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I have been craving the "tastes of the season" if you will. Yesterday I went grocery shopping and I had no desire for sweets whatsoever until I was surrounded by the sights and smells of gingerbread, gingersnaps, pumpkin bread, pies, chocolate and peppermint... I took a deep breath and thought, "Why again did I decided to do this DURING the BEST food season of the year?" Oh well. Hopefully it will only make me stronger. I am pleased to say I was down on the scale this morning and received my own form of satisfaction, although not satiated food desire, and I was happy.
I found this recipe for a pumpkin protein shake and tried it out. It's great and will ease any of my pumpkin baked good cravings for a while, I hope.

Pumpkin Protein Shake (from Muscle and Fitness Hers)
3/4 cup canned pumpkin (not the pumpkin pie kind)
1 cup almond milk unsweetened
1 scoop vanilla protein powder (I use Whole Foods 365 whey vanilla)
1 tbsp sugar free jello cheesecake flavoring (I used the white chocolate because I couldn't find the cheesecake)
1 sprinkle of pumpkin pie spice

Nutrition Information
Calories 195
Fat 5
Carb 19
Fiber 7
Sugar 6
Protein 19

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Delicious!!!

Happy Thursday!

- Whittney C.