carbs..
anyone try to do it with out any creamy type stuff like almond or cream?
hows it taste?

my heavy cream says 0 carbs - but high fat & calories. am i missing something? are there hidden carbs?

[hummingbird11]

Originally Posted by tomswife

Thanks, Guys. I've been at a stall for over a month. Can't seem to get below 200. That was the weight I was at a few years ago when I started gaining again. I've still got 80 pounds to lose and I'm getting impatient :-) I tried the egg cream a few weeks ago but it didn't seem to do any good. I think I was adding to much to it and upped the calories to high. But I'm going to try it again and see what happens.

Hi Tom's Wife!
your metabolism may need to be kickstarted to get past your plateau - have you tried carb cycling?
I'm just learning about it (don't need it yet) but there are lots of LCFers doing it - sounds interesting:

Carb and Calorie Cycling: Zigzag into swimsuit weather!

CHECK-OUT THESE 2 ARTICLES (READ FROM THE BOTTOM UP):

PART 1 Lean Bodies Consulting

PART II Metabolic Slowdown - Part II | Lean Bodies Consulting

[hummingbird11]

Chemical Cuisine / Nutrition Action Health Letter
A guide to food additives & artificial sweeteners

For complete listing: Food Additives ~ CSPI’s Food Safety

The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is the nonprofit health-advocacy group that publishes the Nutrition Action Health Letter. CSPI mounts educational programs and presses for changes in government and corporate policies.

EVERYONE SHOULD AVOID Aspartame & Acesulfame K (Potassium)
(unsafe or very poorly tested and not worth any risk)

Aspartame
(NutraSweet; Equal; SF Jell-O; diet soda; frozen desserts; etc)

Aspartame (Equal, NutraSweet), a chemical combination of two amino acids and methanol, was initially thought to be the perfect artificial sweetener, but it might cause cancer or neurological problems such as dizziness or hallucinations. The bottom line is that lifelong consumption of aspartame probably increases the risk of cancer. People—especially young children—should NOT consume foods & beverages sweetened with aspartame, and should switch to products sweetened with SUCRALOSE (Splenda) instead, or should avoid all artificially sweetened foods. Two other artificial sweeteners, SACCHARIN and ACESULFAME-K, have also been linked to a risk of cancer.

Acesulfame K (Potassium)
(chewing gum; diet soda; baked goods; desserts; Somersize products; etc)

Poorly done safety tests in the 1970’s suggested that acesulfame potassium may cause cancer. The FDA has refused to require better studies. The safety tests of acesulfame-K were conducted in the 1970s and were of mediocre quality. Key rat tests were afflicted by disease in the animal colonies; a mouse study was several months too brief and did not expose animals during gestation. Two rat studies suggest that the additive might cause cancer. It was for those reasons that in 1996 the Center for Science in the Public Interest urged the FDA to require better testing before permitting acesulfame-K in soft drinks. In addition, large doses of acetoacetamide, a breakdown product, have been shown to affect the thyroid in rats, rabbits, and dogs. Hopefully, the small amounts in food are not harmful.

[Moretta]

jgw Glad to hear the CO did the trick.

OurLuvsFromAbove It tastes pretty good with the Avocado its nice and creamy. yummy.

Yep, yep!!

I've posted this previously, but I don't think it's been on this thread before:

Egg Cream Cappuccino

About 5 oz leftover hot coffee
About a 1/2 cup boiling water
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 pkt Splenda (or equivalent sweetener)
1 or 2 eggs
Another pkt Splenda

This would never get me by. How do you stay full on this ec?

[Moretta]

I have prepared my Egg Cream for breakfast tomorrow:

Papaya/Avocado Egg Cream

1/4 cup of heavy cream
1/2 Haas Avocado
2 egg yolks
1 whole egg
2 oz of Papaya
Then I will add some hot herbal tea 4 fl oz

I tasted a bit and its delish because of the Papaya can't wait to eat it.

I think I am going to substitute the heavy cream with some unsweetened vanilla milk. It has way less carbs. It has 2 g for 8 fl oz vs heavy cream 1 tbsp 1 carb.

Has anybody used vanilla/almond milk.

per serving 240ml
servings per container about 4
calories 40
fat 3g
cholesterol 0mg
sodium 180mg
carbohydrate 2g (net carbs 1)
protein 1g

Almond Breeze Unsweetened Almond Beverage - Vanilla - The Low Carb Grocery Canada

[Ilpirata]

Moretta,
Hi... I'm just wondering which low carb plan you've decided to follow - just a caution that there aren't any that i know of that allow fruit like papaya in their begining phases. I would hate for you to do all the work of following a program but not get the results due to something as silly as a couple of ounces of fruit. I really suggest picking a program, reading the book, and then following its rules to the T for the first couple of weeks so you can honestly gauge how your body responds.

Good Luck! You can do it.

[Moretta]

Ilpirata Moretta,
Hi... I'm just wondering which low carb plan you've decided to follow - just a caution that there aren't any that i know of that allow fruit like papaya in their begining phases. I would hate for you to do all the work of following a program but not get the results due to something as silly as a couple of ounces of fruit. I really suggest picking a program, reading the book, and then following its rules to the T for the first couple of weeks so you can honestly gauge how your body responds.

Good Luck! You can do it.

I'm dong the OWL and on the fruit rung.

[fatima_mystique]

The CO did the trick in my EC. I was not hungry right away. I was able to last until I ate my VERY small salad with steak strips 4 hours later. I just eat enough to keep my stomach from feeling empty. To those who drink there egg creams for Breakfast and Lunch, are you satisfied until dinner and not overeat?

[OurLuvsFromAbove]

I honestly think since starting the eggcreams, my stomach has shrunk.. I overall am very less hungry between meals, and when I do eat, I really do not eat that much.. But I have been doing the eggcreams for a few weeks now...

[lbbmp]

Originally Posted by fatima_mystique

The CO did the trick in my EC. I was not hungry right away. I was able to last until I ate my VERY small salad with steak strips 4 hours later. I just eat enough to keep my stomach from feeling empty. To those who drink there egg creams for Breakfast and Lunch, are you satisfied until dinner and not overeat?

Fatima,
Did the coconut oil really make you feel full? The regular egg creme shakes do not fill me up How much co did you use? If the coconut oil really works and does keep you full, I'll go out and buy some tomorrow
Lynn

[fatima_mystique]

Originally Posted by lbbmp

Fatima,
Did the coconut oil really make you feel full? The regular egg creme shakes do not fill me up How much co did you use? If the coconut oil really works and does keep you full, I'll go out and buy some tomorrow
Lynn

I used 1tbsp CO, 2 tbsp heavy cream, 1 cup of black coffee, 1 tbsp davinci syrup and ice. I drunk it around 6:45am. I got to @ 8 and drunk 20oz of water so maybe that is why I was not hungry. Then I had my mini meal @10:30. Since I sit at a desk all day I have to eat something so I am trying different LC foods to snack on. I guess after a week of doing this I should be able to tell if it is really the CO. But from the research I did on CO and reading the different blogs it is worth trying.

[lbbmp]

Originally Posted by fatima_mystique

I used 1tbsp CO, 2 tbsp heavy cream, 1 cup of black coffee, 1 tbsp davinci syrup and ice. I drunk it around 6:45am. I got to @ 8 and drunk 20oz of water so maybe that is why I was not hungry. Then I had my mini meal @10:30. Since I sit at a desk all day I have to eat something so I am trying different LC foods to snack on. I guess after a week of doing this I should be able to tell if it is really the CO. But from the research I did on CO and reading the different blogs it is worth trying.

Fatima,
I realize that we need to all find our own way and see what works best for just us. With that being said, I appreciate your honesty.

I was beginning to feel like a failure. I read every post before I tried the egg cream experiment. Almost every person said the egg cremes made them feel extremely full (this was when the threads first appeared). I had my first one a few days ago and was starving within twenty minutes or so I kept thinking to myself, what's my problem? No one else seems to be as hungry as you!
I will keep pluggin' away and get the co tomorrow.
Lynn

[Moretta]

fatima_mystique: So glad the CO did the trick for you.

ibbmp: I did not feel full either. I was getting hungry like after 15 minutes or so, it was so awful and I felt like a total failure. I then started to put in the avocado and voila it did the trick. I would have used CO, but I am awaiting my online order to come any day now. Can't wait to try it.

[fatima_mystique]

Originally Posted by lbbmp

Fatima,
I realize that we need to all find our own way and see what works best for just us. With that being said, I appreciate your honesty.

I was beginning to feel like a failure. I read every post before I tried the egg cream experiment. Almost every person said the egg cremes made them feel extremely full (this was when the threads first appeared). I had my first one a few days ago and was starving within twenty minutes or so I kept thinking to myself, what's my problem? No one else seems to be as hungry as you!
I will keep pluggin' away and get the co tomorrow.
Lynn

When I tried the egg cream on Monday, about 30 min later I started talking to myself screaming I need something else to eat but I knew I had to wait awhile before eating again because of all the eggs so when the others recommended CO I thought I need all the help I can get. Lynn, I noticed some use Whey Protein in the shakes too. So I plan on getting some that is low carb and see what happens. Even if it takes the calorie count up, it may be worth it if that is all I am taking in. I am glad we are in this together. We will find the right combo. I better go to bed before I eat something I have no business eatin.

[Mommie22boys]

Originally Posted by Moretta

jgw Glad to hear the CO did the trick.

OurLuvsFromAbove It tastes pretty good with the Avocado its nice and creamy. yummy.

Yep, yep!!

I've posted this previously, but I don't think it's been on this thread before:



This would never get me by. How do you stay full on this ec?

Well, the original reason I started having these last summer was to try to be able to drink my coffee without any cream in it. However, black coffee is very to me. This let me have my coffee, but I found that the eggs in it let me really just call it breakfast. So I had it as a meal replacement. I never really drank it as a "wow, this is going to keep me so full for hours" kind of thing. I just found that I didn't need to have one of those AND eat breakfast, too.

Now, of course, I'm experimenting with all kinds of different variations, and the ones I'm making now DO keep me full for hours. However, OurLuvs was looking for a version that didn't use any cream. . .hence, the reason I posted that recipe.

[OurLuvsFromAbove]

Ok so yesterday I had a really good day. But I worked 12hrs and was death tired when I got home...
Since I have started using coffee cubes in my eggcream I really think I need to go from 3 eggs to 2 eggs cause its making me grossly full..
I ate pretty clean too.
Coffee eggcream for breakfast
Eggsalad on cucumber slices for lunch, and when I got home from work I literally had to force myself to eat dinner, but it was really more like a snack and I was soooooo tired. I had like 4 celery stalks with creamcheese.
Anywho I weigh in this am hoping that I would finally be under 160lbs... all I was looking hoping and praying for was 159.5 lol
Even if it was a hair under 160 I would have taken it......


Sooo I step on the scale dum dum dummmmmmmmm
And its 158! Holy moly I almost fainted.
I feel like I'm finally over my plateu and now I can get on with losing!
I couldn't have done it with out you guys, you have all become great friends to me and I look foward to this every single day.

I hope we can have a slim and sexy by the 4th of july after this? I don't want our little group to end after memorial day!


Xooxooxooxoxooxo
Kerry

[tomswife]

Originally Posted by OurLuvsFromAbove

Ok so yesterday I had a really good day. But I worked 12hrs and was death tired when I got home...
Since I have started using coffee cubes in my eggcream I really think I need to go from 3 eggs to 2 eggs cause its making me grossly full..
I ate pretty clean too.
Coffee eggcream for breakfast
Eggsalad on cucumber slices for lunch, and when I got home from work I literally had to force myself to eat dinner, but it was really more like a snack and I was soooooo tired. I had like 4 celery stalks with creamcheese.
Anywho I weigh in this am hoping that I would finally be under 160lbs... all I was looking hoping and praying for was 159.5 lol
Even if it was a hair under 160 I would have taken it......


Sooo I step on the scale dum dum dummmmmmmmm
And its 158! Holy moly I almost fainted.
I feel like I'm finally over my plateu and now I can get on with losing!
I couldn't have done it with out you guys, you have all become great friends to me and I look foward to this every single day.

I hope we can have a slim and sexy by the 4th of july after this? I don't want our little group to end after memorial day!


Xooxooxooxoxooxo
Kerry

That is so cool, Kerry. Congrates. It just feels so good to get past a point.