No longer am I Delia Smith, I've become Nigella Lawson - I truly am a domestic goddess as I've made a lemon, lime & ginger cheesecake - the first dessert that I've made from scratch for about a million years. I made it because I was feeling particularly virtuous today so it's a treat for me (the first sweet thing (and that includes no sweeteners in my tea) that I've had since starting the IPD) and I am desperately waiting for it to set so I can have a slice. It's from a recipe by the wonderful Bee on the IPD forum who is herself a domestic goddess and has kindly devised this and many other fantastic carb-friendly recipes which are good for phase oners. I don't want to get into the habit of making too many desserts as I don't want to become dependent on sugar/sweeteners again, although I have also taken note of a custard recipe and a faux pecan pie one too (useful for TOTM I'm thinking) .
The reason I'm feeling so virtuous?
Firstly my shopping basket last night (I love going shopping at 1am, so quiet and very therapeutic) was full of cauliflowers and green stuff - in fact the checkout woman commented on how much I must love cauliflower! Such a change from a few weeks ago when I had to force myself to buy the stuff. Of course I can still only eat it with broccoli as a mash, but that tastes so scrummy I'm happy to have it.
Secondly, having tried a zillion teas and having bought a HUGE box of Tetley decaffeinated teabags 'cos they were cheaper than the small box last night which I tried this morning and were foul (the tea is fine but I really can't drink it with double cream and having already given up sweeteners I just can't forgo the milk too, and I can't even bear the idea of soya milk at the moment) I've finally got to grips with the rooibos. I have been managing to drink the vanilla version for the last couple of days, but today my hayfever has kicked in so I have a blocked nose and can't smell the tea properly. It's made a huge difference, without the smell to put me off I can drink it quite happily. Hopefully once I can smell it again I'll be so used to it I won't even notice the smell.
Thirdly, someone at the pub noticed that I've lost weight (although of course it's not weight but inches). It was only 1 person, but her comment was enough to have me floating on a cloud.
Finally, I overcame some saboteurs at the pub and I'm really pleased with myself for doing so. Obviously I am still not drinking any alcohol as I'm in my first 2 weeks, so upon finishing work I went to sit with the usual crew, having a glass of sparkling water instead of my usual snakebite. I was asked at least 6 times what I was drinking and was offered a snakebite by at least 4 of them. They tried everything, telling me I looked unhappy drinking water (no I wasn't I love water and drink loads of it), saying they couldn't bear the idea that I had to drink water so they'd buy me a pint, that only 1 pint wouldn't hurt after doing so well etc. Only 1 person bought me another water and he commented that he was impressed with my resolve. Funnily enough I didn't actually want a drink (maybe I was too eager to get home and make my cheesecake) but it was interesting to see the saboteurs at work. Yet again I had read in the PB about this, but hadn't expected to see it in action quite so soon - although to be fair no-one there knew that I'm on the IPD and few of them could imagine being in the pub without any alcohol.
So I'm feeling virtuous, I'm feeling healthy and feeling thinner too which is a good thing!
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