Well I finally hit the unwanted plateau in week 6, didn't gain so that was good, week 7 I saw a small loss of 1.5lbs so things are still moving in a positive direction.
 In addition I have lost in inches, down another pant size to a 42 from 46

The end of week 4 saw a reduction in weight lost, due to some cheating and just being lazy, and by lazy I mean not wanting to cook the meals I should have, but going out to eat and making the wrong choices, lets see there was the pizza one night, homefries at Bob Evens another night and the sweat potatoes at the diner the other night, after all the slips this week I came away with a 1 pound loss for the week, I'm sure it could have been another 3 or 4 lb loss week if I had stayed on track, well live and learn, I'll keep my nose to grindstone this week and report in next Tuesday, good luck to all. 

Well here we are at the end of week 3, and things are looking good, I have dropped another 3lbs this week for a total of 13.5lbs.
 I'm feeling good and may be able to start walking or some light exercising in the upcoming weeks, I have been a couch potato for the last year and a half because of a layoff, so I added another 35 to 40 lbs to an already large frame, I'm back to work as of May and dropping lbs faster than I could have imagined, frame of mind can do wonders.     

Thanks to all for all the kind words of encouragement, after two weeks I'm starting to feel the effects of this eating style kick in, I have more energy, and don't feel as I have to eat as much as I have in the past, my meals are getting smaller and I'm not going back for that second plate, amazing what two weeks can do.

Maybe we can get Doug to show us how to make our own, and possibly can it, very few options at my stores also, found a few online, but the shipping is as much as the product.

Love this dish, I would eat it over egg noodles, now I will use Miracle Noodles, just need the rest converted if possible, Thanks, Dave B.


Ingredients

    * 1/4 cup shortening
    * 2 pounds lean beef chuck, trimmed and cut into 1 inch cubes
    * 1 cup chopped onion
    * 1 clove garlic, minced
    * 3/4 cup ketchup
    * 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
    * 1 tablespoon brown sugar
    * 2 teaspoons salt
    * 1/2 teaspoon mustard powder
    * 2 teaspoons paprika
    * 1 1/2 cups water
    * 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
    * 1/4 cup water

and I always add red ground pepper for some heat

Isn't that where you put me up, back in 1980, no couldn't be that one has wheels. lol

Was looking to add some color to this, ok hows this, instead of carrots I add cubes of summer yellow squash.