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BeckyH wrote:Thanks Amanda. It's 8 more weeks till surgery. It is the last Tuesday in April.i'm hoping that it wasn't all water weight and that I'll keep on losing 8-10 lbs before it.
kirstykay wrote:So what is the word on Tofu? Is it allowed in MWL. There is no mention of it in the guidelines one way or the other.
I'm noticing I'm using it more than I used to. Not sure why, except that a few recipes I've made lately have include it. For example, Spinach Lasagna (with zucchini noodles) has a tofu ricotta, I added some marinated tofu chunks to my veggie stir-fry, and the lentil loaf I like the most (I've been experimenting with recipes) has extra firm tofu in it and I think that's what makes it hold together better than the rest. Also, I just tried to make a garbanzo bean tuno salad that I had with greens, and it called for a tofu mayo.
Now, normally, I will go weeks or even months without buying tofu without even thinking about it. All of a sudden I realized that 4 out of 5 dishes I have cooked and ready to go in the fridge for the week contain tofu, and I began to wonder...huh...could be a problem?
Chelspaz wrote:That's right! I plan on trying corn chowder, triple bean chili, one pot pasta, and I think one other I can't recall right now. Those are on the menu for this week, though.
That's funny you don't utilize yours very much...anyone I've ever spoken to who owns one speaks HIGHLY of them and how they use them everyday! For me, I'm not a huge fan of being in the kitchen, so I think being able to throw things into my IP and walk away to let it do its thing is definitely my cup of tea.
Qwerty988 wrote:amandamechele wrote:Qwerty988 - Oooh, do you have a favourite cheeze sauce recipe?
I don't use a recipe but this one is real close http://www.brandnewvegan.com/recipes/am ... eese-sauce
stillcrazy wrote:Amy,
Thank you so much for the links you gave me a couple of weeks ago relating to food addiction. I followed them all (Dr. McDougall, Doug Lisle, and Dr. Pam Peeke). Dr. McDougall's was informative, Doug Lisle's didn't do anything for me, (one of the links for Lisle is a bit wonky, but I figured it out) but Dr. Pam Peeke's interview hit my nail right on the head so I got her book and am now on about my third time through it with much hope for getting a handle on my relationship with food and my weight in general, and then by extension some of my health issues that haven't been resolving on whole foods plant based no oil added so far. We'll see, but right now my enthusiasm for her approach is very high.
One of the things she suggested that spoke to me was to stop weighing myself for a while to measure progress (failure, success) and to use what she calls a "clothes-o-meter", an article of beloved clothing that is a little bit too small. So I found a pair of jeans that I can get on but can't snap at the waist to try on once a week until they fit comfortably.
So what I am saying is that for now, I will not be weighing in and reporting on this lovely thread. Your encouragement is super and I appreciate the sharing of so many of the participants.
I think I will go back to my journal. I really want this way of eating to work for me since it looks the most promising way to achieve good health that I can find right now. So I'm not giving up, just redirecting a bit.
Vee
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