Wendysgoodnews 1st day to Weight Loss

[wendysgoodnews]

I decided to make the Chinese Chili from the boards today.  It is really great tasting with the waterchestnuts that crunch when you eat the soup.  I added a small can of tomato juice with diced tomatoes instead of crushed tomatoes it called for.

Tuesday:

B:  Apple
L:  Corn Fritata
D:  Grape smoothie
    Chinese chili

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Wednesday:

B:  Apple
L:  Chinese chili
D:  Pink Lemonade & pineapple smoothie
    Corn thins w/ ex lean ham & cheese

[Beth B.]

Wow Wendy, you are doing awesome!  I really appreciate your discipline in keeping your food journal and all the new recipes you share.

[wendysgoodnews]

Thanks, Variety of food and  my journal are a couple of things that keep me on track. 

Thursday:

B:  Bananas
L:  Bbq chicken salad
    Chicken breast
D:  Corn thins w/ ex lean ham and cheese
    Pink lemonade & pineapple smoothie

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Friday:

B:  Bananas
L:  Cottage Cheese
    Marinaded Sirloin Roast
D:  Cantelope
    Strawberries
    Popcorn

[wendysgoodnews]

When I was growing up my mom always took left over roast and mixed it with the gravy added potatoes and onion to make hash.  She would then fry it until a bit browned and make little holes to add eggs and cook them until done.  I was thinking today about my left over roast and decided to try to make hash with garbanzo beans put thru the food processor.  It was so good with alot of onion and a bit of garlic that it brought back great memories of home.

Saturday:

B:  never got time
L:  Roast hash w/ eggs
D:  Lemon & pineapple smoothie
    Strawberries
    Plums

[debbiewetzel]

Wow, Wendy

That sounds good....I want to try it too

Debbbie

[wendysgoodnews]

Sunday:

B:  Roast hash w/ eggs
L:  BBQ chicken breast salad
    part of a low fat yogurt
D:  Lemon & Pineapple smoothie
    Watermelon

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Monday:

B:  Bananas
L:  2 fried eggs
    beef
D:  Very cherry berry pie
    Green salad

[wendysgoodnews]

We ended up eating out tonight at a CBN dinner so ate carefully but not total LDL. 
Tuesday:

B:  Very Cherry berry pie
L:  Eggs, sausage & a pancake
D:  Green salad w/ blue cheese
    Little fried potatos
    Mushrooms w/ cheese sauce
    Egg
    Bacon pieces
All of these were in a bowl like a scrambler   

[Beth B.]

I love reading your menus Wendy!

[wendysgoodnews]

Wednesday:

B:  No time
L:  Popcorn chicken
    Very cherry berry pie
D:  Popcorn
    Watermelon

[wendysgoodnews]

Thursday:

B:  Plums
L:  Lemon citrus chicken breast
    Corn
D:  Eggs
    Popcorn Pancake

[wendysgoodnews]

Today was a funny day where I just really wasn't hungry and had to make myself eat.

Friday:

B:  Not hungry
L:  Hamburger patty
D:  Left over Lemon citrus chicken breast

[coryell]

YOU are doing great, I also am just starting and a big venison (defated) stew with all veggies imaginable, alternate with the bean and chili soups, (taco seasoning ) in them also good in ground chicken.
I invested in a very high powered blender years ago which grinds all seeds to a pulver stage in my smoothies, raspberries are so good and good for you.  I have also found fruit too sweet especially in evening smoothies.  Your lemon idea is great.  I have a citris juicer.  had forgotten about the grapefruit at breakfast as that is  my love.  Will also add to my breakfast smoothies, all the time.  Great thinking. 
For two years my hubby took raw veggie salads and dressing for lunch on the job.  He excited everyone around how much he liked them.  All and any veggies, zucchini, celery, tomatoes, cucumbers, grated cabbage, radishes, the large white ones are beautiful grated in cusinart shredded.  I would make a large large bowl each morning and that was all we ate for lunch and for dinner.  Now I have dentures and discovered LDL and with so many softer choices I am rejoicing.  Will put all other diet ideas aside,  hard sometimes not to fall back into old tricks, even though I thought them very good this is a culmination of th best.  Bless you caryol

[Patapples]

When I read your menus for the day, I think next to what I eat, you eat so little.  Do you stay full on what you eat?  You must be losing quite quickly.

I noticed that you went to a CBN dinner.  Do you watch their program everyday?  I have watched CBN every day for almost 40 years,  I get so much out of the 700 club.

[wendysgoodnews]

My husband takes a salad for lunch everyday to work along with what ever I make him.  I am not much of a veggie eater so I only eat salads occasionally.  I have always been a big meat eater and I still eat alot of meat only now it is very lean meat.  I love eating all the fruit and my favorite to eat whole is raspberries but not in smoothies.  I love the sour smoothies they are the ones that really satisfy me.

I could maybe eat more but I am not hungry.  This week has been a busy week so I haven't had time to make the many things I generally do.  I have lost more weight this week then normal but I just haven't really been hungry or felt much like eating alot.  I have been doing a cleansing tea for a bit and I am thinking that is what is making me lose weight more regularly each week rather then maintaining some weeks.  I have been averaging 1 to 2 lbs a week except this week I dropped 4 lbs but we will see if I am still down by my weigh in on Monday for the loose caboose race.  My goal was to be down 100 lbs by the time I hit one year.  I am within 2 lbs of that now so should be beyond my goal by Nov 5th.

[Beth B.]

I noticed you haven't been eating much lately.  I go through times when I'm not very hungry also.  This past week and weekend haven't been one of them though.  I am so happy you are going to make your goal!  You have been so dedicated and you are such an inspiration!

Beth

[wendysgoodnews]

I took a pork loin roast today and made it like a blackened prime rib.  I cooked onion in the pan and when it was done I added chicken broth and ran it thru the blender and made gravy.  It was really delicious with all the garlic and rosemary spices.

Saturday:

B:  Plums
L:  Green salad
    Pork loin roast w/ gravy
D:  Roasted garlic butternut soup
    Very cherry berry pie

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Beth B
This really is a nice feeling to not have food as my first priorty.  Before starting LDL I wouldn't have been able to tell you if I was hungry or not.  Since food isn't all that important to me anymore if I am not hungry it is nice not to feel like I have to play catch up if I missed a meal.