Nutritarian November
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Kia I will add cumin, cilantro and Mrs dash spicy seasoning.
In Williamstown visiting daughters catch up later0 -
Tonight is one of my favorite dinner nights: Vegetarian hot pot. I LOVE HOT POT NIGHT!!!! Tonight's pot will have brussels sprouts, taro, rutabaga, spinach, broccoli, bean sprouts, mushrooms, baby corn, water chestnuts, cauliflower, tofu and bean noodles Yay. It's like fondue, only better.0
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I'll second the cumin and coriander spice combo - they are my favorite go-to spices! My second favorite combo is garlic and dill - but that probably won't work with the tomatoes...
I am now on day 5 of low carbs. I'm down 6 lbs, but since I had crept up that much, I'm just back to where I started. Again. Ugh. But at least I will be able to start logging loss again - maybe even tomorrow!!
I'm doing really well this time - my resolve is strong. But I've found myself feeling a little shaky from time to time - especially in the mornings. I just take it as a sign of how much I was indulging myself in the starchy carbs. Not good. I was still a little shaky this morning, but nowhere near as bad as the weekend... Because of the shakes, I haven't started on the treadmill yet. I want to give myself some time to adjust - I will give myself another week to get used to my new diet, so I'll start this Saturday. Looking forward to it!! I have missed how great I feel afterwards. I might be interested in doing C25K, Lia, if you wanna buddy up...
Saturday night was tough. My hubby and I went out with 3 other couples. Before we met up with them, we went out for supper - and my salad was tasty, but my falafels were NOT. Very disappointing. I can totally open a restaurant if that's my competition; my homemade falafels are SO MUCH TASTIER!
Anyway, we went to a show - and when it was over, everyone was hungry, and my hubby wanted to go for dessert. So I had to sit there for over an hour at 11 o'clock at night and watch everyone else order SO MUCH FOOD - I could not believe how much everyone ate! It all smelled so good. And I drank a few glasses of water...
They were all trying to get me to eat something, but I stayed firm. I had only been good for 3 days - I had not earned myself a cheat day yet!!! I won't be agreeing to a night out like that for awhile... But I AM proud of myself for not coming undone.
Today I'm having a 2-smoothie day, and then probably salad for supper, although I might make a pumpkin soup - I haven't decided yet...
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Guitar lessons and working too hard and getting in the exercise. You guys are doing great! It is one thing about FOK that they don't use spices like ETL does, so I hunt around for similar soups/stews and check out the spices they use, then dump them in. Works great! Mihani had great suggestions. Don't be shy on the spices -- it makes the recipe! I only wish I knew more about spices sooner.
I just tried a wonderful recipe from an old Vegetarian Times Thanksgiving recipe book. It's basically 2 large chopped peeled sweet potatoes, 2 large chopped peeled parsnips, 2-3 large chopped carrots boiled till soft, then mash 'em up. I used my mixer with whipping attachment to whip it all smooth. It was good as it was, but I added cinnamon and ginger to it (about 2 tsp each) and pow! it was so tasty!! You could also add soy milk and butter, I suppose. It will be served at my Thanksgiving meal so I had to taste it. It was great. Who knew? Parsnips have a really unique taste. With carrots and sweet potatoes, it really pops. I have a new staple recipe.
I'm also serving roasted root vegetables, so I'll have a chance to see how parsnips and rutabagas taste when baked. I'm such a thrill-seeker!
Happy Thanksgiving day to you all, if I don't sneak in one more time beforehand. I've got the grandkids this week so they keep me hopping all day; may miss a day or two here!0 -
That's some serious will power whatshername! I am impressed! I only rarely can resist temptation like that.
Lisa, thx for the recipe ideas....sound good!0 -
Of course I was expecting to log a loss today, so the scale decided "no, not today..." Ugh! But I was good, and the non-movement of the scale isn't going to stop me...
I'm having another 2-smoothie day. And a big greek salad for supper. 0 -
Wow Karrie, I can't believe you said no to everything!! That's amazing. Huge mental battle. Normally I would say "well I didn't like/eat this, so now I can have this". Although right now, I am feeling really strong resolve too and have been saying no to temptations. Luckily our Thanksgiving is over lol so I just have to carefully navigate Christmas parties. I think that should be ok though.
Karrie, definitely up for budding up with C25K! I need some accountability. Are you thinking of starting it again?
Lisa, really cool recipe, thanks for the suggestion. What else will you guys be having with your T-giving meal?
Thanks for the spice suggestions - I went with garlic, coriander and cumin, which are my favourites too. It really made the soup so much more interesting! It was an awesome blend and tons of lentils that kept me full. I rewatched FOK on Sunday night actually which is also helping my resolve this week.
Sabine, what is a hot pot?!?!? Sounds delish.
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I know - the mental battle is 90% of the game, I think. Like yesterday. I didn't lose on the scale. So normally, I would have gone off the rails and eaten whatever, because the scale isn't moving anyway... But not yesterday. I stuck to my plan, and today I'm down .4 lbs. It's not much, but it's more than I would have had if I would have binged yesterday...
Definitely up for doing C25K. But I might have to wait another week. I'm having a hard time adjusting to the no carbs. I'm still getting headaches and feeling shaky. This morning it's bad. I am not even sure why I came into work today... So I'll have to get that in check before I feel like it's safe for me to go on the treadmill again. I'll have to keep you posted, then we can set a start date. Maybe December 1st??
A coworker was very interested in my green smoothies yesterday, so I told her I'd make her one today. She looked nervous when I gave it to her. I don't know if she'll drink it this morning or if she's saving it for lunch, but I'm curious about her reaction.
I just used my go-to recipe with coconut water, spinach, mango and banana with some hemp seeds for protein. Yum!
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Sounds good re Dec 1! I can gear up to it lol.
Also, that is my go-to smoothie too! Or mango and pineapple. Maybe you've converted someone! Woohoo 0 -
Happy Thanksgiving to those of you in the USA. I am going to be cooking today, and it won’t be ETL approved stuff lol. I made the OSG thai peanut noodle bowl without the noodles, I thought it would make a nice cold veggie dish to contrast with the carby goodness of the traditional Thanksgiving food. I’m also making the sweet potato casserole from the Fat Free Vegan website. The casserole is not fat free, but it’s a very nice special occasion dish. I made it a few years ago, and it was delicious. Also making maple dijon roasted Brussels sprouts and fennel.
Terri hope you are enjoying your visit with your daughter.
Sabine I am intrigued after looking up hot pot. I might add that to my vegan sushi night party next year. Any tips or recommended websites for the broth?
Karrie, very well done not caving on your night out. I think you’re wise to take it slow and get feeling better before you start the treadmill.
Lisa, I will try that recipe. I love roasted parsnips! Hope you’re having fun with the grandkids.
Lia, glad you are going strong! Lentils have become my go to lately, they cook quickly and are so filling and nutritious.
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Well I know why I was so shaky now. I was coming down with the flu. I had to leave work at lunch on Wednesday. I went home and slept for 19 hours. Yesterday I was quite a bit better, but I still couldn't eat anything. I'm feeling pretty much 90% today, except that I still haven't eaten anything yet this morning. I'll eat when I feel hungry - so far, I do not...
But the shakes are gone, so that's a good thing.
I brought myself a few bananas and an apple to work today. Going to ease into it...0 -
Karrie I wondered, it seemed like detox from carbs couldn't last that long. Glad to hear you are feeling better. And I agree the first few days off starchy carbs are tough!
I had a nice Thanksgiving, time with family and lots of good food. My family is very accommodating to my vegan-ness, my brother makes a little separate batch of stuffing for me, and my sis in law keeps some potatoes separate. My other brother is now dairy free too. There was wine of course.
Now back to a more ETL way of life!
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Wow Karrie, I can't believe you said no to everything!! That's amazing. Huge mental battle. Normally I would say "well I didn't like/eat this, so now I can have this". Although right now, I am feeling really strong resolve too and have been saying no to temptations. Luckily our Thanksgiving is over lol so I just have to carefully navigate Christmas parties. I think that should be ok though.
Karrie, definitely up for budding up with C25K! I need some accountability. Are you thinking of starting it again?
Lisa, really cool recipe, thanks for the suggestion. What else will you guys be having with your T-giving meal?
Thanks for the spice suggestions - I went with garlic, coriander and cumin, which are my favourites too. It really made the soup so much more interesting! It was an awesome blend and tons of lentils that kept me full. I rewatched FOK on Sunday night actually which is also helping my resolve this week.
Sabine, what is a hot pot?!?!? Sounds delish.
I like FoK. Quite a bit. I could stand to see it again.
What's a hot pot? Well, in my house, it's a big electric boiling pot. Hubs fills it with some miso and a few cups of water. The water gets heated, and then everyone puts in what they want pieces at a time, and then you fish them out with chopsticks or a little strainer. And then you dip your individual pieces in a nice dipping sauce. We usually put in a few brussels and some root vegetables while we're prepping the rest of the veggies and get them cooking. The spinach goes in dead last. It's one of my favorite dinners.
Then after the first night or two, the veggies just go in and it becomes a nice hearty soup. 0 -
HI All,
Happy Belated Thanksgiving.
Had a really nice visit with my children. Was nice to have them home for the week from college. My daughter went back today and my son will go back tomorrow.
I ended up making 2 thanksgiving dinners; one for me and a regular one for the rest of the 13 people for dinner. Had to start cooking on Monday night. Did a few dishes every day and still ended up cooking most of Thursday. But----my dinner turned out delicious. I decided not to make desert for my self, so had some nuts for desert instead of pie. Still managed gaining a few lbs even eating Vegan.
Finally made it to the gym today. Need to be more consistent with that agin.
Hot pot: we usually due fondue/hot pot for New Years eve dinner. Will probably do that again this year.
I will need to figure out something for Christmas day dinner. I am not fixing 2 dinners again.
Have a nice evening.
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Sabine I am going to try the hot pot for my vegan sushi party this year I think. It sounds like fun! I will have to do more research on how to do it though.
Glad you had a nice visit with the kids Terri. When is your appt with the doctor? How are you feeling?
Work is still nuts but I had a total meltdown about a week ago and seem to have bounced back somewhat. It really is totally hopeless though. I could work 24 hours a day 7 days a week (instead of the 60 to 70 hours I'm already working) and would never get caught up. It is wearing me down. Seriously. My boss and I did talk about hiring someone, I just don't know where we'd put them, and we'd have to put in a whole new computer and buy additional licenses for software, there's more to consider than the "good ol' days" when you could just grab an extra IBM selectric and desk and set someone to work.
But other than that life goes on, and while I'm not happy that my weight has bounced up again, I'm still eating more ETL-ish and just need to cut back on the starches and fats to get back to losing again. Right now I'm just focusing on making good choices as often as possible, so if I wander into the kitchen at the office thinking of pretzels, I say to myself hey an apple or some baby carrots would be better for your body and you'll feel better mentally, so more often than not I'm making the right choices.
Oh, and I finally went to the doctor about this shoulder pain I've been having for months, because it obviously wasn't going to cure itself and go away. Doc suspects a rotator cuff injury and I'll be starting anti-inflammatory meds for the next month, but if not better in 3 weeks he wants to see me again. Good grief, rotator cuff injury? Really? And anti-inflamatories, that you shouldn't drink alcohol at all while you're taking, during the holidays? WTH? LOL
y'all
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Oooh, bummer about the Rotator cuff. Not fun.0
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