Not Worthy!

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So not much is going on with my weight. I'm wavering between 30-35lbs lost depending on the day and what I have eaten. I need to cut out the sodium and lunch meat (I've had a thing for bologna this week and I know it's not good for me but it's finally gone!). I think next week I will start Monday with a 3 day meat and egg fast then transition back in the veggies to kick start things again. I have been very hungry lately even though I've been keeping the carbs low and not eating many LC treats or cheese so I think I just need a good shake up.

Look at this. This is a piece of low carb, gluten/dairy/sugar free chocolate PIE!!!! Not only is it chocolate pie but it has a PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE CRUST! lol! When you haven't had those things legally in a while, you get the right to shout it out ;). You can't tell but I dropped it on the floor before I took the picture and it was still a thing of beauty! And I ate it! (the floor was clean) And it was goooooood, oh so very, very good. Mark and the kids thought it wasn't sweet enough but for me, a dark chocolate lover, it was perfect. I have never made a pie that held together so well. You can probably guess the creator..Lauren! She's a low carb goodie goddess! Here is the link.. I found the recipe looked more complicated than it was. I found I had to whisk it a lot and with my bad arm/carpal tunnel it was a little tricky but so worth it. I may just blend it next time.

I am very proud of myself. Mark and I took a couple of friends to Halifax for an appointment and I stayed on track! I brought a bag of low carb treats for me and I didn't even eat any. I had a peppermint tea with splenda for lunch (wasn't hungry) and for supper I had a BK stacker without the bun, a garden salad and a diet coke. My friends had triple whoppers and if I wasn't worried about the long ride home, I would of too. On the way home I savoured a couple squares of dark chocolate. It was a good day. Oh and last Saturday dad took me and the kids to the valley and I stayed on plan too. Again I had a peppermint tea for lunch (wish I could do that home but I get a nervous stomach when traveling so don't feel like eating) and for supper I had a half chicken dinner with salad from Swiss Chalet. The chicken portions were scrawny, like two regular sized pieces so I wasn't full, satisfied but not stuffed. I guess that's a good thing :)

I made something yummy for supper last night. I had some fried hamburger leftover and I added a couple cups of beef broth. Then I added a couple cups of sliced cabbage, some red pepper, a sliced onion and let it simmer until the veggies were cooked. I then added a tablespoon of taco seasoning and a couple of tablespoons of powdered nacho cheese sauce mix and it got all thick and yummy. I was going to add real cheese but I need to use up some things (it didn't have any more carbs than cheese besides). Someone made fun of me for liking hamburger helper on a message board but as a kid that was a rare treat so yeah I'm going to like it. And this tasted like the , very good and not as artificial.

Oh and earlier this week I made a couple of big shepherd pies for the freezer using cauliflower instead of potato. I can't wait to have them some day. Superstore makes them that way but they have carby veggies in them. I used green and yellow beans and a bit of cheese on top.

I've been super stressed lately and there have been a few times I have started to eat something I shouldn't but I always catch myself. One cookie for a handful of chips can lead me to a terrible binge which often leads to a great weight gain. I need to be so careful.

So I'm staying on plan but need to clean it up a bit. I am determined to get my weight under control so I can start living and enjoying life again!