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hi minty and daria,

i went vegan in january after being veggie for 18 years...........i am overweight and i hoped that a side affect would be some weight loss because of lowering my calorie intake because i was eating far too much cheese...........which i love and still crave from time to time, but have not given in..........

i feel much fuller of energy now...........it has shot up since i started using beans pulses and chick peas for protein..............before i was very sluggish............

a friend has suggested i have a few reflexology sessions to shift the weight, or start it off.......will see what happens..........

i am doing a de tox this weekend..................

good luck

catherinex

 

>"mint_faery"

> > > Re: Question for Minty >Fri, 18 Apr 2003 15:21:19 -0000 > >Hi Daira, > >Sorry I haven't answered you sooner. I've been busy with old house >construction and work, too busy I guess to check out this group for >some time. > >Understand that I needed to lose weight at the time. I had lost 40 >lbs and was happy with that, but when I kept losing weight and >couldn't keep it on, it worried to me. Also, I was receiving a lot >of pressure from my boyfriend at the time (my husband now) and going >through a divorce, the death of my mother and running several miles >daily to deal with the stress of everything that I'm sure it all >contributed to my excessive loss of weight. > >What I recall eating back then is hard to remember, but a typical >daily meal would be something of this sort: Two slices of toast or >some other grain source, huge salad with beans or chic peas at >lunch, beans and rice dishes at dinner or any other type of vegan >casserole fair (tofu and veggies, lentils and brown rice, etc). I >did not eat much junk food. I would indulge in vegan cookies from >time to time, sometimes some rice cream. > >Now, being vegan and keeping my weight normal is easier. I do not >run as many miles and only 4 times a week. I rarley eat salads for >lunch; I use the meat analogs for a sandwhich. I think I ate >healthier back then and the biggest challenge now is not having a >kitchen to cook in. As I said, our house is under >major "destruction" and I have been cooking on a camp stove since >January. It's tough to cook; and not having a proper area to prepare >food has also kept me to eating p-butter sandwhiches, meat analogs >and other prepared foods. Clearly, I am not eating as many veggies >as I should and I rarely eat fruit. Never was a fan of fruit. Love >veggies, though. > >And I still get pressure from my husband. Since I've joined this >group a few weeks ago, I have had dairy again, though rare, from >time to time. My addiction to animal products such as cheese is not >defeated yet. However, I am pleased to report that I have become >lactose intolerant, found this out two weeks ago after being dairy- >free for a good six weeks and then eating a dish that contained >cheese. I paid for this dearly, though not as dearly as the poor >animal who suffered for my selfish indulgence. I am quite ashamed >for the purposeful slip up. Fortunatley, the lactose intolerance I >have is the perfect amuinition I need to stand up to my husband. I >know I should be strong enough to stand on my own two bi-pedal feet, >but sometimes the pressure is from him is just a convenient excuse >to indulge in an animal addiction. > >Minty > , "Daria Hein" wrote: > > > > > > Hi Minty, > > > > I belive it was you who said you had to stop being vegan because >you got > > very underweight. I was wondering if you could share with me what >you eat > > over a typical week or so, the reason being is that I am nearly >16st and I > > have managed to maintain and certainly loose a bit of weight sice >switching > > to vegan adn Ifeel a lot better, but I thought it might also be a >good side > > effect to get my weight to someting a litte healthier. Thanks in >advance. I > > anyone else has any comments please feel free. > > > > > > Daria > On the move? Get Hotmail on your mobile phone