Silver - They are "pasta" made of a root vegetable. Mostly indigestible fiber.

http://miraclenoodle.com/

I make them w a brown butter/sage sauce and add parm cheese. Totally filling.

Readyfreddy, thanks. I like it that we have so many food choices now.

I fried some okra the other day, dipped in egg and then in almond meal. It was a treat to be able to eat fried okra. I didn't even miss the traditional corn meal.

Tonight I'm making a small chicken and asparagus cassarole. I'm using half of the breast of a rotisserie chicken, 6 or 8 stalks of fresh, tiny asparagus and a mixture of 1/4 c. mayonnaise and 2 T. ranch dressing, pepper to taste. (Reserve a little of the mayonnaise/ranch mixture for topping the cassarole)

I'm microwaving the asparagus until slightly cooked. Then mix the chicken breast, diced into large pieces, with the mayonnaise, pepper and ranch mixture. Put the chicken pieces in the bottom of a small cassarole dish sprayed with Pam and layer with asparagus spears. Top with the reserved mayonnaise mixture and heat at 350 degrees until it's hot and bubbly.

If I weren't trying to eat less cheese, I'd sprinkle lots of cheddar cheese on top before baking to make it extra-yummy.

Tonight I'm going to have taco salad. The taco seasoning we usually use has sugar in it, so I looked up a recipe and made homemade taco seasoning. A few of the spices in it aren't listed on the induction acceptable foods list but it's probably much better for me than the taco seasoning from the store. The salad is going to have ground beef, lettuce, cheese, sour cream, maybe some tomato and peppers if I can find some.

Long, awful day at school...bomb threat...fortunately, it was only a threat, but that means big trouble at school.

Went directly to Chili's after school...tall vodka/club soda/lime and a Steakhouse Sandwich without the bread - steak tips, lettuce, provolone cheese, and grilled onions. Very yummy. I hope I don't pay for the vodka and the cheese when I weigh in this week.

I didn't make the best choices...vodka is not a vegetable, but I didn't lose my mind either.
This is me being glad school is over for today.

I tossed a roast into the slow cooker this morning at 0530. I arrived home after work to the succulent smell of YUM. It took all of 10 minutes to boil & mash a small turnip and throw together a salad.

Now, the drippings from the roast will become a soup base for tomorrow as it slowly simmers with some veggies.

I always thought that giving up carbs to jump start weight loss would kill me but in fact, it has been pretty easy.

Wow Sandy a bomb threat no fun , its ok to have a tall vodka after that. Hope you have a great Thursday.

Joplin Welcome and your roast sounds really good, I like using my crockpot it making like a little easier.

Sandy, no one will criticize you for having a drink to unwind after a day like that! and yet you managed to eat pretty appropriately with it. A drink at a place like that would make me yearn for pub grub, nachos and fried mozza sticks etc. I often go to wings when possible, and try to get them unbreaded. The sandwich without the bread is a good alternative.

psst.... vodka has zero carbs .... does that help make your day any better?!!!

Today -

2 eggs (2) and coffee for breakfast (2)

sausage (1) and arugula with ranch (5)

snack sausage (1)

dinner miracle noodles with burnt butter sage sauce and parm. maybe some veggies? (4)

total - 15 so far but may add veggies (should add veggies for dinner)

B: 2 peppperoni sticks and coffee
L: 6 Large shrimp grilled and I dipped in a homemade dill sauce, 2 stalks of celery dipped in Ranch.
D: will be Burgers (without bun of course) probably with grilled onions, mushrooms and cheese. Maybe a Salad for the side.

today

bfast 3 eggs (3) and coffee (2)

lunch sausage (1) and salad w ranch (4)

snack - broth (1)

dinner - (i will be at an event) so maybe cheese and meat maybe a salad?? and 1-3 glasses wine. (will try to keep it at about 10 carbs which will be hard since each glass of wine is 3!)

Tonight, dinner with a friend at Outback. No worries, I ordered:

6 oz. prime rib
side salad with bleu cheese dressing (gave away the croutons)
sauteed mixed veggies (left the carrots)
unsweetened tea with lemon

My biggest temptation: a Sangria 'Rita. I think school is drivin' me to drink!

Ate all my salad, all my veggies (except the carrots) and brought home about half of the prime rib for tomorrow.

bfast -

2 eggs (2) coffee (2)

lunch - greek yog (7) and cucumber (3)

dinner - miracle noodles with burnt butter sage sauce and veggies (8)

total 22