New year
January 2, 2008
One of my favorite things about the new year? All of the self-help, life-changing, weight-loss shows on TLC and Discovery Health.
I am making a take on Gillian McKeith’s lentil stew on the stove right now. I’ve decided I will prove to myself that I can live the next 40 days on plan, even without weighing myself. I turn 25 this year and I want to cross that mark under 200lbs. 199 marks my move into the “overweight” category from “obese.”
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January 2nd, 2008 at 4:53 pm
We are either separated at birth or something else really weird! I tried to make that same lentil soup, but I am so dingy sometimes. I mistook split peas for lentils. It still came out pretty well! How did yours come out?
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:15 am
I love the abundance of health and weight loss shows on TLC this time of year, too! I watched a good one about this man in Mexico who weighed over 1000lbs, and was losing weight doing the Zone. It was fascinating and motivating!
January 3rd, 2008 at 1:07 pm
That’s so funny!
Mine came out all right. I added lowfat turkey sausage slices (or else my dad wouldn’t eat it too). I undercooked the lentils. I’ve made lentils before and I like them, but this time they were a little too firm.
Have you noticed they’ve been replaying episodes from weeks and just days ago?? I’m so disappointed!
January 3rd, 2008 at 1:08 pm
I’ve seen that show too! Some of them are reruns to me.
January 3rd, 2008 at 5:30 pm
All those shows are great for inspiration! I have got to check those channels more regularly because I sure could use some inspiration right about now!
January 4th, 2008 at 8:13 am
My husband adores lentils. Will you share the recipe?
January 6th, 2008 at 10:16 am
Of course! Here it is:
Ingredients:
1 cup Lentils
2 onions
4 Carrots
2 cups diced squash
1 sweet potatoe
1 stalk celery
1 veggie bouillon cube
Method:
Soak lentils for 20 minutes
Wash lentils thoroughly
Place the onions in a pot with a vegetable seasoning cube, cover and bring to the boil.
Simmer. Cover stew for 30- 35 minutes.
15 minutes into the simmer, add squash and sweet potatoes
A further 10 minutes in, add carrots and celery.
Towards the end, add watercress or a dark green leafy vegetable such as kale.
Season with 2 bay leaves
Add 1 teaspoon wheat free tamari sauce.
There are more on her site, also:
http://www.gillianmckeith.info/nutrition-recipes.php