Guest guest Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 I've just been distracted and busy. I've achieve part of my goal to get off the thyroid meds. I'm off one of the two! I've also lost another pound or so: 185.6 now. I stopped logging my food in fitday and here but I've been keeping to a healthy veggie diet. I did try one thing that I want to share. I had a can of Campbell's Cream of Squash Flower recipe select soup in the pantry leftover from before I returned to vegetarianism. I used to follow the recipe on the can and make a kick-ass chicken dish. The soup has " less than 2% " of whey and less than 2% of chicken solids in it so it's not vegetarian but I'm not going to sweat " less than 2% " . Anyway, it was already in the pantry so why not use it up. I used a package of tofu instead of the chicken that the recipe called for. I froze the tofu, then thawed it and pressed all the water out of it that I could. Then I sliced it into pieces from the short side. I put just enough vegetable oil in the cast iron skillet to be able to fry the tofu (not deep fry, though) and heated it up. Salt and peppered the tofu and then dipped the slices in unbleached flour and then fried them until golden brown with a nice crispy crust. Then I mixed the can of soup with 1/2 cup plain soymilk and poured that over the tofu and heated it until it was hot throughout. I served tofu and sauce over brown rice and it's was still a kick-ass dish! The tofu worked maybe even better than chicken would since it absorbed the flavor of the sauce into it. We had a mixed veggie salad with it and it was an awesome meal. My omnivore husband went back for seconds! If you can let go of a bit of veggie pure-ism and tolerate " less than 2% " of animal products, I highly recommmend it. Peace, Tonia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 , " tonialmo " <tonialmo wrote: [...] > If you can let go of a bit of veggie pure-ism and tolerate " less > than 2% " of animal products, I highly recommmend it. Alternatively, you could find another brand of " Cream of Squash Flower " soup or make your own and use *that* in the recipe. -Erin www.zenpawn.com/vegblog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 Good advice, Erin. " Veggie purism " has nothing to do with it. Strict vegetarians and vegans do not " tolerate less than 2% of animal products. " One can eat eggs and dairy, and be lacto-ovo vegetarian. However, if you eat any form of living creature flesh, you are not a vegetarian. Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 Nicely explained Karen. :-) Cindi kleelibby wrote: Good advice, Erin. " Veggie purism " has nothing to do with it. Strict vegetarians and vegans do not " tolerate less than 2% of animal products. " One can eat eggs and dairy, and be lacto-ovo vegetarian. However, if you eat any form of living creature flesh, you are not a vegetarian. Karen . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 That's good - we missed ya! And I'm so very pleased that you are able to cut down on your meds - congratulations! And congrats too on losing those pounds - never easy for anyone, no matter what they say (well, easier for some, maybe, but rarely a breeze LOL). How could that you've been able to keep to " a healthy veggie diet. " I am sure that's what makes the difference for you! Good work. > I did try one thing that I want to share. I had a can of Campbell's > Cream of Squash Flower . . . less than 2% of chicken solids in it > so it's not vegetarian but I'm not going to sweat " less than 2% " . Okay, hon, we all make the decisions we need to make in life - and we understand that sometimes one falls off the veggie wagon now and then in the early stages of going veggie. When that happens, you just shrug and forgive yourself and carry on as if it hadn't happened - a bit like falling off a weight-loss diet (although of course quite a different thing). Just carry on now, without the meat, okay? Hugs. > If you can let go of a bit of veggie pure-ism and tolerate " less > than 2% " of animal products, I highly recommmend it. I don't think so. Posting recipes or recipe ideas that contain meat - whether solid or liquid, whatever percentage - is against our Guidelines. We understand the temptation to eat these things, but please don't write to describe the meal and tell us how good it is, okay? Cuz some people who are new to giving up meat might find your otherwise delightful recipe suggestion a great temptation. There are veggie alternatives out there. I'm sure you understand, and know that we attach no criticism or blame to you. Sooooo, what's your next goal? To get off all your meds entirely? Lose more weight? Do you have a specific goal - target date - whatever - in mind? Maybe you're told us about that already, but you are doing so very well that maybe your goals have shifted a little? Chat again later. My oven timer has just gone off and I must take my bread out of the oven! Smells absolutely lovely . . . Love, Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 , " Pat " <drpatsant wrote: > Sooooo, what's your next goal? To get off all your meds entirely? Lose > more weight? Do you have a specific goal - target date - whatever - in > mind? Maybe you're told us about that already, but you are doing so > very well that maybe your goals have shifted a little? > > Chat again later. My oven timer has just gone off and I must take my > bread out of the oven! Smells absolutely lovely . . . > > Love, Pat > Sorry about upsetting everyone. I hope everyone can make their own decisions about tiny bits of " unacceptable " ingredients, especially in using up relics in their pantry. My goal is still to get off all the blood pressure meds. I have a loose goal of getting down to 160 by mid-August, which at the time I set the goal meant loosing about a pound a week. I'm ahead a bit on that but I'm about to hit a big snag. I have two " suspicious " nodules in the left lobe of my thyroid gland, among lots of other nodules that are too small to test. A needle aspiration lead to the diagnosis of " suspicious " . There's something odd about the nucleus' in the cells they extracted. The next step is to remove that lobe of the thyroid and examine the nodules through a frozen section. They can't just remove the nodules (the largest is just a centimeter and a half in size.) If the nodules are malignant, they're going to assume that the itty bitty nodules in the other side are too and they'll remove that lobe too. The examination of the nodules will take place while I'm still out on the operating table. I'll wake up with 1/2 of a thyroid gland at best or no thyroid at all. That's going to mess up my metabolism for a while. If I have 1/2 of the thyroid still there, it may start making more hormones to compensate for the removed half. It may not and I may have to be put on thyroid hormone. If the whole thyroid is remove, I'll definitely be put on hormones. So I guess my strategy is shifting to getting through the next few weeks. The surgery is scheduled for April 24th. I've got a lot of time to worry about it in the meantime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 > My goal is still to get off all the blood pressure meds. Good for you - my dh is working towards that too. He is now on half the bp meds he was on before (for years and years) as of this month. He monitors his bloodpressure at home and it is still going DOWN! The doc is likely to get a surprise when he checks in with her again We're working on it through diet, of course. >I have a > loose goal of getting down to 160 by mid-August, which at the time I > set the goal meant loosing about a pound a week. A pound a week is sensible, isn't it! Well chosen goal, I'd say. <I'm ahead a bit on > that but I'm about to hit a big snag. I have two " suspicious " > nodules > in the left lobe of my thyroid gland, among lots of other nodules > that are too small to test. . . . I'll wake up with 1/2 of a > thyroid gland at best or no thyroid at all. That's going to mess up > my metabolism for a while. Hon, I'm so sorry - what a worry for you - other than that, I can say nothing useful at all, I'm afraid. It's a wait and see situation, eh? >So I guess my strategy is shifting to getting through the > next few weeks. The surgery is scheduled for April 24th. I've got > a lot of time to worry about it in the meantime. That's hard, the waiting for that long a time. Be kind to yourself. And know we'll be sending your lots of love now and on April 24th. Huge hugs and best love, Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Tonialmo, Good wishes and prayers sent to you on your upcoming surgery Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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