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I have been on LDL since Nov. 8th and I wanted to go home for Thanksgiving w/ some weight gone.      I waited 18 days to get on that dreaded scale when I got to mom's.   So, on Thanksgiving morn, I went into her bathroom and closed my eyes, stepped on the scale, looked down and what a blessing to see 7 lbs. gone!    I was so jazzed that I got off the scale and then got back on just to make sure.

I went out into the kitchen and with a huge smile on my face, declared to mom & my hubby of my success.   During the rest of the day I was also able to witness the LDL plan w/ my daughter, who I let take my book back to college so I just ordered 3 more, my sister-in-law, and my sister.  My sister is a therapist who helps people w/ eating disorders and she was excited to share this book w/ one of her clients who is looking for something like this new way of eating.  (When asked what kind of diet I was on, I replied that it was my "new way of eating").

Sitting down for our Thanksgiving dinner was a test of time for me....    I had turkey-white meat only but I sure love that dark!, a little spoonful of cranberries, and squash. Altho' I had to taste the stuffing from my hubbies plate cuz I did make it and everyone was oohing & awing over it :-)    but I had NO CRAVINGS for mashed pot. & gravy-my downfall, more dressing, rolls, or any of the 3 pies that were offered.   It was so nice to finish dinner and not be so stuffed that you can't breathe!   My dessert was the grapes I froze from mom's bowlful.   She always has them so I knew I would be good to go in that department.    No one has had frozen grapes before so I had to make extra to share with them.   My 12 yr. old niece really liked them so she will be freezing them for her after school snack.

I was so THANKFUL that God showed this plan to you, Roger, and for you sharing it w/ the rest of us so we, too, can share it w/ others.  

Good for you, malmq.  I too had a very successful and delicious Thanksgiving.  With that success under my ever shrinking belt, I am no longer afraid to trust myself not to eat the wrong foods at Christmas.  I have even promised my 7 yo granddaughters a cookie baking day with Nana.  I know I'll be fine.  Isn't this freedom from food cravings a true gift?! .  Pam

Malmq, You have done well.  You said right, "It's not a diet, but a woe.)  Pam, you wrote exactly what my daughter and I chatted about today.  Neither of us gained over Thanksgiving, and we feel so free being in control.  We both make a lot of candy for Christmas.  She is still going to do so because she gives it for gifts to the cooks, maintenance, and other employees at her school.  I am not going to give any and I don't want any in our home.  I'll have fruit sitting all over the house.  It's nice to know we can fix, and still not sway.  Enjoy those cooking making fun  days with your little ones.  Those days are gone for me, but now we have fun shopping and chatting.  I  being a grandmother, just as you do.      Joyful Friend