It’s definitely been a while since I’ve updated. Since it’s the last day now of 2020, I wanted to make sure I put up a post. So, what’s new with me?
Not a huge amount of weight loss again, but I’m still seeing results. Since December is my birthday month, I got my birthday discount from Penningtons which is my favorite place to buy clothes. They’re not open at all right now for in-store shopping here in Winnipeg so I took a chance and ordered clothes online. This isn’t something that I like to do, but it worked out well this time. I got myself two tops, and two new pairs of jeans. The smaller size I got last time was starting to be a bit loose, so I ordered another size down, figuring that I’d be able to wear them fairly soon. When they arrived, I tried them on, and they fit! So, I’ve dropped from a size 20 to a 16 since this all started!
Since I started my regular exercise, I’ve only missed one day, and that was earlier this week. I had a headache that just wouldn’t go away, and I was really dizzy, so I decided that getting up and trying to jog probably wasn’t a good idea. I’m looking at getting another piece of exercise equipment sometime soon. It would give me an alternative if I wanted to exercise without having to stand up, and it would allow me to do exercise while participating in Zoom meetings or whatever. It’s called an exercise peddler, and apparently I can fold it up and put it away when I’m not using it.
This is a tough time of year with so many really tempting treats and things. I did give in a bit over the past couple of weeks, but as my blood sugar numbers started going quite a bit higher, I cut back because I just don’t want to get back into a bad place with that. So, I’ve signed up for a reset plan that starts tomorrow. It was free through the Wholesome Yum site, (link in the top menu), so I took it. I wish that things had been sent out before now though so I could have done a better job of grocery prep, but I’ll make it work.
Christmas dinner was definitely a bit of a cheat meal. I threw some ham steaks on the barbecue. Yes, even in snowy, wintery Winnipeg, I wanted to do a winter barbecue, which is something I’ve never actually done before. I also made mashed potatoes using Adora potatoes, that are low carb potatoes. I always thought these were local to Manitoba, but this link says they were started in the Netherlands. In any case, the food processor did such a great job with the potatoes, and these ended up being the creamiest mashed potatoes I’ve ever made. We also had corn, and a slice of pecan pie. So, a fair amount of carbs and sugar, but I haven’t really had a major cheat day since I started all this back in September, so I wanted to let myself have a few nice things.
For my birthday, I wanted food from Mongo’s Grill. It’s a Mongolian restaurant where you pick your ingredients and sauces and they grill it up for you. It’s not quite as good as my favorite place in Fargo, but it’s still pretty tasty. I had pasta, which brought my sugars up a bit again, but I did balance it out with six, (yes, I said six), kinds of veggies. Bruce loved it so much that we ended up doing it again yesterday. The good news is that I discovered that if I choose the no pasta option, what I get, even with the sauces, doesn’t do anything to my blood sugar, so this is exciting to know since I absolutely love this kind of thing. A wonderful friend also baked me this keto cake, and I just have to say, I wouldn’t hesitate to serve this up to anyone, keto or not. It was amazing, moist, and extremely tasty. I’d love to see a chocolate version of this though in the future.
Tonight was our annual new year’s eve tradition of pizza. Years ago we used to order the pizza and have it delivered at midnight, but that’s just not happening this year. We ordered from our favorite pizza place, Red Swan Pizza. They have my favorite keto pizza crust, and they also have a pizza sauce with no added sugar, which makes this place a really nice choice for me as well.
Bruce and I decided that for our dinner tomorrow, we want Farmer’s sausage with sweet and sour sauce. I’ll serve it with broccoli and either over cauliflower rice or the Miracle Noodle rice that I’ve mentioned here in a previous entry. I’m also looking at making some kind of breakfast casserole or something, but I haven’t figured that out yet.
So, that’s pretty much it for the end of the year. I’m looking forward to hitting my 175-pound mini goal, and continuing to make this work for me. I hope everyone has a very happy new year!