Trying to get Back

We were so bad over the holidays. You all know how difficult it is to be around relatives who cook. You have to try that one piece of pie, that chocolate cookie, Uncle Bill's Peanut Brittle, Grandmas' wonderful dressing/stuffing with her famous gravy, etc.

Ray took me to NC the weekend before Christmas so I could help my daughter and get the dust bunnies out of our weekend home. I got out the decorations and the children helped me decorate, but of course we had to have food for them to eat, since they are not too crazy about our life plan.

Ray came down on Thursday night and out son-in-law brought NC Barbecue for dinner, along with cole slaw, and that wonderful Carolina cornbread. Then, there was dessert. . . . . .

Friday night, my daughter's family went to have Christmas with her father's family, so Ray took me to the Mayflower for dinner. Shrimp, cole slaw, unbelievable hushpuppies, and fried okra. What the heck! It is Christmas!

Christmas Eve was wonderful and I helped the children make their big chocolate chip cookies for Santa Claus. Well, Santa was not the only one who got a cookie that night. We had our big family dinner at my daughter's house. There was turkey and ham, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, green bean casserole, jello salad, real butter, cranberry sauce, wonderful rolls. Then for dessert, there were choices of course: cheesecake, pumpkin roll, and fruit cake. You just can't hurt anyone's feelings.  We went to bed that night feeling guilty.

Christmas morning started early with a call from my granddaughter around 5 a.m. We loaded up the car and drove over. There was plenty of coffee and cookies that Santa left. After all the gifts were opened, I discovered that one of Taylor's gifts from Santa was a doll that poops. You actually spoon in this mushy stuff and she fills up her diaper. What was Santa thinking?

Then, of course, Rhonda cooked eggs, sausage, and biscuits. We hadn't had enough to eat the day before, so we ate a good breakfast. Later, after going home and cleaning up, we drove to Hubert to Deborah's home. Deborah is Ray's daughter and she has 3 grown children and a fiance. Her mother (Ray's ex) was there with her husband, Don. We all get along well, so we didn't eat because of nerves. Deborah had most of the same food that Rhonda had the night before. Just add macaroni and cheese, collards, old fashioned homemade dressing w/gravy, deviled eggs, Hawaiian Rolls, fruit cake cookies, apple pie, peanut butter cookies, Carrot Cake, and Red Velvet Cake.

So you think you had temptations over the holidays? Made me hungry just writing about it. Almost all of the bad food is gone. Anything left goes to a friend's New Year's party. We are going to start off the new year right.  I know it will make us feel better, both of us are having digestion problems, lethargy, and nervousness. I am sure that it has to do with all the carbohydrates that we ate.

Low Carb in 2012 is our goal! Want to get on the program? It is fairly easy. We are starting from the beginning again: lean meat, cheese, and eggs. You can have mayonaise (reasonable amount) and mustard. No catsup (it has sugar). Watch the carbs on everything you eat. We start with 20 carbs per day. A friend went on the program and decided he didn't want to eat any carbs at all. He lost weight but he felt awful. So remember, you need a certain amount of carbs to be successful. We don't want you in the hospital.

So, you see that no one is perfect. Even those who are putting themselves out there as role-models are real people with real people problems. But, you can start over any time and pledge to live a healthier life. Join with us on our journey. Leave a comment, subscribe to our blog. If you do, we can exchange phone numbers and you will have support whenever you feel weak and want eat something you shouldn't.

This picture is last Christmas before we lost
weight. I am putting it out there as a reminder that I don't want to go back there. 

Barbara and Ray