Mock Mac and cheese

Cauliflower cooked or steamed, after cooked chop to resemble mac noodles, Add  2Tablespons of Mayo, 2 Teaspoon of mustard,(small amount of butter)
Monterrey jack cheese and cheddar, and Little grated Parmesan cheese on top and put under broiler till top is browned.  I never have been crazy about mac and cheese but Patience and Jerry love it. And we all loved this. Just a small replacement that saved our family the calories.

At a later time i will post a photo of mock potato salad, very close to this recipe. Using Cauliflower also.
We always explain to Patience not every mac and cheese is good for her and we used veggies to make it. So she will not be confused. Kids adapt so much easier than adults. :)

My dh made us lunch, Tofu

Shredded Cabbage, carrots, onions, celery, cauliflower, Broccoli. And Tofu.

I never thought i would like tofu but it wasn't bad. With added seasomgs. Chili powder, onion powder, red pepper flakes. Jerry ate the tofu steaks and really did not care to much for them.  In the future we will just dice them.

We plan to eat more tofu instead of meat.

Dr. Philip Goglia Quick Start plan First Week

I thought i would share Dr. G book. This quick start plan is just to get you started. You should only do this for 3 weeks. It is extremely important to drink water. At least 7-8 daily.

Morning- 1 cup of oatmeal
                Orange or Banana

Morning snack- apple

Lunch- 1/2 cup of rice, 4 oz of chicken or 4 oz of fish, two cups of steamed veggies.

Snack orange

Dinner Fish only, 2 cups of veggies

Night snack, mixed berries

This plan is when you have a event planned and need to lose weight like 20 pounds in 3 weeks.
It is unhealthy to go cold turkey with bread/strarch. Dr. G had our family on a plan similar to this in the first few weeks. The plan will not work if you do not drink the water. If you have sugar cravings eat a few grapes or  a couple pieces of frozen banana or pineapple. 

This is only for 3 weeks just to jump start your metabolism. If you do not like orange or apple you may pick another piece of fruit. But do not over do it on the banana they make you retain water.

In our first month Jerry and I both lost 20 pounds!!!! Patience lost 9 pounds.

All in a day...

Breakfast: Whey Protein shake, with Banana.

Morning snack: apple

Lunch :  Chicken Breast, 1 Tomato,  1 cup of spinach.

Afternoon snack: orange

Dinner: Fish, Brussel sprouts, And roasted red peppers.

And

8 Water  Bottles of  water

Only three more Girl Scout Meetings..

Patience loves her meetings, but I despise the snacks. So tonight I had Patience bring her own snack.
The other moms know the snack is supposed to be Healthy. But I guess animal crackers dipped in icing are healthy?

Anyway...Tonight she brought her own snack. Sliced apples in cinnamon dip. Yea i know it sounds super sweet. But the product was not the regular yogurt. It was very low in sugar.
She was ok with being different. She is actually proud to be healthy.

We ordered Dr. G Book

The book is called Turn Up the heat. by Dr. Philip Goglia
And I plan to share information from the book on my blog. Although Dr. Goglia has helped us along and prepared a personal plan for our family. I had to have the book : )

Spinach chips?

Instead of potato chips for
Patience I  make spinach chips Heat the oven for 375 and place spinach on baking sheet
Slightly drizzel with olive oil. ( not drown)  then season and cook for about 15 minutes.

She loves these, and i dont have any worry . They are crispy. I am sure Popeye would approve. :)