Wendysgoodnews 1st day to Weight Loss

[patns]

That is good news Wendy about the pants and aslo how you enjoyed the 4th BBQ and stayed on plan too.

[barrypaxton]

Wendy,

I made your cabbage lasagna today. Talk about delicious. I had some left over LDL Neets meatloaf. I crumbled some of the meatloaf into the lasagna before putting the spaghetti sauce on it. It tasted great and served as my protein for lunch today.

Got any more great recipes?

Blessings,
Ollie

[Gwennaford]

Hi Wendy - Good job.  You continue to inspire me.

[wendysgoodnews]

Good to see you on the boards Gwennaford.
Ollie, Glad you liked the Cabbage dish, it is one of my favorites. I bet the meat loaf did taste delicious in it also.  I am always on the look out for new recipes so hopefully will find some again at some point.

B:  Saurkraut Salad
L:  Grilled chicken
    Pinto beans
    Corn
    Green Salad
D:  BBQ steak w friends
    Saurkraut salad
    Cucumber & Onion salad
    Green salad
    Watermelon

[Missdonna]

You don't appear to be eating much.I hope I'm not eating too much!

[vickiann]

Your weight loss is an inspiration.  Would you mind sharing your receipes for cabbage lasagna and saurkraut salad? Thanks!

Vicki

[wendysgoodnews]

Here is the Kraut salad from the boards, it is sooo delicious.
http://boards.letsdolunch.com/boards/in ... pic=8297.0

Here is the Cabbage Lasagna:
1/2 head of cabbage cut in long strips
1 lb Ex Lean burger
1 Jar of Spaghetti sauce or make your own
1/4 med. onion  chopped
2 Tbs minced garlic
1 stalk of celery chopped finely
Mixed shredded cheese ( to taste on top)

Brown burger, onions, celery & garlic.  When browned add sauce and stir.  Put cabbage in bottom of glass oven safe dish.  Add spaghetti sauce evenly over cabbage.  Sprinkle cheese on top and cover with foil.  Cook at 350 for 45 min. 
I eat this with cottage cheese and mix as I am eating it.
This can actually be made with the cabbage and how ever you usually make your lasagna.  It is one of those dishes that the second day it is even better tasting.  I end up making it different all the time by what ever I have available for veggies I dump it in and brown with meat.

I also use raw cabbage strips and make spaghetti sauce.  I put the raw cabbage on my plate and put the sauce over top.  I then add cheese and melt for just a minute and eat.  Cabbage is always delicious raw or cooked.

[wendysgoodnews]

Missdonna
I have my more or less hungry days.  When I eat one dish items it is always in large amounts and alot of times seconds.  I don't find my self hungry except sometimes in the morning because I try to wait until 10 am or after so by the time I eat I will feel some hunger pains. 
I am sure you are doing fine.  Just remember to eat until full even if that means snacks in between meals.  You body will adjust to what it desires as time goes on.  You will find this way of eating can be adjusted to everyones body and works well for losing weight and getting our health back.

[SweetRose]

Wendy, are you near goal?

Boy, I wish I could hire you to cook my meals!  ;D I love the foods you consume!

SweetRose

[wendysgoodnews]

Oh no I am thru the first 2 goals I set for myself and now part way to the 3rd goal.  I still have alot to lose so will be getting there sometime next year is what I figure.  But whenever I get there is fine with me I love this way of eating.
Thank for the kind words.  I started this not liking to cook and now I have learned to love to cook and try new recipes.

[wendysgoodnews]

I went to a restaurant here that had a smoked bbq dressing for salads that was wonderful.  I came home and figured out how to get pretty much the same taste for my salad today.

B:  Cherries & blueberries
L:  Taco Salad w/ smoked bbq dressing
D:  Blue Cheese & bbq chicken breast salad (we ended up eating out)

[wendysgoodnews]

We ended up at a house warming party called the garlic fest.  Everyone had to bring a dish with garlic and there were about 60 or more people so there was lots of food.  Most of it was not what we could eat and since there is no garlic fruit it was not included in the meal.  I figure I found enough veggies and pulled pork to get me by.

B:  Cherries & blueberries
L:  Subway chicken sweet onion salad
D:  Pulled pork
    Celery w/ ranch
    Green bean salad
    Garlic soup

[wendysgoodnews]

I got a call this morning to take a lady to Missoula for Dialysis.  It gave me 15 min. to wash my face throw on clothes and get her picked up.  I didn't get to eat so I stopped real quick and got what I was told was an all fruit smoothie.  It tasted too sweet to just be fruit but I drank it anyway.  Then ended up at Arbys for lunch so had to get a large Arby sandwich and ate the meat only with BBQ sauce.

B:  Fruit Smoothie
L:  Arby roast beef
D:  Refried beans
    Burrito
    Grapes

[SweetRose]

Wendy, I think you made good food choices considering how rushed you were.  It would have been easier for you to have eaten more fattening fare because you didn't have time to pack LDL foods.

Great goin'!

SweetRose

[wendysgoodnews]

I made a new recipe from the boards today that is easy, quick and wonderful.  It was called Corn Frittata.  I don't care for tomatoes so I made mine without and it was so tasty.

B:  Cherries & Blueberries
L:  Watermelon
    Cantelope
D:  Corn Frittata
    Watermelon
    Cantelope

[wendysgoodnews]

I had a doctors apt. today and my blood pressure was really great.  I started LDL on 3 different blood pressure pills and now I am down to taking only 1/2 of a pill at night.  This last pill I used to take 1 full pill 2 times a day but now I cut them in half and take only a half at night and it keeps my blood pressure down all day.  I will try to go off the last half after I get back from the wedding and vacation and see if I can keep the pressure low by diet not pills. 

B:  Apple
    Plums
L:  Taco Soup
D:  Blue Cheese Salad w/ BBQ Chicken   

[barrypaxton]

Wendy, What does your Dr think about this? I bet the drug companies are going to hate LDL!!

Ollie

[wendysgoodnews]

My doctor has been real happy with my blood pressure.  I have talked to her every time I go about Let's Do Lunch so hopefully she will be telling others about it.  I need to take my book for her to see when I go back again. 

[vickiann]

Awesome news about your blood pressure; you'll be off the meds for sure!

Vicki

[LINDA RN]

Gary goes back to his doc next month. BP still low with no meds. Hoping she had time to read the book I gave her.