Day 20

Oh my gosh!  Where has the week gone?  There has been just so much going on with my new job and Thanksgiving... So, my awesome success hit a snag this week.  Snow.  It snowed early in the week and I haven't been able to run since.  I just tried, and fell down, there's so much ice!  I've gained 2.5 pounds.  My husband says it's muscle!  Maybe he's right, I did do some yoga and a cardio video, so not all has been lost this week!
I also started working this week.  I have been bringing my own food, so I haven't faltered on the diet thus far!  It's so tempting, too!  They have fresh baked sticky buns and coffee cake every day!  Also, waffles and pancakes.  But, I forge forward and don't give in!
Our Thanksgiving was low key, just our little family, no extended.  My husband made an amazing dinner!  Roasted chicken legs, acorn squash risotto, roasted vegetables, with a simple pan sauce.  He also made a delicious potato leek soup!  We gave ourselves a small luxury in the form of some shaved aged cheddar in the soup, but very little.  Yum!
With the blizzard that we had (a foot in one day!), my husband went into "prepare" mode and made a ton of food! He smoked a pork shoulder and some chicken breasts.  He also made soup, stock, and a yummy apple cranberry chutney.  Well, we've been eating it all week.  So awesome!  He also made a roasted poblano pepper and pumpkin seed hummus.  We've been putting it on and in everything!  Add it to a soup, and it's a soup transformed!  Dip veggies in it, put a dollop on your salad.
We only have 10 days left, and it seems like it's gone by so fast! We have agreed that we will continue to keep the stuff out of the house, but that if we go somewhere, or it's a special occasion, we will allow it.  And, if we do eat bread, it will be homemade, and not the preservative-loaded stuff they sell at the store!  I have also decided that I will continue to share my experiences beyond the 30 days, especially concerning what it will be like when we re-introduce dairy and gluten into our lives (I intend to stay without sugar!).  Since we've never done this before, it's a mystery to us!
I do not feel discouraged by the slight weight gain, it could just be a fluctuation (I do kind of obsessively weigh myself too often!), and besides, the important thing is that I FEEL good.  I have more energy, I feel more alert, and just better in general!  So, here's hoping the darn ice melts soon, so I can get back to running!  I sure do miss it!