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Re: PCOS-DIET digest 704
From: kim (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 25 Sep 2002 09:07:52 -0400
Montreal Steak Seasoning - Yummy!!!!!!
KIM(30 SOMETHING)dh SCOTT- JUST A BABE AT ONLY 30 
DX - PCOS/IR, hyperinsulinenmeia, thyroid failure, depression, infertility with repeated m/c.
7m/c's 8 babies. TTC#1 - forever!!! Last 6 straight with IF meds till May 2002. Finally O'ing with met alone!!
Meds - Metformin 2500, synthyroid, wellbutrin, 81mg asprin, 1mg folic acid, vitamens C&E&daily.
>From: anonymous@obgyn.net (Amelie)
>Reply-To: anonymous@obgyn.net
>To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS-DIET
>Subject: Re: PCOS-DIET digest 704
>Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 00:57:48 -0500
>
>I bought my rub at Smart and Final. Basically, it looks like coarse
>ground pepper mixed with some sea salt and some other spices. It will
>either say "Montreal Seasoning" something or other, or my big plastic
>generic container of it says "Seasoned Pepper Medley". I guess the
>montreal version is copyrighted.
>It's pretty damn good rubbed on a piece of red meat and bbq'd. Damn
>good.
>
>Love,
>Amelie
>(The Californian who loves the taste of French Canada)
>
>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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