Scales For You

Thanksgiving is a time for food and family.  This year is going to be different for me.  I usually cook a big Thanksgiving dinner (my husband smokes the turkey) and invite my children and grandchildren over.  This year, however, I’m taking my granddaughters to Texas to see their mom and have Thanksgiving with her.  It’s much easier to control my diet at home; I can measure my food portions before filling my plate. 

In planning my trip, I’m also planning my diet.  I can’t afford to give up now.  I’ve come too far.  Their mom said she has some kitchen scales I can use at her house, but we’ll have to eat a meal on the road going and coming back.  I found the neatest thing–a portable scale.  It has a stainless steel plate for easy cleaning and will fit in my jacket pocket.  I can discretely measure my food in a restaurant and ask for a carry-out carton for the unneeded food.  If it’s not on my plate, I won’t eat it!