Just thought I would share my new recipe. It takes a litle bit of preparation, but is well worth the time. This makes a lot. If you try it, you may want to cut it in half or quarter it. Hope you enjoy it. God bless you all, Annette L. CABBAGE / CAULIFLOWER AU GRATIN W/ CHICKEN 1 lg. head cabbage, chopped up (about 12 cups) 1 lg. head cauliflower chopped up (about 8 cups) 5- 4oz. Chicken breast cut into bite size pieces (boneless, skinless, trim off fat) 4 individual serving packets of M. B. T. instant chicken broth 2 cups of water 1 ½ Tablespoons chopped garlic (from a jar) 1 can cream of celery soup, undiluted 1 cup f. f. . cheddar cheese shredded 1 cup f. f. mozzarella cheese shredded 4 slices f. f. Swiss cheese 4 slices f. f. American cheese Put chopped up cabbage into a lg. pot cover with water, bring to boil. Boil for 10 minutes and drain. Put cauliflower in lg. pot cover with water bring to boil. Boil cauliflower for 10- 15 minutes until tender (soft), and drain. Mix cabbage and cauliflower together in a lg. baking pan. Put 1 cup of water in a lg. fry pan, add 2 packet's. of M. B. T. chicken broth, and chopped garlic stir until powder is mixed in, add bite sized chicken pieces. Cook chicken in broth until water in nearly gone. Add the remaining water and 2 more packets of M. B. T. continue cooking chicken until it is no longer pink in the center. Keep the broth, but remove chicken pieces from the broth, and mix it into the cabbage cauliflower. Add the soup to the remaining chicken broth, stir until well blended. Add the shredded cheeses. Stir until melted into the soup. Pour over cabbage mixture. Mix until evenly coated. Spread evenly in baking pan. Top with f. f. cheese slices, alternating Swiss, and American slices. Bake in 400 degree oven for 10-15 minutes until cheeses are melted but not brown. Serve warm/hot Makes 16 - 1 cup serving's. Calories ~ 117.5 Total Fat ~ 2 Saturated Fat ~ 0 Polyunsaturated Fat ~ 0 Monounsaturated fat ~ 0 Cholesterol ~20 Sodium ~ 741 Potassium ~ 31 Carbohydrate ~5.5 Fiber ~ 3 Protein ~ 15 Vitamin A ~ 4.5 Vitamin C ~74.5 Calcium ~ 22 Iron ~ 5 Vitamin D ~ 0 Vitamin E ~ 0 Thiamin ~ 3 Riboflavin ~ 3 Niacin ~ 2 Folate ~ 14 Vitamin B-6 ~ 9 Vitamin B-12 ~ 0 Phosphorus ~ 4 Magnesium ~ 4 Zinc ~ 2 Copper ~ 2

This is my first time on the messagboard, so bear with me! I am so glad to hear that I am not the only one falling off the wagon, or testing the waters (so to speak). My weightloss has come to a halt for the past 3-4 weeks. But, I must admit, I have not been compliant. I feel like I am eating all the time. I can't eat much at one time, but when you spread it out over the entire day it seems like a bunch. I have also started eating chocolate again. I am cursed in the sense that it often doesn't make me feel horrible. I have not been drinking my water, getting in my protein, or excercising! Please save me from myself. It's not that I want to fail, but it's kind of like the honeymoon is over and it's not fun anymore. I have lost 60 pounds, but I still have 40 more to go. I feel shameful to even admit this!

Hi folks. I still have 2 more weeks until the 6 month mark, but I'll update anyways. I am down 75lbs from 255.5 to a current 180.5. My goal is to weigh 140lbs. I started in a 20/22 W and now wear a regular 14 or a large.

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