Thanksgiving

I keep forgetting I need to post about Thanksgiving. I had two Thanksgivings - the one with family and the one at my house with friends. Thursday I decided to make tasty paleo desserts to bring with me because a) I don't like to eat pie (never did) and b) I don't like to eat sugary, carb loaded desserts, but I do like to have a special treat on a holiday.

So, thank you thank you thank you goes out to Paleo Comfort Foods for their tasty Chocolate Cake with a kick recipe. I left out the "kick" part and went straight for the dark chocolately goodness. It was a total hit with one person stating that my husband was a very lucky man. It was so good that said hubby begged for me to make it again at our Thanksgiving on Saturday night.

Saturday night I made my very first thanksgiving with meat! I admit I did not make a full turkey. Since there were only 3 meat eaters I opted for a breast and a thigh/leg. It was pretty tasty.

I didn't completely go paleo though. I really, really wanted mashed potatoes. So I gave in and ate them and then sent the leftovers home with my non-Paleo guests. So here was the menu:

Turkey
Mashed potatoes (my cheat)
Mashed sweet potatoes
Creamed spinach with artichoke hearts (creamed with coconut milk)
Acorn squash

It was all really very tasty if I do say so myself and to be quite honest I could have done without the potatoes.

I did also do one very bad thing. I ate bread. I really wanted bread mostly because I wanted dip. BAD idea I felt like someone took my insides out, ran over them, and then put them back in tied in a knot. Yup. I will NOT be eating bread again. BAD me.

A little bit more about me

I keep thinking I need to add some more background here or maybe some pictures. So, here goes. Remember how I said I was over 200 lbs and how I lost 35+ lbs. Well, here's a glimpse at my before and after photos. I also lost more than 17 inches off of my body the last time I measured myself (which was several months ago).

 I will also add that while I'm telling you I lost 35+ lbs I am not necessarily a fan of the scale. It all comes down to how you feel, how your clothes fit, the physical changes you see in your body. I could easily weigh what I do now and wear a much bigger clothes size than I'm at, but I'd be carrying around fat as opposed to the muscle I'm building. Something to think about.

P.S. These pictures were taken months ago. So, I've lost even more inches since these were taken all by eating a real food diet (practically paleo) and exercising (specifically doing weight bearing exercises).