Vegetarian & Low Carb Recipes And Discussion

[ninjapoodles]

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Shoot--Possum Grape, Arkansas wasn't even built in a day!

 

[Wifezilla]

You have to watch those sugar-free candies. They have a lot of sugar alcohols in them. They are not processed the same in the body as sugars, but they do contain carbohydrates and they CAN cause severe gastro-intestinal issues

Here is that salad recipe
http://www.examiner.com/x-798-Denver-LowCarb-Examiner~y2008m10d13-Recipe-Low-Carb-Mozzarella-Salad

 

[PurpleChicken]

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Shoot--Possum Grape, Arkansas wasn't even built in a day!

 

[PurpleChicken]

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No problem there. Sugar free candy is like nonalcoholic beer. What's the
point?

 

[LilRalphieRoosmama]

YUM! Thanks for the info on the mozzarella salad - sounds wonderful and very adaptable! We bought all the stuff to make fresh mozzarella (except fresh milk but we'll wing it) and I can't wait to try. Just haven't had time.

Good luck PC - sounds like you're on the right track!

 

[Wifezilla]

No problem there. Sugar free candy is like nonalcoholic beer. What's the
point?

Exactly!​

 

[ninjapoodles]

Thanks for the tip on the chocolate! My grocery only had the 72%, but I was still able to fit it into my budget for the day, and it REALLY helped me out while everyone at the boring seminar was chowing down on cookies.

 

[ninjapoodles]

I just wanted to give a little mini-report on my first month of "real" low-carbing. Previously, I had had limited success with just cutting obvious sources of sugar, but I'd lurked on low-carb forums and read several books so was finally ready to give it a shot. It's not really a whole month until Monday, but as of today:

Weight: I've lost 16 pounds

Waist measurement: I've lost 6 inches

Clothing: I'm down one clothing size, AND one bra size (WOO-HOO!!)

Energy: Definite increase

Sleeping: Improved

Chronic IBS symptoms: Vanished

Hunger/Cravings: None, except for chocolate, and Wifezilla helped me out there!

And it's too early to tell, really, but I'm starting to think that maybe my awful horrible terrible uber-dry skin is improving. Just in the last week I've really started pounding down the Omega 3 fats, and that seems to have boosted my weight-loss, and may be helping my skin.

I'm going to wait a few more months before having bloodwork done, but that should be interesting.

Notably, I am nearly certain that I'm consuming more *calories* than I was before. I'm definitely not counting them. And I've traded in all my low-fat stuff for regular, full-fat versions.

One area that I can tell I'm going to have to start watching soon is dairy. I can see how over-reliance on dairy products could eventually stall weight-loss efforts. But right now, OH, the joy of having a nice slab of aged Seaside Cheddar, tasting the cream in it, and NOT feeling guilty!

 

[PurpleChicken]

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AWESOME NP!!!!!!!!!! Good Job!!!!!!!!!

I'm on day 11. I'll give some details later but the biggest so far is
I'm down one belt size(almost 2), am eating healthier than I have in
years and not counting calories at all.

So far, SO GOOD!

 

[AHappychick]

wow you guys are doing good. I did the low carb thing before my wedding. I made up a bunch of recipes cause the ones in the south beach diet book were horrible. Anyway I skipped step 1 (which was no carbs at all

) and just did step 2 & 3 and lost 15 lbs for my wedding. I did gain 11 lbs of it back during my honeymoon, yummy Hawaii