Loving the cooler temps - how about you? I am fighting to get this pound I acquired on Monday off. Still holding, but that pound has to go. :) Was off plan again yesterday as we had a staff lunch that threw my day off. Didn't eat off plan - but schedule and water off. UGH. Today will be better. I am not discouraged but excited that I care about ONE pound. I am not obsessing - just determined that I am not going to be Lot's wife (NO salt sculpture here).
It really does my heart good to hear that so many of you are realizing how deep into the funnel we were in the area of food. Someone asked me yesterday if I could tell whether or not food had sugar in it. Absolutely! I went to a restaurant in Destin and the waitress assured me that the sea bass was probably the only item on the menu with no sugar. I explained that I could not eat sugar or starch - but as I told some of you - when it arrived at my table, it had been grilled in a sugar mixture. So I ate some of the middle and threw the rest away. It's amazing how we become so aware when we realize the danger of reintroducing bad things back into our bodies. I was also asked how do I live life without sugar - "happily" was my reply. :) I made a sugar free fudge that tastes like German Chocolate mousse and many ate it yesterday at the staff party and loved it. I will make some for our share-a-dish, Holiday preview meeting at my house on Sunday evening, November 6th.
At our next meeting, if you would like to bring a small amount of a holiday item that will help us all walk through our first holiday season as healthy, free people - that would be great. This is my first season on this side as well. My healthy birthdate is Jan. 24th. Almost a year now - YEA! At that gathering on Nov. 6th, we will share recipes and celebrate. I am working on dressing for Thanksgiving, the chocolate mousse fudge and a German Chocolate cake. Of course all gatherings for the holidays should include beautifully colored veggies and lots of them. Maybe Jennie will bless us with her mashed potatoes (cauliflower) so we can build those holiday, family dinners without compromise this year. YEA! I think collectively we can do it. I know some will be on Phase 2 that evening and won't be able to sample, but a preview of dinners (without tasting - sorry) is something to look forward to. Those of us on maintenance will only take a tablespoon of each item to sample as we are not going back to plates filled high. :) This is a night to assist the fam with cooking for the holidays so that we hit January 2nd, with arms lifted high, and waist lines that reflect victory! Can you tell I am pumped??? :)
Choose life and eat to live,
PK
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