Monday I started back on my low carb lifestyle. I just feel better when I am not eating carbs. Seriously. But I crave them at the same time. I like a little sweet when I get done eating. Normally, I can curb the sweet factor by having dry roasted almonds - chocolate or cinnamon brown sugar on hands at all times. I keep a stash in my purse and at my desk at work.
Due to weather factors and cash flow issues beyond my control, I haven't been shopping to stock up on my low carb necessities. So I came home to the chicken I had laid out for dinner. 40 clove chicken and roasted brussel sprouts with baked potato was the menu I had thought of that morning. But I was STARVING when I walked in the door. I knew I was crashing fast. I tried to stave off the insanity by eating some string cheese. Then some turkey pepperoni. It wasn't holding me. I needed something sweet. Then I remembered the homemade chocolate squirrel.
Yeah, I said Squirrel. This is what we have dubbed the chocolate cake recipe on the back of the Hershey's cocoa tin. Seriously, the best chocolate cake around. So moist, so dense, so chocolately!!! My eye's bulged. It was leftover from our annual Friend's Liquor Exchange dinner. My brother was supposed to come over and finish it. Help me out- you know? It's not like you have to mention it twice to him when cake is involved. My brother is the sweet treat king. His infamy will last for years in our family as the guy who eats half a cake in a sitting or the guy who considers half a pie a slice or the guy who will eat a half gallon of ice cream for dinner.
It was like I was drowning and that chocolate cake was the life perserver. I could feel myself weakening. Cake was all I could think of. I broke. I had a slice. IT was the best dang slice of cake I ever had. Notice I said slice. A thin slice. I didn't eat the entire 4th of cake that was left. I can do this. Take a bite...give in a little bit but don't over do.
I still made the dinner I had planned. I was mostly full from the cake, so I only had a small portion. I will have the rest tomorrow for lunch.
I know each day will bring challenges. At first, I was upset with myself. But then I realized, a little can go a long way. As of Today, I am down 28 lbs. I hope to lose another 46 lbs by June 1st.
You know I will keep ya posted on my trials and tribulations. (Wink .. Wink!)
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