Dawn’s Weight Loss Journey

Man alive am I stoked…I discovered a new veggie gem!!

It’s not like it was just recently discovered by archeologist, but still…It’s been rediscovered by ME!

I have always liked cabbage, and as a child, I would eat it raw by the leaf…As an adult I LOVE it in my Chinese food, and even cooked in restaurants, but I have never really sought it out on my own…

So yesterday I bought a head of cabbage…Folks, I kid you not, it was 39 cents!! How on earth can you beat that???

I was going to try to recreate a recipe I had spied on my FAVORITE Food Network show, Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives (You know, the show my boyfriend Guy Fieri does!! LOL….Shhhh…Neither he nor his wife realizes I am his girlfriend…YET…)

Now, at first this recipe sounds high in calories, but I assure, it is not…(Of course, you could always fatten it up if you wanted to!!)

Here is the recipe for those of you wishing to try something a little different:

6 cups/1 bag of egg noodles, boiled (220 calories per cup, 6 cups in a bag=1320 calories)
6 strips of LEAN, CENTER CUT bacon (30 calories for 3 slices = 120 calories)
½ a head of shredded cabbage (25 calories folks!)
1 small onion (30 calories)
2 tablespoons of Olive Oil (200 calories)

Cut the bacon into bits and fry to a nice crispy brown, add in the onion so they can sauté a bit…Then add in the cabbage, use a lid on your pan to trap in the moisture and reduce the cabbage. Then throw in your already boiled noodles. Depending on your bacon, you may not need any more oil, but I did add two addition tablespoons. Garlic, salt and pepper to taste, and WHAM…A delightful main course or side dish…

6 one cup servings end up being 282.5 calories!!! Folks, that is NOTHING…And it’s ever so filling…

So I was so incredibly pumped, and Brian and I were trying to decide what to do with the other half of our cabbage…And we have all kind of ideas now…We feel like adding it to everything, because folks, this cabbage apparently is a power veggie…I HAD NO IDEA!

Some on line research shows that it’s VERY low in calories…High in fiber (Between 2-4 grams per cup depending on web source!) (This also might explain why Brian and I were fighting over the bathroom this morning…LOL…Ewwww…TMI???)

Each cup contains 1 gram of protein and in additional to a slew of other vitamins, this sucker packs a whopping 36% of your daily Vitamin C recommendation!!!! Holy wow Batman!!!

I am so excited. I feel like making cabbage bread…cabbage soup…cabbage eggs…cabbage cabbage!

Anyway, just wanted to share with you all…

Having a pretty good week food wise…Exercise wise the weather has put a damper on my walks, but I still feel okay…Going to check out the YMCA this weekend to see how much a membership is…

I cannot WAIT to get back on an elliptical again…I miss my beloved elliptical machines…My butt REALLY misses the elliptical…LOL…I had a GREAT elliptical butt at one time…

Speaking of elliptical, just a quick shout out to my gal Misty…She is pretty new to this weight loss journey, and with the help of Weight Watchers and her elliptical, she has dropped over 12 pounds in just three weeks. VERY PROUD of you Misty…I know how exciting and difficult it can be!!