!!!! Weigh too much fried , (well okay maybe not ), and not enough . I guess this means I can't move to Savannah.

Ginger

A weigh-in would NOT be a good idea.

I am still scratching from the knat bites -- on my head, neck, arms, legs.

And, thanks to all that fried food, I have a pimple. I don't think that I could live in the South and survive.

My head doesn't feel too clear this morning.

I think an afternoon nap is in order.

As much as I complained about the humidity, I think I did sweat off the MANY calories consumed with all my walking in the beautiful city of Savannah. I make it a habit not to weigh myself after vacations though. It did feel good to get to a spinning class today! These fabulous pralines may have some bearing on any weight gain this weekend and then I brought a pound home for my husband (yeah right, I'm sure he'll eat them all!).

I normally loose 2-5 lbs from all the walking, and we walked almost everywhere in Savannah, because we didn't have a car. But man, I just couldn't walk enough to get rid of the fried chicken, fried fish, pralines, cherry pies, pecan pies, mac & chesse and those little powdered doughnuts that the realtor said were the best in the South (she was right!)

Ginger

Ginger,
I don't need to step on the scales...all I had to do was put on my favorite jeans!

"Sex is good, but not as good as fresh, sweet corn." ~ Garrison Keillor
Brenda

Colleen,
I came home with 3 lbs of those sinful things, one box for each of our children.

No weighing around here, no regrets for eating fried green tomatoes for three straight days, and we will not discuss the copious amounts of wine either. I only regret not having that mojito at the mojito bar in the Miama airport, and I don't even like rum!

Greens and fruit, greens and fruit, that is the future.

Heck- don't y'all know.
Southern calories just don't stick! As Paula Deen said "I'm yo cook, not yo doctor!"

Those pralines look great- did you have anything better than those free samples of warm pralines?

Yes I did Sandi!

I had Paula's "Ooey Gooey Butter Cake"!

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It did feel good to get to a spinning class today!

Colleen--spinning? I'm impressed. I watch the women at the spa as I do the treadmill.

According to the weight machine today, I put on 1.5 lbs. but--I had my heavy shoes on so maybe it's not to bad.

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Originally posted by Palma:
Yes I did Sandi!

I had Paula's "Ooey Gooey Butter Cake"!

Isn't it awsome! I've been making those for years. I'm curious as to how your recipe may differ from mine. Could you post it?

Well if there is a contest for who gained the most weight I would definitely win that one. 9 pounds over 2 weeks of wonderful southern cooking.

I've been on a diet for 2 days and already I'm growing big ears from eating salads.

Kendall,

Ooey Cake recipe was on my blog last week.

Thanks Palma!
I'll have to try it. It's not the same recipe I have. The one I have has a gooey center and berries. It is too die for and very fattening.
When I dig out the recipe I'll send that one for you to try.

Ginger,

You are not to go near a scale for four weeks after a vacation, cardinal rule, really!
(the secret is to brake the powered doughnut's in half so the calories float away, no candles or pentagrams, just brake them in half……….well that’s what Minerva said…honest)

Karen & Mac

We are back.

I gained 6 pounds - the 6 I had lost for the trip - between Savannah, Florida and the cruise. I am sure it was more like 10, but a few seem to have dissappeared, thankfully.