It's DAY 14, my last strict day of Induction.  For lunch I had my favorite salad with turkey, cheese, tomatoes, and artichoke hearts with a side of ranch dressing.  For dinner I had a bunless swiss cheeseburger topped with sauteed mushrooms, a side of bacon, and a side salad with ranch dressing.  Yummy! 

It's DAY 12 of induction, and it's gone by so quickly.  For lunch I had an avocado salad with grilled chicken.  For dinner I had a 9oz filet, sauteed mushrooms, and a house side topped with cheese and tomatoes with a side of ranch dressing.  Almost 2 weeks of induction down!

It's DAY 11 on Induction and for lunch I had a beef burrito minus the tortilla.  For dinner I had a bunless cheeseburger with a side salad with ranch dressing.

This week my blog posts are going to be short and sweet because it's my last week of work.  It's DAY 10 on Induction and for lunch I had my usual salad with turkey, tomatoes, cheese, and artichoke hearts with a side of ranch dressing and for dinner I had bacon and egg.

It's my 8th day on Induction and it's still going great.  For lunch I had my typical house salad topped with turkey, cheese, tomatoes, artichoke hearts, and bacon with a side of ranch.  For dinner I I had a 9oz filet, sauteed mushrooms, and a house salad with tomatoes, cheese, and a side of ranch. For a snack I had 2 slices of cheese.  I'm going to be taking it easy on the exercise this week because I had to have a couple of dysplastic moles removed, so I'm looking forward to getting back to my exercise routine next week. 

I feel so weird right now because this is my last week of working in the pharmaceutical industry.  I think it's finally kicking in that I won't see most of these people ever again and it makes me sad.  One thing I can tell you is that I am excited to work in a job that I feel valued and where I'm able to use my gifts and abilities.  I feel like it's so easy to lose who you truly are when you are having someone tell you who to be and who not to be all of the time.  I'm just excited to be me and that be enough!  Never change yourself to fit a job, find a job that fits you.  I hope you had a wonderful Low Carb Monday! 

1 cup cooked, riced cauliflower
1 egg
1 cup mozzarella cheese
1/2 tsp fennel
1 tsp oregano
2 tsp parsley

**pizza or alfredo sauce

toppings (make sure meats are cooked)
mozzarella cheese

Preheat oven to 450 degrees Farenheit.

Spray a cookie sheet with non-stick spray.

In a medium bowl, combine cauliflower, egg and mozzarella. Press evenly on the pan. Sprinkle evenly with fennel, oregano and parsley.

Bake at 450 degrees for 12-15 minutes (15-20 minutes if you double the recipe).

Remove the pan from the oven. To the crust, add sauce, then toppings and cheese.

Place under a broiler (grill for the Europeans) at high heat just until cheese is melted **.

Notes:

*I use frozen cauliflower prepared according to package directions. After cooked and slightly cooled, I shred cauliflower with a cheese grater, and then measure for the recipe. (Don't pack down the cup with cauliflower. Just fill it with a spoon or the cup itself.)

** The pizza sauce I use is Great Value Pizza sauce from Wal-Mart. At only 3 net carbs per quarter cup, you get a lot of punch for little carbohydrate pow.

*** You can try re-baking the pizza at 450 once you add toppings if desired, but the crust is not quite as crusty. There is a minimal difference, so see what works best for you.