It's amazing how just simply changing how much you eat can affect your health. Not in a bad way, but a GOOD way. Not only does changing how much you eat affect it, but changing WHAT you eat affects it. The generation of "You better finish everything on your plate or else." is OVER! I was told that when I was younger and I've been telling my children that. Since changing our ways, I am starting to fall out of the habit of telling them to finish everything on their plate. Instead, I tell them to take a small portion first and if they are still legitimately hungry, then they can take another small helping. It feels good to break the cycle!
I am .4 (yes, POINT 4) pounds away from being 1/3 of the way through my journey! I'm feeling great, and I can actually look myself in the mirror now. I used to not be able to look at myself. I went to great lengths to avoid the mirror. And every time I would catch a glimpse of myself, I would get that "pain" of loathing down deep inside my gut. Not anymore. For the first time in my life, I am starting to like what I see in the mirror! I'm excited to see where the rest of my journey takes me.
P.S. It occurred to me that I never posted my daughters birthday cake. If I have, then I can't find it and here it is again.
This was a pumpkin cake made with whole wheat flour instead of all purpose, walnut oil instead of canola, and sucanat instead of sugar. I used VERY little cream cheese icing to make it stick together, I would say about 1/2 cup total for all 3 layers used, and then I "drizzled" melted semi-sweet chocolate chips over the top. It was pretty good. I didn't have much because with the icing and semi-sweet chocolate it was a little on the "too sweet" side, but she LOVED it! And that is all that matters.
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