Hello and introduction ~ Trish

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Hi Trish and welcome!

Nice to have you onboard.

 

I love Robin Robertson's slow cooker book. In fact, I am making Sloppy Lentils

today from it! There are a few dishes in it I make over and over. I highly

recommend the Almost Irish Stew if you have not tried it yet.

 

And you're right, it is about our entire lifestyle and way of eating, not just a

" diet " that will create a solid, permanent change.

 

Cindi, co-owner of group with Pat

 

--- On Sun, 1/4/09, bantrymoon <bantrymoon wrote:

bantrymoon <bantrymoon

Hello and introduction

 

Sunday, January 4, 2009, 12:15 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi, everyone. My name is Trish, and I live in Oregon, a state in the

 

northwestern part of the USA. We're in the Pacific Maritime climate,

 

which is a mild zone 8. I'm not much of a gardener, but I do grow my own

 

herbs, and love to use them in cooking.

 

 

 

I just hit the double nickel -- age 55. Once I went through menopause, I

 

started putting on more weight and having more trouble losing the extra

 

kgs/lbs. My plan is to change the way I live, rather than do a temporary

 

" diet. " Basically, I need to cut portions down and eat more fruits and

 

veggies.

 

 

 

I'm a high school/secondary school teacher, and my job keeps me pretty

 

busy. I'd been going to the gym in the morning before school, but it's a

 

hassle, and I did it inconsistently. I decided to switch exercise to

 

yoga done at home and once a week at a yoga center. The campus of my

 

school was designed by a southern California architect, so we have that

 

sprawling campus layout of many separate single-story buildings.

 

Needless to say, I walk a lot, and with 5-minute passing periods between

 

classes, I walk fast! I figure I get enough aerobic exercise that way.

 

 

 

I'm looking forward to reading tips, experiences, and recipes. I've been

 

exploring slow-cooker recipes with one of Robin Robertson's

 

cookbooks/cookery books. They're low fat and very tasty. I'm planning on

 

making a cabbage soup with veggie sausages tomorrow. I'll let you all

 

know how it went!

 

 

 

Demographics are pretty basic, I guess :-) Married, no kids,

 

vegetarian since before the dinosaurs had feathers -- okay, maybe not

 

quite that long, but since the 70s. I've tried to become vegan but love

 

cheese and dairy yogurt a little too much. Now I limit those and eat

 

vegan meals several times a week.

 

 

 

I hope everyone's holidays were wonderful.

 

 

 

Cheers,

 

 

 

Trish