It's HERE!!!!!

I ordered The Spunj & Orange Silk this week and I can't wait to use them!!!  I'm going to take a before pic and another pic in 2 weeks.  Check back in 2 weeks to see the results!

On another note, I'm so proud that I've been 100% on plan for 9 days!  We are having a birthday dinner tonight and I made Mrs Criddle's Coconut Creme Pie! Can't wait to try it!!  I'll make the whipped topping before I go to my In-laws!

http://mrscriddleskitchen.com/thm-coconut-cream-pie/

I hope everyone has a great weekend!!

Blessings!

Dana

7 day 100% challenge

I'm proud to say that I'm on Day 6 of my 7 day 100% on plan challenge!!  I've been tempted to eat sugar/junk but I've had a meal plan and ready-to-eat snacks that have kept me on track!  

Another idea I've been experimenting with is a bullet journal!

I'm loving it!!  There are several tutorials on You Tube and I'm working on adapting the idea to my needs.....I'll do a whole post on my journal in a month or two!

Ok!  Super yummy recipe of the week goes to.......Briana Thomas' Pecan Streusel Coffee Cake!  So delish!  I don't yet have the new THM baking blend 😢, so I subbed a rounded cup of almond flour.....it worked great!  Here's the recipe and a pic of a piece of mine.....don't judge, mine didn't turn out as pretty as Briana's!!

http://m.briana-thomas.com/okyrdr1/articles/51048/Pecan-Streusel-Coffee-Cake

Blessings,

Dana

I'm being proactive!!

So I shared last week that I was struggling with late night eating.  I've cut up cucumbers, bought baby carrots, made ranch dip, bought Breyers Carbsmart ice cream, found my Lilly's chocolate and bagged up some nuts!  I discovered my problem was not having 'instant' food to grab at night!  I used to eat Little Debbie's snacks or chips.....yep, I had a terrible diet before THM!  

I'm happy to say that even though I went on a ladies retreat last weekend and ate off plan, I still lost 3 lbs last week!  Yay!!  I'm still working through what I gained back but I'm so glad the scale is moving in the right direction!!

I made this pic to put on my phone to help remind me to make right choices where I am right now....feel free to use it!!

Blessings!!

Dana

 

1st day 100% on plan!!

Well, the first day this week!  I've been struggling with late night eating, so I've been heading to bed a bit earlier and that has really helped!

Ok, I tried a new recipe and HAD to share!!!  It was so good and it was an E meal!  Having PCOS (Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome), S meals work best for me and since I'm a former Atkins dieter, they are they easiest to figure out.  But this salad is a game changer!

Here's the link.....

http://mrscriddleskitchen.com/taco-salad-crunch/

The only thing I changed was using chicken breast instead of ground turkey only because it's what I had!

I hope you give it a try!!!

Blessings,

Dana

Why do I ever go off plan?!?!

For the first time in over 2 months, I woke up with NO PAIN in my knee!!!!!!  PTL!!!  I walked around a bit to see if I was dreaming!!!

Yesterday, my NSV was not using hydrocodone for the first time in forever even after being out and about all day.....

Today, my NSV is waking up pain FREE!!!!  As in, walking like a normal person (not a 100 year old), no limping or leaning on counters/walls!!

I'm about to do physical therapy so the pain will come, but right now I'm taking a moment to praise God for THM!!!!  (And I might be crying a little!)

A little history - 

I tore my ACL & bruised my tibia 2 months ago stepping out of my bathtub when my femur popped out of my knee joint to the left, hit my tibia and popped back into place when I hit the floor.  My knee was so loose, the bones below/above my knee would rotate in opposite directions. - I went off plan about 3 weeks ago and was in agony with lots of pain & swelling but didn't put 2 & 2 together!  I've had a huge reduction in swelling and pain from only being back on plan for 4 days!!!  Thank you, Pearl & Priscilla!!

-sorry this ended up being a novel!!