"Katra" > wrote in message
...
> 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......
>
> --
> K.
>
Thanks! Unfortunately, the way I found out about it sucked. I woke up one
Saturday morning in early February to find that I couldn't support my self
when standing up on my left foot. I just turned 40 in late January so I
thought. Shit. The warrantee ran out and I'm starting to fall apart. I go
to the doc and get weighed. 213lbs. Ok. the last time I weighed myself I
was 225lbs but that was at least six months prior. Turns out I had
"planters farciitis"(sp). Ok. High arches with almost no support. Got
over that.
Last week, my blood pressure was just going through the roof. Went back to
the Doc. I weighed in, on the same scale, at 208lbs. Wow. On to the
little room. 170 over 120. Turns out that my blood pressure medication
refills ran out in February.....'04. After the nurse chewed half my ass off
the Doc came in and chewed the rest off! I did tell him he needed to
subtract 10 from both numbers simply because I was in the doctor's office!
He said "Ok. Still, you SOB, it's too high!" and started chewing somemore!
I get to go back to the doc the beginning of April. Oh joy! I'm all out of
ass now so I don't know what he's going to chew on!
I don't get it. When I take my little 7.5mg pill once a day, my BP is right
around 120/80. But if I miss just one day, it can shoot up to 180/140. Ok,
that was my worst day but still.
Hey Michael? Now that I'm thinking about it. I'll trade you. I'll take
your broken pelvis bone. You take my BP problems. Fair trade? You get to
race around with BP issues! I'd like to stay in bed for six months or so!
Bret
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