Guest guest Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 Hey gang, A month ago I would have said I'd _never_ become vegan, but after a trip to the doctors this month, it turns out that I'm one very out-of-control type 2 diabetic ovo-lacto vegetarian. (I'm the worst sort, I guess, because I'm overweight with high blood pressure and high cholesterol -- I've been eating far too much cheese and dairy and potatoes and bread and pasta and salt with all those yummy processed soy products, like Boca burgers. (My A1c was 12.2 which is REALLY bad. My cholesterol was 280. Blood pressure readings were 150/100 and 130/90 on different visits to the dr. Bad bad bad.) So, I've had to make some really radical lifestyle changes or else be on insulin and medicines for the rest of my life. I decided I'd rather give up all that stuff than deal with the alternative. The ironic part of all this is that I _have_ made changes to my diet in the last eight or nine months and I had lost 20 pounds - mostly due to switching to whole grains and having a breakfast most days of whole grains. I'd also given up coffee (and all caffeine) and fake sugars. So at least I don't have to deal with all that now. So now, thanks to the Eat To Live program (http://www.drfuhrman.com), I'm a low-fat vegan and I'm not eating any oils, salt or sugar. I'm not even eating any grains (sniff). I'm basically eating vegetables three times a day with beans/legumes and following it up with a piece of fruit. The weird thing is that it's not even hard. I'm not hungry at all. I'm not even tempted to snack or eat any off-limit foods. I'm eating a really BIG salad three times a day. lol (I'm also walking 30 to 60 minutes a day and I plan to add weight training.) So, I need to figure out how to cook this new way. I've been a dairy/ovo/grains sort of cook - I really wasn't big on vegetables (and I always felt guilty about it - I'd buy the vegies, then rarely cook them and they'd spoil). I do plan to buy a Vitamix when I have the money. (And I hope that's soon.) Once I get my health under control I plan to live this way, although in not quite so restricted a way. (I'm on his initial 6-week program which is more restrictive than his life plan.) Though as a diabetic, grains may never be my friend again. So, I'm trying to collect a good bunch of resources for myself. These are the vegan (or mostly vegan) cookbooks that I have: The Native Foods Restaurant Cookbook by Tanya Petrovna The Vegan Lunch Box by Jennifer McCann Authentic Chinese Cuisine by Bryanna Clark Grogan Japanese Vegetarian Cooking by Patricia Richfield (I have zillions of ovo-lacto cookbooks and bread-making books. sigh) These are the online resources I know about: http://blog.fatfreevegan.com http://www.fatfreevegan.com/ http://veganlunchbox.blogspot.com/ http://www.zenpawn.com/vegblog/ So, what other vegie-based fabulous resources should I know about? I'm happy to post a summary when I've pulled the list together. Thanks so much! Sharon P.S. The good news is that my weight is coming down and my blood glucose numbers are coming down, without insulin or any medications. Of course neither as quickly as I'd like, but pretty amazing, none the less. I'm actually looking forward to going back to the doctor in 8 or 12 weeks for another round of blood tests and I hate needles! ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 Well done for tackling this head on, Sharon - I'm pleased to hear yiu are seeing benefits already. I'm a recent vegan too. Below are some of the links I have used - I can't guarantee how low fat they may be. All the best with your new life choice. Christie http://www.ivu.org/recipes/extras/ http://www.vegfamily.com/vegan-recipes/ http://www.vegansociety.com/html/food/recipes/ http://www.catteacorner.com/vegan-a.htm#sticks http://www.bryannaclarkgrogan.com/page/page/661699.htm http://www.veganwolf.com/index.html http://whatdoveganseat.blogspot.com/ http://vivelevegan.blogspot.com/ , Sharon Zakhour <sharon.zakhour wrote: > > Hey gang, .... <snipped> > So, I'm trying to collect a good bunch of resources for myself. These > are the vegan (or mostly vegan) cookbooks that I have: > > The Native Foods Restaurant Cookbook by Tanya Petrovna > The Vegan Lunch Box by Jennifer McCann > Authentic Chinese Cuisine by Bryanna Clark Grogan > Japanese Vegetarian Cooking by Patricia Richfield > > (I have zillions of ovo-lacto cookbooks and bread-making books. sigh) > > These are the online resources I know about: > > http://blog.fatfreevegan.com > http://www.fatfreevegan.com/ > http://veganlunchbox.blogspot.com/ > http://www.zenpawn.com/vegblog/ > > So, what other vegie-based fabulous resources should I know about? I'm > happy to post a summary when I've pulled the list together. > > Thanks so much! > > Sharon > P.S. The good news is that my weight is coming down and my blood > glucose numbers are coming down, without insulin or any medications. Of > course neither as quickly as I'd like, but pretty amazing, none the > less. I'm actually looking forward to going back to the doctor in 8 or > 12 weeks for another round of blood tests and I hate needles! ;-) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 Thanks so much, Christie! I will definitely look into these. Sharon christie_0131 wrote: > http://www.ivu.org/recipes/extras/ > http://www.vegfamily.com/vegan-recipes/ > http://www.vegansociety.com/html/food/recipes/ > http://www.catteacorner.com/vegan-a.htm#sticks > http://www.bryannaclarkgrogan.com/page/page/661699.htm > http://www.veganwolf.com/index.html > http://whatdoveganseat.blogspot.com/ > http://vivelevegan.blogspot.com/ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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