The MakeMeThinner Support Forum

[ljm498]

Well, I certainly had a "Doh!" moment yesterday. So I'm going along day to day thinking I'm doing everything right. I've been using I can't believe it's not butter spray in my oatmeal for the longest time and in the last week have started adding it to everything. The bottle says 0 calories, 0 everything. So, I'm thinking cool, this is great. So this week I'm gaining weight, slowly, but gaining. This is the first time since I began this I've gained ANY weight so I'm thinking something is weird. Not TOM or anything like that. So I start examining what I'm doing. I finally get around to the I can't believe it's not butter label and look at the ingredients. Soy oil, buttermilk. Hmmmmmmm So I says to myself, self, how can there be no calories with those ingredients. I do a little research on-line and find that in just a few spritzes there's no calories but, as you use more and more the fat and calories add up pretty quickly! Arrgghhhhhhhhhhh Yeah, for the whole bottle there's something like 900 calories and 90 grams of fat. Well, this certainly explains a lot! Well, at least I found the problem. I should have known better. It tastes too good so I should have known too good to be ok. Well, I'm cutting it out. I'm so sad. I love my butter spray. But I won't miss it much when the weight loss picks back up though. I could just kick myself! So, hopefully no one else is doing this too. Thought I'd post this as a public service announcement.

[chickbb]

I had no idea !!!! Thanks for the tip !!!! It does taste real good. Have you tried butter buds? I'm not sure what the #'s are on that product? But....many thanks for the heads up !!!!!

[dlr2424]

Lynne....... ........thanks for the "Public Service Announcement"...lol
sorry about the upward swing ...... ....but it will come off just as fast...... ....and yes that has happened to me plenty............nutrition labels can be very deceiving...... .....keep up the great work........ .......

Donna....dlr2424

[LeeannNH]

hey lynne

thanks for the PSA! what an annoying thing huh? those goofy labels...they should have the same PSA that you just gave us.

thanks again for sharing and good for you taking action on your upswing
good luck

just say no (to butter spray!)
leeann

[ljm498]

Chickbb, I checked on the budder buds tonight at the store and they have cals too, but I don't think as bad. See, my problem is, I can't just use a little of something, like the butter spray, I was pouring it on! No wonder why it all tasted so good!

Donna and Leeann, those labels are just aweful! I think they should put some kind of disclaimer or SOMETHING on it that says if used in large amounts there are many cals and fat. It's pretty misleading I think. Some people just see that "0" under cals/serving and think great! It's a freebie! It really is my fault though, I know better than to not look at the ingredients. Had I done that sooner I would have avoided the whole thing. We live, we learn

[mytime]

Lynne - THANKS !!!!!!!!! So very sad to see it go - use it nightly But this week it is back to nude food. Mytime

[Lisa Renee]

she said nude....

[oregonrose]

thats so cute. yep those labels are purposely deceiving! I have gotten used to putting lemon juice on lots of things and I like it. not as good as butter, but definitely not bad! have in there all! nancy

[mama2benandrachel]

ljm498,

Thanks for the heads up! I have been checking out a bottle of it in my refrigerator!!!!!!!! That's where it's going to stay!