Naked Lasagna
-1 lb. lean ground beef
-About 3 c. part-skim ricotta cheese
-About 2 c. Low-Moisture, Part Skim Mozzarella cheese
-About 2 c. Any brand low sugar marianara sauce (I used Aldi's Organic Tomato Basil Sauce)
- A few tablespoons parmesan cheese
-Salt, Pepper, Basil, Oregano, Garlic Powder to taste
-Brown your ground beef, adding spices to taste.
-Strain the Ground Beef
-In a Bowl, Mix the ricotta cheese with the spices, a tablespoon of parmesan cheese, and a small amount of the mozzarella until well blended
-Spread the ricotta mix into the bottom of a well sprayed (I use Crisco non-stick spray) glass baking dish.
-Sprinkle a little Mozzarella cheese and parmesan on top of the ricotta mixture
-Top with the Ground beef
-Spread the sauce on top of the ground beef
-Top with the remaining mozzarella, and a small amount of parmesan, and the spices.
-Bake in a 350* oven until bubbly.
-Enjoy.
Sorry the baked picture isn't the full baking dish. I forgot to take a picture of it baked before we dug in. Oops.
Saturday something kind of cool happened. We were out and about, and eating lunch at a local Mexican restaurant. I heard the lady in the booth next to us order fajita veggies and chicken, and ordered it in a kids' size. She was super thin, and so, I excused myself for intruding, but asked if she was a post-op bariatric patient. When she said she was, kind of warily, I told her I was pre-op. Turns out she had surgery with the same surgeon that I'm going through. Sse added me on Facebook, and told me that if I needed any help with anything, to just let her know. I have to say, that's one thing that I've noticed. All bariatric patients are super supportive of one another. It's great, and amazing, and I love it. It's such a hard thing to go through, so, it's good to know that I have my bari family out there supporting me in addition to all my other friends and family. :)
I signed up for the Walk From Obesity today, which will be here September 30. This is the second Walk I'm doing in September, the first being the St. Vincent Cancer Walk. I'm signed up for the six mile walk for that one... we'll see how that goes. I might be able to do all six miles, and I'll certainly try, but, 3 miles is looking much more doable. If you're local, and interested in joining me, here are the links for both walks to sign up.
St. Vincent Cancer Run/Walk
Walk from Obesity
If you're not local, I would still highly urge you to donate to the causes. Both are amazing causes, one fighting cancer, which has affected so many lives here in the United States, and across the world, and the second fighting the sweeping epidemic of obesity, which honestly, if you think about it has affected in your life in some way. American's are getting bigger, and I'm sure if you think about it, you know at least one person affected by obesity. If you're reading this, and can't think of anyone, I'm a person affected by obesity, so, you know one person. ;) If you want to donate to my individual fundraising efforts, let me know, and I'll get you the link to my participant pages (or if you know me in person, just search my name in the search bar).
I had a friend of mine over at my house on Sunday, who has decided to do my diet with me to get healthier. She deals with a lot of the same health problems that I deal with being obese, so, she wants to make the change with me. I was so happy, because I was able to give her quite a bit of the clothes I've... outgrown wouldn't be the right word, but I'm not sure what word to use for it? I've been trying to figure out what to do with my clothes, and, while I know that my surgeon's office has a clothing exchange they host, I really wanted to give it to someone who needed them that I personally knew. However, if she outstrips me, they're going to the clothing exchange, and whatever leaves the clothing exchange is going to Goodwill. :)
Well, I hope you all had an amazing weekend, and here's to an amazing week! :)
~♥~
Lady D
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