Tea time

One of the ladies at church is holding a tea party at her house today.  Naturally, the first thing that comes to my mind isn't so much what am I going to wear - it's more like what am I going to eat???

Food is my vanity.  Wait...does that even make sense?

Whatever.  Anyways, I don't have a ton of Paleo desserts in my repertoire yet.  So off to the internet I go!  And what do I find, you ask?

Yummy things.  When I first saw "Vegan Avocado Scones" in my search results, I gagged a little.  Then I wondered why in the world that would make me gag (I think it was probably the Vegan part).  I mean, avocado is an amazing fruit.  Why not throw one of those magical foods into a scone recipe, seriously?!

If you're interested in the recipe, check it out:  http://www.familyfreshcooking.com/2011/05/04/avocado-scones-vegan-and-gluten-free-recipe/

I would also love making these, if only I had enough time today...

http://www.paleoplan.com/2010/01-04/almond-macaroons/
http://www.paleoplan.com/2011/04-14/paleo-ice-cream-2/
http://www.paleoplan.com/2010/01-04/almond-muffins/

EDIT:  Just found this recipe, and it looks AMAZING.  Obviously, one would need to swap out Oat flour and corn flour for something more "kosher" like almond flour, coconut flour, (rice flour if you're okay using rice products), etc.

http://www.familyfreshcooking.com/2011/04/06/gluten-free-ratio-rally-strawberry-snack-cake-recipe/


Alas, there's only so much time in the day, and that time happens to be only 2 1/2 hours from when I've gotta leave.

So enough chatting - TIME TO GET MY BAKE ON!

The Chart

I just happened to be playing around on SparkPeople.com - taking a look at some old data, etc.  I happened upon something quite eye-opening.  It made me realize how long I had been in denial over my weight; how long I was complacent with being obese. 

It was my weightloss chart.  I've been using the website for about two years trying to lose weight.  There were chunks of time I chose to stay far away from the tool that was my mirror, the tool that tried to show me I was so unhealthy.

Here it is.  Can you tell when I started the Paleo diet?

This chart makes me sad, and in the same breath makes me joyful that I found a way to finally get healthy.

Here's some pictures of me in 2009.  I didn't take many of myself...

Yeah...chubby.

Here's the most recent picture of me.

I wish I had better pictures to show how I've gone from a fluffy puffy obese chick to a leaner, healthier, only-14-lbs-overweight gal.  These will have to do for now.

Besides, once I get down to 155ish, you guys might get tired of my new found vanity and over-taking of pictures of myself...mwhaha!  ;)