I've been v quiet this week planning and attending a memorial service for my mother in Chicago. She was ready, so it was a happy
and sad
occasion
Surprisingly, all the rich sugary food did not tempt me. I made up my mind before I left that I was going to stay OP. My blood sugar was quite stable the whole time I was away from home so it was easy and convenient to slip in periods of intermittent fasting. My sister was hosting so it was one less person to cook for
The best thing about this WOE is that I really just didn't get hungry at all. I had to remind myself to eat something before the service because I was speaking and didn't want to get shaky. The sandwich filling was quite easy to pick out of the french bread and eat with a dollop of mayo. A sliver of pumpkin pie tasted so sugary I had to slip it into the trash with the french bread when no one was looking
Afterwards I took the whole family to Outback for dinner. I had the babyback ribs and salad with blue cheese
We ordered some moon shine ...(for medicinal purposes.)
The next day after some bullet coffee I went on a 3 mile hike with my sisters. We stopped at Starbucks and I had the skinny peppermint mocha which was
On my way home at ORD Admirals Club I passed up the most deadly carbs in favor of some cheese and olives with a glass of red wine.
Could imagine my Mum saying "That's my girl...keeping her figure...well done!"
I'm going to wait a few days to weigh in since my legs swell when I'm flying.
Bevangel, thanks for the inspiration to do a LC Thxgiving. I'm looking fwd to garlic mashed cauliflower with lots of butter