I Fall, But I Get Up Again

My sinus infection threw me for a loop.  I went back to comfort foods and gained back about 5 pounds.  Despite the set-back, I am actually glad this happened!  Why?  Because I know that low-carb really does work for me.  I didn't plan to experiment with my diet this week.  But it happened and the results opened my eyes.  I need the exercise, and I need the low carb plan.

I bought three Stay-fit salad bowls so I can pre-make my salads in advance on those days when I'm super busy, or sick, or lazy.

 My nerdiness adores this.  I'll probably go back and get three more so I'm set for a week of salads at a time.  I think mine were $7 each at WalMart.  Being prepared for meals is so important to me.  I'm a very busy person and I tend to reach for garbage when I'm hungry and don't have anything on hand.  The center green part has freezer gel inside to keep everything nice and crispy cold.  Yum!

Now all I need to figure out are hearty breakfasts that I can heat up in the mornings instead of cooking every morning.  Dinners are pretty easy, either I or Missy cook every night.  And I just skip the starch.

So I bought a new vegetable (for me) at the produce stand today.  It is this:

Butternut squash!  I've never made this before in my life.  The center looks like a pumpkin, doesn't it? 
I've seen my favorite TV Food Network cook Ina Garten roast these.  I adore roasted vegetables, so I figured, why not?

 

She is so fab.  I love her show!  But my goodness she's not very diabetic friendly.  That's ok, I can watch and learn and take what I need from her show, and ignore all the pastries.  Mmmm, pastries.

So there you have it! Sarah is back in action after a week of illness.  Life happens.  I fall, and then I get back up again.