This is part 2 as I don’t want to lose my posts again!

Mihani - I loved Magic’s suggestion of you fostering a dog or two. You can become a foster fail like us. Obi and Brooks are really bonding lately. Brooks did not care for him initially and he was totally bonded to me. Now he is bringing Brooks toys and excited when Brooks comes home from work….he is learning a lot from Cleo who aka Miss Perfect. I am sorry to hear about the BP problems. Better to take the meds to prevent heart damage or stroke and then do tweaks to help you get it down. I LOVE SWEET POTATOES WITH BALSAMIC GLAZE! Actually I just love sweet potatoes and balsamic glaze on tomatoes, strawberries, salads, vegetables…especially Brussels sprouts. Did you try tahini on sweet potatoes yet?

Magic - glad to hear you healing …. Plant based and no sugar diets are the best for healing plus no smoking. Some oral surgeon will refuse to do implants on smokers or diabetics because of poor post op surgical healing.

I love all the pup pics! We miss our Tucker and look forward to getting another dog in the next phase of life (now in an apartment while we reno the family home up north).

bisky, please feel free to pm!

Good Morning!

Part of a post I had written and lost was about a book published this year that I believe several of you will enjoy. I started reading it in the Sedona library and bought it when we came home. It is called The Good Eater, a Vegan’s search for the Future of Food by Nina Guilbeault. She is a Harvard-trained sociologist PhD and vegan. It is not a diet and recipe book. It reviews the history of Vegan/ Vegetarian diets and eventually gets into modern day diets and the effect politics, big business and social norms have on our diet.

CB and Brooks are sleeping in. Cleo, Obi and I went for a very early walk. Obi had a new PB last night. Mile walk without one bark. This am a few barks at squirrels and a half hearted bark at people walking. Using a lot of “redirection” and positive feedback is working! We have obedience class at 11:00. I try to get Obi tired before class. People bring their dogs in with a lot of excitable energy and they don’t have their attention. Obi comes in “dog tired”.
. Maybe a little too tired. 😹

A friend sent me an excellent article on the importance of a fiber rich diet with colon and prostrate diets from MD Anderson. I am starting Brooks off before his radiation treatments with a spinach, banana, date, ginger and vegan protein powder every morning. I quit putting it in a see through container so he won’t be opposed to the spinach. 😂. Oh here is the link if anyone is interested.

https://www.mdanderson.org/cancerwise/5-ways-md-anderson-is-researching-the-link-between-food-and-cancer.h00-159698334.html

Plan for Brooks to make his chipotle black beans and then I am using 1/2 for black bean soup.

Hi gals, sorry i have been MIA for so long. the amount of posts I have missed is overwhelming, so I will catch up over the next few days.

Joe and I went away to celebrate our 15th anniversary this weekend. My cousin took care of our doggos. She is so good with them. We came home to happy and relaxed dogs.

For our trip we didn't go far, just down the coast a few hours from our place. We got in some good hiking at one of the state parks, and explored a few of the nearby towns. I love spending time by the ocean. It was good to get away for a bit.

Now that we are back, we're going to make good food choices. I have put on weight over the last 6 months and need to turn it around before I have to start buying clothes in a larger size. I hate doing that!

I plan to get back into more regular posting again. At a glance, it looks like everyone is doing well.

Thank you for the warm welcome. Been eating mostly plant based about six years now. First became aware in college years ago taking an educational seminar given by Seventh Day Adventists who ran a local vegan restaurant. Ate this way on and off for years. Life kept interfering.

Now I enjoy cooking vegan and own a lot of ecookbooks that I try out recipes from. My husband has a sophisticated palate and wouldn’t go for a plate of plain rice and beans so I use lots of savory vegetables; onions are the queen of my kitchen, and I make use of spices, herbs, and ethnic recipes. Asian cooking is a favorite.

I got lazy when I was still working and had prepared foods for lunch: knishes, canned soup, frozen pizza. My husband developed high blood pressure partly from the salt, so I am finding meals to make. Plus I’m now retired. Bean and grain salads and eggless egg salad sandwiches made with tofu are examples.

I enjoy the approach and chats I see of here and hope I can join in and learn and share. I’ve lost 30 pounds from my highest weight and have done it eating mostly plant based. That’s my story. Nice to be here.

Sue

Sorry I am MIA. Just so much going on...taking a toll but dealing. Back when the dust settles.
TC and do make it deeeeeeeeeelicous!

bisky, How many treatments total of radiation for Brooks? I hope he feels better soon. Good work with the g-bombs. And congrats on your cards! They are gorgeous, no wonder they want to carry them in their store!

Hi Sue, welcome to the group!

@CoffeeandHumblePie Nice to see you back I have type 2 diabetes. I had great success with eating whole food plant based 10 or so years ago. I was totally off meds. I was strict and lost a lot of weight, both contributing factors, oh and daily exercise. Then I started slipping up here and there, before you know it, weight gained and back on meds. I am trying to get back into the groove.

Yikes, Mihani! Are you the only person in the office today? Fingers crossed that you don't get covid. Just when you guys were making a little bit of headway.

Hope you are feeling better, Nanc. I have had a lot of dental work done, so I feel for you. No implants so far, mostly because the few I've had pulled are in the back.

I am feeling lethargic. Our getaway was great, but longer would have been better for getting out of my rut. We tried pausing our Plantage meals for a week since we were going away. We ended up not eating as healthy as we would have with the meals, but we haven't gone anywhere in over a year and haven't been eating great recently anyway, so it didn't seem like the best time to start.

Plantage meals this week. I am going to do my smoothies for breakfast, and have the dinner followed by fruit for dessert. Once I get that down, we might try pausing the meal plan for a bit and doing some salads for dinner.

This week:
2x Mexican Quinoa and Yam & Jackfruit Quesadillas with Pico and Cilantro Lime Aioli
2x Panang Curry
2x Pesto Zoodles with Tempeh Italian Sausage and a Tomato salad
We'll do a salad with baked tofu for our 7th meal.

Carla - He will have a total or 28 treatments. Then in 3 months they will re check his prostate level to see if it worked. He is very fatigued right now. Speaking of fatigued, is your iron okay?

Magic - take care…you and Mihani have a lot going on.

Mihani, oh gosh I hope you don’t get covid. This is the last thing you need.

It is too hot to eat even in the ac. I walked dogs early and then swam. Caught up on cleaning kitchen, laundry and a little decluttering plus more short walks. Obi was sick in his crate while I was swimming so I had that to clean up. Carla I am about ready to load dogs in car and come your way. I made black bean soup with 1/2 the beans Brooks made recently in instant pot. He made the beans a little too spicy but then when I added the vegetables, broth and picante sauce it was perfect today. Next for IP is chickpeas for hummus and crunchy chickpeas to snack on or add to salads. I am so tired. It is only 6:30 but I think I am going to take a book and go to bed. Talked to Dr. yesterday about fatigue. She thinks I do too much at my age. 😳🙄🤭 tomorrow starting on fish cards.

Coffee - He was diagnosed 2019 with prostate cancer and had a prostatectomy in 2020. His psa levels have been very slowly rising this year and pet scan revealed some metastasis. He also was diagnosed 2022 with squamous cell oral cancer. Being in the military and several deployments where he was exposed to burn pit carcinogens, his cancers are being attributed to that. No one in his immediate family has cancer. The incontience is totally normal and will get better. They have to do a type of kegal exercise once they are healed from surgery.

Sue I would love the egg salad or tuna salad recipe made with chickpeas too!

Mihani - how are you feeling ? I sure hope you don’t get covid!

Carla - how are the plantage meals going?

It is PCS (permanent change of station/ military moving) season for the military 😢. Losing some wonderful neighbors. My next door neighbors gave me a wonderful shed I can put all my gardening tools in and also my plants during the winter. I sure am going to miss them.

Scored some cut up watermelon, zucchini and peppers at commissary today! I gave away 2 containers of black bean soup so now will have to make more. So yummy and easy to have on hand.