GOOD MORNING!

A friend of mine recently asked about my starch diet. I hadn't posted on here since June so I thought I 'd better get typing. 

The recipes are ones I still use. I recently invented a potato salad that I just love, here ya go; 

10 red skin potatoes washed and fork poked
3/4 cu low fat Vegannaise ( the yellow lid from your refrigerated health food section of the store)
1-2 t sugar
1T mustard
1-2 t lemon juice
1T vinegar
2T dried dill or you could use fresh to taste
1 large onion cubed
3 apples cubed
3 stalks celery sliced in small pieces
sometimes i add dried chopped chives, minced onion,
and parsley, depends on my mood that day... 

cook potatoes ( I use my microwave) let cool 
completely so they cut up nice...cut into cubes
Mix soft ingredients all together and taste to make
sure you have the right amounts you like of vinegar and such
mix all veggie and fruit ingredients together, then pour 
may mixture over and stir well... you may add a NON DAIRY
milk to add more moisture if it appears to dry...

refrigerate and consume ! 

I need to exercise!!! I think I will start walking.. I found a bike along side the road the other day, seems to be a nice bike, it had FREE BIKE sign on it... maybe it was God saying "HERE" no more excuses! 

hey there!

STILL going strong, still feeling great and lots of energy... so how are you doing? leave me a comment and let me know... THE STARCH SOLUTION is now out, Dr. McDougall's new book, I have it but haven't even cracked teh cover yet... I will ..

As most of you know, I drink mostly water all the time, with an occasional wine or rum mixed drink, BUT changed over to some herbal iced tea recently for a cool summer change. I use HERBAL mint tea from the store ( I have a garden full of herbs I need to start using...) I put 5 tea bags in 1 qt of water and let it sit in the sun... then I add 1/2 cup of sugar and another quart of water, stick it in the frig and drink away... sweeten to taste for yourselves...

HAPPY EATING, eat to live not survive!!

RICE MILK

In consciously cutting back on fats and oils, since the fat you eat is the fat you wear, not carbs! I changed over to rice milk original. It's so good, and adds just enough sweetness, for me anyway, to cereals. I still use unsweetened organic soy milk for my soups and cooking. 


I had been eating TOO MUCH vegannaise since it is so good, and was fearful of stepping up on that scale... but it didn't make a difference! I still hadn't gained any weight back...I haven't lost another pound, but as I said I am eating too much fat. 


On occasion I have oreida onion rings, the gourmet ones, they are HIGH FAT! even though I bake them, but still no animal products, just fat fat fat... 


so I am on a roll excluding fat from my diet to see how much more weight I can lose, and still eat how I enjoy eating. I also realize that eating such bulks of foods in order to keep satiated seems to have stretched my stomach and I seem to eat more than I ever ate before. I can see this as a potential for problems if I continue to eat too much fat as I am getting plenty of calories from my veggies and starches. So if you feel the same way, just watch out and keep track of your fat intake. 


DON'T get discouraged, just pay attention, it's not that hard when your health depends on it! AND Kudos to you for taking the steps to being healthier and living happier longer for yourself and your loved ones. 

abandoned blog! NO... I am still here...

though I don't get here much anymore with all the paths I have spread myself out on, BUT still eating NO ANIMALS, and feeling great, and though I haven't lost much more weight, I started a bit of exercise since the weather has warmed up! 
exercise is a really important part of healing your body, as it assists in insulin effectiveness if you are diabetic, joint strength if you have arthritis, and a myriad of other things... my asthma is so mild now, that walking will surely help even more... 
vegan lifestyle rocks! 


I recently discovered Boca crumbles, NO ANIMAL products in there, unlike other "meatless" meat products.. it's great in spaghetti sauce, chili and tacos... give it a try! so are the Boca Chicken patties, yummy!I like them in chix parmigiana...but I think they are NOT gluten free though, if you need to avoid wheat.. 


have a great week... and EAT TO LIVE. 

Can't believe I haven't posted since last november, shame on me!

 A great new marketplace I stumbled upon; https://www.homesteadmarket.com/

I started chewing gum, for those times I am not hungry, but seem to need something in my mouth. Well I really didn't realize that ALL GUM today is full of aspartame! so I found B-fresh gum through this company, and am anxious to try it out. I will let you know what I think and if so use this company ! They are friendly, helpful and all for the customer and their satisfaction.

I am still doing great, have not lost another pound, and in fact gained 3 back! but I added quite a bit of fat to my diet with eating out , earth balance butter, vegannaise, and toffuti sour cream... so I cut those in half, and lost 2lbs.

Fat added to your diet really will bring it back on... so just keep eating and watch the fat!

I am looking forward to exersizing by walking around my area with my camera in hand...

have a great day and keep on eating for your life!