Group LLC - September 2010

Girls, I found this recipe while surfing the web and thought I would share it.
Lots of raves about how great these waffles are....
I will have to try them.... YUM

Preheat your waffle iron.

1 8 oz. package cream cheese, cubed
3 eggs
2 pkt. Splenda
1 tsp. or pkt. Stevia Plus
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 cup vital wheat gluten
1 tsp. cider vinegar
1/4 cup cream
1 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese (yep, cheese in your waffles!)

Put all ingredients into a food processor; process until smooth. Open processor and scrape down the sides with a spatula, then process another 60 seconds. The batter will be VERY thick - do NOT thin it down!

Place a heaping tablespoon (the kind you eat cereal with, not a measuring spoon) of batter into each waffle section of the iron and cook as you would regular waffles.

Makes 7 large waffles, approx. 3.6 carbs each

You can reduce the calories by using part-skim ricotta cheese in place of cream cheese and Hood's LC milk in place of the cream, if you like.

These are awesome waffles. Can be frozen and popped into a toaster to reheat.

Good Morning Everyone,

I would love to join your group of LLC'ers. Ive been on the fitness pal site for awhile and have done well up to when summer began..... then i got side tracked, I lost 25 lbs and as of this morning I weighed myself and put all back on but 7 of of it and I feel like crap. What I did notice that I did do well on a low carb and would like to start back on this again.

SW- 260.0
GW- 140.0

End of September Goal- 255.
Christine

Happy Sunday LLCers! Sorry I didn't check in much yesterday but I was walking my booty off at Kings Dominion with the hubby-we were there for 7 hours and walked over 7 miles-what a day! We had a blast though! :happy:

Welcome ckholmes! :flowerforyou: So many of us do best when cutting out those unnecessary carbs! We are happy to have you!

Good morning Marie!!

sassie - I LOVE the Atkins shakes, but I'm with you, they can be very $$$! So if you have found another one that tastes good, is still low carb and is cost efficient, then by all means, go for it! Double check the sugar on them though just to be safe! And that's a crazy good deal for shakes! Where did you get those at?

I have not been up tp par today.. Spent much of the day in bed. Hoping to feel better tomorrow. Catch you guys later )))Marie

Hey all my LLC-ers.....been very busy the last 2 days, but I assure you I have been a very good girl.....had a question...I buy the Atkins shakes for that snack / sweets I occasionally enjoy...they are expensive. So I bought Whey Protein Shakes by Jillian for $10 good for like 15 shakes......they have 3 grams of carbs....are these ok while on induction???????

I have the same one...triple chocolate. It has fructose and stevia extract in it. There are 4 net carbs per serving if made with the water. Add more for soy, almond or other milk type products. I tried it with soy milk, the sugarless one. It was pretty good, but I have not tried it with water yet. Might do that tomorrow!!!

Hello Sandie. How are you doing this morning?. everythin in exas is just fine surpose to get a lot of rain this week. Let it come. Rain is always welcome in Texas. Good luck on your goal this week My goal is to stay within the plan this week.
MArie

Hi, LLC'rs

Hope everyone is doing well.

Marie,
Glad to see you are up and around today. Hope you are feeling better.:flowerforyou:

Just wanted to let everyone know that after going through my pantry, I have decided I need to work on the overabundance of canned tomato products and fruit that I have accumulated, not to mention pasta sauce, so while I am still planning on keep carbs relatively low, I really won't be "low carbing" for a while, as I need to use up what I already have in my cupboard.

Now that I know what triggers my cravings for sugary carbs, low carbing should be easier in the future.

So I will probably pop in and read how everyone is doing, but for the next while, I won't be likely to post, as I won't have much to contribute.

Good luck to all.:flowerforyou:

Barb

Hi, hope you are having a really good Labor Day. I was on another site this morning and ran into this link about 146 reasons why sugar is bad for you. Very interesting read... http://www.rheumatic.org/sugar.htm

I also read some interesting information on virgin coconut oil. Its very good for you. There is a link at
http://www.free-healthy-diet-plans.com There is a lot of great info and sample meal plans. The program is pretty easy, you just eat off the Healthy Food list. There are also some good recipes on that site as well. I am also going to be incorporating some Extra Virgin Coconut oil and coconut milk to my eating plan (as soon as I have some extra money). There is an article on
http://www.naturalnews.com/z027220_coconut_oil.html on how coconut oil can help you lose weight and the benefits of coconut oil. Just thought I would pass this on.

Hugs,
Colette

This is very weird but I feel guilty because my stomach feels full. I haven't cheated at all but I feel like I did. I feel crazy for feeling this way. I am just glad that I can look at my food diary and know for sure I'm on track. I weigh in Friday wish me luck. I already have anxiety about it (

Good morning LLCers! Hope everyone had a great long holiday weekend!

Resalyn- how was your glamping??

I agree with you Colette!

manndapanda- eating this way I feel SO full most of the time and I know I'm eating great! It will take some getting used to! We're all rooting for you for your next weigh in!!

WTG mojogurl! That's great that you went on vaca and to a fair and stayed on track!! :drinker:

Glad you were able to find some low carb goodies during your trip too! Hope the aches and pains go away soon!

Happy Tuesday LLC'ers,
No time for personals so hope everyone has a great day!!!!

I never found my Atkins book so I decided it probably went to the thrift store the last time I cleaned so
I found one at the thrift store for .49c so I am busy reading.

I probably will skip induction since I know my B/P drops low when I go under 20 carbs. I will find my happy medium!

Have a great day and let's LOSE THIS WEIGHT....

Girls here is a recipe which I found posted on another LC site.... They said to shave the cactus stickers off with a potato peeler. The reviews for this recipe were great!!! Looks like it would be easy to prepare..... gonna have to try this one cause I really like mexican food... LOL

1 lb cactus pieces
1 small tomato
1/4 small white onion
1 jalapeno pepper
1/4 bunch cilantro
1/4 cup shredded monterey jack cheese
1 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons corn oil


Directions:Prep Time: 45 mins
Total Time: 1 1/4 hr
1 Steam or boil the cactus until softened.
2 Drain the cactus.
3 Fry all the ingredients except for the Monterrey Cheese.
4 Combine fried ingredients with the cactus and allow to simmer for 15 minutes.
5 Top with cheese before serving.

Nutrition info:

Cactus Mexican Style
Serving Size: 1 (45 g)

Servings Per Recipe: 4
Amount Per Serving % Daily Value Calories 73.5
Calories from Fat 60 82%
Total Fat 6.7 g 10%
Saturated Fat 1.9 g 9%
Monounsaturated Fat 1.8 g 9%
Polyunsaturated Fat 2.5 g 12%
Trans Fat 0.0 g 0%
Cholesterol 6.2 mg 0%
Sodium 40.0 mg 1%
Potassium 83.2 mg 2%
Magnesium 6.0 mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 1.6 g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0.4 g 1%
Protein 2.0% 4%

My hubby and I have ordered the cactus at our fave Mexican restaurant before and loved it-this sounds yummy! Just need to find the cactus!!

tammietifanie- how high in cals do you need the foods to be?

Saverys_Gal


I need things anywhere from 100-200 calories with maybe only 2-4 net carbs just so i can stay within my net carb limit but still get a good amount of calories in daily