Dovelett, How's the Training Camp Going?

zerotolow · 06-04-2009, 01:48 PM

Hi, I've been so concerned about your lack of access to food for your special training that you mentioned a couple of weeks ago. Rather than find that thread I thought I'd ask how you're doing.

Let us know if you need any moral support girl!!!

zerotolow · 06-04-2009, 08:19 PM

Bump for when Dovelette get's back online.

Dovelette · 06-05-2009, 03:28 AM

Oops sorry didn't see this! Thanks so much for asking!

My training workshop went GREAT actually! I ended up baking a flax meal banana bread (just banana extract, no bananas), a flax/zucchini/Parmesan flax foccacia, I packed Atkins bars but only ate 2, I bought some sausage and fried it up sort of like peperoni chips, and I had protein shakes, teas and SF koolaid with me. For breakfasts I'd have the banana bread, the other bread for snacks and sometimes lunch, but I found places to eat that I could ask for no rice or beans and just have chicken etc. We had a cookout one night and I just told the hosts not to count me in and that I would bring my own food since they were having pasta salad, potato salad and other such stuff. I brought ground beef (REAL ground beef! OMG I haven't had red meat in almost a year!!! Well ok maybe I have, there have been some mystery meat moments) and some green bell peppers and just ate that. Yeah I got strange looks, but whatever.

The only snag that I ran into (which I expected) was the visit to my host families house. When we arrived in Africa, we lived with a family for 9 weeks. Since the training was only 10min from them I had to (and wanted to!) visit. My host mom started to pull out food for me, and even though I told her I wasn't hungry it's not appropriate to turn down food. She served a rice with beans and sausage dish, and I took a small amount and ate some. She also has a new store, so when a customer came in, I separated the sausage and beans from the rice and put the rice back in the bowl lol. Then when she came back I ate the beans and meat, and even served myself more so she knew I liked it (and repeated the separation every time a customer came). I think all in all I maybe ate less than 1/4c of rice; not what I wanted but all things considered, FAR better than I could have hoped!! At least I avoided the cookies, cakes, kuskus (a corn meal dish) and fijos (fried banana and corn meal fritters) that I was expecting to have thrust on me lol.

It felt REALLY good to stay on plan. Hey, if I can do it, ANYONE can do it!!!

scandalouslyglam · 06-05-2009, 05:25 AM

Hey Dove your Birthday is the day before my wedding!!!

I think you did great staying on plan!!! 1/4 C. rice isn't gonna kill you or even make a difference in the long run. You prepared yourself, armed with delicious goodies!

Fried banana fritters...OMG, that sounds HEAVENLY.

zerotolow · 06-05-2009, 02:24 PM

Great job! I really respect you for honoring customs and dealing with it in a way that does not offend. Very commendable!

06-04-2009, 01:48 PM	#1
zerotolow Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Philadelphia and New Jersey Posts: 524 Gallery: zerotolow Stats: 276/215/125 WOE: Atkins Start Date: First Start 2001, New Start 1-08-08	Dovelett, How's the Training Camp Going? Hi, I've been so concerned about your lack of access to food for your special training that you mentioned a couple of weeks ago. Rather than find that thread I thought I'd ask how you're doing. Let us know if you need any moral support girl!!!

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06-04-2009, 08:19 PM	#2
zerotolow Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Philadelphia and New Jersey Posts: 524 Gallery: zerotolow Stats: 276/215/125 WOE: Atkins Start Date: First Start 2001, New Start 1-08-08	Bump for when Dovelette get's back online.

06-05-2009, 03:28 AM	#3
Dovelette Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 1,894 Gallery: Dovelette WOE: Atkins OWL, Current HCG R1P2 Start Date: WLS 4/20/2004, Atkins 3/31/09, HCG 4/9/13	Oops sorry didn't see this! Thanks so much for asking! My training workshop went GREAT actually! I ended up baking a flax meal banana bread (just banana extract, no bananas), a flax/zucchini/Parmesan flax foccacia, I packed Atkins bars but only ate 2, I bought some sausage and fried it up sort of like peperoni chips, and I had protein shakes, teas and SF koolaid with me. For breakfasts I'd have the banana bread, the other bread for snacks and sometimes lunch, but I found places to eat that I could ask for no rice or beans and just have chicken etc. We had a cookout one night and I just told the hosts not to count me in and that I would bring my own food since they were having pasta salad, potato salad and other such stuff. I brought ground beef (REAL ground beef! OMG I haven't had red meat in almost a year!!! Well ok maybe I have, there have been some mystery meat moments) and some green bell peppers and just ate that. Yeah I got strange looks, but whatever. The only snag that I ran into (which I expected) was the visit to my host families house. When we arrived in Africa, we lived with a family for 9 weeks. Since the training was only 10min from them I had to (and wanted to!) visit. My host mom started to pull out food for me, and even though I told her I wasn't hungry it's not appropriate to turn down food. She served a rice with beans and sausage dish, and I took a small amount and ate some. She also has a new store, so when a customer came in, I separated the sausage and beans from the rice and put the rice back in the bowl lol. Then when she came back I ate the beans and meat, and even served myself more so she knew I liked it (and repeated the separation every time a customer came). I think all in all I maybe ate less than 1/4c of rice; not what I wanted but all things considered, FAR better than I could have hoped!! At least I avoided the cookies, cakes, kuskus (a corn meal dish) and fijos (fried banana and corn meal fritters) that I was expecting to have thrust on me lol. It felt REALLY good to stay on plan. Hey, if I can do it, ANYONE can do it!!!

06-05-2009, 05:25 AM	#4
scandalouslyglam Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gorham, Me Posts: 6,994 Gallery: scandalouslyglam Stats: 6'1-261.8/222.2/220 WOE: LC down 39 Start Date: 1/2/2012	Hey Dove your Birthday is the day before my wedding!!! I think you did great staying on plan!!! 1/4 C. rice isn't gonna kill you or even make a difference in the long run. You prepared yourself, armed with delicious goodies! Fried banana fritters...OMG, that sounds HEAVENLY.

06-05-2009, 02:24 PM	#5
zerotolow Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Philadelphia and New Jersey Posts: 524 Gallery: zerotolow Stats: 276/215/125 WOE: Atkins Start Date: First Start 2001, New Start 1-08-08	Great job! I really respect you for honoring customs and dealing with it in a way that does not offend. Very commendable!