FOOD

OK, I have a LOVE/HATE relationship with food.

When I was getting chemo a few years ago I got injections of steroids to help with the nausea. I remember the first time they kicked in. We were at a Mexican Restaurant and I got my usual chicken chimichurra that comes with the refried beans and rice. I never ate the refried beans and rice. But THAT DAY...I chowed down on the beans and rice, I mean I inhaled them, all the while exclaiming how good it was.

I gained 45 LBS in 6 months. I developed hip bursitis because of the rapid weight gain. The doctor told me that if I lose the weight the hip bursitis will go away. It's been 3 years in Jan and I have lost only 10 of that 45 Lbs.

This has been the hardest weight I have had to lose!!  I used to be able to cut down on food for a few weeks and bounce back to my usual weight but no more!! Arrrgghhh!  Oh, yeah I'll lose when I practically starve myself. But I seems to go crazy after about a week and just pig out.

WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME!?!?!

OK, so my next step is exercise along with starving. Just kidding, I am still juicing and I actually like the Mean Green so that is the easy part. But it's the sensible dinner I am having trouble with.

For instance...I brought 2 - 10 oz Mean Green juices along with a yogurt to work with me today. Well, I had completely forgotten that my company bought lunch for everyone (all 900+ employees) today. Not just any lunch, but Jim and Nicks Bar-b-que. If your are from the South you know Jim and Nicks if not, well, just trust me when I say there is NO WAY to resist when the entire office smells of BBQ pork!!!

So, I ate the BBQ.

It was good too! BBQ pork sandwich, BBQ chicken, potato salad, mac and cheese, baked beans, cheese biscuits and chocolate cake. Stop drooling!

I was almost asleep by the time I was finished. Whew!!

Well, so I could not have a sensible dinner. I ate it at lunch. Did you notice there was not a single vegetable on that lunch menu??

I joined the YMCA yesterday and tomorrow I am getting up and going to work out.

I hopefully can combine the juicing with the exercise (for when I screw up my sensible eating plan) and finally lose some weight.

 Bon Appetit!

Got a cruise coming up in a few weeks NO WAY I can expect to be sensible then.

YIKES!!

Is that a burrito?

CIAO, Stephanie