So sorry for my absence. Life always gets hectic for me as the travel increases, and I've recently felt a bit like a chicken running around without its head. I came off of nearly a month straight on the road just in time to prep for my parents and siblings (well, 7 of them anyway) to come visit me for the holiday last weekend. My Mother's side of the family had a sort of reunion over the holiday weekend, and the following hilarious conversation took place:
Uncle: Wow JamiK, you look great - what are you doing?
JamiK: I gave up sugar, just like MomK
Uncle: I need to do that too . . . . but no, there's no way. I need cheesecake.
MomK: Well, then you just have to learn to make cheesecake without sugar.
Uncle: And I suppose you have a recipe for sugar-free cheesecake?
MomK: Actually we do.
Uncle: Well then maybe I will do that. . . . as long as I can have cheesecake, I'll be OK.
Most of us have our excuses for not eating healthy, not exercising, not doing something beneficial due to some personal predjudice that we have. The key to overcoming is to find what we CAN tolerate; start there, then push the tolerance. I detest excercise . . . but I have to mow the lawn and shovel the driveway and weed the garden to maintain my home. . . that is where I started. Now, I am allowing my sister to persuade me to go for bike rides. We'll start small.
My uncle may need to eat a piece of cheesecake everyday for the first week or two of life without sugar. . . . but it's a place to start. Pick a place to start. Start. Then keep going.
JessiK's No Sugar Added Cheesecake Recipe:
This is a very vague recipe. . . . . my sister doesn't usually worry about things like measurments
Preheat oven to 350
Crust: Crumbled Graham Crackers (no sugar added variety) & butter - crumble the graham crackers and mix in melted butter until consistency is good to line a pan with.
Filling: whip one to two packages of softened cream cheese in a medium sized bowl, beat in 1/3 cup honey, 1 egg, 1 tsp vanilla until blended well. Pour the filling into graham cracker crust lined pan and bake for 12 - 15 minutes . . . . ish.
Top with fruit or no sugar added fruit spread if you like. Refrigerate until cold. Enjoy:)
Hopefully I'll be back sooner rather than later this time:)
JamiK
