weight loss?

[Guest guest]

I have been off and on veg for a while, and am striving to go vegan and

lose weight in the process. However, I am constantly hungry when I

eliminate cheese and eggs for protein. Anyone else go throught this

transition? I'm stuck on what's easy to snack on besides carrots and

V8 juice. Tips? thoughts?

Melissa P

[Guest guest]

Hi Melissa P,

 

What I do is just cook up some brown rice. I have gotten in the habit of

cooking some up every morning when I get up. And then whatever else I decide

to have during the day will go in with the rice, or on top of it. I season

it with olive oil and garlic or onion or Mrs. Dash or...you get the general

idea. Also, in the morning for breakfast I have slow cooking oatmeal and

organic sugar, with a little plain soymilk splashed in, which I cook in the

microwave. I might also include some chopped apples and some raisins, or

maybe some dried apricots. If I'm rich, I add some chopped pecans or walnuts

as well. To this I add 2 T. flaxseed meal and mix all together. Eating this

lasts a lonnng time in my tummy. And then I have the rice for the rest of

the day. I have been on this stir-fry kick lately, so I will cook up a stir

fry mixture (frozen) and mix the rice in. If I have any mushrooms extra, I

chop them coarsely and throw them in as well. For a meat craving,

portobellos work VERY well, as they taste very deep and dark and satisfying.

 

You might try some Boca burgers also; having them in the freezer is good for

when you don't want to wait for stir fry to cook. They cook in 1 1/2

minutes. And here they come in Roasted Garlic, Roasted Onion, Vegan, and I

forget what all else. Really tasty, though! You can either eat 'em plain or

top 'em with ketchup and mustard, pickles, onion, tomatoes...on a bun or

not. As you choose.

 

But I find, in a nutshell, that A) whole grains and B) lots of vegetables

silence the old craving for animal protein.

 

I hope you are able to glean something useful from my ideas and practices.

:>)

 

Bron

 

 

On 1/4/06, Melissa <mapalicka wrote:

>

> I have been off and on veg for a while, and am striving to go vegan and

> lose weight in the process. However, I am constantly hungry when I

> eliminate cheese and eggs for protein. Anyone else go throught this

> transition? I'm stuck on what's easy to snack on besides carrots and

> V8 juice. Tips? thoughts?

> Melissa P

>

 

[Guest guest]

Bron,

I can tell that I would be very comfortable having breakfast or any

meals at your home. I do not have a weight problem and it seems to me

that I am eating all day. I begin my day with fruit juice and more

often than not a baked yam , dried fruit or something that I cooked

the day before and a cup of green tea. I try to end my day with a

fresh green salad dressed with flax seed oil or olive oil and

vinegar. I also drink at least 8 oz. of purified water per day along

with postum or special teas when I have company. I love to cook and

to eat and I am blessed with good health. Not a single medication,

have never had the flu in my life(do not take the flu shot), and I am

soon to be 65..Life is a wonderful adventure. You are all invited to

my place for tea. Or we can pack a lunch and go to the nature trail.

Smiles and hugs to you all.

Deanna

 

- In , <southernflower@g...> wrote:

>

> Hi Melissa P,

>

> What I do is just cook up some brown rice. I have gotten in the

habit of

> cooking some up every morning when I get up. And then whatever else

I decide

> to have during the day will go in with the rice, or on top of it. I

season

> it with olive oil and garlic or onion or Mrs. Dash or...you get the

general

> idea. Also, in the morning for breakfast I have slow cooking

oatmeal and

> organic sugar, with a little plain soymilk splashed in, which I

cook in the

> microwave. I might also include some chopped apples and some

raisins, or

> maybe some dried apricots. If I'm rich, I add some chopped pecans

or walnuts

> as well. To this I add 2 T. flaxseed meal and mix all together.

Eating this

> lasts a lonnng time in my tummy. And then I have the rice for the

rest of

> the day. I have been on this stir-fry kick lately, so I will cook

up a stir

> fry mixture (frozen) and mix the rice in. If I have any mushrooms

extra, I

> chop them coarsely and throw them in as well. For a meat craving,

> portobellos work VERY well, as they taste very deep and dark and

satisfying.

>

> You might try some Boca burgers also; having them in the freezer is

good for

> when you don't want to wait for stir fry to cook. They cook in 1 1/2

> minutes. And here they come in Roasted Garlic, Roasted Onion,

Vegan, and I

> forget what all else. Really tasty, though! You can either eat 'em

plain or

> top 'em with ketchup and mustard, pickles, onion, tomatoes...on a

bun or

> not. As you choose.

>

> But I find, in a nutshell, that A) whole grains and B) lots of

vegetables

> silence the old craving for animal protein.

>

> I hope you are able to glean something useful from my ideas and

practices.

> :>)

>

> Bron

>

>

> On 1/4/06, Melissa <mapalicka> wrote:

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> > I have been off and on veg for a while, and am striving to go

vegan and

> > lose weight in the process. However, I am constantly hungry when

I

> > eliminate cheese and eggs for protein. Anyone else go throught

this

> > transition? I'm stuck on what's easy to snack on besides carrots

and

> > V8 juice. Tips? thoughts?

> > Melissa P

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