Newbie

September 19, 2004

Hello, I am 33 and new at this as well. I have been having fun

looking up and trying new recipes on the net. I have not told my

kids that we have been switching to vegan, and they have not

noticed..lol. It has been about a week so far.

Above is a link to a wonderful dish we had tried last night, it was

sooo good. My husband was not to pleased when I told him what we

were having, but when he tasted it, he was very impressed and asked

me to make it again next week...lol. I am really having fun with

this. It is a challenge for me to find things that they will eat,

but once I have weeded through the recipes I think we will be fine.

The only thing that really concerns me is cooking recipes that

contain oil, as I am not sure which one is the lowest fat, and

better for you. I am trying to watch my weight as I have Thyroid

Cancer and since the surgery, my metabolism went to pieces. I have

been steadily gaining about 5 pounds a week, and have since put on

110 pounds in less than 8 months!! My doctor wanted me to have a

stomach bypass, but when I went to get second opinions, most doctors

said that they would not do it because I would still be gaining the

weight on after the surger because of my metabolism.

I have been through so much, I would be happy if my weight were just

to stay at a stand still instead of gaining each week. My hopes and

expectations are realistic I think. I just want to stop gaining

right now. I am hoping that the not eating of meat and meat

products will give me that chance to get my life back.

I am not an over eater, and I don't eat a lot. I am not able to get

out and do the exercizes everyone else can, because after the

radiation, I have not been able to walk very well. I am to young

for all of this. This is my last option before the bypass.

If anyone has any suggestions or comments, please feel free. Thank

you for reading, you all have a lovely group here. I am blessed to

have stumbled upon this site!

-barbara

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