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I thought I was back on track but then yesterday we were at the mall and I snuck in a few pretzels.
I had been good the whole day but I hadnt eaten since around 4pm and Son Wise Bear had to go to Drivers ed which is located within our local mall.
Well it was 8pm and I wasnt feeling hungry but a little peckish. I also knew that I shouldnt really have a long gap between meals as I suffer from hypoglycemia (low sugar) and have a bad rep for fainting at the wrong time, in the wrong place.(Philadelphia Zoo, Connecticut mall, bathroom of hospital just after giving birth to Son Wise Bear-worst of all? - during my sister in laws wedding ceremony!!!!)
Well little Bear and Princess Spoil me were with me and they wanted pretzels. So I got the pretzel sticks and ate at least two of those sticks, which I think is like 1/3 of a regular pretzel. Not too bad..could be worse..I could have easily eaten an entire pretzel. Luckily, the fact that I was taking little bears pretzel stick made me limit myself so he could eat.
Got home and made an English traditional dish I used to love called Bubble and Squeak. Basically, you take potatoes, cauliflower and the greenest part of cabbage and boil them down. Toss in sauteed onions and mash. I mixed in cream cheese (chives and onion flavor) and then topped it off with loads of mozarella cheese. Melt the cheese under a grill for a crispy topping or simply in a microwave.
The recipe actually requires milk or heavy cream as a binder but I prefer cream cheese. Oh and of course,low carbers, omit the potatoes too!! Also, my friends used to add bacon bits and shredded chicken into theirs, though I prefer my veggie style.
Bubble and squeak normally calls for only potatoes and cabbage but I decided to replace at least 2/3 of the pototoes I would normally use with cauliflower. When I was eating it, I delibrately kept feeding little bear all the little potato bits I found in my plate.
So yesterday I had a few high carb items but I think I did well in minimizing my damage. Of course the weighing scales welcomed me this morning with a smirk and a pound gain. I swear I almost heard laughter and the faint whisper of 'ha ha..serves you right'.
But this is why we call it life. I am living realistically because I dont believe that it is possible (especially with kids) to live the 100% low carb life. Instead, I am trying to live by trying my best every day and realize that I will have ups and down.
If you climb up a ladder and for evey two steps you climb up you fall one step down, it doesnt matter. You will reach the top eventually, it just will take a little longer. So I will get to the top. I will reach my weight goal/health goal and I will succeed, no matter how long it takes.
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