Introducing myself

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Hi, my name is Lottie and I'm working on Step Two toward Radiance.

I'm taking it slowly because journaling isn't easy for me. I'm fine

with writing out my foods, exercise, etc. My moods and feelings are

harder.

 

Anyway, I went to a yoga retreat at an Ashram this summer and ate

vegetarian for a week. The food was delicious and I felt fabulous

eating it. I was worried before I went because they only offered two

meals, at 10am and 6pm, but the people at the ashram were very nice

about my need to eat first thing in the morning. I worked around that

by eating before morning meditation at 6am and having a shake before

yoga asana practice at 4pm.

 

Since returning, I've been increasing the number of vegetarian meals I

prepare for myself and my family, trying to help my husband lower his

cholesterol. Problem is that I'm not sure what to count as protein

and what to count as a brown. For instance, if I make a stew with

hulled barley (a brown) and chick peas (a protein), it is a complete

protein but also full of complex carbs. Can I count that one dish

both ways?

 

Typically, I use 3x the legumes as browns, since that holds me really

well. 1 1/2 cups of chickpeas gives me about 23gms incomplete

protein, which is complemented by 1/2 cup hulled barley.

 

I guess I shouldn't be worrying about all this till I get to step

three, should I?