Lettuce Roll Ups

So, I've been mostly wheat free since the first week of February.  I had a few days in the last three weeks where I tried the old foods just to see how my body responded (eeps, not pretty!).  Weighing myself this morning, Ugh!, I am so disappointed and frustrated.  I no longer fluctuate in weight AT ALL, I'd go over a ten pound span and never quite lose weight.  When I went gluten free I gained weight, probably ten pounds, and manage to lose a few pounds since but have not budged since.  It is so frustrating!

So, I've been thinking that I need to cut carbs hard.  My gluten free alternatives have primarily been garbanzo flour, coconut flour and almond flour-all low on the glycemic index.  My *bread* intake has been very low so I cannot figure out why the weight won't budge.  I can't even bring myself to take time to exercise anymore, I am so maddeningly frustrated. I hate PCOS, hate it with a blinding passion.  I know that my beta blocker isn't helping any either with the weight loss.

So, fresh start again. I decided to really focus on a more vegetarian diet.  I'm still wheat free and sugar isn't really in my diet either.  I need to eat more, at least 3 meals a day, preferably a couple snacks too.

The garden is struggling, the heat and lack of rain has been hard on my plants, even though I water them daily.  So I am still relying on grocery and local farms for my veg. So my options aren't as abundant in my mind as they should be. I am also trying to get more on board with the blood type diet for type A-so making sure I keep clear of the foods on the avoid list.

Today, however, I decided to try a recipe idea I've been drooling over for awhile now.  I love sandwiches and miss them dreadfully.  So today I gave it a go and this was the end result:

2 large head lettuce leaves
2-4 slices of turkey (I use the nitrate free stuff)
1/2 avocado, sliced
1 carrot, sliced very thin
1/2 cucumber, sliced very thin
basil leaves

Hummus

1 can cannellini beans, rinsed, drained and mashed
2 TB tahini
sea salt, to taste
1 tsp mustard
a few splashes of lime juice (lemon would work but the store hasn't had organic lemons in ages)
several fresh basil leaves, chopped

layer 1-2 slices of turkey on the lettuce leaf, spread with hummus and layer remaining ingredients then roll up.  Not too much hummus otherwise it oozes everywhere and is rather messy.