tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362528966406934023.post6363547180507274150..comments2023-04-06T04:11:37.675-04:00Comments on it's never too late to save a hopeless case: propoganda!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00191250739548524094noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362528966406934023.post-34885610029086493192013-02-22T18:32:47.426-05:002013-02-22T18:32:47.426-05:00OMFG CHEEEEESE. i made a huge crock pot of black ...OMFG CHEEEEESE. i made a huge crock pot of black beans and a pot of brown rice and @_antgas and i doled out a portion each day to bring to work. he's sick of black beans already (i am not, i LOOVE THEM) and we're thinking of doing a couscous salad this week. we haven't delved too far into soups yet (although i have a delicious and ridiculously easy potato soup recipe). <br /><br />we like juicing. we feel healthier and it's filling but not TOO filling. and without meat and all that other crap at dinner, our dinners are way more appropriately sized. so we usually juice five nights a week after the gym (6:30ish) and then i make dinner around 8. it's a bit annoying now because i hate paying full price for things. there's a store we go to that has carrots at 75¢ a pound, and the local stop and shop keeps putting bruised things on sale (i got 5 cucumbers for 50¢ and only one was unusable, six apples for $2 and they just looked a little 'eh', but when juicing that shit don't matter!). we're excited for spring when we can start checking out all the farmers markets. long island has a ton of farms, and most of them have websites and link to where they'll be each week.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00191250739548524094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362528966406934023.post-11248142391401335472013-02-22T08:36:10.681-05:002013-02-22T08:36:10.681-05:00I'm so with you. Can't give up cheese. CAN...I'm so with you. Can't give up cheese. CAN'T. <br /><br /><br />But...I do agree I need to eat a lot less dairy and a lot more plants. Let me tell you, (for me, anyway) the easiest way to switch over to plant-based is get some good fucking vegetables. Holy GOD did my life change once I realized what vegetables were supposed to taste like. Now I actually prefer veg to meat because they're so easy and quick to cook, they taste amazing, they make me feel good, and oh yeah, I don't have to wait days for them to thaw.<br /><br />Lunches are still my biggest challenges -- I'm big into batch cooking lunches on the weekend and veg lunches are still a little hard to wrap my head around. Salads don't keep me going for 10 hours, and a girl probably shouldn't eat pasta 20 days out of the month (though lord knows I want to). I don't know if it's helpful, but things like grain salads (lentil salads, barley salads with butternut squash, couscous salads with spinach and feta, etc.) have really been helpful in the winter months. They're a lot more filling but still super-healthy. Soups are also awesome, but I find I get sick of the puree-style soups (butternut squash soup, cauliflower soup, etc.) a lot quicker than I do the chunk-style soups. <br /><br />Hooooo boy, hope I'm not getting preachy up in here. Anyway, hooray for plant-based diets! Let me know how juicing goes (or continues to go, rather) because I'm super-curious about that.Nickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03830994879944216241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362528966406934023.post-70370116026158693472013-02-17T23:24:36.599-05:002013-02-17T23:24:36.599-05:00I am big into healthy eating. Have you tried organ...I am big into healthy eating. Have you tried organic virgin coconut oil? Very healthy and rich in lauric acid.<br />Nutiva is a good brand. No hexane.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15051904118383493849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362528966406934023.post-80801945008574720282013-02-17T18:43:58.137-05:002013-02-17T18:43:58.137-05:00Great Read. I used to do my mother's VHS Tapes...Great Read. I used to do my mother's VHS Tapes of Richard Simmons when I was a teen, they were a lot of fun, and he is so positive, how can you not love him. <br />As for Vegan cheese, LOL, it is really hit or miss, I like the Daiya shreds, they really melt and taste very similar. But that's only if you are really needing it in a recipe. Some of those others, like Galaxy, are just icky. I do use a really nice Rice Parmesan product on pasta, that gives you the salty tang and texture of grated parm, no dairy or gluten. <br />Thanks for sharing! <3Ketsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00912762704610725687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362528966406934023.post-30256716059547539432013-02-17T17:22:54.489-05:002013-02-17T17:22:54.489-05:00I LOVE Richard Simmons! Because no matter what he ...I LOVE Richard Simmons! Because no matter what he faces or what someone he encounters is facing, he is so positive and supportive! He has been one of my heroes for years. :) As for the weight thing. My husband told me to say I'm setting my weight free because losing weight implies that I'm looking for it. I like it. It has helped me lose a ton of weight (though I have like 60 lbs to go). Congratulations on your weight leaving! Also, you have given me much to think about. Thanks. :)Cheryllynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03581876894352136020noreply@blogger.com