Just wanted to wish all of you out there good luck over the Easter holidays!! I know it's difficult with all the little choco bunnies screaming for you to eat their ears, but be strong! Same with Mom's delicious Easter dinner.

A question - why do holidays and social events in America seem to revolve around eating?? Whatever happened to days at the lake or museum rather than a food fest??

Good luck to you all!!

This is it the BIG holiday weekend, htat for some reason seems to revolve around high carb food. Just remember that if you are tempted to cheat you will have to post here and start induction again!! We are all BETTER than carbs and we know it.

Have a great Easter
BE STRONG
BE FOR REAL


Sonja

I bought a small chocolate bunny for both my kids (21 & 17) and am doing the "minimalist eggs" (white) this year again. They're way too old for the whole Easter basket thing, but they're spoiled and have come to expect it. I made a chocolate cake for my sister's house that I won't touch, leave the leftovers there and I made Pizza Rustica and won't eat any of the crust, but the rest is eggs, cheese, prosciutto and a bit of some other Italian meats. I ate the leftover pot cheese, oh my god it was good!

I think I'll be fine today, don't anticipate there being too much temptation. My mother has congestive heart disease which means she's finally cut back on salt and will be making a pork roast which means I won't have to eat the sweet-coated ham. I'll take one of my low-carb chocolate bars with me, just in case.

Best of luck to everyone! Eat something low carb before the feast, it'll help.

Umm actually you don't start induction again.


Wrong way to do Induction
Take a look at that thread. If you do however partake in the dreaded choco ears, you may or may not need to drop back to induction levels for a few days to get you back into ketosis.

I think this was one of my best holiday meals in years! My sister and I went to a very nice Easter brunch buffet, and there were so many low-carb goodies to feast on!

I had tender juicy roast beef, buttered asparagus, and a very nice salad w/oil & vinegar. While my sis had her dessert, I enjoyed two cups of aromatic coffee with real cream. :-)

The nicest part of this was that I didn't feel at all deprived, and after eating I wasn't the least bit bloated or sleepy. This WOL is such a blessing for me.

Hope everyone else here had a good low-carb day and enjoyed their family get-togethers!

Phyllis (aka Cat Lady)

I did very well today. Went to my step sister's house where there were high carb goodies galore, but I was good and had only the ham (non-sugar coated), some broccoli and a few deviled eggs. I also brought along a low carb chocolate bar for when everyone else was eating their cake and pie. My dad, who is a doctor and has been watching my progress with great interest, said he was proud of me for sticking with it and also asked me a lot of questions about what I'm doing...so far he approves and even commented that when he was just starting his practice, low carb was the diet of choice to treat diabetics (understand that this was in the 40's) and doesn't understand why they ever changed the recommendation to high carb. That felt really good. My step mom also commented that I just keep getting smaller every time she sees me.

Dear All:

Unfortunately, I did not do as well as some of you. One of our horses got seriously injured at about 5:30 AM Easter morning. He had a gash in his chest so large I could (and had to!) put my entire hand in. He almost bled to death, and as a result I spent my ENTIRE day in his stall with him. My neighbor, wonderful person that she is, took all my stuff I got for the Easter dinner and made it for my kids and husband (who was in the barn with me and the horse). She brought us plates, and I didn't screw totally up - I did have a roll and she glazed AND injected the ham with this really great honey praline stuff that I would never have used, but who can complain? I also had pea salad (a southern concoction with peas, mayo, boiled eggs, etc. No dessert ( I was proud of myself because she brought it and I left it even though I was SOOOO hungry - I usually snack all day). Back to about 25 carbs for a few days to straighten myself out - I feel horrible - tired, achy, and depressed - partly due to the horse, but partly due to the praline stuff, I'm sure.

congrats to all!!

Anna