I'm sure even with turkey bacon and whole milk this recipe is probably high in calories, but I tossed a couple cubes of the squash puree in for extra veggies. It was super yummy!
This thread caught my eye when it was linked over on the calorie counting thread. The first post where Larry adds green beans to Progresso soup is something I have been doing for quite sometime for lunches at work. I didn't know there was a diet plan for adding volume to food - and think it's great!
I'm a young senior - married in Minnesota. Would love to read and share recipes with all of you. I have lost 25 pounds and try to stay between 1300-1400 calories a day.
This website gave me the name LowDown when I forgot my former username here. I post sometimes on another website under the name Redeemed if anyone knows me from low carb places on the net. Now I pretty much eat "lowered" carb with calorie control as my main focus. The turkey hotdish looks really good.
Welcome, Lowdown! I also didn't have any idea that there was any name for the style of eating that I adopted 6+ years ago for my family. As I read and browsed, it seemed that volumetrics described it exactly! Most of us can be described as low carb (I've been low carb in the past, gluten free for over a year, and grain free for the past few months) just by necessity.
I hope you read through our thread and join in! So many recipes have been shared so far.
I count my calories from midnight to midnight because I work nights. Around 1350 calories for today. I have a personal goal to go one full month on plan for September. I usually stay on plan for over a week and then slip a day and get back on plan. That's why my progress has been so slow.
B: sugarfree/low fat blueberry cake (made with fresh blueberries) and coffee (150)
S: 1 plum (30)
L: my version of shepherds pie: 96/4% hamburger/onions/98% fat free cream of mushroom soup topped with mashed potato/cauliflower,1 T B & B butter (about 550) (will sleep from noon to 4 pm )
S: SF/LF blueberry cake and coffee (150)
9 PM: cheese sandwich on light bread, 2 dill pickles coffee (160)
S: 1 plum (30)
Midnight: Progresso Lite Beef Pot Roast Soup with green beans (150)
S: 2 peaches before 6 AM. (100)
I have a suggestion for the shep pie - when you saute your ground beef, add in finely chopped mushroom (I use a food processor) and you can't detect it at all, but you get a lot more bang for your calorie buck.
I also do this with beef burgers, or anything that requires ground beef. I like to mix 1lb ground beef:1lb mushrooms.
Yes. Actually I did add the mushrooms at the last minute. Next time, I plan on using diakon radish and potato. The diakon is very low in calories. Using a T of lupin flour thickens up the diakon when it's mashed.
Ugh, I've gained a few lbs and I'm sitting at 130! UUUUUGGGHHH
I'm on my grind now, just need to find a little bit of time to cook some make-ahead dinners. I've had a work project that has been ongoing for quite a while, leaving me without much prep-time.
I did make some crockpot chili, zucchini turkey meatballs, marinara, and a few kinds of soup, but I need freezer microwaveable one-pot evening meals (stew, more chili, etc). This weekend is kind of busy - my daughter's birthday and an 80th birthday party for family, but I'm going to try to at least make two soups, a chili, and a stew.
Ok, I actually weighed myself instead of going by feeling and I'm 129.4. That's way out of my comfort zone. I have a big family party coming up in November and the last thing I want to hear is that I look chubs. I hope to lose 9lbs by that time.
munchy _ the tilapia tacos sound good. I made a big taco salad today that was quite filling and good. Tomorrow I want to make potato soup using almond milk with two 110 calorie potatos per serving.
Lowdown, they're so easy too! It's a 15 minute meal from start to finish. I got home and my better half was grilling sriracha/thyme marinated chicken and had put together two salads for us (and a plate of tomato salad and corn for the little one), so I didn't end up eating the tacos. I'm going to have to have them soon! Last night we all had zucchini noodles, turkey/zucchini meatballs, and marinara (the latter two from my freezer)
I posted the recipe earlier in the thread and also included a pic HERE
I don't feel like cooking today, so I'm using my freezer meals - this time of year is tiring!
Sometimes I make this Baked potato soup for the family, but it's hard because my daughter and I will eat it, but my fiance can't eat cauliflower due to his IBS.
It freezes very well, though, and sometimes I keep a baggie of toppings so I can take it on the go.
Wow, glad to find this thread, and hopefully there will be more activity here. I did post on the exercise thread, got 25 views, but no reply. Disappointing...but maybe someone will reply tomorrow. :O)
I've been following a "volumetrics-based" weight loss program for 7 weeks with good success, considering I'm in my early 60s and considered morbidly obese. Yeah, got a few other health issues just as part of the aging process. Eleven yrs ago, I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, so far, controlled by diet only--no meds like metformin or insulin. I've been avoiding "white foods" like bread, pasta, even rice and brown rice and such, because they raise my blood glucose so much 2 hours after eating! I'm hoping that as I lose weight, I'll be a bit more flexible with some of the foods--like bread for a sandwich, that won't cause a huge rise in my blood sugar!
I write down everything I eat in my food diary pages, but have not figured out my calories per day yet. I'm just thrilled to be losing at my age!
I haven't had a chance to go back and read the other 17 pages of posts on this Volumetrics Followers thread, but will do so!
HI JO, - Looks like you have a well thought out plan. I hope you have success reaching goal.
I'm going to try my hand at making Filipino Pancit, using extra cabbage (cole slaw mix) and see how it turns out. A friend gave me the rice noodles and seasoning packet. I'll just use a little less noodles and oil to get the calories down. I think I'll use boneless, skinless chicken breast instead of pork.
We had taco salad the other night with extra lettuce. Very good and filling. I use 96/4 hamburger for 140 calories for 4 ounces.
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