Finally, I may have this new food lifestyle down. For once I was not disappointed when I stepped on the scale this morning. We may have turned a corner. And yes, I did eat ice cream yesterday. We have a houseful of it due to my daughters mouth surgery and generous friends.
So, first was no wheat no sweets. Now it's been portion control. Making better choices has started to become easier and the voice inside my head that says "go ahead, you deserve it" has now started to shut up. Have I had wheat or sweets lately? Yes. Everyday? No. There has to be exceptions or I fear I will not survive. National S'mores Day and surgery were the exceptions. Num!
The other evening I asked my daughter to weigh herself the next morning. I told her I was curious to see if my giving up sweets had affected her at all. She would usually join me in my after dinner treat. So she agreed. Now before you get all upset about my kid being concerned about her weight - don't. She weighs herself because she's curious. She doesn't fret about what the numbers on the scale tell her. It's more like she's watching herself grow up. So, she did weigh herself (I had actually forgotten I asked) and as a result of ME giving up sweets she has lost weight. We thought it was kinda funny.
So, entertaining has also taken a new twist - on Sunday for my S'mores party I wanted to make sure I served food I could actually eat. Veggies and dip, easy. One of my favorite summer apps is cucumber, cream cheese mixed with italian dressing on rye bread. Instead of the rye bread I scooped out a little of the cucumber and put the cream cheese mixture in the cucumber. I didn't even miss the bread. My favorite, though, was the zucchini pizzas. We all have an abundance of zucchinis right now. Either in our own gardens or the neighbors. So I sliced the zucchini, and roasted the slices with garlic grapeseed oil in the oven. I think when I make them again I will fry them in the oil instead so the zucchini stay firmer. I then topped them with cut-up grape tomatoes mixed with wildtree's hearty spaghetti mix (any italian seasoning should work) and fresh basil. Over that, some mozzarella - under the broiler until the cheese melts - delicious!
