Wendysgoodnews 1st day to Weight Loss

[wendysgoodnews]

I have been cooking beans all day trying to get ahead on them again and toss some in the freezer.  I am making Pizza Soup for tonights Bible study so all the people I have been talking to about LDL will know how good the soups are.  I made the wonderslaw yesterday with left over stirfry I had cut up ahead and taken to Idaho.  I had a variety of celery, onion, cabbage and water chestnuts in the bag.  It tasted wonderful with the sweet and sour type sauce of the wonderslaw. 

B:  Orange, strawberry& banana smoothie
L:  Wonderslaw
D:  Pizza Soup
    Fresh fruit

[patns]

I noticed in another thread that you were wondering about how to do fish differently. I saw in the question and answer section that SweetRose said fish is very good coated with gabzanzo bean flour.

[Karen Weeks]

Thanks for the recipe.  Can't wait to try it and it will probably be tomorrow.  There are so many different foods to try on this plan, how could one get bored.  I just love LDL Thanks Karen

[wendysgoodnews]

B:  Fresh Fruit
L:  Pizza Soup
    Shrimp
D: Wonderslaw
    Strawberry, raspberry, banana pie

[wendysgoodnews]

I have been playing around with different foods, especially at night to see what helps in weight loss and what stops or slows weight loss.  I have found veggies and fruit eaten in large quanities at night makes me lose more weight then just eating fruit or popcorn. 

Since starting this way of eating I have twice ate stir fry for dinner and both times been down 3 lbs over night.  I am not sure why this is but decided to test it last night.  I have in the 2 days before this been down 1 lb each morning so I was excited to see what this morning brought.  Sure enough I was down 3 lbs this morning.  I ate 2 large plates of wonderslaw last night plus a large bowl of pie.  I got busy so I even ate really late compared to what I normally do.  I am not saying if I eat stir frys or wonderslaw everynight I would be down that much everyday but I figure it is worth trying once a week or so. If I can continue to lose this much I will be to my second goal really quickly.

[Mary J]

Hey Wendy,

Where did you find the wonderslaw recipe?  I looked for it and can not find it..  I love slaw..

Mary J

[Mary J]

Hey Wendy,

I found it!  It really sounds good.

Mary J

[wendysgoodnews]

You will just love this salad.  It can even have other veggies added to it, I added celery and waterchestnuts the other night and it was great.
I never did put it under the recipe section.  Where did you find it?  I know I put it on my journal so is it anywhere else or do I need to list it?

[LINDA RN]

Bet you could use Jicama in place of the waterchestnuts.

[Mary J]

Hi Wendy,

I found it on your journal   yes,, please add it to the recipe boards... then I will add it to my bookmarks..  can't wait to try it

Mary J

[Mary J]

Hey Wendy,

Its me again, LOL... I actually found the wonderslaw recipe on a thread called....

Does anyone have a recipe for the FF Sweet Onion Dressing...

Not your journal...  I did a search for it, and thats where it came up...

Mary J

[VickiLynn]

Mary J,

The onion dressing is from CQ and I believe Wendy has used it on her Wonderslaw.

Here is the recipe:  http://boards.letsdolunch.com/boards/in ... on=search2

[wendysgoodnews]

Sunday Meals:

B:  Refried beans w/ cheese and eggs
L:  Green Salad
    Leftover Oregano, garlic chicken
    Peaches
D:  Cherry Banana Pie

Monday Meals:

B:  Orange, Strawberry & Banana Smoothie
L:  Refried Bean Soup
D:  Fresh Fruit
    Popcorn

[wendysgoodnews]

I was really hungry today so ate early and made extra food to eat.
Thank You for the idea of using coconut extract in my smoothie, it was the best.  I could have had more then one it tasted so good.
I have to clip dogs all afternoon so won't have much time to eat tonight so I may just make another smoothie for dinner.

B:  Orange, pineapple, banana & coconut extract smoothie
L:  Refried bean soup
    Chicken salad w/ onion, celery & a drop of miracle whip to hold it together
    Corn thins
D:  Orange, pineapple, banana & coconut smoothie

[leisuregranny]

Wendy,

Doesn't that make just the best smoothie ever?  It's one of my favorites.  I also like orange smoothies.  I'll have to try to come up with a recipe for that as well.

Blessings,
Sylvia

[wendysgoodnews]

Have you tried the Dreamy Creamy smoothie.  It calls for 1 cup orange juice, banana, vanilla extract and ice cubes to thicken it.  I actually use frozen orange juice.  It is my other favorite smoothie.  If it gets too thick I add grapefruit juice to it and that gives it a different taste that I love.

[leisuregranny]

I think I saw that someplace.  I'll search for it and then bookmark it.  Thanks

[VickiLynn]

I have to clip dogs all afternoon so won't have much time to eat tonight so I may just make another smoothie for dinner.

Wendy,

Are you a dog groomer?  It sure takes a talent, and a love of dogs, to be a groomer.  My little Abby, who is a c o c k e r spaniel goes to our groomer this morning.  I just love it when she comes home smelling sweet and looking so pretty!! 

P.S.  Does the cocounut extract have sugar in it?  If not, I am going to try it in my next orange smoothie because I love coconut.

[wendysgoodnews]

No I just clip my dogs.  I used to pay to have 4 dogs done and one day I thought I can do that.  So I got on the internet and saw by video and teaching how to clip a schnauzer like a professional.  It is a challenge but to me it is a joy to see how wonderful they look when I am all finished.  I have done a few dogs for friends but I try to stick just to my dogs.
One of the dogs I did yesterday is a 3 month old papered pure white male schnauzer that we took in when someone couldn't keep him.  I wanted to clip him so he can find a good home.

The coconut extract doesn't have sugar in it.  It does have alcohol like the regular vanilla does.  I am hooked on these with the coconut, they taste so rich.  There was also a recipe for strawberries to be added instead of orange.  I haven't tried that yet but I will one day soon.

[wendysgoodnews]

Oh my new meal I tried today was so delicious I am putting it here and on the main meal recipes.
I couldn't find SF Plum preserves so when I make it again I am going to try buying plums and cooking them down with sugar substitute and see if that will work.  I used Blackberry SF jam and it worked wonderful with the chicken.

Plum Marinated Chicken & Honey Carrots

4 Chicken Breasts
1 C. Plum, Blueberry or Blackberry Preserves
2 Tbs reduced Sodium Soy Sauce
1 Tbs Red Wine Vinegar
1 Tbs Balsamic Vinegar
2 tsp. Fresh Grated Ginger
2 Garlic Cloves - minced

Place chicken in glass baking dish - sprinkle with salt and pepper
In a bowl mix all ingred. - pour over chicken.
Bake 375 for 45 min.

Add carrots to dish:
Peel and cut in slices -
In a bowl mix:
2 Tbs Honey
1 Tbs Balsamic Vinegar
Mix well with carrots  - put in beside chicken and cook until soft