Peace ~ Love ~ and Agave...

So;  Here I sit, wide awake and full of energy ~ husband exasperated because my "typical" 10 minute goodnight call was running into triple over time... just finishing my somewhat of a now routine "Un-intentional Vegetarian" Dinner, getting ready to sip into a simmering mug of  Irish Breakfast Tea (with a non fat, 0 calorie creamer of course) and waiting for a homemade wild blueberry sorbet to freeze that I've come to realize that
          A) Perhaps I should not have had that 2nd cup of late afternoon coffee
          B) Perhaps I should not be adding to this with that simmering mug of Irish Breakfast Tea at this hour
&/or C) Perhaps I'm brilliant (ok it's possible but not probable, not very likely) and have realized that routine / healthier eating habits may be directly related to this new found energy

What?  Did I just say a homemade wild blueberry sorbet...?  That's right, for several weeks now I've allowed myself to channel my mentor (who shall remain nameless) (or let's just nickname her, theonewhoeat snowhite) (insert smiley face here) ... (pause for brief tea break here) ... and allow her thoughts to macerate (how's that for a foodie term?) in my mind and guide me into making outstanding food choices... and the result?  10 lbs and holding, although after reflecting on my choices to date, I feel that I'm already allowing myself to make positive food choices that work within my busy schedule.  OK, it might not follow the RULE of the SB Diet, but then again, I've entered into this journey as more a learning process to understand how the core foods of the SB Diet play out against what I've learned over the past year about nutrition and how it's digested and absorbed (i.e. how we get our belly fat after age 40).   I could probably have lost more in my first three weeks, but I've already dropped {I'd just like to "side-bar" here and point out the Freudian slip done while using spell check on this tonight... I showed dropped above as the word droped and when spell check gave suggestions I inadvertently selected droop by accident} and held at 10 lbs with  emulsifying the SB Process with my own way of thinking....(OK no more Culinary Terms in this post tonight) (although did you read the first sentence and empathize with my present state of caffeine overdose, lack of qualifying sleep and never ending homework/research/study process?

But I (continue to) digress;  the Homemade Wild  Blueberry Sorbet is  the result of the channeling of above unnamed mentor with my desire to create original culinary creations.... (and if you have not done this and follow the SB -Phase II and above) I've come up with an acceptable version of decadent gelato that we CAN feel good about eating!  (Although, before you douse your brain cells  with a proven brain stimulating anti-oxidant you might want to do this on an evening you haven't chosen to have much more caffeine than a middle aged woman can or should have).... Try this:

Defrost/warm blueberries in the microwave to allow juice to emerge from the berry
Add 1.2 cup (or what ever is the recommended amount of Plain Yogurt on DB) Low fat, plain Greek Yogurt (I'm with Maria, er um, theonewhoeat snowhite) on this!
and a little bit of Agave
Mix until really creamy, then pop in the freezer for about oh, what ever long it took me to write this post tonight (24 minutes -ish) and get ready to taste some HW BS Bliss!

(And for those of you who have, well I'm sorry for wasting 24 minutes -ish of  your time allowing my brain cells to become debriefed from the caffeine nation.....but do it anyway cause you know that it's good)

Argh, I really need to learn to sensor/edit my thoughts before posting on nights like tonight......

In the words of my brother from a different mother;

Peace and Lerv!!!

Convinced....

My hectic first week is winding down and although I had little spare time to post between classes or homework, that doesn't mean I didn't stick to the plan.  My hours were crazy, and I'm convinced the 5 lbs I've lost is because of working in the labs-slash-saunas for 8 hours a day but, I still found a way to eat a healthy breakfast lunch and dinner albeit finding times for those mandatory in between snacks were difficult if not impossible at times.  The worst thing I can think of doing all week was eating a slice of my Pavlova with some friends last night. 

Going forward, I don't think I'll actually post my daily meals like I've been doing but I'll still reach out for that guidance and support that I know all of you are unselfishly offering me.  I also know that there will be times that I have screw ups and doubts about reaching my goal, but I'm hopeful that when there is a rare opportunity to wear something other than my Chef Whites I'll see a difference.  I've also implemented a new goal to have the spare string on my chef's apron match the inches I've lost around my waist (which is the most important area to loose in my case).

If I haven't said it (which looking back, I don't think I have and shame shame on me) often enough;  Thank you to all of you reading this for your support and feedback.  I will be forever grateful for you coming along for this journey with me (even if it is electronically).

P.S.  The photo is my Pavlova mentioned above.... not to worry, it was only a small slice...