Thanks for the recipe! I'm gong to have to try it, sounds yummy!

Hi everyone... I live in Tulsa and am on the atkins once again... I lost weight once but gained it all back and then some. Now I know it has to be a way of life. I am doing much better this time. And this time I am having fun. I have lost 38 lbs (no, I did not excercise) and have about 20 to go. Man, it is so nice to be able to swish water about me in the tub..lol

I would love to hear from any of you low carbers. Maybe we could start a support group in Tulsa to get together and exchange receipes and find people who would like to bike or walk in groups. I have some really good receipe's. I have found some great products online at:

http://shop.store.yahoo.com/zerocarb/

The site is advertised on this site. Before you order let me know and I'll let you know what's good and what's not. usually if you go by the rating that the staff gives the product you'll be okay... I've wasted tons of money on yucky products. This site has some really good stuff.... read about shipping!!!!

Pamela

Pamela,

I saw your post, thought I would drop by and let you know that I live in Tulsa, around 51st & Memorial area. I am planning on joining Planet Fitness at the end of the month.

I think having a low carb support group here in Tulsa is a wonderful idea. Maybe more will post and we will see just how many live here in Tulsa.....

Also, thanks for the website, I'm going to go check it out.

And, another thing, I know what you mean about the tub....

Hope to talk to you soon.

Tonya

Hello everyone! I am so glad I found this web site. Can anyone tell me if Tulsa has a health food store that carries low carb foods? I have to order almost everything from web stores. Products such as flavored syrups, almond flour, ketchup and atkins baking mixes?

Akins Health food store does carry some stuff. Not sure about flavored syrups, but did you know almond flour is just ground up almonds? I didn't know that.....was making some banana sour cream bread and need almond flour, searched every store in Tulsa and could not find it, the nice lady at Akins Health store told me what almond flour really was, so I bought a big bag of almonds and ground them until it was a powder, worked perfect. You can also find Atkins baking mixes at GNC Nutrition stores. The cheapest GNC is at 41st & Yale, the Promenaud (sp??) mall. They say they can lower their prices because they have a competitor in the mall. I've noticed their prices are sometimes $5 bucks cheaper than other GNC.

Hope this helps.

sunshine2,

Thank you for the info. I appreciate your help. Can you share your recipe for the banana sour cream bread? Sounds yummy.

sure, its a little expensive to make because of the almond flour - takes a lot of almonds to make this much flour, but it is so worth it. I made 2 loaves when I made it, and shared with some NON low carb friends, and they loved it. Also, I must note its not my recipe, I was fortunate to find it here in this forum. Here it goes:

Banana Sour Cream Bread

1/3 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup full-fat cream cheese
4 eggs, room temperature
3/4 cup pourable (granulated) Splenda
2 teaspoons Brown Sugar Twin
1 3/4 cups almond flour
1/4 cup Vital Wheat Gluten flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 2.5 oz jar Gerber Banana Baby Food
1/4 cup sour cream
20 drops liquid sweetener
1 teaspoon banana flavor extract

Preheat oven to 325?F.

Cream butter, cream cheese pourable Splenda and Brown Sugar Twin well. Add
eggs - one at a time - beating well after each. Set aside.

In separate large bowl, blend almond flour, Vital Wheat Gluten flour, baking
powder, and salt.

In small bowl mix baby food, sour cream, liquid sweetener (I use liquid
Splenda, but you can use Sweet N Low or Cyclamate sweetener if you like),
and banana extract. Add to butter/cream cheese mixture and beat well.

Mix wet and dry ingredients with large spoon or mixer until fully
incorporated. Pour into greased 9 x 5 inch loaf pan and bake for
approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes (oven times may vary a bit.)

45 grams of carbs in entire recipe.
Makes 12 slices: 3.75 carbs per slice.

[optional:] Like a sugary topping? For an extra few grams for the loaf
(almost doesn't change the amount per slice), sprinkle a bit of Diabetisweet
over the top of the bread in its last 20 minutes of baking.

Walnuts or pecans can be added to this recipe as well. About 1/2 cup broken
nut pieces added just before adding to loaf pan to bake works nicely.

Note: I used a small banana and pureed it myself, and also added a few
pecans. The bread was really moist and had a lot of flavour .

PS - have you started a journal yet? I would recommend it, you will get lots of support and ideas from other low carbers, you start your journal under the "My low carb journal/ low carb boot camp thread.

Enjoy the bread, its yummy!

Sunshine,

Do you ever walk LaFortune? I use to do that but haven't in a while. I use to live at 51 & Memorial in Regency Park for almost 20 years. We live between 71st & 81st now on the way to Jones Airport. Let me know after you've been to the site if I can help ya. Normally, if you go by the staff's ratings you'll be safe. The five star products are awsome.

I made this for myself and my skinny carber husband loved it. Found the receipe online... It's AWSOME

DEEP DISH PIZZA QUICHE

4 oz softened cream cheese
4 eggs
1/3 C heavy cream
1/4 C parmesan cheese (grated)
1 tbs chives
½ tsp Italian seasoning
3 C shredded mozzarella cheese
½ tsp wet garlic or 1/4 tsp garlic powder
½ C lowest carb tomato or pizza sauce (Bartolli’s)
1 C mozzarella cheese

Toppings to taste: I used hamburger meat that I cooked in a separate skillet using a little extra
Italian seasoning, black olives and a large can of mushrooms.

Spray a 9x13" glass baking dish with oil.

In a bowl, beat together cream cheese and eggs til smooth,
then add cream parmesan cheese and spices.

Put 2 C of shredded cheese in dish and pour the egg mixture over the cheese.
Bake at 375 for 30 minutes.

Spread pizza or tomato sauce lightly over crust and then add toppings.
Cover with mozzarella cheese
Bake til browning and bubbly (approx 20 min)

Let stand 5 minutes

This freezes well. Micro wave frozen pieces for about 3 minutes.

My greatest challenge last time I was lowcarbing was bordom with the food. This time, I am having a blast. This is FANTASTIC!!!

CHEESY CHICKEN GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE

2 cans french cut green beans - well drained
½ lb of fresh sliced mushrooms
½ C shopped onions
2 stalks celery (I didn’t do the celery...yuk)
2 tbsp butter

½ C heavy cream
1/4 C mayonnaise
1 C assorted shredded cheese’s (I used colby/jack)
1 tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
½ tsp garlic powder (I used fresh minced garlic)

5 boneless chicken breasts

Brown chicken in butter and put aside to cool.
In the same skillet add more butter and sautee’ the onions, celery and mushrooms til tender.
Tear chicken in to small pieces and spread it in the bottom of a 9x13 “ casserole dish.
Mix in the skillet sauteed veggies, mayo, cream, salt & pepper, garlic powder, green beans and
cheeses and pour on top of the chicken.

Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes. Uncover and brown if desired.

Oh my, thats where I live, Regency Park. We have lived there for about 11 years now, but we're running out of space at our house. So I'm hoping to move to Owasso soon, thats where I work. But, finances won't allow us at this time, but maybe in the future.

Yes, I used to walk Lafortune all the time, then one night around 6:00 in November I was robbed at gun point when I got back into my car. It was scarey and I haven't been there since. But I think its a nice walk and I really enjoyed it, I just haven't found a partner who like it, and I won't walk alone any longer. too many maniacs out there.

Yes, I have tried a lot of the recipes in this forum, the deep dish pizza is really good, and I absolutely love the jello cheesecake by Sharon, I make that quite often. The Mock Danish is awesome too if you haven't tried that.

I've been a member of this forum for over a year now, actually since 7/01, so I have come accross some great recipes from some wonderful people here, I just love it. I think the key is not becoming bored with the same ole bacon and eggs. Get out there and explore some. The orange spiced cookes are really good too, (can you tell I'm a sweet nut).

The cheesy chicken green bean casserole sounds yummy, I will try that for sure. I printed it out to put in my own personal low carb cookbook that I am making for my own use.

Thanks - PS have you started a journal yet?

Sunshine2,
will you give me the receipe to mock danish? Sounds really good. Any time you want to walk LaFortune let me know... I'll partner up with ya. I didn't know they was such meaness at teh park. Been there hundreds of times and never encountered a problem but can sure understand your reluctantcy.

Mock Danish

2 oz cream cheese (soften in microwave)
1 egg
1 tblspn splenda
1 tsp lemon concentrate (I never add this in - but the recipe calls for it)
1/2 tsp vanilla

mix softened cream cheese and egg. Add remaining ingredients. microwave on high for 2 minutes.


I always had a heaping teaspoon of some 50 fifty jam in the centre before nuking... delicious.

* it tastes better if you don't totally mix the egg and cream cheese; you get little pockets of crm cheese.

I will for sure let you know about Lafortune, and you let me know too if you are going to walk it. Like I said, I really loved the park, and I think its a nice walk - I'm just a little nervous going at it by myself. There usually is not too many problems out there.

You must try the mock danish, it is great.

talk to you later,

Hi, I just moved to Oklahoma in June. I'm in a extremely small town called Miami. I'm from the city and jealous of y'all in Tulsa and OKC.

Hey gang! Great to see all the local posts! I live in Oologah which is just north of Owasso and Collinsville on Hwy. 169. It would be awesome to get a support group going either on-line or locally.
I was on Atkins for 4 months but was not presenting the results I wanted so I have switched to a modified Schwarzbein Principle plan and doing better. Slow losses but I am sure I need to do some healing from my years of abusive dieting, medications etc.
I love the recipes you all have posted. That is one of the things I like most about this WOE. It is almost like having all new food to choose from. Something I have wanted for years!