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For those who want to know my hubby and I live in Saranac Lake, New York. This is way up north in the Adirondack Mountains. We had the winter olympics in Lake Placid (10 miles away from us) in 1932 and 1980. Unless you like the cold don't come visit us in January or February. Our claim to fame here in Saranac Lake, if you can call it that is our Winter Carnival in the second week of February. We build an ice castle out of blocks of ice from Lake Flower. Each block is at least 12 to 14 inches thick. Now, we're not talking about some little kiddie castle, but it's as big as a house. People come from all over just to see it. It takes about 2 to 3 weeks to put it up.
Other than that I often tell folks we live in the middle of no where. Our population is just around 5,000. Lake Placid is about 3 thousand and Tupper Lake, 15minutes away is about 5,000. We have loads of smaller villages all around us, but not many live here year round.

tex gal: can't beat those veggie delights can you? Not only are they good, but so is the price!! My hubby and I go after them a lot on a hot day when we don't feel like cooking.

By the way for anyone who wants a quick, and tasty sandwich here's one I got out of one of my vegan cookbooks. They're called plt's or pickles, lettuce and tomato sandwiches. Just make a sandwich out of lettuce, tomato, and pickles. Spread your bread with tofu mayonnaise you make or get a jar of egg free mayo from the health food store. A slice or two of lettuce, a sliced tomato, and some pickles, and you eat!! By the way we like those sandwich slices for pickles. Put on as much lettuce, tomato and pickles as you like. This sandwich goes great with coleslaw, soup, whatever. And it's so easy and quick to make.

I have to run but I just wanted to point out that Subway sandwiches are not an optimal choice. Neither are pickles - high in sodium and some cases sugar.

Here's what Jeff had to say about it:

BTW, while it has been a few years and was a rare occurrence, I have made the same choice in the past.

You can also get their items as a "salad bowl" without the bread, so except for the few items that are pickled and have some salt, that is a good choice. And, if you leave out the pickled items, you have a really good choice.

Lastly, Subway lists all nutrition info and ingredient info at their website...

http://subway.com/subwayroot/MenuNutrit ... ients.aspx

9-GRAIN WHEAT Enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, barley malt, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, yeast, high fructose corn syrup, whole wheat flour, wheat gluten, contains 2% or less of the following: oat fiber, soybean oil, salt, wheat bran, rolled wheat, rye nuggets, dough conditioners (DATEM, sodium stearoyl lactylate), yeast nutrients (calcium sulfate, ammonium sulfate), degermed yellow corn meal, rolled oats, rye flakes, caramel color, triticale flakes, parboiled brown rice, refinery syrup, honey, barley flakes, flaxseed, millet, sorghum flour, azodiacarbonamide, natural flavor (maltodextrin, natural flavor, silicon dioxide, lactic acid). Contains wheat.

HONEY OAT BREAD Subway® Wheat Bread, honey oat topping (organic cane juice solids, rolled oats, diced soy nuts, honey solids, wheat starch, sunflower oil, salt, caramel color, and natural flavor). Contains soy and wheat.

God Bless,
Donna

I hail from - can you guess? - the great state of Texas! I live in a little town about 45 minutes outside of Austin. People say we don't have seasons here, but that's not true -- we can have winter, spring, and summer all in one week! The last few weeks have been like that -- you need heavy sweaters one day and are wearing shorts the next.

My favorite sandwich is one I have been making using "100% natural" bread I get at Costco, hummus, spinach, and alfalfa sprouts (which I have been growing). If I have them I add any or all of the following: sliced cucumbers, sliced tomatoes, or sliced avocado. YUMMMMM!! I guess the hummus and avocado aren't low fat, but they sure taste good, and i think they are ok in moderation.

DLB - thank you for sharing that verse from Psalms. That is a good one to commit to memory.

Like some of the rest of you I have been letting those "little foxes" nibble away at my good eating plans. I haven't struggled with the meat and dairy too much, but have been tempted also by the sweets. As long as they aren't around I am fine, but if there is a plate of cookies or a bowl of candy around it's so hard to resist "just one"! I think I need to really re-commit to eating the food that God created for me, and not all the things that man makes from it.

Hope everyone has a blessed day!

Hi Everyone!

It's great to see a group of believers on this board. I'm glad that a religious forum has been started, but I hate to be called "religious." It sounds so legalistic, and Christ was against that. He came to give us the freedom to live the way that god wants us to live.

I am not new to the board, but I have been recently trying to get back on track. In 2008 I lost 25 lbs. before I became pregnant with my daughter who's now almost three months old. The pregnancy was a blessing from God because I got so far off track with my eating. I know that it was only Him who kept me and my baby throughout those stressful months.

Anyway, please pray for me as I try to lose the weight that I've gained from the pregnancy and regain my health.

I'll lift you all up before our Lord as well.

Dear McDougallers,

I guess I'm checking out for awhile. My month long UTI that finally took me into the ER last weekend, has turned out to be caused by a staghorn kidney stone as big as a ping-pong ball completely blocking my left kidney. Today's news is that surgery is the only option and already half of the kidney is destroyed.

I'll never know how much of this is related to my poor eating habits, but I expect I'm in for a long ride now, and no doubt reaping some of what I've sown. I wish that I could say I've been following this woe faithfully, but I am definitely a stress eater, and it's an understatement to say I've been a little stressed lately. Woulda, shoulda, coulda...

I'm trying to find a urologist who has done more than 2-3 of the necessary procedures and may end up traveling out of town to the Univ. Hosp, or even out of state to Mayo Clinic in Mn. The one I saw today who wanted to schedule the surgery to "de-bulk" the stone and leave me with tubes coming out of my back, didn't give me much confidence in his ability with all this.

I don't expect I'll be on this board too often (haven't been lately anyway due to all this). I've been encouraged that there are believers on here praying for one another. I know that even this will be used by God to bring glory to Himself and to further conform me to the image of His Son. Perhaps when I'm back to feeling better, I'll jump in again. I expect I'll still read from time to time and be cheering you on as I read of your victories. May you all be blessed.

Grace and peace,
Jubilee

Jubilee, I pray for your healing, peace and comfort. I also hope that you will soon be giving us good reports about yourself and your progress in regard to health and McDougalling!

dlb: Hey, I had no idea that pickles were high in sodium and sugar. Guess I'll have to read the labels. But I figure if you only use them ocassionally, then it can't be that bad. And it sure beats eating SAD anyday.

As far as Subway veggie delights go--they may not be an optimal choice, but it sure beats eating standard American food by a mile. At least the sandwich is all veggie's. My hubby puts vinegar on his sandwich. I prefer the honey mustard. The way I figure it, we're better off doing that than the typical meat and cheese loaded sandwich.
Thanks for the warning though.

Juibilee,
I'm so sorry that you are going through this health trial right now. But please know that I will pray for you, and that God will be with you every step of the way.

Take care and hugs and prayers from me to you.

Jubilee, my thoughts and prayers go out for your complete healing, by the grace of God. I pray that He will lead you to the doctors and other health care workers that can best treat your illness and help you to a full recovery, and that they would be used as instruments of God's healing power. May you be surrounded with His peace and love as you go through this time of trial.

Jubilee -

I'm so sorry to read this. My prayers are with you. Please keep us updated whenever you feel able.

God Bless,
Donna

Do any of you have a good suggestion for what to take to a potluck that would be McDougall friendly? We have a potluck once a month after church, and I'd like to take something that will be on my eating plan but be enjoyed by others too. Ideally it would either be something that I can prepare on Saturday, or something easy to fix before going to church Sunday morning. In February I made a black bean & corn salsa, which I could always do again if I don't think of anything new. Last month I took a ham that I had in the freezer -- I actually felt a little guilty for giving that ham to my fellow church members, but I wanted to get it out of my freezer and did not want to throw it away! I guess I could always do a fruit salad or pasta salad ... just wondering if anyone has a great suggestion. Thanks!

Jubilee - I want to also offer my support to you. As you know, I'm facing some kidney issues also, not fun. Like you, I know that eating SAD isn't responsible for this issue, but eating well should help us have the strength to get through our respective surgeries/procedures, etc.

Having said that - this past week was not my best with food. I definitely gave in to temptation more than once between Easter candy and hubby wanting to eat out several times. Let's just say his idea of a great meal is the complete opposite of McDougalling. Lest you think I am not telling the truth - he said after the meal last evening "This is a great place! They give you the salad and those pesky veggies of front so you can be done with them after a couple of bites, then get to on unlimited meat!"

This morning I stepped on the scales - very grudgingly. I felt like a little child about to be reprimanded for misbehaving, knowing full well by how I feel that the numbers would be up. I don't know if this will make sense, but it was another round of knowing that I had messed up and this feeling of Satan just back there laughing and taunting "See, you couldn't keep up, you couldn't leave that stuff alone, what a wimp!" Yet again, facing that I can't do this alone. Honestly, if I lived alone I think it would be so much easier - not that I would give up my family though! But facing junk at every turn can be wearing.... I will be repeating "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" over and over, and I need to go back to my Lenten sacrifice of no food after supper. Evening is my weak time, no doubt about it.

Time to get back to work.

morning,

Jubilee, may God heal you and none of this be needed.

To all of you, I am so thankful to have your prayers and just to talk to others who follow Christ.

yesterday, I went to a theme park, Six Flaggs. I took my own food and then ate a salad there. I had the crust and sauce of some pizza. It was so good, i shouldn't have.

I had to walk on crutches all day and got blisters on my hand, but I will tell you all that it felt so good to be out in the sun. It has rained so much here. I am taking them back today. don't know what to do with my 6yr old. He wants to bring a little friend but I'm just not up to it. Well, please keep me in your prayers.

Stay on the McDougall wagon today! kc

Tex gal: I have 2 cold brown rice salads that are both McDougall and excellent to take. Here they are:

Grain Salad

3 cups cooked brown rice, barley, millet or quinoa
2 medium zucchini, halved and sliced
2 cups corn, thawed
1/4 cup chopped scallion
1/4 cup chopped basil, dill or cilantro
1/3 cup low fat or fat free dressing

Combine the grain you're using with the veggies and mix well. Pour the dressing over the mixture and toss well. Serve or refrigerate for later. (I like to use low-fat Italian dressing on this. I made it for a community supper and nothing was left to take home!) You can use barley, millet or quinoa in this recipe, but I like the rice best.

Rice and Corn salad

1 cup frozen corn
1 cup cooked brown rice
1 tomato coarsely chopped
1/4 cup chopped green pepper
1/4 cup chopped scallions
1/8 cup cilantro, parsley or dill (I like the dill)

Dressing

1 tablespoon wine vinegar
1 tablespoon water
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon Dijon mustard

Thaw corn in a colander under cold water. Mix with rice, tomato, pepper, scallions, cilantro, parsley, or dill in a bowl. In small jar mix dressing ingredients together throughly. Pour dressing over salad and mix well. ( I doubled the dressing here as I like moist salad.)

Hope these recipe's help.