Diana 1234's Journal, 19 November 2023

Sounds good. Good luck! 

Morticia, Thanks. I'm doing pretty good at keeping my weight around 130 so even though I expect a gain as I will be having some lasagne tonight, I'll adjust during week as needed. 💜 

You look beautiful as usual! Lasagna sounds good! I have a roast, potatoes and carrots in the crockpot.  

You don't look as tired as you did in one of your previous pictures. I'm glad you are doing better. Since you don't snack on junk like I do I wouldn't worry about temporary weight gain from real food! 

Hope you feel better soon. Meal looks delicious! Hope it was :) 

Have you ever made eggplant lasagna? You make it as usual but instead of noodles you use sliced eggplant or zucchini . It is excellent and you don’t miss the noodles. Not a diet food, but a “lighter version” of a favorite dish. Small tweaks over time. 

Love Thai food. You look good! Tired is to be expected with what you are going through. Nice you didn’t have to cook! :) 

RPL, Thank you! Your meal sounds yummy too!💜 Fritzy, thank you😘 I haven't made lasagne in a very long time so I'm looking forward to it💜 Kenna, unfortunately eggplant is one of the few things my husband and I don't like. For me it's a textural thing. I have done zucchini lasagna but even though I drained it well, it was still wet ..💜 losingtown , thank you. We just got home from church and I'm resting a bit, watching football with hubby.💜🏈🏈 

Diana I beg to differ. You look beautiful!! Always looking at us with those beautiful eyes!! 🥰🥰🥰 

Diana—- with both eggplant and zucchini, I put them in a colander, sprinkle with salt and let them sit about half hour. To draw off some of the moisture. Then put them on a cookie sheet and roast at about 450 for 10 minutes to further remove some moisture. Then proceed with the layering. I make my own sauce so it is THICKER than most commercial marinerasauces so it is not watery. 

Aww wifey..you make me blush! Again last night I did not sleep well. I woke up again at 210 am and finally got out of bed at 4am..Ugh..maybe 3rd night will be the charm!!!🥱🥱🥱🥱 Kenna, roasting would probably help for sure. I will try that next time. I did the salt and drain method. I took make my own sauce, although Rao's is a good jarred sauce in a pinch.💜 Storm, thank you. I love Thai food as well  

You look Blessed to me and happy ❤️🙂 

So happy ypu are in recovery mode!!!!🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈👱‍♀️🙂🐈‍⬛🌃 

Mainecoon and rc, Thanks! 💜💜 

Happy you are feeling better and that you can get out & enjoy a meal at a restaurant. I also love Thai food, and it certainly does not sink like a brick like Mexican and some other foods I like. As long as I eat smaller quantities of rice (and no fried rice), then it is OK for me. Keep recovering. You are doing well !!