Delicious Food..Mashed Potatoes & 'Chips'

One of the things I love about low carbing is that you have so much to eat and the variety is endless. 
One such recipe is mock mashed potatoes using cauliflower. I cut a fresh head of cauliflower and put the florettes in a microwavable boel and then put a plastic over it. No need to add water to cook it this way. I cooked them really soft, then added some cream cheese, butter and heavy cream (1/2 & 1/2) I beat them with the beaters and seasoned the way I wanted. They were fabulous. I am not a potato lover anyway. I am adding a photo of them in the bowl. 
Another recipe I tried is making 'chips'. I put small slices of cheese (I used pepper jack)) and put them on parchment paper. I heated the oven to 400 and put them in for about 5 minutes. You want them flat, crisp, hard, but not burnt. Take them out, place on paper towel. If you want, you can season before you cook. I let them cool and they were so yummy with sour cream..I have put a photo of them also on the plate

Changing Gears

Well, on January 1, 2012, I started eating low caeb and as of today, I am down 14 pounds. I started at 249 and am down to 235. This is very exciting to me. Officially, I have been off of all sugar, white flour products since Jan. 8th and am feeling so good sicne I made it through 3 days of headaches.
I have a very good frind who is also on this journey with me and she is such a support.
I have started some physical activity by dancing to Juke Box Gold music as I clean the house and am currently working on putting fitness exercises. I go just one day and one step at a time.
My plan is based on Atkins and also anti inflammatory diet, so I am working on fats as that is a big concern for kidneys and liver.. When my hubby had to have a liver transplant, I learned a lot. Fatty liver leads to cirrhosis. If you are too heavy, you basically would be turned down for transplant. Too much protein, especially red meat protein is not good for both liver and kidneys. If your kidneys are already compromised, do be extra careful....talk to you later..