About four years ago, I decided to try my hand at a low carb diet…Atkins…whatever you want to call it. A close friend of mine lost 60 lbs. with this eating lifestyle, so I thought, “What the heck? Why not?” So I did. On top of the 20 lbs. I so painfully lost the year before, I lost another 30 lbs. within the next four months. Wow! A total of fifty pounds! I could not believe it. Well, with a back injury last summer and an almost broken ankle this summer, I managed to gain 20 of those pounds back. I hate it. It feels horrible…mentally and physically. Since low carb was the only eating lifestyle that I actually found great success on, I’m going to try and get back on the wagon. (like any “diet”, it takes some real mental work up, ya know?) Pictures, like this one, tends to help with a bit of inspiration. Wish me luck.
Charlie & Lisa with their avocado love
Friends, Food and Fun
Out of all of the new foods we tested, the biggest hit was the Avocado Blue Cheese dip. We used this with fresh veggies and also as a sauce on the turkey wraps! Here’s the recipe in case you would like to try it too.
1 Hass Avocado, small, diced
1 c. sour cream
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 lemon, juiced
1 T. white vinegar
1/4 c. chopped parsley leaves
1 t. minced shallots
1/2 t. minced garlic
1/4 lb. blue cheese, crumbled
In a mixing bowl and using a wire whisk, combine everything except the blue cheese and avocado, blending until smooth. Gently stir in the blue cheese and diced avocado with a fork until blended and creamy. Would make a good salad dressing as well! Enjoy!
- Mon – Broccoli Bisque topped w/bacon & cheese, salad
- Tues – Taco Salad w/guacamole
- Wed - Baked Pork Chops, cottage cheese & salad
- Thurs- My birthday.big.whoop. – not sure yet
- Fri - party at mom & dad’s – Italian Beef & veggie salad (Lord help me skip the pie!)
- Sat – Chicken Broccoli Divan
- Sun – Pizza pot pie & salad with the girls in Chicago. I’m telling you right now that I will not be able to pass up the Mediterranean Bread at Chicago Pizza & Oven Grinders.
