Re: Temptations II

[Guest guest]

Thanks DOug,

That was really funny and encouraging. My word, 30 year old apples? Glad you

survived CHristmas

Joni

Doug <organyze@...> wrote: So last night,

we went to our " extended family " Christmas dinner

feast. We decided ahead of time to try to cheat as little as

possible, and to draw as little attention to ourselves and diet as we

could. (Which is hard when you have a worry-wart mother as I

do). We ate at the back of the line, which helped.

Actually, the dinner wasn't hard to eat " on-diet " for the most part.

I had several pieces of pork roast in butter/garlic sauce, one small

slice of honeybaked ham, a small serving of broccoli casserole

without much cheese or anything, and a small serving of asparagus

casserole, where I dug into and ate only the asparagus part, and

removed the topping. I also ate a very small serving of a Russian

potato salad, which is light on potatoes and has many other

ingredients.

After returning home, Fitday said I only ate 30g of carbs yesterday,

so I did pretty well! The " bad foods " I ate weren't really that bad,

and I didn't eat much of them anyway. I smuggled in a container of

coconut oil to eat when no one was looking.

By far, the hardest part was when everyone was eating desserts, and

commenting on how wonderful they were. My wife and I stood at the

dessert table and admired/craved them for about 5 minutes. I won't

describe all the stuff... But the most interesting thing was an

apple stack cake that my aunt made... from frozen/dried 30-year old

apples originally stored by my grandmother (who died in 1977). It was

like, " everyone... please eat a piece of this cake... these are the

last of Boo-boo's apples! "

To make matters worse, my neighbor called me yesterday morning and

said she had a gift for my wife from her niece. (My neighbor is 80

years old and is dying from lung cancer that has spread). Anyway, it

was a box of home-made cinammon rolls from a very expensive bakery in

town. My wife has never had one, and was craving them, but she was

strong with my encouragment. We have given away 4 of the 8, and will

freeze the other 4 to give to other friends. My wife was a little

mad at me yesterday and said, " Why didn't you buy me these BEFORE we

started this diet???? " You know how women can be about such

things.

Why am I writing this? To those who struggle at making the " right "

choices when temptations smack you in the face... if you decide to

remain strong, it is possible to succeed. Sure, that piece of fudge

or a HUGE cinnamon roll would taste great for a few minutes while you

eat it. But what real benefit does it offer past that?

Our enemy uses temptations which provide a very short-lived

pleasure. But if you keep your eyes focused on your longer goals...

true life, and true health... the benefits far outweigh

the " pleasure " which is really a mirage anyway.

Two Christmas dinners down... one more to go on Friday night.

You can do it... we can ALL do it!

Doug

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[Guest guest]

I went to those dinners and I had to go out of town to my husbands

parents. I brought my own food and still ate things I shouldn't have.

Of course all I did was some high carb veggies and then I found out

the beans had sugar in them. Well, I am very sensitive because I could

tell a difference in my body. I begged to go home and now I am here

and happy to be in control again of my kitchen. That is the one bad

thing about this. I have trouble going anywhere for an extended period

because I bring a slew of stuff with me and now I show up with bags of

fresh food too. People think I am crazy and very skinny. They don't

understand.

Shelby

[Guest guest]

My family has thought I was crazy for a long time. They still remember

6 years ago when I was on the candida diet and went to the beach with 3

USPS postal crates full of my food and vitamins, and spent most of the

week in the kitchen instead of on the beach.

Tonight, it's just my parents and brother/sis-in-law/nephew, and it's

not a huge meal. Nevertheless, I'm taking grassfed beef patties, as

well as sauteed veggies in the fat with garlic powder for me and my

wife. Let 'em think we're crazy... it will be DELICIOUS!

Doug

with bags of

> fresh food too. People think I am crazy and very skinny. They don't

> understand.

>

> Shelby

>

[Guest guest]

Doug,

Out of curiosity, how does one keep apples for 30 years, that are

still edible?

Jecca

>

> By far, the hardest part was when everyone was eating desserts, and

> commenting on how wonderful they were. My wife and I stood at the

> dessert table and admired/craved them for about 5 minutes. I won't

> describe all the stuff... But the most interesting thing was an

> apple stack cake that my aunt made... from frozen/dried 30-year old

> apples originally stored by my grandmother (who died in 1977). It was

> like, " everyone... please eat a piece of this cake... these are the

> last of Boo-boo's apples! "

[Guest guest]

I could ask to make sure, but I think she sliced them and dried them

completely first. Then she froze them in a deep freeze. My aunt made

the same stack cake last Christmas, and I tried a slice and it was VERY

good! You couldn't tell the difference. EXCEPT, we all knew it

was from Boo-Boo's apple tree.

Before making the cake, my aunt re-hydrated them in water.

Doug

>

> Doug,

>

> Out of curiosity, how does one keep apples for 30 years, that are

> still edible?

>

> Jecca

[Guest guest]

Thanks Doug. That makes sense. When I first read your post the image

I had was of some 30 year old wrinkled apples brought up from someones

root cellar. Ha, ha, I should have guessed that they were dried and

then frozen. Thanks for satiating my curiosity. " )

Jecca

I could ask to make sure, but I think she sliced them and dried them

completely first. Then she froze them in a deep freeze. My aunt made

the same stack cake last Christmas, and I tried a slice and it was

VERY good! You couldn't tell the difference. EXCEPT, we all knew

it was from Boo-Boo's apple tree.

Before making the cake, my aunt re-hydrated them in water.