This is proving quite a major step in my healing.

[Guest guest]

My body has been making suggestions via my journal for quite some time now about

letting go of red meat.

 

When I read up on proteins and amino acids I thought that 'going veggie' would

be possible for me and that has proved to be very much the case.

 

It's been revelationary healthwise and in just about every area of my life and

my family are just loving my new meals - DH is just about in ecstacy every

dinner time!

 

I realized I have been in a bit of staleness around my cooking for some time -

enthusiastic about my fish dishes and stir fries and very resistant to the

normal Sunday roasts and slow cooker meat meals which were my main repertoire.

 

On a retreat recently I got the chance to talk to the cook (spent more time in

the kitchen than in retreat actually LOL) and now I am making some absolutely

wonderful salads with my food processor. Raw beetroot, celeriac and carrot with

a bit of zing from ginger, lime or apple mixed in.

 

I made several versions of the nut burgers and have developed a great oat bake

which cuts up into slices for portable meals.

 

I guess my only struggle is to get the protein amounts without resorting to too

much cheese as dairy and my journal don't seem to get along in larger quantity.

Eggs are great and I still buy a small chicken every week so I am managing (with

avocado houmous as a standby for the spartan days).I switched my occasional

snacks to hazel nuts or roasted broad/fava beans.

 

I am monitoring my protein intake very carefully but mostly I seem to be stable

on a slightly smaller amount 20g per meal. Perhaps my body is happy because I

am making it up with the higher protein grains I am using or because I weigh a

bit less so nowadays I need less? Perhaps it's because I am three years on

program so healing is more advanced?

 

Anyhow I am very very happy with the change and wanted you guys to know that I

am very grateful for all the ideas I am reading here even if I don't respond

very often.

 

Jaki

[Guest guest]

Jaki

 

You sound hugely alive on this newest way of eating.

 

It is evolving beautifully for you.

 

Mel

 

, " fulhamwitch " <Fulhamwitch

wrote:

>

> My body has been making suggestions via my journal for quite some time now

about letting go of red meat.

>

> When I read up on proteins and amino acids I thought that 'going veggie' would

be possible for me and that has proved to be very much the case.

>

> It's been revelationary healthwise and in just about every area of my life and

my family are just loving my new meals - DH is just about in ecstacy every

dinner time!

>

> I realized I have been in a bit of staleness around my cooking for some time -

enthusiastic about my fish dishes and stir fries and very resistant to the

normal Sunday roasts and slow cooker meat meals which were my main repertoire.

>

> On a retreat recently I got the chance to talk to the cook (spent more time in

the kitchen than in retreat actually LOL) and now I am making some absolutely

wonderful salads with my food processor. Raw beetroot, celeriac and carrot with

a bit of zing from ginger, lime or apple mixed in.

>

> I made several versions of the nut burgers and have developed a great oat bake

which cuts up into slices for portable meals.

>

> I guess my only struggle is to get the protein amounts without resorting to

too much cheese as dairy and my journal don't seem to get along in larger

quantity. Eggs are great and I still buy a small chicken every week so I am

managing (with avocado houmous as a standby for the spartan days).I switched my

occasional snacks to hazel nuts or roasted broad/fava beans.

>

> I am monitoring my protein intake very carefully but mostly I seem to be

stable on a slightly smaller amount 20g per meal. Perhaps my body is happy

because I am making it up with the higher protein grains I am using or because I

weigh a bit less so nowadays I need less? Perhaps it's because I am three years

on program so healing is more advanced?

>

> Anyhow I am very very happy with the change and wanted you guys to know that I

am very grateful for all the ideas I am reading here even if I don't respond

very often.

>

> Jaki

>