Onto the Rest of the Holiday Season

Turkey Day is done, now onto the rest of the Holiday Season!

I cooked my ass off and my family loved it...as always! I cooked my low carb items as well. The Pumpkin Crepe Cake was a huge success and no one would guess it was low carb. Road trip to get and then bring Teen Queen back to college and dining out. Too much dining out! I really need to get a handle on this. Not only is it bad for my waistline, it's not good for my wallet either.

Coming off what I call a stall, plus dining out and Thanksgiving meant a gain for this gal. No huge shocker there for me, really. I ate on plan with the exception of a cup of stuffing and cranberries on Turkey Day. Dining out I had some tortilla chips. I gained 7 pounds!!! My body REALLY doesn't like carbs and shows me every time. I weighed this morning and have just 2 more to lose to be back where I was before the 'stall'. Not too bad. : /

I am back on track and need to MAKE time to get in some exercise. Or at least that's the plan!

Slap in the Face

A stall is like a slap in the face. 11 days and no change tape measure wise, and even a small gain on the scale. It could possibly be due to TOM, regardless it's a bummer. 

It's a bummer to be eating right and counting all the right things and not have the right thin happen on the scale. I am not freaked out by the eating frenzy of the holiday season which is steadily coming upon us. In fact I have some delicious low carb friendly recipes for me as well as the traditional dishes for everyone else.

On the menu for Thanksgiving (slapsgiving photo above), other than the bird of course...

garlic cauliflower 'mashed potatoes'

roast turkey and gravy

roasted brussels sprouts

pumpkin crepe cake

stuffing, mashed potatoes and traditional pumpkin pie for everyone else

As you can see, I will be eating VERY well and low carb too! All without feeling deprived. Added bonus.

About Time

I lost! Not just what I put on from jumping off the horse, but a for real, legit loss.  I am 228.6 currently from 242. That's -13.4 pounds gone. I am out of the 240's and for more than a few days I have remained under the 230's; so I am counting myself out of those as well! It's been a while since I have been in the 220's zip code. It's kind of nice, although I would like for this to be a temporary thing and keep on moving down...210's here I come! :)

I have remained true to my low carb/Atkins/paleo...whatever people are calling it these days. It's what works for me and it's when I feel my best. Achey joints are a thing of the past. My body has had some weird muscle pains, I chalk that up to it adjusting to it's new digs.

Now I need to get motivated and start moving MORE...a lot more! I need to schedule in time for me to walk or Kettlebell daily. I am sure it will be rough at first, but I think it will give me more energy in the long run. I have so much to get done around here not just in daily life, but around the home, baseball mom stuff, with the Holly Days coming upon us, having to go bring TQ home to spend the days with us, cleaning, cooking, cooking, cooking and did I mention COOKING?

For Thanksgiving I thin I will make this http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/thanksgiving_dinner_2004.html, along with the regular fixings for the non Atkins people of the house. There's just something about Garlic smashed potatoes! YUM!