We had just a small sandwich supper with the family here in town today. The main event will be Saturday. I did pretty good with the meal and then my nephew brought out the candy and cookies that he had brought back for when they went to his wife's Christmas. I tried to be good. But I made the mistake of bringing some home and promptly ate 4 more cookies on top of the 3 I had earlier. I also had 2 pieces of fudge. It was delicious. I had been doing pretty good on this diabetic diet, sorry lifestyle change. I had lost 13 pounds and blood sugars holding very steady. But I had no self control tonight. I recognize part of it is the fact that I miss my own kids today. This is the way we have had Christmas every year of my married life so it's not a surprise to me that my family wasn't with me. So now I'm worried how I will do this weekend. I guess I better go out and buy a lot of those disposable wonderful containers to send home lots of leftovers whether they want them or not. I sneak their keys out of their pockets and put them in their cars.

You've heard it a thousand times, but it's true: don't keep beating yourself up, just get back on the horse. I should say you're doing well to lose 13 pounds!

My kids anticipate the leftovers. We make extra with that purpose in mind. My daughter-in-law is an invalid, so we send double-extra home with my son. She looks forward to the feast! This year we scaled down for many reasons, but my son brought home spiral-cut ham, macaroni and cheese, stuffed shells, banana-chocolate chunk bread, fruitcake, Chex mix, mini quiches, clementines...I can't remember what all!

I've been having a hard time surrounded by all the goodies. Two people gave us cookie plates, so I froze all the ones that looked freeze-able in packets of three or four for my husband.

I do have an advantage over you, in that I'm NOT diabetic, so a "cheat" won't affect me medically. Someone gave me a box of little truffles , 85 calories each, and I've promised myself one every other day, with my husband helping willingly to eat most of them! What a guy!

So you had a little 'celebration'...the world has not ended. I think that it is excellent that you have made plans on how to deal with potential leftovers that may tempt you.

Great advice and ideas Blessings; and so well said, .

With love, Erika

Just wipe the crumbs off and re-start your new lifestyle plan.

I am on a very strict diet for my GI stuff and ya know what?? I plan on cheat days or cheat times. You simply cannot beat yourself up about it. Life happens. You cannot be perfect with every morsel of food every day. There will be days you will be stuck in the car, or at the mall or the airport and wonder "what will I eat?" its ok to take a cheat. Just check it off your list, enjoy it while you had it and then climb back up on that horse and keep going. Make your mistakes or cheats yummy and worth it! then love every moment of it, and allow yourself to be human, and move forward.

Hang in there.

Sometimes cheating on a diet is OK to do. It is the holiday, I am having another cookie. Get back on track when you can and don't feel bad. ginnie

Well my blood sugar was only 107 instead of its usual 102 so I think it's fine. At least I'm not the kind of diabetic that would wake up and find it in the 300 range. Had a great nutritious lunch. Lunch for me is my first meal of the day. Dietician planned my meals around my times I wake up and go to bed.