Re: PCOS-DIET digest 704
From: Amelie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 25 Sep 2002 00:38:42 -0500 (CDT)
Alrighty! I'm posting a yummy side dish recipe that is whole grains...
Thanks for responding.
need I say, you rock?
(my dog likes fresh apples, but only if I eat the skin off first, and I
am clicker training him. He is three, high 5s, and bows on command.
it's pretty cute, I must say. I hope he lives as long as yours!)
xo~amelie
At Mon, 23 Sep 2002, Victoria wrote:
>
>> From: pcos1971@yahoo.com (Amelie)
>> To: PCOS-DIET@OBGYN.NET
>> Subject: recipes
>> Message-ID: <200209231853.g8NIrhC08757@mail.medispecialty.com>
>>
>> is there a place where we can put up recipes?
>
>Right here. Not sure where else, but a web search might help.
>
>> I am a very good cook,
>> and have been making my own food all week (lost 4 lbs, went from 33 BMI
>> fat to 32.8 in 5 days.
>
>Great!!! Congratulations. Btw, I am glad to see at least one other person on
>this planet can cook. I feel lonesome.
>
>>I cut some
>> fresh cabbage into big raw strips, and stewed up some bell peppers,
>> onions, tomatoes and cilantro in a cilantro/lime/garlic broth. I packed
>> my plate with those, added some roasted chicken (the kind you buy cooked
>> and whole in the supermarket for $5.99 USD), had 1/3 cup of brown rice
>> cooked with a little tomato sauce, 1/3 cup of refried beans, sprinkled
>> it all with sharp cheddar cheese for flavor, and seasoned everything
>> with lime juice, salt/pepper and hot pepper oil. It was pretty good,
>> although everyone else got a tortilla and I didn't.
>
>That does sound good. I have to say the older I've gotten, the more I've gotten
>to where I will eat healthy fruit/carbs. Like an apple. It can hold me over, is
>healthy for me, and as a food will be a slower sugar release. Anyway that is my
>theory only.
>
>> Anyway, I'm creative, have always cooked healthy foods often from
>> scratch, and am interested in what everyone else is coming up with.
>
>You are better than me. I fix very simple chicken and fish recipes.
>
>> I have also discovered montreal pepper salt rub, which is a FABULOUS bbq
>> alternative to marinade (though I'm sure everyone else figured this one
>> out long ago) and I ate agedashi tofu when I was out the other day, and
>> it was also yum. Usually I eat sushi at sushi places, but I have found
>> out that agedashi tofu and seared ahi on a bed of daikon radish is crazy
>> yummy.
>
>No I haven't. Where do you get it? I'm in the states.
>
>> Only thing is, most of this "new low carb diet" has been packed with
>> salt. Not so good. Though I'm not hypertensive. Though I WILL be if I
>> keep it up.
>
>I stopped putting any salt into anything I have. I am one of very few in 5
>generations to not be hypertensive.
>
>> What are you all doing about that? I can't figure it out, but I've also
>> only been doing it for 7 days. Boy, I really do feel better. My skin
>> feels calmer even. do you think it's just the provera?
>
>Eating style. The day I switched to backing off a lot of garbage (last Monday) I
>don't try to fall asleep at work.
>
>> my snacks are often a carb solutions bar (chocolate almond brownie; so
>> easy to grab and stuff in purse, I took one to the pet expo yesterday
>> and escaped buying a hot pretzel with mustard, and or a hot dog on a
>> bun, fantastic! I was still tempted, but I had something to snack on and
>> did NOT DO IT.)
>
>Me too! I'm proud of you for the holding off.
>
>> Today at work I will have cream cheese and carrots and celery. My lunch
>> is london broil, raw spinach, and 1/3 cup of tomato brown rice. I
>> brought raspberries too, because I love them. Screw it. I won't eat
>> too many.
>
>:) I like strawberries pretty well.
>
>> breakfast was walnuts, cheese, and a medium peach. with coffee.
>> Am I getting this right?
>
>Sounds good to me.
>
>> What are you all doing different/similar?
>
>I usually eat protein bars or something to that effect for breakfast. Eggs also.
>Lunch is usually a sandwich and veggie/fruit. I pretty much do one soda a day,
>in the am. Diet soda that is. Water until dinner, then I drink 2% milk. Dinner
>is chicken/fish/sometimes red meat, with veggies/fruit/salad.
>
>> Also, I am not counting calories. But I figured out yesterday that I am
>> getting between 1600-1800/day (I think that was about normal for me
>> anyway), and my protein is not crazy amounts, just normal. I am just
>> eating very very complex carbohydrates, and my veggies intake has
>> increased 4 fold while my fruities have gone down to 2 servings. I am
>> also eating more dairy (soft cheeses, nonfat milk for a quick
>> carb/protein snack, or nonfat plain yoghurt, etc) than ever before, and
>> am wondering about switching to organic??? I used to drink a lot of soy
>> milk, especially lattes, but it's nearly my entire carb allotment for
>> lunch in a single shot cup!!! UGH! Back to black coffee.
>
>I'm not counting calories really much either. I know mine have dropped hugely,
>as you can see from what I eat. However, I feel better on this and have more
>energy at work. So I don't think I'm going to watch calories. I try to watch
>carbs, some fats, get dairy (osteoporosis is all over my family's females) and
>at least 2x a week, I eat a little off. I balance that with exercise. For
>example, I had a sub with my sister for last week. That was 1 cheat. My second
>cheat I jogged/walked to mall after church on Sunday, ate part of 2 slices of
>pizza (thin crust), and then jogged/walked back.
>
>> Also, may I just say, this ban on dried fruits like peaches and
>> nectarines and banana chips, is just about killing me faster than my
>> estro-pack of belly fat? I love that stuff. Clarifying: the dried
>> fruit, not the fat.
>
>I'd have to look and see. I don't care much for dried fruits, but my dog loves
>dried apricots. (There is nothing like training like I'm doing, and the dog is
>9.5 years old, read 66 in human years, and without a lot of training, whoops my
>butt when we go out.)
>
>> Much love,
>
>:) Victoria
>
>> Amelie
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