Been at a stall, but I know what my problem was.

[Sandi76]

Notice I say WAS! I am not falling into these traps anymore!

Peanut freaking butter and beef jerky! God, I have been addicted to those for about a MONTH now! With both I have severe control issues. I decided to use Mydailyplate.com to record ONE day and in just peanut butter alone I consumed FOURTEEN CARBS!!

Lesson learned. Although I am craving some beef jerky. I just won't buy it anymore. Plus it was EXPENSIVE!! But, man it's SOOO Good.

[Charski]

I make beef jerky - we eat it a lot. It's cheaper to buy the dehydrator and make it yourself than it is to buy the good stuff without preservatives and sugars, which I think last time I DID buy it was more than $16/lb. plus shipping.

What I make hasn't any sugar in it so it's totally OK for LC. I bought a Nesco Snackmaster dehydrator on Amazon for under $35 delivered. I KNOW it's paid for itself already!

But good for you to figure out what your problem foods were - I bet you see a good whoosh here soon!

[Sandi76]

I was thinking of making my own. A dehydrator for $35 bucks huh? May have to look into that. What recipe do you use?

[Shimmer]

Originally Posted by Sandi76

Notice I say WAS! I am not falling into these traps anymore!

Peanut freaking butter! God, I have been addicted to those for about a MONTH now! With both I have severe control issues.

I feel your pain. I LOVE peanut butter and once I start, I'll just spoon it out of the jar. Doesn't help that it's on sale this week for 99 cents a jar--the bargain hunter in me won't be able to resist...buying it or eating it! I'll just have to put the jars on a high shelf and make myself stay away.

[Charski]

Originally Posted by Sandi76

I was thinking of making my own. A dehydrator for $35 bucks huh? May have to look into that. What recipe do you use?

It's a tweakage of Alton Brown's recipe from the Food Network - basically, 2/3 cup Worcestershire sauce, 1 1/3 cups soy sauce, onion and garlic powders, chile flakes or chili garlic paste, a little artificial sweetener if you like (I use SF honey or a smidge of agave syrup, which isn't artificial but IS high fructose so I don't use much of it) - I blend that all together in a gallon ziploc, slice up about 3 pounds of meat (I like eye of the round or brisket) and let it marinate overnight in the sealed bag. Then it takes about 6 hours to dry it in the Nesco. You end up with about 1 1/3 pounds of jerky.

I make salmon jerky too, very similar recipe except I don't use the Worcestershire, I add some lemon or lime juice, and make it sweeter. It's really good too!

[Blood Sugar 101]

The really rotten thing about Peanut Butter is that if you weigh it on a food scale, you'll discover that the portion size that corresponds to the label in grams is MUCH smaller than the 2 tbs that is also listed as a portion size!

So I figured out that I was eating about 300 calories of PB every time I thought I was eating 200. And if you do that a couple times a day and have a fairly low metabolic rate you will run into trouble.

[Sandi76]

Originally Posted by Charski

It's a tweakage of Alton Brown's recipe from the Food Network - basically, 2/3 cup Worcestershire sauce, 1 1/3 cups soy sauce, onion and garlic powders, chile flakes or chili garlic paste, a little artificial sweetener if you like (I use SF honey or a smidge of agave syrup, which isn't artificial but IS high fructose so I don't use much of it) - I blend that all together in a gallon ziploc, slice up about 3 pounds of meat (I like eye of the round or brisket) and let it marinate overnight in the sealed bag. Then it takes about 6 hours to dry it in the Nesco. You end up with about 1 1/3 pounds of jerky.

I make salmon jerky too, very similar recipe except I don't use the Worcestershire, I add some lemon or lime juice, and make it sweeter. It's really good too!

We watched that episode and thought it was so cool he used the fan and the AC filters. But sheesh by the time you bought everything, the dehydrator would cost about the same.

[oyvey]

I just use a really low oven to make my beef jerky. I keep an eye on it, and it works just fine. Plus, one less kitchen gadget--I have enough. Lemme say though, I loved that episode of "good eats" as well, and almost went out and assembled the whole gizmo, but then thought--I could do this a whole lot easier if I slapped my oven on warm, put the strips of beef on parchment paper or a rack in a baking sheet, and let it go. Takes about five hours, with a poke of the head in the oven with corresponding wangling of the beef to make sure it's dry.

I use eye of round cut for korean bbq, then there's no slicing, which is a PITA. I marinate in all kinds of things, most recently soy sauce, a dab of worcestershire, bit of dry mustard, and smoked paprika--that was amazingly good, my partner snarfed most of it without me.

[junkfoodmonkey]

I just don't even dare have peanut butter in the house. It's okay if I include it as part of something else - like to fill in the slot in celery or something. It's the other times. The jar and spoon times that are the problem. The times when I might as well toss the lid away as soon as I pop it off, because I won't be needing that again.

[NancyH58]

Originally Posted by Sandi76

Notice I say WAS! I am not falling into these traps anymore!

Peanut freaking butter and beef jerky! God, I have been addicted to those for about a MONTH now! With both I have severe control issues. I decided to use Mydailyplate.com to record ONE day and in just peanut butter alone I consumed FOURTEEN CARBS!!

Lesson learned. Although I am craving some beef jerky. I just won't buy it anymore. Plus it was EXPENSIVE!! But, man it's SOOO Good.

Was that 14 net carbs? So you ate 6 tablespoons of PB?

I don't think cutting out food is the best way to handle a control issue... maybe instead you should eat the peanut butter on low carb bread or celery so it is more filling? Only eat it when hungry, too?

Cutting food out totally for most people just kind of promotes a diet mentality that is destructive...

It sounds like you might have a problem with salty food. Maybe buying unsalted PB is the ticket?

[NancyH58]

Originally Posted by Blood Sugar 101

The really rotten thing about Peanut Butter is that if you weigh it on a food scale, you'll discover that the portion size that corresponds to the label in grams is MUCH smaller than the 2 tbs that is also listed as a portion size!

So I figured out that I was eating about 300 calories of PB every time I thought I was eating 200. And if you do that a couple times a day and have a fairly low metabolic rate you will run into trouble.

I use a food scale whenever I am at home... no problems! I never use table spoon volume measures. It's messier and also inaccurate. SO much easier to just put my plate on a scale and put my food on and let it tell me what is in what I am eating.

I've gotten very very good at estimating food though so I doubt I would need to do this all the time, it's just easier now that it is a habit.

[junkfoodmonkey]

Originally Posted by NancyH58

Was that 14 net carbs? So you ate 6 tablespoons of PB?

I don't think cutting out food is the best way to handle a control issue... maybe instead you should eat the peanut butter on low carb bread or celery so it is more filling? Only eat it when hungry, too?

Cutting food out totally for most people just kind of promotes a diet mentality that is destructive...

It sounds like you might have a problem with salty food. Maybe buying unsalted PB is the ticket?

For me, if I have something that really is a control problem, cutting it out totally really is the only way to deal with it, because I can too easily talk myself into one more bite, or spoonful or piece of whatever. But I get over the issue of feeling like I'm depriving myself by thinking one day at a time. I'm not having that thing right now, today. That doesn't mean I'll never have it again, but I'm making the choice not to have it right now.

If I get a real Jones on for some particular item I make the decision "I'll have it tomorrow, if I still want it." By tomorrow, I never do.

[clutterbug]

Yup, the peanut butter has bitten the hand that eats it around here too!

My main problem is I just sneak a few licks off the spoon when I'm making sammies for the family. I probably end up eating 1/4 cup...but I don't know cuz I don't measure. My knew rule is if I eat peanut butter, it will ONLY be in measured portions. NO free licks! I started last night when I made a sandwich for DH...no PB for me yesterday and I'm so glad! Deff don't need those extra carbs right now.

[Sandi76]

Originally Posted by NancyH58

I use a food scale whenever I am at home... no problems! I never use table spoon volume measures. It's messier and also inaccurate. SO much easier to just put my plate on a scale and put my food on and let it tell me what is in what I am eating.

I've gotten very very good at estimating food though so I doubt I would need to do this all the time, it's just easier now that it is a habit.

During the course of the day? Yes, probably. A big ole spoonful or two here, a big ole spoonful or two there. It's something I can easily eat as I just adore the way peanut butter tastes! It is Peter Pan so the salt/sweet combined (I am on TOM) is what gets me. I need to stop buying it, and buy the all natural, or the Smart Balance.

Sometimes for me, I just have to eat it and then my want will naturally wane. It's still sitting in the cupboard. I had some (very small amount) in my yogurt the other day without binging. Hopefully I can go back to controlling it again.

[Carrollkay]

The last time I was low carbing I bought beef jerky at cosco and I loved it but it did derail me..I think I need to stay away from it.. But it's sooooo good..
Lisa

[scrappychik]

Another PB junky here!!! I have been "stuck" for months and finally realized I needed to go back and do a clean induction and stay away from LC "treats" for awhile. Putting my foods into fitday was a real eye opener for me as well Glad you figured it out

[GraceGirl]

I'm a peanut butter addict, so I have to be really careful. I've actually been eating PB2's powdered peanut butter because the carb count and calories is lower...and it tastes just like peanut butter! It was made for us pb addicts that find it hard to stick to 2 tablespoons.

[Naz]

I don't even go near regular peanut butter. Natural peanut butter keeps me more on track. Because it isn't sweet, it really fills you up and doesn't make me want to eat a bunch more.