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    How to have a totally delectable Thanksgiving feast...

    How to have a totally delectable Thanksgiving feast...


    Step #1 You start with this big boy


    Step #2 Add some favorite sides, like stuffing and a cheesy fauxtato dish and we have to have some yummy giblet and mushroom gravy with that...


    Step #4 What would Thanksgiving be without cranberry-orange salad...


    Step #5 Add some green beans, cooked with ham, and some cranberry relish, put it all together and what do you have???


    Yum!! Double yum...but what about dessert, you ask?? Would this do???
    Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

    Would you believe it's all Atkins legal as long as you are up to the "other fruits" rung and there's only a little bit of that (less than one small orange and less than a cup, raw, fresh cranberries for a very big dish). I defy anyone to eat this meal and get up feeling deprived. I was wishing I had some unsuspecting non-dieters to feed to see if they could tell they were eating "diet" food!

    I just went to walk off my lunch, and I didn't even finish the plate. I'm saving the pumpkin bars for later...much later.

    Full and happy Sunny!
    People who say it can't be done, should not interrupt those doing it.


    "Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before."
    ~~Herodotus


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    Sunny's Secrets: My Journal



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  • #2
    Re: How to have a totally delectable Thanksgiving feast...

    I am at awe at what you did. Looks like it will be wonderful.
    I am in Canada so our thanksgiving has come and gone. But I love to try some of those recipes. If you have some to share or some links I'll be great. Would be fun to do some of it for Christmas
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    • #3
      Re: How to have a totally delectable Thanksgiving feast...

      Originally posted by liv
      I am at awe at what you did. Looks like it will be wonderful.
      I am in Canada so our thanksgiving has come and gone. But I love to try some of those recipes. If you have some to share or some links I'll be great. Would be fun to do some of it for Christmas
      I cheat. I have a lot of Canadian friends, so I celebrate it in October with you guys, then again in November! I also get to celebrate Canada Day and July the Fourth. I like being an honourary Canadian! I am going to post some of the recipes shortly. Not tonight shortly, too full and tired, but I will in the next couple of days. Most of my cooking is without recipes, but I did write down what I used this year, because I wanted to prove that you could have a prefectly legal, but delicious, holiday. No reason to go out and have a carb fest.

      Sunny!
      People who say it can't be done, should not interrupt those doing it.


      "Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before."
      ~~Herodotus


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      Sunny's Secrets: My Journal



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      • #4
        Re: How to have a totally delectable Thanksgiving feast...

        Sunny,

        Looks yummy!!

        Happy Turkey Day!





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        • #5
          Re: How to have a totally delectable Thanksgiving feast...

          Sunny, what a great post -- I certainly see no deprivation at your house! Sounds like a terrific way to celebrate lots to be thankful for. Thanks for such a positive post!
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          • #6
            Re: How to have a totally delectable Thanksgiving feast...

            so...i was pretty bad today, i confess. i had three eggnogs, with rum and brandy, 5 of these little appetizer things, i really dont know what they are called. two dinner rolls, turkey, candied yams, sqash and creamed spinach, then i also had some creamed onions and some cornbread. also, um, two glasses of white wine. then later for desert i had some cheesecake with strawberries on top and then....YIKES, half a piece of pecan pie and 1 1/2 cups of coffee with cream


            so......i have a big appetite for life as you can all see!! i will pay the price and accept what i have done....i will not fall down the slippery slope...i will stand up tall and face tomorrow the right way. sunday moring i will get on the scale again and see how things are!!

            chris
            Last edited by cgdat136; November 22, 2007, 09:57 PM.
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            • #7
              Re: How to have a totally delectable Thanksgiving feast...

              It's okay Chris. I was bad today too and the way I feel right now is enough motivation to knock me right back on the wagon tomorrow. Since I started this way of life, I have never felt so miserable as I do right now. With low carb, I can eat and eat and eat and still not feel miserable, just full. I feel guilty and ashamed for cheating today. I've come so far already, I'm not going to let one day keep me away from my goal. I think I learned my lesson for Christmas though. Man does the overindulgence of carbs really make you wish you just starved yourself instead!

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              • #8
                Re: How to have a totally delectable Thanksgiving feast...

                i loved today and do not regret the food that i ate. i know i am in charge anyway so........i am getting on the scale again sunday and i am thinking everything will return to normal. this diet has been the right road for me to travel.....but this WOL is not just about the diet but.....it is about ME!!
                Hello, my name is Christopher and
                I am with my son, Nicholas Christopher
                Start Date:10/29/07 @ 276lbs

                I am 42 now

                SW 276lbs / CW 264lbs / GW 190
                I am 5'10"

                I gained some back but I have regained my focus!!

                Chris' Journal Chat )

                sigpic This is my son

                Goal is to get into size 34/36 jeans again

                "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."

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                • #9
                  Re: How to have a totally delectable Thanksgiving feast...

                  Way to go Sunny!! I stayed legal today too. I did make the Pumpkin Bake and had a small piece. I had turkey, green beans, and greens. I have to admit I did want the stuffing so bad but I knew if I ate it I'd be so mad at myself later (not worth the guilt). I would have put myself through the ringer through the night. I'm my own worse critic. After I ate the legal food I was fine. Not hungry so the other food wasn't calling to me anymore. LOL!!


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                  Goal 2: 210 12-09-07
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                  • #10
                    Re: How to have a totally delectable Thanksgiving feast...

                    Looks lovely Sunny. The hubby and I too stayed legal. I was afraid he was gonna break down at the candied yams, but he said nope I feel to good to mess it up. We had two (both parents houses) yummy meals. Best part though is very good friends had their first granddaughter born yesterday and my sister-in-law started labor yesterday. Soon I will be surround with babies I can play with and return. YIPPIE
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                    • #11
                      Re: How to have a totally delectable Thanksgiving feast...

                      Sunny, YUMMY! Thanks for the pictures!
                      I stayed kinda legal too, ate yams though but baked and portioned so managed some control. I had so much fun in the kitchen cooking for my husband though!
                      Only problem is today I feel like I want to eat yummy things too - anyone else feeling shaky? I just had a decent breakfast but am dying to head to the kitchen again...hope I can control myself today. Have a great day everyone!

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                      • #12
                        Re: How to have a totally delectable Thanksgiving feast...

                        Sunny, GREAT POST! Your foods look great!

                        I too, stayed legal. I made carby favorites for everyone, but it was more enjoyable to cook them and watch others enjoy them, rather than eat them myself! I was not even tempted by the non-legal stuff. I helped with preparations, so I made sure that there was enough legal food there to choke a horse.

                        MENU (legal foods for ME [foods that work with my body] are marked with an asterisk):

                        APPETIZERS
                        olives and pickles*
                        homemade salami*
                        cheese tray*
                        whole wheat crackers*
                        whole wheat/flax/bran baguettes*
                        french bread
                        italian herb bread
                        homemade spinach dip*
                        shrimp cocktail*

                        DINNER
                        turkey*
                        mashed potatoes (these are legal for my phase of Atkins, but my body cannot handle potatoes)
                        cauliflower bake*
                        homemade cranberry relish*
                        homemade dinner rolls
                        candied yams
                        turkey gravy

                        DESSERT:
                        pumpkin pie
                        LC chocolate cheesecake with raspberry sauce*
                        molasses cookies

                        I also enjoyed some beer and a few glasses of wine, legal for me. I regretfully admit that I overdid it on calories, but am proud to say I had yet another holiday that was completely legal!
                        START 8/16/06 @ 270+~MG1: 220-12/2/06~MG2: 210-1/07~MG3: 199-3/2/07~MG4: 190-4/27/07~MG5: 180-7/04/07~GOAL: 170
                        RESTART 11/2/09 @ 224.6~MG1: 215~MG2: 210~MG3: 205~MG4: 199~MG5: 195~MG6: 190~MG7: 185~GOAL: 180
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                        • #13
                          Re: How to have a totally delectable Thanksgiving feast...

                          Originally posted by cgdat136
                          so...i was pretty bad today, i confess. i had three eggnogs, with rum and brandy, 5 of these little appetizer things, i really dont know what they are called. two dinner rolls, turkey, candied yams, sqash and creamed spinach, then i also had some creamed onions and some cornbread. also, um, two glasses of white wine. then later for desert i had some cheesecake with strawberries on top and then....YIKES, half a piece of pecan pie and 1 1/2 cups of coffee with cream


                          so......i have a big appetite for life as you can all see!! i will pay the price and accept what i have done....i will not fall down the slippery slope...i will stand up tall and face tomorrow the right way. sunday moring i will get on the scale again and see how things are!!

                          chris
                          And I gave you all those delicious legal recipes! Chris...what am I going to do with you??? I think you owe me another 90 push-ups for eating all that stuff after I gave you recipes! I will expect you to do better at Christmas!

                          Sunny!
                          People who say it can't be done, should not interrupt those doing it.


                          "Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before."
                          ~~Herodotus


                          Doin' the "Real Deal" Atkins 2002 since 9/15/2005
                          Sunny's Secrets: My Journal



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                          • #14
                            Re: How to have a totally delectable Thanksgiving feast...

                            Originally posted by Aya
                            Sunny, YUMMY! Thanks for the pictures!
                            I stayed kinda legal too, ate yams though but baked and portioned so managed some control. I had so much fun in the kitchen cooking for my husband though!
                            Only problem is today I feel like I want to eat yummy things too - anyone else feeling shaky? I just had a decent breakfast but am dying to head to the kitchen again...hope I can control myself today. Have a great day everyone!
                            I wasn't hungry at dinner last night, so I only ate a few bites, and I haven't been hungry at all today. I can't believe I have yummy stuffing for the first time in three years, and I'm thinking about freezing it for later, because I'd really rather have less rich food. I was wanting a really light salad today. I guess I've really changed my eating habits for good. I really enjoyed the cranberry salads, but the heavy stuff is too filling.

                            Sunny!
                            People who say it can't be done, should not interrupt those doing it.


                            "Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before."
                            ~~Herodotus


                            Doin' the "Real Deal" Atkins 2002 since 9/15/2005
                            Sunny's Secrets: My Journal



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