In article >,
"Maverick" > wrote:
> "Katra" > wrote in message
> ...
> >I would substitute burgundy for the marsala (not as sweet!) and not
> > worry about the sodium in the chicken broth. I use the boxed "free
> > range" chicken broth that comes in 1 quart boxes for most stuff.
> >
> > I also notice a missing ingredient. Garlic. ;-)
> > Everything needs garlic and just a dash of garlic powder can add extra
> > flavor without overwhelming the flavors with garlic. Just go light on it?
> >
> > A nice finely chopped onion, sauteed in some butter and olive oil until
> > it begins to carmelize a bit might also be nice?
> >
> > Just some ideas.....
> >
> > Oh, and since I'm doing low carb, fat is not much of an issue. <G>
> > I'd personally use half and half instead of the skim milk!
> >
> > So far, I've lost 28 lbs. since Jan. 4th on a low carb HIGH FAT diet!
> >
> > And my cholesterol has gone from 260 down to 210. ;-)
> > If I ever see another piece of cream cheese when this is over, I swear
> > I'm gonna barf. I'm also getting tired of macadamia nuts. :-P
> >
> > In article >,
> > Goomba38 > wrote:
>
> I'm not on any kind of diet and I've lost 5lbs in the last month. My
> department moved to the basement about then so the extra exercise might
> account for it except for one thing. My wife has been buying the wal-mart
> brand trail mixes but she's picky. She doesn't like the macadamia nuts and
> I love them. Haven't been doing much with cream cheese though. Maybe
> snacking on what the wife doesn't like is also helping me!
>
> Congrats on the weight loss and the cholesterol loss. Wish my numbers were
> as good as yours!
>
> Bret
It's funny. Low carb (or at least eliminating most sugar and starch)
seem to be the real key to cutting lipid numbers... Most of my carbs are
just from high fiber sources such as fresh greens. :-)
Congrats to you also on the weight loss! 5 lbs. per month is going to
add up in a year......
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