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  1. I should maybe have posted a 24 hour diet! I do eat some vegetables! Yesterday's early evening snack for my kid and I was steamed orange bell peppers and steamed asparagus. Today it was steamed kale --about 5 cups (after steaming) for me. So not completely absent. Interesting, my cravings did go away after that. I guess I would like to get the veggies going earlier in the day. I think smoothies would be my best (fast, convenient) bet, but I tried one two weeks ago and my stick blender pureed all but the parsley, which made for a juice that had to be chewed --challenging. Any tips for getting a stick blender to puree the works? Alternatively, what would be the next blender up in scale that would?
  2. I introduced myself a couple of weeks ago: moderate exercise; breastfeeding a toddler; junk food addict; cold weather (which makes me even hungrier, and craving warm food); child on a special diet and me not super-inclined to make two sets of every meal (bit of an excuse as his new diet closely resembles Thrive, except everything has to be heated); would like to eat healthier. I know what I need to do: eat more veggies!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But I also know that until I post my diet here, I won't get there, so: Today: Work 2 hrs Big bowl of the Muesli that someone posted a recipe for, except with blueberries and raspberries instead of figs, which I could not find, plus goat yogurt. 30 minute steep uphill cycle Work (sedentary) 1.5hr Brendan Brazier Bar 20 minute mostly flat/downhill ride Brendan Brazier Bar Work 1.5 hrs Two sandwiches each made of: two pieces of (sprouted grain) bread; lentil -veggie stew as filler; butter. Right now: Hungry; craving junk. I bought kale today and now it seems like a gross thing to have around. What shall I do differently tomorrow? BTW, I don't usually eat two packaged bars, but I was just trying today to steer clear of the chocolate bars and chips that I would otherwise have had!
  3. Okay, I made it. FREAKIN' DELICIOUS!!!! I added stewed blueberries and stewed plums to mine. Yum yum yum. I will be having this regularly --thanks again!
  4. Thank you, beforewisdom! I can totally read how delicious that will be. I will make some. Mmm....Now can hardly wait 'til tomorrow...
  5. I love this soooooooooooo much. I am eating it right now and realized it is vegan, so will share it here. It's got a bit of a kick to it. It is adapted from http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Black-Bean-Hummus/Detail.aspx I believe my recipe is a quadrupling of the original (with some further adaptations as well). What I do: 500 gram dried black beans, soaked 8-10 hrs; cooked to tender [2 hrs] [alternatively; 4-15 oz cans]; drain but reserve liquid 4 cloves garlic 1/2 cup lemon juice 6 tbsps tahini 3 tsp ground cumin 2 tsp salt 1 tsp cayenne pepper 1 tsp paprika I add 1-3 tbsp coconut oil because I like fat Blend. When I use my handheld Braun stick thing to blend it, it comes out 'fluffy', which is a treat. [i skip the olives] I scoop it with rice cakes. My kid eats it up in giant spoonfuls.
  6. Many thanks, each of you! I am delighted to hear from more O bloodtypes who are doing well on a vegan diet --thank you. This morning I had: goat milk yogurt (not vegan, obviously) with Vega Infusion and berries. Now I will have apple and seeds and then a carrot ginger soup. I would really like almonds, but I don't have any. Knowing me, if I just keep posting here, I will get to where I want to be. Community does wonders for me. Definitely a good way for me is to focus on adding rather than deleting: ADD veggies and other alkalines; ADD tofu (not permitted on SCD); etc. I did Weight Watchers Core Plan some months ago when I did need to lose about 14 pounds. By the time I had added in everything they said (tonnes of veggies, etc), I had no room left for junk --and barely any cravings even. Now I don't need to become leaner. I am 'perfect' hehe. Also, my body responds outrageously quickly to any movement. It adores it. I shrink and tone if I move one inch. I just want to be healthy and satiated! Very good to meet you all!!! Thanks for your support so far!
  7. Hello, I am not vegan, nor am I a bodybuilder, but... HISTORY I was vegetarian for 14 years; vegan for two months of that; raw food for two months of that. Sugar-free for various stretches. Sugar-free is very good for me, but I keep going back to the crap! Pregnancy brought a tremendous craving for meat, so four years ago I started eating chicken about once every two weeks. After nursing my kid for two years, I became quite ill and learned I was one of the rare North Americans who was actually low in protein. I increased my beans and fish. CURRENT Eating Specific Carbohydrate Diet (my kid has needed this and I don't particularly want to create two sets of foods every day), plus a considerable amount of junk food (as in Twinkies, etc). Breastfeeding my kid. Have just reintroduced cycling and hiking into my life. These are making me even more hungry. I am intrigued by the Blood Type Diet. My kid and I are Type O. Although I know this is often dismissed in the vegan community, because of the experience of myself and my kid, I wonder if there is indeed merit in it. At the same time, I read that Brendan Brazier is of the blood type (I assume 'O') that is indicated for eating meat. This said, my intuition is that our problems stem primarily from candida-overgrowth, which would be addressed by a zero-sugar, alkaline diet. But my intuition also says my kid and I need a lot of protein! All of this said, I am attracted to veganism because of its kindness to animals and earth. I would love to be convinced (by my body's response) that veganism is healthy for my kid and I! WEIRDNESS When I get really hungry, after breastfeeding, cycling 8kms uphill, working, I feel a bit sick to my stomach and cannot stand the thought of bean soup, etc. I crave gross junk food. GOAL To eat a healthy diet that is simple to prepare and fulfilling! I am so tired of experimenting. I'm mostly here for encouragement! Thoughts on which of the nutrition plans on this site would be a good start?
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