ChocoPerfection - The Name Says It All!

I'm a huge chocolate fan. I'm also very picky. When starting my low-carb lifestyle almost 7 years ago, I thought I'd have to give up my chocolate for good. You can only imagine my excitement when I learned there were sugar-free chocolates on the market that a low-carber like myself could enjoy without any guilt. These candies were made with a product called maltitol. I'd never heard of it before, but according to my LC mentors I didn't have to count it because it did not spike blood sugar levels.

I remember reading the labels and thinking "Wow, 26 carbs with 24 sugar alcohols - so only 2 net carbs. Not bad for chocolate!" While it tasted O.K. (better than nothing I figured) it sure wasn't what I had been anticipating. Then came the thunderstorm that raged in my gut. What discomfort! I learned the side effects of sugar alcohols were less than pleasant and I later found they didn't really help me with my weight loss.

I spent several years trying various candies hoping for the right taste but without the horrid stomach issues and stalling effects. I never found what I was looking for until almost 2 years ago. I had just entered Jimmy Moore's 1 year blog anniversary giveaway and won a 12 pack box of ChocoPerfection.

ChocoPerfection is aptly named! It is the perfect chocolate bar for low-carbers or anyone who is watching their sugar intake. The best part, besides the rich decadent taste, is the lack of maltitol, which has recently been proven to be high on the glycemic index. Sweetened with oligofructose and erithrytol (a non-gastric-distress sugar alcohol), ChocoPerfection has a luxurious creamy texture that it's competitors have yet to prefect. And oligofructose has benefits! According to a flyer I got about Chocoperfection, oligofructose has scientists proclaiming it as "part of a new breed of 'functional foods' that have a variety of properties to improve your health, including curing the body of infections and supporting weight loss." Want to hear more? They also tell us that oligofructose is derived from the chicory plant and is classified as a "prebiotic fiber" which means it will "take root in your digestive tract and support the growth of beneficial probiotic microflora."

Would you believe Mary Jo Kringas, creator of ChocoPerfection, lost over 100 lbs while eating three or four of these a day! Amazing! Who would have thought you could enjoy sinfully delicious chocolate, improve your digestive tract and lose weight?

Oh, and let me take a moment to speak on the subject of customer service. In an age when true customer care seems to be dead, Mary Jo is a breath of fresh air! After winning my box of ChocoPerfection from Jimmy Moore's giveaway, there was a slight mix-up with my address. My prize did not arrive in a timely fashion. Mary Jo quickly apologized for the confusion and sent me 2 boxes of ChocoPerfection to make up for the mistake. I didn't have to ask for a thing. She saw the mistake and made sure the customer was satisfied. I was floored by this kind of attitude. Rest assured if you do business with Mary Jo and Low-Carb Specialties, you will get outstanding service as well as the most delicious low-carb chocolate you've ever tried.


ChocoPerfection is by far the best tasting sugar-free chocolate available. With three flavors to choose from, you are bound to find a favorite! You can purchase these in Dark or Milk Chocolate directly from Low Carb Specialties, or you can purchase all three flavors, including the new Livin' La Vida Low-Carb Raspberry Dark Chocolate bar from retailers such as CarbSmart, Netrition, and the dark raspberry bar from Amazon.com.

Thanks to Mary Jo, three of my lucky readers will have a chance to win an assortment of these fantastic bars this week! If you haven't already entered the giveaway for a chance at one of these delicious prizes, do so today! Time is running out! We must have all entries by Midnight on Jan. 24th.

May 21, 2007

I slept like a rock last night. I don't remember anything, except hearing my husband get up once. I haven't been that tired in a long time. My weekend went pretty well. We took the kids to the lake on Saturday and went fishing. We rented a little paddle boat to fish out of. We learned a few things from that experience.

#1 - take an anchor or two next time. The wind kept blowing us around, which makes fishing with bobbers almost impossible. Hubby tried to tie up the front of the boat to a log that was sticking out of the water, but then we were just being blown around in circles.

#2 - I don't like paddle boats. Every time the kids would need help with their line, my hubby would stand up and make is way to their end of the boat. The boat would rock and tilt.. and hubby always looked like he was about to fall in head first. Since we are veterans of a somewhat serious boat accident where he almost drowned, I'm a bit paranoid. I didn't like it at all. Every time he'd stand up I'd get sick at my stomach.

#3 - Even out on the water you need bug repellent. We managed to remember the sunscreen, but forgot to spray everyone down with off. The dragonflies landing on our heads was an interesting touch, but finding ticks on my son later in the day was more than a little alarming. We were no where near high grass or trees, yet he managed to have ticks on him anyway. I honestly think they were in the boat.

#4 - Get out there early. It's been so long since we've been fishing, which is probably a sin in some circles, that we forgot the fish usually bite early or late. Midday is not the best time to be plunking in the bait. We did see fish.. but only got a few nibbles, and those weren't big enough to actually set the hook with. We almost accidentally caught a trout, which surprised us all. I didn't even know there were trout in that lake. My hubby was pulling my daughter's bait out of the water to fix it, and low and behold this trout comes to the top and tries to snatch it away.

Topic change....

TOM has yet to rear it's ugly head. I'm assuming it's because of all the stress I've been under. Stress will really mess with the body and I've had this happen before due to stress. So I guess it'll show when it shows.

I'm down another lb today, which leaves only 1.5 lbs left until I'm back at my pre-vegas weight. And today I'm wearing a size 14 jean skirt!!! I haven't worn 14 in a long time. What's funny is I bought this skirt in Vegas and it fit me then. I was so excited about coming back to tell everyone. Then somehow the skirt got put away and I forgot I even had it. I also forgot to tell you all about it. I must have had a brain lapse or something.

I'm not sure If I'll keep updating menus the way I have been or not. I'm thinking of using my fitday program again and then just posting the stats here and the end of the day or beginning of the next. Sorry I'm so wishy-washy on this.. I just can't decide which would be the easiest way to do it. I would like to keep better track of all my nutritional info, and fitday is great for that.

I'm still working on the article I mentioned last week. I also have an idea for a small series of posts that will discuss low-carbing on a budget, so stay tuned for that.

I have a great low-carb chocolate dessert recipe I'd like to share this week. I hope to get to that soon as well.

Oh.. the grill I won in the 2nd Annual Livin' La Vida Low-Carb Blogiversary Giveaway Contest is supposed to be delivered this morning! Whoo Hoo! I'll be sure to post pictures of it for you later.