It's not even Christmas yet and Philly has already experienced its first snow storm!!! Wonderful news in my opinion, and I spent this first delightful winter wonderland in the most ideal way, baking Christmas cookies with my mom. I came home to good ole' Bucks county (where my parents live) for the weekend before the snow hit. Here my mom and I spent ALL DAY yesterday making cookies and sitting by the fire while they baked, it was truly wonderful, except of course for my body. Christmas cookies and diabetics are never a great combination. I did my best, I pushed my will power to its limits and actually only ate two cookies the whole day (although my arch nemesis is really the dough) but still suffered the consequences. I swear that when I bake my skin actually absorbs the sugar in the air. Before the first sweet sugary bite has even grazed my lips my body is preparing for take-off. My blood sugar has been on a roller coaster ride ever since.
But besides my mom and mine's sugary creations, just being at home is tough on my blood sugars. My parents buy different foods than me and cook things differently than I do. Mainly they actually have a full pantry of food just begging to be eaten and when they cook dinner they actually have more than one course. It seems that one poor eating decision just leads to another.
I don't mean to really complain though. I have a wonderful family to come home to in a warm house with a cozy bed and fireplace waiting for me. I have to let myself enjoy the holiday season for what it is, a season, and not the way that I will eat all year.
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