Chat room - what's on your mind?
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Good morning friends !
I had such a good night of sleep 😍😍😍
I feel good in my skin. Energised. Weight this morning is 66,4kg. It didn’t budge since Friday morning which is quite an achievement with the weekend we have had.
The last days, I have snacked a lot on bread and chocolate.
I don’t want forbidden food but I do want those to be more limited.
I don’t work on Mondays so I will batch cook this morning:
- overnight oats
- Savory oats
- Steamed potatoes
- Lentils and sweet potato korma
- Soup
The oats should help me to have better snacks.3 -
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Batch cooking on Monday is working so far, I ate mostly healthy food both yesterday and today.
I slept very well also, this is great.
Eva, I hope you enjoy your trip in Germany. I suppose the weather is similar to the one I have in Belgium, rainy snow, cold, humid…3 -
Hi everyone,
Yes, weather where I'm at (just North of the winter mayhem) is around freezing, grey, and either snowing or raining. I am doing well with daily walks and either yoga or mobility training. Food is good enough and trackable, but nothing to look at!
I love batch cooking but have not been great at it recently. Something to do next weekend. I did prepare Muesli to eat here every day (just mixed quick cooking rolled oats, raisins and unsalted mixed nuts, with a bit of cinnamon to eat with plant milk and fruit in the morning).3 -
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I was wondering about calcium.
For those of you who are in the UAC group, I was asking for tips again calf cramps and I got the answer that it could be due to a lack of calcium.
I was already mindful to water, potassium and magnesium.
But not calcium.
I am vegetarian but I don't eat that much dairy. Only at restaurants or friends.
@henridw2095 I see in the post on nutrients that you take a supplement.
What about the others ? Do you supplement as well ?
I eat a lot of broccoli (200g certainly 5x/week) and green veggies (green peas, brussels sprout, kale or spinach) and a little bit of soy product (soy yogurt or melk) but otherwise don't know where the calcium in my diet would come from.0 -
Hi Maya @Maya440 , sorry this is happening. I will make a new discussion on calcium, since this is an area I am actively researching. I think it's nice to have this as a new topic, since it's a tricky and important one. Having it separate, we can add research and chime in. Eventually, it can go into the resources (I wasn't confident enough in the research to post it there yet).
I love that you're taking potatoes on your bike rides by the way. Personally, I love potatoes too. When I used to run, I never liked long runs because of the need to fuel and I could not make myself eat gels. I used to pack energy balls and have considered packing sandwiches...I'm getting close to the weight I want to start running at again - it's possible I'll be there by the end of January. But I doubt I want to run more than 10k again, it's too time consuming. Right now I think I'll eventually do 2x 5k during the week and 10k on the weekend (after a longer period of ramping up to distance).3 -
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Not every day but very often I thank myself for taking care of myself.
Big party this Saturday for me.
We were in bed at 5.15am
My legs are sore from all the dancing.
Next Saturday some friends organise an half marathon, I am still not decided if I will participate.
Knowing I will probably have a bike session on Monday and a run session on Tuesday already…
I will stretch this afternoon.
What are your plans for today ?
Wishing you a great Sunday.2 -
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Today is Day 1 of followin Dr. McDougalls 12 day program - I am having to learn to enjoy a variety of vegetables. With chronic kidney disease I am having to change things up - have been blessed with no dialysis for the last 15 months but it is time to really change up my lifestyle to get the numbers to be healthiers. So as of today am plant based ( hard when you are a meat eater) but am going to do it and hubby is backing me on this. Am using the menus from the 12 day program to start this journey and will go from there. So my anniversary meal next week and Christmas the week after is going to look somewhat different for me without the animal protein but I have to make this change otherwise I will be on diaylsis before I long (they thought I would be on it 12 months ago but have avoided it
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Oh that is so great. Congratulations on taking this decision for your health. I read his book the starch solution I think it’s from him ? I loved it. I’m still eating every lunch based on potatoes and steamed vegetables and I apply many of the advices.
I have made it easier with including a little bit of dairy and treats (can’t do without chocolate) but I think the principles are quite good.
Let us know how it goes. I’m interested to know how you feel !!0 -
@Marilynsretired we’re rooting for you! Hopefully this type of diet will grow on you 🫂. I find that my tastes gradually drift as I eat differently. (I struggle with salt, but now often skip adding more in solidarity with you.)2
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How is your 12 day program going on?
Om my side today I had a half marathon planned and I don’t know what to do.
I hate cancelling and doing an half marathon was a winter goal I had in mind.
On the other side, i have a persistant headache for 3 days and not feeling my best. Half of my colleagues have covid.
I am sur I cqn finish the race if I go slowly. But don’t know if I will take pleasure nor if I will regret…
If I do it I have to go in one hour.
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I am on day 5 of the 12 day program and all is well. Am surprised that I am not in withdrawals with no animal protein such as beef, chicken or turkey especially at dinner. Now to get through our anniversary on Monday and Christmas and all should be ok.
Am looking on line for a few receipes especially soups or stews that are vegetarian as I really like that in the winter but am enjoying the salads a bit better. I know the veggys would increase if I had homemade soup or stews on these cold days.
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Love soup. Definitely a good idea in winter.0
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@Marilynsretired I’m glad it’s going well. I love soup too. I made lentil soup twice last week (very simple: lentils, potatoes, onion and garlic) and was impressed by the amount of protein in the dish. I’m now looking for more lentil stew (and maybe lentil salad) recipes.
I will try this next week I think:
https://www.themediterraneandish.com/vegan-lentil-soup-recipe/#wprm-recipe-container-15487
it sounds like salt/broth is optional in this dish and there are a lot if spices to add flavor.0 -
There's a trick IMO for "creamy" soups that can be helpful: Blending in soft tofu, and/or beans of a blend-y color to other ingredients. (White beans, like navy or great northern or white kidney beans are good in something like pumpkin or squash soup, for example. Red kidney beans or pintos might be more complementary to something tomato-y.)
I've made pumpkin or squash or sweet-potato soup with blended-in tofu/white beans, usually with either a warm smoky spice (chipotle powder or smoked paprika) or sage to season, plus some caramelized onions and a bit of garlic. Adding a calorie-manageable amount of shelled pumpkin or sunflower seeds, blended in or sprinkled on top, is nice.
There are a bunch of good squash or sweet potato stews and soups easily found via web search; I like the ones with peanuts or peanut butter especially much (could use defatted peanut butter powder to reduce the calories). Any of the blended ones would become a decent protein portion with some tofu blended in, and the flavorings increased a bit to compensate for that added volume.
A similar thing I made and liked was this: https://www.eatingwell.com/recipe/252458/sweet-potato-peanut-bisque/
Can you tell that I really, really like squash?
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Thanks for posting the last 2 links re soups - going to give them both a try.
Today is day 6 and all is well - am enjoying the salads I have been eating but due to it being winter I think soups and stew would be better - just sound so much warmer for this time of year.
Tomorrow being our 40th anniversary we are going to have spaghetti - I have a receipe fromthe 12 day program that John McDougal has in his book and will make it (husband is going to balk at having mushrooms in it but that will be ok) He will make beef meat balls for him and our daughter.
Didn't go to church this morning - so strange not go to - miss the fellowship - but our daughter has been down with a cold all week and I feel like I might be getting it so we are staying in where it is warm.
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40th anniversary is that your birthday or the time you are married ?
I am sorry, not being English native I am not sure.
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40th anniversary = we are now married 40 years.
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congrats @Marilynsretired a 40-year marriage is a great success!!!
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Yes indeed ! Congratulations !
I hope I get there. For us it is 22 years together of which I am already proud.1 -
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