"KROM" > wrote in message ...
> thank you Cheri!
>
> I have been cooking all the holiday meals for the last 25 years every year
> and I go all out and am tired of turkey and ham which I can eat anytime of
> the year and are low carb..
>
> I want to be "naughty" two to three days a year...birthday..anniversary
> and Christmas..
>
> thanksgiving I eat a lot but its all low carb ..I even typically make low
> carb pumpkin pie etc.
>
> Anyhoo enjoy the holidays whatever you believe and do and may this next
> year be the best year!

The sad part for me about holidays is that my unlimited food was the raw
veggies. Yes, I could get those any day. But we tended to have more
variety at holidays because we used the crystal dish on the Lazy Susan. One
different veggie for each compartment. Black and green olives on the side.
The olives were rationed but I don't know why.

When everyone else was eating their dessert, I'd be hoovering up the veggies
until someone (usually my dad) noticed what a pig I was being and put a stop
to it.

The last time I did such a thing was on Easter. I was on the raw vegan
diet. I did bring some onion bread sandwiches, nacho nut cheese and stuffed
baby vegetables but also a huge salad for myself.

I ate it and began to feel unwell. Sent Angela for a bucket or something.
And sure enough, my stomach began revolting and didn't let up for several
hours. My parents thought I would never make it home and frankly neither
did I. I felt like I had been throwing up things I hadn't even eaten yet!

So... Now holiday meals to me are not much different than any other. We
will have Crescent rolls because I bought a case at Costco. We don't
normally eat rolls although I have been buying them more frequently. I've
been trying to have a lot of soup for dinner and the others might have that
or salad. So overall low carb so, I am taking advantage of the cheap and
free bread and rolls I can find. Have been getting small loaves for free at
Target. One is enough for a meal and then enough for one person to have
some the following day.

I do have some red and green jelly candies and I may eat a couple of those.
Or may not. Depends on my BG and if I feel like eating them or not. I
can't eat most other desserts even if I wanted to. They would make me sick.