Week One Down

So here we are at the end of week 1 and I haven't woke up and caught myself trying to gnaw my arm off in my sleep. I am a little bored at times but not hungry.

Thur
B-LC Cheeseburger; L-3ou steak and cabbage; D-2 chicken breasts and cabbage, 2 tbsp chocolate fluff**

Fri & Sat
same as Thur except cauliflower for the vegetable and only one chicken breast each evening; Thur was boiled, Fri was boiled and diced into a small chicken salad and Sat was cut into strips and sauteed on the griddle.

Sun
B-scrambled eggs with 2 tbsp pepper strips and a teas diced onions; L-bowl of cabbage soup; S-2 burgers & cabbage soup, 2 tbsp chocolate fluff**

The big challenge here was doing the veg with little to no salt. I made a giant pot and put less than 1/16th teas of salt in the entire thing. Also, I didn't have but a tiny bit of butter so that had to stretch a long way. I cooked the veg in salt free chicken broth (made by me) so I could serve it as soup or veg.

I had intended to make mock mashed potatoes with the cauliflower and added about 1/8 cup of whipping cream to them but just served them as a creamy soup.

** Chocolate Fluff - a silly combination I came up with 15 years ago to get my chocolate fix about twice a week. Two tbsp of whipped topping and one heaping teas of Hershey's Dark Chocolate powder. You can whip your own cream and add Splenda for a no sugar, zero carb treat and have as much as you like. Sugar is not a problem for me so I use the low sugar brand topping from the store which is 2 carb. However, I limit it to 2 tbsp because of the sugar.

I am not weighing in until Wed. I was 388 at the doc's office fully dressed and wearing my stump jumpers. I forgot to do a reference check when I got home. I weighed at home last Wed, a week later, and was 380 in shorts and no shoes so that is my reference now. Hopefully the scale is working again and we will see Wed how things are going.

I am headed to the grocery store Thur and currently working on a menu. Hard to stay super low salt and stay interested but I will see what I can do. I have to admit that my fav meal every day is the 3ou chuck steak and I will love it even better when I can have it with a salad everyday. I think I will be happier with my chicken and burgers too when I can start turning them into chef salads, another fav. There is nothing left in the fridge right now except yogurt and one head of cabbage. Not too exciting LOL.

Happy Dieting,
Linda B in TN:)