The fun's over! It's time for an Easter (Sunday, March 31) Challenge!

[Patty Smyth]

More strawberries..........yum made 18 jars of jam yesterday.

[thriftygranny]

Been thinking about you Thriftygranny. Sending prayers your way. I hope you are done and have answers. Stressful. I will be stepping on the scale next Fri. With grade 8 grad and last day treats you know what happened. I seem to do better ever other any way. Consistent weigh ins starting next week, back on track tomorrow as we have another year end celebration tonight.

Oh, how awful, TG! I'll send up an extra special prayer tonight for whatever attacked you and your family to be long gone forever! You poor kid.....

Thanks so much for the thought and prayers, starting to feel normal again..fingers crossed.Hope everyone has a good healthy eating week.

[walkonby]

While laying in bed waking up, I was trying to decide IF I actually wanted to get up as I was having regrets about last night ( )
Those indulgences had left me feeling terrible, bloat-y and disappointed again. But it all tasted so good while we were watching The Dark Knight again ( love that movie), so I vowed to rise and make 2 large pitchers of fresh cut lemon/lime water with a dash of stevia, and sort of cleanse today. Food? who needs food? Laying there I envisioned myself sipping the water after doing my workout. I saw myself tidying and being VERY productive with neglected chores.
So.....20 minutes later I got up, washed all the dishes, cleaned up the whole kitchen, then saw the 2 pkgs of ground beef in the fridge I had bought for DH chili, geez better get that started.
Oops! while reaching for the onions I see those 4 sweet potatoes yearning to be baked up, ok yeah, don't want them spoiling.
Not once did I reach for those lemons and limes or water! Smells started activating my hunger, oh just a wee taste to see if the chili is spicy enough. It was. So I ate a bowl with a half a baked sweet potato for breakfast!!

Oh dear lord I need help!

[Patty Smyth]

Well you know the whole problem with food addiction is we can't just go cold turkey like smoking or alcohol. We unfortunately still need food to survive.

[Patty Smyth]

Food as a drug, yup.

[Patty Smyth]

[Patty Smyth]

[thriftygranny]

I know exactly what you mean Walks. Somehow I seem to think about food , eating it, cooking it or buying it all the time.I think a lot of it is the era I was raised in, that that is my job and how I show my family I care. Keep going, and hey one bowl of chili and and a sweet potato is not such a bad breakfast!!

[Patty Smyth]

Last night I caught part of a documentary on the subject of pleasure and pain. The guy was made to eat chocolate until it hurt. lol It's all about dopamine.

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/pleasure-and-pain/

[walkonby]

Patty and thrifty, thanks. I more than anyone know full well Patty about this dreaded sugar/salt addiction. I have preached to people at work who bring in crap all the time that they are enablers!! It IS worse than drugs for me, well, I do not do drugs, but you know what I mean? Thrifty yes, about the caring for the family, THAT is a huge hurdle to jump. Everyone here is a full grown adult, but I tend to cook for them as if they are youngins. lol

[Patty Smyth]

Kiera and me on CTV news at 6pm. Click on the second video on the right . Annie Demelt reports on Canada's annual party.

http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/well-atte...sity-1.1348909

The 1:11 minute mark. We were wearing our Canada t-shirts

[walkonby]

Kiera and me on CTV news at 6pm. Click on the second video on the right . Annie Demelt reports on Canada's annual party.

http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/well-atte...sity-1.1348909

The 1:11 minute mark. We were wearing our Canada t-shirts

I just saw this now Patty!! Yahoo! ( as vesper would say) lol

[Patty Smyth]

I went to the bank today and the girl sees me and says I saw you on tv!!! Was funny.

[thriftygranny]

Kiera and me on CTV news at 6pm. Click on the second video on the right . Annie Demelt reports on Canada's annual party.

http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/well-atte...sity-1.1348909

The 1:11 minute mark. We were wearing our Canada t-shirts

Good for you Patty, just watched Kiera must be thrilled she got on the news!!

[Abby5]

Everyone must be super skinny by now Or like me ..the same.