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Not seeing it yet, but fully expecting a weight rebound. We had supper at a restaurant with friends & our immediate family to celebrate my husband's recent birthday. The wife of his friend, a baker by trade, went to the trouble to make a stunningly beautifully decorated, _gluten free_ German chocolate cake so I could have some too. I'd eaten low carb, but because she had gone to make my husband's favorite, in a way I could enjoy it too, purely on my account, I did not even bother to go into the "Oh, but I can't eat that anyway because -ba-da-ching- I'm low carb too." routine. The gluten sensitivity is a plague, a curse. Low carb is a choice. I just accepted with grace.
It was as delicious as the ones from my childhood. Even the best ones you can buy in stores nowadays had nothing on that cake. Funny thing is, it was great, but I don't crave it now, like I would have before. I know it will set me back. I'll suffer a few days hunger pangs to get back into keto, but I am not seeing that as a problem. I can deal with that, because I know it will be a limited period of discomfort. I know, comfortingly, that my body will adapt. This is not a wagon or a horse I cannot pick my self up, dust myself off and climb back onto.
The restaurant was a really neat family owned cantina. When we got to talking to them, expressing our appreciation for the meal, finding out more about what bands they book in, etc, we found to our surprise that the waiter who took our drinks menu was actually the owner lol! We chose it because of recommendations from someone who travels the state recruiting - it actually has a 4.8 star internet rating also in spite of not having much of a desert menu.
In the interest of not having to carry home thousands of calories of irresistible leftovers, we all decided to give the remainder (half of the cake) to the servers and kitchen staff. They were equally amazed at her baking, and most appreciative. We hope we made their night as pleasant as they had made ours.
Annnd it is fig season, which will effectively take me off of low carb for a few weeks here anyway! It comes only once a year. That was the other reason I said yes to the cake. I know I am not going to leave the figs alone, and there was no point in hurting feelings when I know that I will be not-low carb for a bit anyway!
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149.0 lb
Lost so far: 44.0 lb.
Still to go: 19.0 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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steady weight
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