1/3 of a YEAR!

Wow! It's been almost exactly a month since I last blogged. I just realized yesterday that I have hit the 4 month mark on Ideal Protein.

Summer has been both really easy and really hard to be on this diet. The easy part is that there are so many available vegetables and they are cheaper and in more abundance.  The hard part is that I'm missing out on so many delicious summer fruits. I missing my summer watermelon, strawberries, blueberries, and PEACHES! mmmm I have to stop now, or I'll go crazy!

My husband grew up with a family that did a lot of canning. I have never really canned before, but I was open to the challenge. I picked up a canner (for those of you like me who didn't know what that was- it's basically a really big pot with an extra insert to place the cans on to seal them). And I also picked up one of those devices to be able to take the cans out of the boiling water, without burning your hands.

My great uncle brought us up a big bushel of peaches, and we got to work. We peeled them all, and placed them in the jars. I had bought two cases of 12 and it was perfect for the amount of peaches we had. The juice of these peaches was sliding down my arms and dripping off of my elbows as I cut and paired them. My oh my were they juicy peaches. I really wanted to have a bite. It was so tempting to eat some of the ends that didn't go into the jars. kept feeding them to my husband, who was such an AWESOME help at the canning. I think next year we should do tomato sauce, and applesauce too!.

At least when I'm done with Ideal Protein, I will be able to eat some of the peaches we canned together (Even if I have to sleep with a jar under my pillow so my husband doesn't eat them all!

I've been on this thing for what seems like forever. Here's the latest Progress Pics!
I don't want to give up, I want to see this through. Life is about to change completely in the next month or so, and I am praying that I will be able to cope with the changes and with continuing the diet. I am stubborn, and I won't give in easily.

I want to thank those of you who are my encouragement team, and continue to cheer me on in this journey!