Good morning!

Mihani glad you are quitting early today. Have you checked your BP when you have the headaches?
Love love veggie stir fry!

Went to a Korean restaurant yesterday and had vegetarian Bibimbap with tofu. So good…but I forgot to skip soy sauce and it has gluten. Stomach was upset rest of afternoon.

Yesterday was swim then yoga before lunch. Yoga was much tougher than Thursday yoga…a lot of getting up and down. Kicked in my Meiner’s dizziness and vertigo. So with upset stomach and dizziness I took Meclazine and melatonin and went to bed early. Slept 10 hours and feel like a new woman. Might swim again with Brooks later this afternoon as military pools will be closed all weekend for the fourth. Cooler this am dog walk.

Sweet tooth reared up again but I found these black grapes that are extremely sweet….like eating grape jelly. 😂. Just a few are very satisfying. Have not found good peaches yet.

Happy 4th everyone! 🇺🇸💕

Mihani - Yum! The miso soup sounds delicious. I hope you have a restful day. We are doing the same. Two miles walk before the heat hit.

My friends did not go out of town…..they were to tired due to the heat to want to drive anywhere plus the hotels and airfare was all high for the holiday weekend. I didn’t plan a thing other than thinking we were going to have 5 dogs to contend with. Good for Brooks to rest up.

We are bean making today. Made a bag of chickpeas in the instant pot and used 1/2 to make hummus. Now cooking a bagbof black beans for more soup tomorrow.

@Mihani I love the tribute to Dr. McDougall this month. I was sad and shocked to hear of his passing too.
Sorry I've been so MIA lately, we've had a lot going on and a lot of traveling back and forth to FL and other stuff. Sorry to hear about your headaches, I hope the antibiotics work. I think your microbiome will recover pretty quickly with how healthy your diet is. The miso soup sounds delicious, I never knew you were supposed to add the miso at the end; I'll have to try that next time I make it.
@bisky I hope your upset stomach and dizziness have cleared up. I'm with Mihani - frozen grapes are really good.
Hi to everyone else here also. I didn't get a chance to go back and read the last couple months, but I hope everyone is healthy and having a great summer so far. We're dealing with some pretty oppressive heat here is SC, it was a bit breezy the last couple of days which helped, but today the air is especially stifling. Indoor work for us today.

Mihani - Hope you get caught up on work. Sinus infections are the worst. We just bought a small air purifier for our bedroom and a large one for the living room. There is some type of weird dust in the air and with 3 dogs they will track in a lot of dust.

Sparks - San Antonio is very hot and humid here too. I am visiting my sister in Hilton Head next week. Sounds like I won’t get a break from the weather.

Met friends 0730 for walk along the Riverwalk. 2.5 miles before heat set in.

Brooks made vegetarian bibimbap last night except for adding an egg. So good. We both caught up on some rest. Going out to a Mediterranean restaurant tonight. Hopefully will find a vegetarian gluten free choice.

Hi friends, jumping on to say I’ll be out for a while. Have been seriously sick this week and went to ER today to make sure it wasn’t my heart. It wasn’t but I will have my gallbladder removed tomorrow. Also have a diverticulitis infection. I’m a mess right now. I was supposed to pick my niece up from the airport this evening. Uffda.

Coffee&HP….will be thinking of you and I hope you have a good recovery. Plus diverticulitis on top of that! Big ouch. Seems like you are taking turns with health issues with you and your husband. I am sorry.

Susmanie - let us know how the black bean burger recipe went. I have about 2-3 cups of black beans left over after making black bean soup. We cooked a one lb bag of black beans in instant pot. Have given away two 16 ounce containers of soup. Have 2 left.

Spark - I think I missed the post about your BIL. Really wonderful and generous of you to do that.

Magic - are you ok? Miss you! How is Lulu?

Carla - how is the reboot going?

Mihani - So good to hear you are feeling better and had a good nights sleep! I really don’t care to chop up veggies. I am getting spoiled that the commissary has cut up veggies. Yesterday I bought a container of sliced yellow squash. Was bummed there was no sliced celery yesterday and had to cut it up for hummus dip. I am so lazy. Will have to try the rice you are talking about.

Getting ready to make some rice now to serve with black bean soup. I did make 2 more containers of hummus and then 2 cups of chickpeas for snacking. So easy in air fryer to make crunchy seasoned chickpeas and cheap compared to store bought snacks.

Weird thing with a friend today. I ruined a pair of white jeans yesterday. My water bottle leaked and the purple water bottle holder bled onto my white jeans. Have tried oxyclean, bleach, etc and still a faint purple stain. Brooks had just bought me two new tops that look great with white jeans that I want to take to Hilton Head next weekend. So I mentioned to a friend and she wanted to go to military exchange as they have a big 4th weekend sale. I am looking for a new pair and she says…do you wear a size 16? I said no, about a size 12 ( after losing 76 lbs and 24 lbs from goal weight). So she actually followed me to dressing rooms and sat outside….wanted to see the jeans on me. They fit fine…actually a little big in waist but I was worried a size 10 might shrink too much. She then said, wow I didn’t realize you had lost so much weight. It left me feeling weird…like I must still look really heavy and why would I lie about clothing size? JUST WHEN I THOUGHT MY BODY IMAGE WAS HEALING AND DIDN'T NEED EATING DISORDER THERAPIST! 😳🙄😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 GOOD THING I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TOMORROW!

Obi in the flowers.

Hope you are feeling better soon, Mihani. I have quite a few vegan ecookbooks. Particularly fond of ones that are “One Pan, One Dish” or similar. Sometimes I find that there are a long list of spices/herbs listed. Always looking for quick and easy. Your mom and grandmother’s cookbooks with notes; wonderful to keep. I still have my Betty Crocker cookbook from early in my marriage.

Bisky, that keto diet thing is dominating diet thinking now. Not for me. I sympathize with you on dealing with your sister. Beans=evil carbs, gluten free cookies=wonder food. I pretty much avoid cookies too, they have power over me I don’t like. Had blood tests recently, everything was very good. I think that says a lot about eating this way.

I’ll have to try freezing grapes. I eat a lot of fruit to take the place of those cookies and desserts. Oh, and Obi is a beautiful dog.

Ran out to finish shopping. Husband Jeff’s 70th birthday Saturday. Tomorrow we have plans for a walk with Unitarian Fellowship group at a Long Island park. Saturday birthday lunch out.

Made Indian “risotto” last night. Was good. It has garbanzos, cauliflower, peas. It’s better when I don’t scorch the garlic/ginger. I guess you learn as you go, improve with practice, as with most things. And leftovers tonight. Yea, my favorite meal.

Magic - I miss you too. I know you are going through a lot but let us know you are alive and kicking.

Glad you're feeling better, Mihani! We had ratatouille a few weeks ago and I really enjoyed it. I ended up eating the leftovers cold because I enjoyed it that way too. We had roasted eggplant in our lettuce wraps last night.

Well, hello. Gallbladder is gone and I'm healing up nicely. Diverticulitis flare up is in check. Liver is not in good shape - my blood tests in hospital were off the charts - better at discharge but still way too high. That will be addressed next week at follow-up appt. In the meantime, I stocked up on foods that help with keeping the liver healthy - grapes, dried cranberries (no sugar), garlic, leafy greens, cruciferous veggies, green tea, walnuts.

When I came back to the group it was to get motivated to get back to WFPB. But this little hiccup put me on the fast track. I've got menu's planned and foods in the cupboard for the next several weeks. Husband is on-board to be my sous chef. Keeping it simple and actually excited to get back to it. I'm planning on 90-95% plant based.

Mihani, feel better!

Bisky - family - whatcha gonna do?

Sue - I'll check out the burger recipe. I've got a couple in line for the coming weeks, but you can never have too many burger recipes. I'm also trying a plant-based hotdog recipe. (Three camping trips coming up - thought it was a great time to try them).