Weigh in week 6...

Wow it is hard to believe that 6 full weeks have come and gone. Time really does fly!
I have to apologize for not posting for the past week as I have been away visiting family and it was hard to post when you have kids and grand kids all fighting for your attention...
I have to admit that this week was a true test of strength for me on my wheat free living adventure. I knew it wasn't going to be easy and I am so glad I had enough smarts to take some bread I had made and frozen ahead of time just for this trip, it was truly a life saver!
Eggs and bacon along with my wheat/gluten free toast in the mornings or oatmeal was almost my daily menu for the week. Lunch most days was hit or miss, mostly miss, as this was about the time I was doing most of my traveling to and from someones house. Dinner was mostly eaten out and lucky for me most restaurants do have knowledge of  wheat/gluten free needs. I have to tip my hat to the Olive Garden who has a gluten free menu for the asking. Although their selection is limited to about 5 dinners each one looked quite tempting and would fit a pasta, fish or meat lovers taste buds. Sorry but no wheat/gluten free deserts here though...
I have to admit that even with my erratic eating schedule although my measurements stayed the same I did shed 2 + pounds.
Tomorrow is grocery shopping day so I will be planning the next two weeks of menus tonight. I have found some great bread crumbs so meatballs and homemade meatloaf made are both definitely on this meal plan!
I hope your wheat free adventure is going smoothly and that you will stop in and share some of your favorite recipes. Until next post....have a wheat free day!

Week 1:                                       Week 6:
Weight     131.8                            128.6
Waist        37 "                              34"
Stomach    40"                               37 1/2"
Hips          38"                               37 1/4"

Product review...Taste of Gluten Free Chocolate Chip cookies

Tomorrow I will be leaving to visit family for a few days and promised my Son in Law I would bring Chocolate chip cookies just for him. Since I have started my wheat free living adventure I no longer have regular all purpose flour in the house....Yes I am a total wheat free lifer now! I did however have a package of gluten free chocolate chip cookie mix on hand, compliments of "Taste of Gluten Free" mixes.

The mix comes in a 23 OZ dark black bag with the directions and list of ingredients on the front label and  I was grateful for the simplicity of the mixing directions. All I needed to add was 2 sticks of butter at room temperature, 2 eggs, and 1 teaspoon of Vanilla extract. The chips are not in the mix so you have to add your own but I always have extra on hand so it didn't present a  problem.

I used a cookie scoop for the first batch and the cookies came out very round and high in shape, not the chocolate chip cookie I am use to seeing so I switched my method and used a regular tablespoon and dropped the second batch onto the cookie sheets to see if that would make a difference. The cookies once again came out rounded in shape and raised  high once again.

Making the  third batch I pressed  the dough down slightly (using wet fingers as the dough is sticky) to flatten to about half the height before baking and  they came out looking more like a regular chocolate chip cookies.
I am a "sampler' and one of those who likes to taste test each and every batch as it comes from the oven. There is nothing better than warm cookies from the oven and a tall glass of ice cold milk.

These cookies did not leave me disappointed.  Although they look slightly different in appearance because they raise a little more in height I found the taste quite similar to my old favorite Nestle Toll house recipe. They browned nicely and although the outsides are crisp the insides were moist and gooey, no gritty taste here!

The only negatives  I could make is that the label does not tell you how many cookies each mix makes nor does it list the Nutritional Facts, and I had to add my own chocolate chips. I did indeed get over 4 dozen cookies if you count the 5 or 6 I ate by taste testing. I would give this chocolate chip cookie mix 4 1/2 stars only because of these reasons, as the taste of the cookies themselves was perfection!

Hoping you have a wheat free kind of day!