I will take a moment to explain the fudge and egg combo for brunch. We had a very late breakfast of cinnamon rolls. I have never before in my life turned down a cinnamon roll. So the fact that I stared them down, walked away and had an egg was a MAJOR achievement. But let's be honest. The reason I was able to not eat them was because I knew I had fudge in the freezer.

But that is the beauty of this diet. I can eat such yummy treats like fudge. If this was a diet that required me to give up all sweets, I would have failed the first week. The only reason I am still going strong is that I can eat a sweet every day. Hopefully I don't, but just knowing that I can helps tremendously.

There is ice cream in the freezer for while we are snowed in today and tomorrow. I already have a plan.

Cookie Dough Shake (FP)


And yes, it tastes as yummy as it sounds. And it is the only thing I have found to compete with ice cream cravings.

"S"  Brunch -  2 fried eggs w/ 2oz cream cheese, salt, pepper
                        Rich Chocolate Fudge pg. 387

"FP"  Snack  -   Ricotta Creme with added cocoa powder pg. 378
                          Black Coffee


"S" Supper  -    Baked Chicken Thighs pg. 322 w/ homemade creole seasoning
                         Salad with Newman's Own Olive Oil and Vinegar Dressing
                         Cream Corn for the kids
                         Simple Steamed Broccoli pg. 354
                       

Shrinker

I made the Shrinker for the first time today. The flavor was all right but I ended up adding more vanilla and cinnamon. If you don't have a 2 quart jar (like myself), you can divide the concentrate between 4 old spaghetti sauce glass jars. I use the Priano sauce jars from Aldi because they have measurement markings in the glass under the paper wrapper. Add 1/2 cup of concentrate to each jar, add ice to the 2 cup mark and fill with water. This way I have 4 individual cups of Shrinker. Much more portable and I can take them to CC with me.

Here is the link to the Shrinker recipe on the THM website.

http://www.trimhealthymama.com/main-home/free-recipes/shrinker-recipe2/

Gwen's Nest

http://gwens-nest.com/trim-healthy-mama-quick-start-guide/

This is a link to a great blog about THM. She has a quick start guide and book tabs you can download for free.

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