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| Weight Loss | HELP! Sweets after dinner | Apr 22 2009 03:01 (UTC) |
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I have a fruit smoothie almost every night, and it totally cures my sweet craving. I usually do a banana and some frozen fruit, or a frozen banana with fresh fruit. :) If you want it less thick, you can blend in some ice cubes. To stretch it, I sometimes add 1/2 cup of plain soy milk. If you just blend up frozen fruit, the texture is very thick like sorbet, it is a total treat. |
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| Motivation | Sum it up! | Apr 22 2009 01:25 (UTC) |
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lol Love Handles ;) |
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| Weight Loss | New here and looking for support/suggestions | Apr 20 2009 21:49 (UTC) |
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For the junk food in the house, one tip I have heard is to keep the junk food separate from regular food. For example, one family kept all the kid's junky food either out in a separate fridge in the garage or in one single drawer of the kitchen. That way it isn't in your face when you are rooting around looking for something to eat (and if it is in a drawer, it might limit the amount of junk your family is eating too.) Your family should be supportive of your efforts to be a healthier person, and if you put it that way I am sure they will work with you. :) What I do for my sweet tooth is eat fruit. I keep frozen fruit on hand as well as fresh, and make a fruit smoothie most nights (last night was banana, blueberry, blackberry!) I also keep a lot of apples around, ready to eat when I get the munchies. I dunno if this will be helpful for you, but I am on the <a href="http://www.drfuhrman.com/weightloss/about.asp x">Eat to Live</a> plan. It's a really excellent book, and even if you don't intend to follow the plan, it would be a wonderful read for anyone interested in health and nutrition. Dr. Fuhrman goes into great detail about what foods are healthy or unhealthy and why, with scientific studies and his professional experience to back it up. It is kind of extreme compared to most people's normal diets, so I can understand if it wouldn't work for a lot of people. It works great for me because I am already primarily vegan and live in a vegetarian household. It's all about eating food with the highest amount of nutrients per calories, so you can have an unlimited amount of fresh fruits and veggies, beans and legumes. It means I never have to be hungry. |
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| Foods | what is the WORST thing you ate | Apr 20 2009 14:04 (UTC) |
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Oh man last thing I ate that was really bad was a doughnut.... someone brought in a box to work, and it was vegan with butterscotch icing, mmm. Total binge moment, lol. It wasn't worth it, because I would have rather been looking forward to and planning for a treat instead of spontaneously and guiltily splurging. |
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| Vegetarian | Dorm room friendly? | Apr 20 2009 14:01 (UTC) |
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<u>The Garden of Vegan</u> by Tanya Barnard and Sarah Kramer. It isn't strictly for dorm cooking, but has a whole section devoted to it. Plus easy and fun recipes! |
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| Motivation | Recent successes? | Apr 19 2009 20:37 (UTC) |
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I noticed the other day that my hips, not my waist, are keeping my pajama pants on. :) |
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| Vegetarian | Vegan foods that "Get Things Moving"? | Apr 19 2009 05:56 (UTC) |
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Original Post by brighteyes82: Agreed! |
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| Vegetarian | Dangers of Vegetarian Lifestyle | Apr 19 2009 05:48 (UTC) |
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I decided to become vegetarian at 11. My mom was totally supportive and I have always been extremely grateful and appreciative of it. She was truly wonderful, doing the research on how to be a healthy vegetarian and finding new cookbooks. It has actually ended up being a bonding experience for the two of us, trying out new recipes, shopping, and cooking together.
I think the best thing you can do is take this as an opportunity for BOTH of you to learn more about nutrition and how vegetarianism can fit into your life. :) |
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| Motivation | I'm hungry!! | Apr 19 2009 05:34 (UTC) |
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Eat green vegetables, both raw and cooked! They are really low in calories so you can fill up on them. I eat ~1300 calories a day, and I eat all the time... fruit for breakfast, salad or whole wheat pita filled with veggies for lunch, and a big dinner of beans, veggies and tofu. I also snack on fruit and veggies throughout the day. If you are filling up on low cal, nutritionally dense foods then you can be full without eating too many calories. |
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| Vegetarian | Eat-to-Live Recipes | Apr 10 2009 07:51 (UTC) |
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Yes, it was a success. I like to use it as sort of a mental reset, to remind myself what a healthy diet looks like. It is always a good reminder of what I should be striving for. I only needed to lose like 10 lbs the first time, and only followed it for a couple weeks. This time I am shooting for the full 6 weeks! I've lost 9 lb, 2 weeks in (I cheated a few times.) I like weighing myself, it helps to keep me motivated. The pounds just sort of melt away. |
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| Vegetarian | Eat-to-Live Recipes | Apr 08 2009 22:28 (UTC) |
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Yay, I just started the ETL plan a couple weeks ago for the second time. Since you are vegetarian, maybe you already know the site http://vegweb.com but I use it sometimes to get ideas, and just cut out the ingredients that aren't allowed. I noticed you didn't mention tofu, that is something I like to stirfry with. I'm really boring and am totally happy with stirfried greens, beans, and mushrooms, so I'm probably not much help. :)
I know this isn't dinner related, but something that I do most days is make a fruit smoothie... super yummy and filling, and I can get creative about what I throw in there. Good luck, and congrats on your progress!
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