Baked Zucchini Boats

I made these the other day and I wish I would have taken a picture. They were really yummy. Actually I had planned to stop doing this blog. I know, I just started it but I was feeling a little overwhelmed at the time. I think I;m better now. lol. So I hope someone is going to visit here. I did this recipe for 2 since it's just hubby and me, but most of my recipes are for more.

Baked Zucchini Boats
2 Medium Zucchini
1/4 cup finely chopped onions
1/4 cup finely chopped bell pepper
garlic (I used about a teaspoon of the jar stuff that's chopped
1 slice of 4.5 carb bread ground to bread crumbs
1 egg
heavy cream
1/3 cup Italian blend cheese

Directions:
Half the zucchini and set aside the insides
Brown the onions and bell pepper and insides from zucchini in a skillet with 1 tbls of oil or butter
In the meantime I run the bread through the food processor and put it in a medium bowl
Add the cheese and egg and garlic to the bowl.
After the onions and pepper have cooled a little, add them to the bowl and stir.
Stir in the cheese
Then I just add enough cream so the mixture will clump together. Fill the zucchini with the mixture just over the edges.
Then I sprinkle some more Italian blend cheese over the tops and bake at 350 for about 20-25 minuets.
Check tenderness with a fork. Remove and enjoy!
I think this side goes with just about anything. I had them with Bar b que chicken.
You can make them a meal in themselves by adding ground meat or sausage. Make more by just doubling everything.
I hope you make them and like them as much as we did. Let me know.

Isn't losing weight great?

So yesterday I decided I had to do something. I have been off my low carb for a week and that's not good. Not only was I gaining weight back but I wasn't feeling great either. So I had 2 protein shakes during the day and dinner with hubby. Dinner was ham and deviled eggs plus a little corn. Surprisingly I wasn't hungry during the day. I think starting this blog kept my mind off eating so I wasn't head hungry and the shakes kept me from being physically hungry. The real reward was getting on the scale this morning and seeing I had lost 1 1/2 pounds. Not back to what I was last week but getting there.

Welcome. New Blog, First Post

I started the journey of low carbing in January 2011. I've tried lots of ways to lose weight and so far I am very encouraged about low carbing. There are some great forums, blogs and books to help along the way. After having a Lap Band for almost 3 years and having very little success I've been very discouraged. I started with a new primary care doctor who told me that I am so insulin resistant that the band was not going to work for me. When I started seeing him my blood sugar was out of control but after 3 months and a change in medication they are almost normal. I'm not losing tons of weight fast but at least I am losing by watching the carbs. I hope this blog will be of interest and will have some helpful yummy recipes, sometimes mine and sometimes linking to others.
If you are interested in learning more about insulin resistance and see if it may be something you should be concerned about please visit http://www.medicinenet.com/insulin_resistance/article.htm#tocb.