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On to Phase 3 and Low Carb Shepard’s Pie

February 24, 2014

I’m excited to report that I have been able to maintain my weight loss for the past week.  You might be wondering why I’m excited about that when I still have so much more weight to lose.  On the Omni-Drops program, you need to take a few weeks off (3 weeks during round 1) for your Hypothalamus to reset itself to your new weight.  Also, if you happen stay on the drops for longer than 45 days, there is a chance your body could become immune to them.  So, it’s important to take a break and let your body catch up to everything.  My husband finished up his first round of phase 2 also – his stats – he lost 27 pounds in 21 days.  I’m very impressed and a bit jealous as men normally lose more per day, on average, than a woman does.  Although I’m really happy for him.  He’s in the military and it’s important he maintains a healthy weight.  Over the past few years he’s been struggling with his back and other body aches and pains that has made him put on some extra pounds.  He’ll be leaving the military soon (after 33 years) and we both want to make sure he steps off with a healthy weight. Okay – back to the Omni-Drops diet – what is different about phase 2 and phase 3?  On phase 3 you are no longer taking the Omni-Drops.  You also get to double your amount of protein and vegetable intake.  You need to stop eating oranges and your crackers.  Instead, you can add back in healthy oils, lots more vegetables and even more fruit.  All must be low in sugar or carbs and you need to continue to avoid eating any carbs and sugar, overall – except the natural ones in your fruit and vegetables.
Over the next three weeks, I’ll be trying to recreate some of my favorite meals but low-carbing them.  Today I’ll share with you my version of my all time favorite meal, Shepard’s Pie.  I normally make it with hamburg, corn and mashed potatoes.  I set out to find something that would give me the same textures and similar tastes.  I think I came up with something very close.

 
Low-Carb Shepard’s Pie
 
1 pound ground beef
1 head of cauliflower or one frozen bag
2 stalks of celery, diced
1 onion, chopped
1 orange or yellow sweet pepper, diced
Pepperjack cheddar cheese, optional (I love Cabot’s)
 
Cook your ground beef in a skillet until cooked through.  Place it in the bottom of a small 
casserole pan.  While the hamburg is cooking you can cook your cauliflower until soft.  Drain the 
cauliflower and then mash them like potatoes.  Feel free to season them with salt, pepper and 
even butter, if you’d like.  Set aside.  In the pan you cooked your hamburg in, saute the celery, 
onion and peppers for about 5 minutes.  Just long enough to cook them a bit but not too long 
where they lose their texture.
Layer the hamburg, vegetable mixture and then top with the mashed cauliflower.  Place some 
slices of pepperjack cheese (or any other cheese) on the top and bake in a 350 degree oven for 
20 minutes.

 

Filed Under: Clean Eating, Eating Clean, Entrees, low-carb, omni, OmniDrops, omnitrition, phase 3 1 Comment

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  1. Jenny says

    February 24, 2014 at 4:08 am

    Congratulations! I am loving seeing recipe ideas! I started Phase 3 today and it was a whole new world of eating. I’m so nervous for weighing in tomorrow. I fell in love with P2 and really enjoyed knowing when what and how much to eat each day. It really helped me to be successful!

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