Guest guest Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 Thank you, shakarsastry, for trying to help Rupa, but you have overlooked an important part of Rupa's message - the need to avoid foods high in purine. Shankarsastry adds: > 3. eat curries and plenty of plain yougurt mixed and blended > with water and a pinch of salt. Okay, as long as the curries don't contain vegetables forbidden because of the medical complaint. (Some vegetables, eg. cauliflower, are modertely high in purines too) I'd also suggest that the curries use as little ghee or oil as possible (this IS a low-fat group, you know Please try to remember, okay?). As for yoghurt, all milk products have low purine, but I'd suggest for weightloss and health that you use low-fat yoghurt - it is readily available in Canada, I see. (Just check the ingredients on the package. I have seen yoghurt with gelatin in it!) And Shankarsastry says: > 5. remember one thing .... dieting does not help in reducing > the weight... I beg to differ with this opinion - in the extreme. A healthy diet is what DOES help to reduce weight - and exercise helps to burn off a FEW extra calories and to build muscle tone, stronger bones, etc. Please have a look at the files you were sent upon joining. (If you can't find them, then let me know privately and I will re-send them to you - both, if needed And later: > 4. eat chana and soya bean curries Rupa has been diagnosed as needing to AVOID foods that are high in purine - eg most beans are in the 'moderately high' category. Now I am not a medical practitioner, health care worker or nutritionist - so this is just from information accessable to us all on the net and in books. (We do not give medical advice on this group, nor do we suggest that any member go against the medical advice he or she has received.) The cautions here are based on the information Rupa provided and should not, except for the comments on fats and oils, apply to anyone who has no problem with high or moderately high purine content. Okay, Rupa, there are lots of good things out there for you to eat - wonderful grains, all the non-purine-rich vegetables, fruits, grains, bread, pasta, etc etc etc You should be up for a culinary adventure! Good luck with it. And write in often to tell us how you're going. And let us know what you ARE allowed to eat (according to your medical advisor) so that we can make good suggestions for recipes, menus, etc., which will keep you well AND help you to lose weight!!! Love and hugs, Pat , " shankarsastry " <shankarsastry wrote: > > Dear rupa > 1. vegetarianism is natural and everything is byproduct of the life > sytyle. > 2. As a canadian of indain origin you may be able to lay your hands > on many a tasty dishes made out of the poor spinach and lowly > looking eggplant apart from cabbage, cauliflower and cabbage. > 3. As regards weight loss...First thing is to stop worrying about > the weight. > 1. take a glass of lukewarm water with a table spoon full of > honey and a few drops of fresh lime first thing in the morning as u > wake up and wash > 2. take a 3 km walk each way which is about one hour of work > out. > 3. eat curries and plenty of plain yougurt mixed and blended > with water and a pinch of salt. > 4. eat chana and soya bean curries > 5. remember one thing .... dieting does not help in reducing > the weight... > 6. @ 40 eat well and work out. > see after 40 days and we will discuss > m.s.sastry > > , roopa <rupa27_99@> > wrote: > > > > Hi group, > > I am new to the group. I am giving this info as asked by the > group moderator. > > I am Rupa from Toronto, Canada. I 'm in my early 40's. I am > married, with two kids. I just turned vegetarian, couple of months > back, due to health reasons.My doctor adviced me not to eat purine > rich food, which comes mostly from the meats. Its hard to be a > vegetarian, while my family is still enjoying the full range of food > groups. At the same time I am trying to loose weight .The needle on > my weighing scale stuck at one point not moving anymore. I guess I > will get lot of tips and suggestion on being a vegetarian and weight > loss. > > Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 Shankarsastry says: > > 5. remember one thing .... dieting does not help in reducing > > the weight... Pat says: > I beg to differ with this opinion - in the extreme. A healthy diet is what DOES help to > reduce weight It is possible that you are both saying the same thing but using the words a little differently. I have seen many people say " dieting doesn't work " but when I've looked more closely at their full message, what they are saying is something more like " special fad diets that you go on to lose weight and then go off of again when you reach your goal weight don't work because you are eating unnaturally during the diet and then regain all your weight when you go off the diet. " There is a difference between " diet " as in " I eat a healthy diet " and " diet " as in " I'm on Stanley Schnarble's Maraschino Cherry Diet. " Some " dieting " can even be hazardous to your health but a healthy " diet " *is* what reduces weight and I suspect (though I could be wrong) that both Pat and Shankarsastry are saying the latter, not the former (though they still may differ as to personal definitions of what comprises a healthy diet.) Sparrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 --- Sparrow R Jones <sparrowrose wrote: > It is possible that you are both saying the > same thing but using the > words a little differently. .. . . > There is a difference between " diet " as in " I > eat a healthy diet " and > " diet " as in " I'm on Stanley Schnarble's > Maraschino Cherry Diet. " > > Some " dieting " can even be hazardous to your > health but a healthy > " diet " *is* what reduces weight and I suspect > (though I could be > wrong) that both Pat and Shankarsastry are > saying the latter, not the > former (though they still may differ as to > personal definitions of > what comprises a healthy diet.) No argument with you there *lol* Love and hugs, Pat ---- Vegetarian Spice: http://beanvegan.blogspot.com Vegan World Cuisine: http://www.care2.com/c2cvegworld Vegetarian Slimming: vegetarianslimming Vegetarians In Canada: vegetariansincanada " Atrocities are not less atrocities when they occur in laboratories and are called medical research. " (George Bernard Shaw) ______________________________\ ____ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile./;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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