Posts by havasmile

i just saw this group and i fit right into it.  i eat really healthy in general but can't stop eating when i'm satisfied, or even when i'm full... and then i feel so sick.  ugggh.  i already won't let myself buy a tub of icecream or a pie from the store...i'd eat it until it is gone.   i need to change my habits and i think that joining this group will help.  :)  i can't lose ANY weight because of my overeating.  the one night i had to stop eating at 7 pm (fasting for blood work the next morning) I went to bed a bit hungry and woke up lighter!  i wish i could do this everynight, but i always eat right up until i go to bed.    i actually dreamt about food that night too.  i think i'm obsessed.  'get in maaaa belly!' should be the quote that describes me with food.  :(

i was losing alot of my hair too. :(  it took a few months for it to stop falling out.  that's actually one of the main reasons why i started to eat normally again...i looove my hair. 

 i think biotin is very important, as well as eating enough and getting enough nutrients in general.  luna bars (180 cals, 10 g protein), have alot of biotin in them, as well as other essential nutrients.  oh also, faxseed oil or other things with omega-3's (like fish, which i don't eat) is great for your hair.   when it was happening to me i was so worried.  i'd say i lost at least 1/3 of my thick hair.  but don't worry...it'll stop falling out and it will grow back and one day you'll be like, hey...my hair is thick again!! 

it's good to see that other people have gas all the time too!

gas is my life.  i eat alot of fiber and have been a veg for years.  i tolerate it but i feel bad for other people. er i have a fart i call the 'dead squirrel fart'.  i'm kinda the master of SBD's. 

muahahahaah

one of my friends told me about carrot fries.  take carrots and cut them up, put seasonings on them (old bay is good), spray pan and carrots briefly with oil and stick in a 375 degree preheated oven for about 35 minutes until they are tender and don't taste too carroty.  they are amazing with ketchup, and i believe that 3 large carrots chopped up is about 90 calories.  very filling!

Original Post by clairelaine:

Original Post by phoenix121:

Err... How can gelatin be kosher? If it is, I'll try it! : P

If there is a Jewish food section in your supermarket, look there.  You'll find kosher "gelatin" usually containing agar agar, a seaweed product, to make it gel.

If we object to regular gelatin, then all we have to do is read our food labels and avoid those that contain this ingredient.  No need to have hysterics over it.

lol, speaking of high calorie dressing...my boss (who is weird to begin with) cuts up an apple and slathers on about half a cup of ranch dressing....that stuff is like 140 cals for two tbs!!!  i don't see how it would taste good.  i really like weird food combinations  and making up new combos...but ranch on top of an apple turns my stomach.  what a great way to turn a healthy snack into like 400 cals.  lol.

My list:

Mac and cheese (i even know a vegan version but won't let myself make it)

Cheese cake:  pumpkin cheesecake, cherry, plain or lemon.  yum.  (i can make them all vegan too!)

pizza

cookie dough or warm not all the way cooked cookies

fudgy brownies

evil eggplant parm on a hoagie

angel hair pasta with tomato sauce (haven't had it in forever)

icecream..soy delicious turtle tracks,  slow churned oreo cookie  oh yum

rice crispy treats (in large quantities)

 ok i need to stop.  i'm getting hungry and a bit sad as i won't be eating any of these foods anytime soon.  :(

Hi!

Weigh in for 2/29

Last week: 115

This week: 114

slowly but surely.  i'm trying to change my habits...this shouldn't be a diet, but a lifestyle change... 

i saw that video as well as many others in college.  I cried alot and i went from semi vegetarian (ony eating chicken and fish- for about 6 years) to a full vegetararian, and then a strict vegan in about a month.  It's horrible how those animals are raised and treated.  They aren't treated like they can feel pain and are a living creature.  there are alot of good websites on the internet that can help you figure out what to eat.

 when i first became a vegan, the first two weeks at the school caf i didn't know what to eat.  i finally discovered i could make a tasty salad topped with chickpeas and oil and vinegar dressing.  But going vegetarian is a bit easier than vegetarian.  you can still eat cheese and drink milk afterall.  it's easy to omit the meat from your diet and there are tons of recipes online.  just type in "vegetarian chilli" or whatever you want and many recipes will come up.  before becoming vegan, i never really ate fruits and veggies.  i just ate  mashed potatoes and dessert at college - it was horrible for my health.  then when i became vegan with no kitchen to make the recipes myself, it was tough.  i now eat apples and oranges everyday, sometimes strawberries, for snacks, for lunch a big salad (using romaine or green leaf lettuce, iceburg has no nutritional value).  on the salad i sometimes put raw tofu (it takes on the taste of the dressing), mushrooms, carrots...   dinner is a bunch of stuff.  last night i made carrot fries.  just preheat oven to 350, cut carrots into wedges and spray with a bit of oil, and put seasonings on top.  cook for at least half an hr, till they are soft.  really good in ketchup!!  i also made roasted red pepper by chopping up a pepper, spraying with a bit of oil, and sticking it in the oven for about 45 minutes.  it was really good, and normally i'm not that crazy about peppers.

anyways, major kudos to you for trying out the vegetarian thing.  vegetarians save 96 lives a year!!  :)   just take it one day at a time, continue to do research online, and you'll discover new recipes, more facts to keep you motivated, and develop more of a liking for vegetables (i know i did!).  you'll find the right aisles in the grocery stores and vegetarianism will become second nature eventually. 

:)