End of Induction...and the scale FINALLY moved!

[Soon2BSkinny]

Hi everyone!

Thank you all for your support; seriously, I couldn't have made it through the past 2 weeks with you. I probably would have gave up and figured this WOE is not for me.

End of induction and...10 lbs. down! I added in fats the last week (was very conscious the 1st week and couldn't bring myself to) and added in a tsp. of butter, some olive oil, bacon and mayo and finally I got out of my stall!

I'm having a hard time even getting in my 3 cups of veggies...do I really need to move to OWL? I have to force myself to eat what I'm eating already.

Thanks again!

[Georgiana]

Yay! Congrats for the 10 lbs!

At one point you will have to move to OWL, but it doesn't necessarily have to be now. Did you read Chapters 12 & 13 in DANDR? Those will help you decide when to move to the next phase.

If you have trouble getting your veggies in, you can cook them. This will reduce their volume (well, for many of them), so you have to eat less bites. Also spread your veggies throughout the day; not only will you avoid blood sugar spikes this way, but you will also have less veggies to eat with every meal.

[liv]

Try a veggie soup? caulflower rice? spinach salad with eggs and bacon? Pumpkin and cream cheese?
Try some imagination when it comes to veggies. They are going to be one of your best friends in your battle with the scale.

Congrats on your pounds. Way to go adding fat. Fat is your friend.

[Soon2BSkinny]

Thank you Georgiana and Liv!

I usually eat my veggies raw, as I'm never home and they keep longer (no fridge at school).

Liv, would you have a recipe for cauliflower soup? Or a good veggie soup? I've always made mine with storebought stock (largely tomato/starch based, so heavy on the carbs)

I'd love to try some soups, that sounds great! I think I may have some today There's an place across from my office that only serves soups and promises to be dairy, starch and sugar free!

[VGrace]

Wow 10lbs? Thats awesome,congrats!

[liv]

Here is a recipe from another member. It is a base recipe. You can make it into anything. I tend to add a bit of real cream to mine:

Cream of anything soup
Ingredients

2 cups cauliflower (trust me on this!!)
1 small onion or 0.5 of a large one
2 stalks celery
2 cloves garlic (optional)
0.25 of a sweet red pepper
2 cups of "anything" (this can be mushrooms, broccoli, asparagus, turnip, leeks - basically any veggie you want)
2 pints of stock (a sugar free stock cube is fine)
1 oz (0.25 stick) of butter

Put the stock on to boil and put the cauliflower and the "anything" into it. In a pan melt the butter and gently saute the onion, celery, pepper and garlic (you don't want to brown them, just soften them) for about 5 mins. Add to the stock.

Simmer the water/veg for about 20 minutes or until veg is soft. Don't overcook - it makes everything go bland. Zap in a food processor. Thin with some more water if it's too thick for you (it'll depend what your 'anything' is!). Season to taste and eat!!

The cauliflower already gives this soup a lovely creamy texture, but you can add a dollop of cream before eating if you like. Some garnishes that work well if you want to make it even more yummy include:

With Mushroom: Chopped parsley or chives
With broccoli: grated cheddar cheese
With leeks or turnip: fried bacon bits
With Asparagus: lemon juice and black pepper

You end up with 5-6 generous portions of soup with this recipe.

The whole recipe, minus the "anything", has 14 net carbs, so around 3 per serving. You need to add the carbs for the additional veg you use - it generally totals around 5 carbs or so per serving - and of course for any garnishes you use.

[Soon2BSkinny]

Thank you! Can't wait to try it!

[imagood1]

I love this recipe -- thanks so much for sharing it!!

[Mick2360]

Soon2, Nice work! Your diligence has been rewarded. It is hard to push through when the scale isn't budging but you persevered.