MY CURRENT DIET Samantha_Re:NEW HERE - INTRO

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Ok, members have suggested posting my current diet so alternatives can be suggested. This is what I mainly eat: Spaghetti with the cheapest ground beef Grilled Chicken Wrap from Sonic or elsewhere Frito Chili pie wrap Healthy Choice tv dinners mainly the Lemon Pepper fish with a dessert and veggies and Turkey with veggies and Chili Mac French Fries Beef Stew in crockpot Taco soup in crockpot Tater Tot Casserole Mexican Chicken Casserole Roast Beef with carrots and potatoes in the crockpot Soft Tacos with sharp cheddar cheese and ground beef and tomatoes Tea 16oz glass with 2-3

teaspoons of sugar or Splenda all day basicly Fat Free Cows Milk with Carnation Instant Breakfast Fat Free Cows Milk with this Nestea Ice Coffee syrup Water as needed or wanted Chicken or Beef stir fry Wheat Bread with ham or turkey cheese and tomato Peanut Butter/Jelly sandwich on wheat Pizza Pigs In A Blanket (biscuit with hot dogs and maybe cheese) Hush Puppies Egg Rolls Cheeseburgers Dinner rolls Carrot Cake Sweet potato casserole Corn quiche That is just the things I can remember

off the top of my head. SAMANTHA in OK Deanna Bongioanni <bongioanni wrote: Hi! I'm just learning too.....and find the thing I miss most is a delicious CREAMY salad dressing. My favorite is Ranch but I have tried a few substitutes and haven't found the right one for me yet....any creamy favorites out there?!!!!Thanks!deanna :-)p.s. I can't wait to try the "Golden Cheaze Sauce!" getting the ingredients this afternoon! :-)Martha <mnatural22 > wrote:Hi Samantha, Welcome! I find that lentils make a good vegan transition as a "substitute" for meat, especially in ground beef recipes. Also, you (excessive quoting deleted by moderator)

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Samantha wrote:

 

Ok, members have suggested posting my current diet so

alternatives can be suggested.

This is what I mainly eat:

 

 

 

And Heres some alternatives! Have fun and dont be shy in

asking for help! Cooking vegan is great fun and highly creative!

 

 

 

Spaghetti with the cheapest ground beef / Shredded zuchini

with tomato sauce, with peppers, onions tomatoes , basil and TVP

 

 

Grilled Chicken Wrap from Sonic or elsewhere/ Whole wheat

nonfat tortillas with spinach, cucumbers, and marinated white beans

 

 

Frito Chili pie wrap/ Tamale pie with olives, peppers, corn

, grated carrot, tomato paste, chili powder and small red beans

 

 

Healthy Choice tv dinners mainly the Lemon Pepper fish with a

dessert and veggies / marinated tofu with lemon pepper, huge salad

with fat free dressing and fresh greens and veg

 

 

 

Turkey with veggies and Chili Mac/ Chili mac over spaghetti

squash or sliced zuchini , steamed carrots and brocoli on the side

 

 

French Fries/ sliced raw vegies , carrots, radish pea pods

and coulifour with blended tofu dip or bean dip

 

 

Beef Stew in crockpot/ Portabella mushroom stew with

carrots, boiler onions new peas and tiny potatoes

 

 

Taco soup in crockpot / Chili con elote with black, pinto

and white beans, sweet corn, sliced olives, peppers, tomatoes and salsa.

 

 

Tater Tot Casserole/ You got me here, don't have a clue!

 

 

Mexican Chicken Casserole/ Tofu con salsa verde- with

tomatillos and onions, served with corn tortillas

 

 

Roast Beef with carrots and potatoes in the crockpot./ See

portabella stew above. This makes a nicer Shepherd-less pie with a

crust of whole wheat quick bread.

 

 

Soft Tacos with sharp cheddar cheese and ground beef and

tomatoes/ soft corn or whole wheat tortillas with TVPand taco

sauce, or "Soy Taco" tomatoes, lettuce and a little guacamole

 

 

Tea 16oz glass with 2-3 teaspoons of sugar or Splenda all day

basicly. Herbal tea or water , no sugar!!!!

 

 

Fat Free Cows Milk with Carnation Instant Breakfast / Fruit

smoothie, a nice one is fresh or frozen strawberries, a banana, a T

ground flax seed, lowfat soy milk and a small handful spinach (you

can't taste the greens!)

 

 

Fat Free Cows Milk with this Nestea Ice Coffee syrup/ water, of

a good decaf. Omit the milk and have any soy milk only with meals.

 

 

Water as needed or wanted

 

Chicken or Beef stir fry/ Kungpao Tempeh with tempeh, snow

peas, small dried red chilis, onions and slicedd bok choi , stirfried

in a little water (Stir-steamed)

 

 

Wheat Bread with ham or turkey cheese and tomato./ Pita

stuffed with tomato, cucumber, spinach and humus

 

 

Peanut Butter/Jelly sandwich on wheat/ open faced peanut

butter (scant , and use rarely) with sliced fruit on whole wheat

 

 

Pizza/ Stuffed zuchinie with pizza sauce, canneli beans and

tomatoes, mushrooms and peppers.

 

 

 

 

That is just the things I can come up with off the top of my

head.

Left coast carol

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Thanks for the suggestions:) My stomach at this point is so stretched out that I literally have to eat till I am almost about to burst before my body says stop. So I assume these are foods I can pig out on and slowly reduce to normal portions? Samantha in OK siderea <siderea wrote: Samantha wrote: Ok, members have

suggested posting my current diet so alternatives can be suggested. This is what I mainly eat: And Heres some alternatives! Have fun and dont be shy in asking for help! Cooking vegan is great fun and highly creative! Spaghetti with the cheapest ground beef / Shredded zuchini with tomato sauce, with peppers, onions tomatoes , basil and TVP Grilled Chicken Wrap from Sonic or elsewhere/ Whole wheat nonfat tortillas with spinach, cucumbers, and marinated white beans Frito Chili pie wrap/ Tamale pie with olives, peppers, corn , grated carrot, tomato paste, chili powder and small red beans Healthy Choice tv

dinners mainly the Lemon Pepper fish with a dessert and veggies / marinated tofu with lemon pepper, huge salad with fat free dressing and fresh greens and veg Turkey with veggies and Chili Mac/ Chili mac over spaghetti squash or sliced zuchini , steamed carrots and brocoli on the side French Fries/ sliced raw vegies , carrots, radish pea pods and coulifour with blended tofu dip or bean dip Beef Stew in crockpot/ Portabella mushroom stew with carrots, boiler onions new peas and tiny potatoes Taco soup in crockpot / Chili con elote with black, pinto and white beans, sweet corn, sliced olives, peppers, tomatoes and salsa. Tater Tot Casserole/ You got me here, don't

have a clue! Mexican Chicken Casserole/ Tofu con salsa verde- with tomatillos and onions, served with corn tortillas Roast Beef with carrots and potatoes in the crockpot./ See portabella stew above. This makes a nicer Shepherd-less pie with a crust of whole wheat quick bread. Soft Tacos with sharp cheddar cheese and ground beef and tomatoes/ soft corn or whole wheat tortillas with TVPand taco sauce, or "Soy Taco" tomatoes, lettuce and a little guacamole Tea 16oz glass with 2-3 teaspoons of sugar or Splenda all day basicly. Herbal tea or water , no sugar!!!! Fat Free Cows Milk with Carnation Instant Breakfast / Fruit smoothie, a nice one is fresh or frozen strawberries, a banana, a T ground flax seed, lowfat soy milk and a small handful spinach (you can't taste

the greens!) Fat Free Cows Milk with this Nestea Ice Coffee syrup/ water, of a good decaf. Omit the milk and have any soy milk only with meals. Water as needed or wanted Chicken or Beef stir fry/ Kungpao Tempeh with tempeh, snow peas, small dried red chilis, onions and slicedd bok choi , stirfried in a little water (Stir-steamed) Wheat Bread with ham or turkey cheese and tomato./ Pita stuffed with tomato, cucumber, spinach and humus Peanut Butter/Jelly sandwich on wheat/ open faced peanut butter (scant , and use rarely) with sliced fruit on whole wheat Pizza/ Stuffed zuchinie with pizza sauce, canneli beans and tomatoes, mushrooms and peppers. That is just the things I can come up

with off the top of my head.Left coast carol

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Hi Samantha

If you feel the need to "pig out", I would suggest making a huge green

salad with lots of greens and fresh vegetables, in a big mixing bowl,

and consuming that before any entre.

That works for me. You find that the chewing involved, and hence,

slower intake, makes one satisfied before too many calories are

consumed. If you stick to whole grains in moderate amounts, less than 3

or 4 fruit a day, unlimited fresh and steamed vegies , a good serving

of legumes, you should be fine. Best sources recommend staying

completely off of refined flours, sugars in any form, including too

much fruit, and restrained use of refined soy, or processed foods is

best for optimal health and nutrition.

Hope that helps

lc carol

 

Samantha wrote:

 

Thanks for the suggestions:)

 

My stomach at this point is so stretched out that I literally

have to eat till I am almost about to burst before my body says stop.

 

So I assume these are foods I can pig out on and slowly reduce

to normal portions?

 

Samantha in OK

 

 

siderea <siderea wrote:

 

 

 

 

Samantha wrote:

 

Ok, members have suggested posting my current diet so

alternatives can be suggested.

This is what I mainly eat:

 

 

 

And Heres some alternatives! Have fun and dont be shy

in asking for help! Cooking vegan is great fun and highly creative!

 

 

 

Spaghetti with the cheapest ground beef / Shredded

zuchini with tomato sauce, with peppers, onions tomatoes , basil and TVP

 

 

Grilled Chicken Wrap from Sonic or elsewhere/ Whole wheat

nonfat tortillas with spinach, cucumbers, and marinated white beans

 

 

Frito Chili pie wrap/ Tamale pie with olives, peppers,

corn , grated carrot, tomato paste, chili powder and small red beans

 

 

Healthy Choice tv dinners mainly the Lemon Pepper fish with

a dessert and veggies / marinated tofu with lemon pepper, huge salad

with fat free dressing and fresh greens and veg

 

 

 

Turkey with veggies and Chili Mac/ Chili mac over

spaghetti squash or sliced zuchini , steamed carrots and brocoli on

the side

 

 

French Fries/ sliced raw vegies , carrots, radish pea

pods and coulifour with blended tofu dip or bean dip

 

 

Beef Stew in crockpot/ Portabella mushroom stew with

carrots, boiler onions new peas and tiny potatoes

 

 

Taco soup in crockpot / Chili con elote with black,

pinto and white beans, sweet corn, sliced olives, peppers, tomatoes and

salsa.

 

 

Tater Tot Casserole/ You got me here, don't have a clue!

 

 

Mexican Chicken Casserole/ Tofu con salsa verde- with

tomatillos and onions, served with corn tortillas

 

 

Roast Beef with carrots and potatoes in the crockpot./ See

portabella stew above. This makes a nicer Shepherd-less pie with a

crust of whole wheat quick bread.

 

 

Soft Tacos with sharp cheddar cheese and ground beef and

tomatoes/ soft corn or whole wheat tortillas with TVPand taco

sauce, or "Soy Taco" tomatoes, lettuce and a little guacamole

 

 

Tea 16oz glass with 2-3 teaspoons of sugar or Splenda all

day basicly. Herbal tea or water , no sugar!!!!

 

 

Fat Free Cows Milk with Carnation Instant Breakfast /

Fruit smoothie, a nice one is fresh or frozen strawberries, a banana, a

T ground flax seed, lowfat soy milk and a small handful spinach (you

can't taste the greens!)

 

 

Fat Free Cows Milk with this Nestea Ice Coffee syrup/ water,

of a good decaf. Omit the milk and have any soy milk only with

meals.

 

 

Water as needed or wanted

 

Chicken or Beef stir fry/ Kungpao Tempeh with tempeh,

snow peas, small dried red chilis, onions and slicedd bok choi ,

stirfried in a little water (Stir-steamed)

 

 

Wheat Bread with ham or turkey cheese and tomato./ Pita

stuffed with tomato, cucumber, spinach and humus

 

 

Peanut Butter/Jelly sandwich on wheat/ open faced peanut

butter (scant , and use rarely) with sliced fruit on whole wheat

 

 

Pizza/ Stuffed zuchinie with pizza sauce, canneli beans

and tomatoes, mushrooms and peppers.

 

 

 

 

That is just the things I can come up with off the top

of my head.

Left coast carol

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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On 4/29/08, Samantha <drpepperok wrote:

>

> Thanks for the suggestions:)

>

> My stomach at this point is so stretched out that I literally have

> to eat till I am almost about to burst before my body says stop.

 

That's EXACTLY how I was before going vegan. It was so bad, I was

begging my doctor for surgery to make my stomach smaller. (Thank God

she turned me away!)

 

> So I assume these are foods I can pig out on and slowly reduce to

> normal portions?

 

Most of them, yes. The exceptions would be to limit things like olives

that are higher in fat - any food that's higher in fat is also way

higher in calories plus some think that a high fat diet will mess up

your body's " I'm full " mechanism. And peanut butter can really put a

hurt on attempts to lose weight and get healthier so make it a

" special treat " food. Small amounts and pretend it's something like

cookies that you might treat yourself with but can't eat all the time.

 

If you slowly increase the amount of fiber in your diet (don't do it

too quickly or you will have digestive symptoms) you will come to a

level where you can pig out as much as you want but you are eating

fewer calories because the high fiber content makes you feel full

quicker.

 

Before I went vegan, I used to set a calorie limit for the day (a very

reasonable limit, mind you) and I would find myself STARVING in the

evening and DESPARATE to eat something. It was only through sheer

force of will that I could keep with my calorie limit.

 

What blew my mind was that when I switched to low-fat, high-fiber

vegan food I couldn't keep with that calorie limit, but for the

opposite reason: there was just no way on earth that I could possibly

eat that many calories! Day after day, I was falling a couple of

hundred calories short of my diet goals and after a few months of that

I just quit counting the calorie altogether because I finally felt

confident that if I stick with the right types of food the amounts

will take care of themselves.

 

Now if I stop losing weight long before I am close to my goal weight

(which is a very generous goal weight of 150 pounds on my 5'6 " body)

then I will go back to looking at the calories and fat and so forth

that I am eating every day. I have really great software that makes it

easy to keep track of everything I eat so it won't be that hard to go

back to keeping track of everything if I have to.

 

But from what I've learned as a fat-free vegan, I know now that if I

do go back to keeping track, it won't be so that I can set a limit and

let myself suffer if I reach it and am still hungry. It will be so

that I can take a close look at what I am eating and see if I need to

make more adjustments to which types of foods I will seek out and

which types I will steer away from or limit my portions of.

 

So take heart! You sound a lot like me, how I used to be. You list a

lot of the foods I really LOVED to eat before but I honestly don't

find myself missing them now. Sometimes I get frustrated when I've

left myself with nothing quick to eat (so I try to always have

something quick and easy and healthy in the fridge and/or freezer) but

after a couple of months the frustration at not eating the foods I

used to eat went away. Your tastebuds will re-set if you stick with a

new way of eating and you will start to adjust to it.

 

For example, grapefruit doesn't taste sour or bitter to me any more!

It tasts tart but it tastes VERY sweet. You know your taste buds have

changed when you find yourself craving grapefruit, peeling it like an

orange, and feeling so decadent eating it because it's so sweet and

tasty! LOL

 

Be gentle with yourself and be patient with yourself and I think you

really will see changes you didn't expect if you can keep your

determination up long enough to let things shift in you.

 

Sparrow

 

p.s. wasn't that a great list siderea came up with! And there are

people here with recipes for everything on that list if you need help.

In most cases, if you ask for a recipe for one of those you will get

five or six different versions of it!

 

I also totally agree with Siderea: eat a big salad first. Don't put

fatty dressing on it - use flavored vinegars with no oil or look at

the recipe site for other salad dressing recipes to try. Fatty

dressings make it worthless to eat a salad. Follow that with lots of

veggies, especially green and yellow ones. Then eat the entree you've

picked out. You will be amazed at how much fat-free vegan food you can

put on your plate and still have only half the calories of one little

beef pot pie or chicken burrito. It's out of this world! I am still

amazed that I can have a huge feast and still be losing weight.