Welcome to Low Carbing My Way

It is a snowy New Year's Eve morning in New York -- a good time to start planning my low carb diet regime for the next several months. I need to lose 30-40 pounds -- for real. I will start my diet in a few days and it is my hope that writing this blog will help me stick to the diet. I have lost weight successfully on low carb diets in the past and I really do believe that this approach works. It is just hard to stick to it for long periods of time -- at least for me it is. The lure of hot buttered rolls, snack mix and comfort food proves too much for me after 60 days on the diet.

But this time, I really want to make it stick. And I want to keep the weight off -- which means that I have to follow a healthy low-carb regime for the rest of my life. Can I do it? Well, time will tell.

I doubt that anyone will ever read this -- but just in case they do -- I at least wanted this blog to be somewhat helpful -- instead of just the rambling confessional of a forty-something woman in suburban New York. So, with every post, I am going to share a favorite low carb recipe. The one below is really good if you like comfort food. I found this a while ago on a low-carb site and just made some minor adjustments to it.

I call it "Virgo's Chicken Casserole." Here you go:

INGREDIENTS:
2 cups diced, cooked chicken meat (skinless preferred)
1 cup fresh steamed broccoli, chopped
1/2 cup red or yellow pepper, chopped
1 clove crushed garlic
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 teaspoons fresh dill weed
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cracked pepper
2 tablespoons slivered almonds
1/4 cup diced scallions or onions

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DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees F).
In a large bowl, toss together chicken, broccoli, red bell pepper, garlic, Cheddar cheese, mayonnaise, dill weed, salt, pepper, almonds and onion. Bake in the preheated oven 25 to 28 minutes, or until golden brown.