I had a very nice relaxing New Years Eve. I behaved and ate very healthy and NO drinking. Well I did pour myself a glass of Viniq to ring in the New Year, but it tasted very strong to me and I wasn't able to drink it. I am down another 3½ pounds so a total of 21½ lbs since surgery...33½ lbs since starting the liquid diet presurgery.
I am able to eat most anything, but am staying away from bread/tortillas and sugar. I am going to start adding benefiber or some other fiber to my diet as I am finding that I get constipated and that is no fun. I need to add more fruit to my diet because I am mostly eating meat and veggies. Although I had a wonderful breakfast yesterday that was very filling and perfect. I had ½ a scrambled egg and a ¼ of a green apple (no skin).
I still have to be very careful of chewing my food thoroughly and not eating meat that is too dry and tough as this is hard for me to digest and the feeling is miserable. I never did buy Papaya extract which is supposed to help you digest the food that gets stuck, but really hadn't needed to until the dry pork chops.
Been trying different recipes and my favorite so far is Un-Stuffed Cabbage Rolls (recipe is below).
I saw this easy, healthy recipe and had to try it. I'm glad I did! I really liked it and I'm not a huge cabbage fan!
Cabbage is a superfood with lots of nutrients! Among many other health benefits, it is known for healing stomach ulcers and preventing cancer --especially colon cancer. It is a very alkaline forming food. Eat it often!
Ingredients:
1 1/2 to 2 pounds lean ground beef or turkey ( I used Ground Turkey)
1 tablespoon oil
1 large onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced (I used 1 tablespoon from a jar)
1 small cabbage, chopped
2 cans (14.5 ounces each) diced tomatoes
1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon sea salt
Preparation:
In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add the ground beef and onion and cook, stirring, until ground beef is no longer pink and onion is tender.
Add the garlic and continue cooking for 1 minute.
Add the chopped cabbage, tomatoes, tomato sauce, pepper, and salt. Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes, or until cabbage is tender.
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
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