Eat to live week #6
 

Ok ladies it's our last week or a new week if you perfer. Lets get this party going :carrot: I think that carrot is aproperate. maybe it could be our mascote
I said I would post hear veryday so here I go.

breakfast same as yesterday Maureen's morning glory salad, 1 banana, grapefruit, strawberries, letuce.

lunch rasberries, and rainbow slaw,

dinner not sure yet but I was thinking mexican salad with tofuty now I'm thinking tomato soup I don't know all I know is the house is 90% ETL so I shouldn't go to wronge.

I didn't eat soup for dinner I had some beans instead then later some cherries and a some tofu spread with carrots.

My Goal for the week is Four pounds. What is your Goal.
have a good day
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:yoga: Realse your inner Eat To Liver (with out the ciantie the faba beans are fine try to eat one cup;) a day )

Hi G and everyone! I feel I'm only just properly getting the hang of this diet now, so I'll keep on dieting for another 6 weeks methinks.
Anyhoo, it's good to know what everyone is eating, for new ideas. I actually tried fava beans for the first time ever the other day, but they were mashed and out of a tin, and I didn't like them very much.

Today I had an ok diet day
Breakfast:
Coffee, pint of water, apple, salad (iceberg, tomato, cucumber + light dressing)
Lunch:
Two pints of water, 3 large boiled savoy cabbage leaves, 2 tbsp Singapore hot sauce, 1/2 sweet potato, water chestnuts (I nearly exploded after all this food....)
Dinner:
Two pints of water, coffee, salad, 1/3 tin of chickpeas

And for the evening I'm just drinking truckloads of water and watching a film :)

By the way, do you measure the weight or volume in cooked vegetables?
My UK version of the E2L book says eg. 500g cooked vegetables. I have read the book from cover to cover, and nowhere have I spotted whether it's 500g pre cooking or post cooking. It would kind of help in estimating if I am doing about the correct amounts. The cabbage was so filling it was unbelievable...
And kale recipes would be taken with gratitude! I've just boiled it in a small amount of water, and then used the water to fry vegetables such as aubergines and crushed tomatoes.

hello I sounds like you had a good day I'm not sure but it was my understandinf that you are to eat a pound of cooked and a pound of raw. have you seen what a pound of letuse looks like good night wow thats a lot of food. I would think that it would be 500g cooked. good luck.

Breakfast banana, apple, 2 jelly filled rolls

Lunch mexican salad wrap, and soup

dinner I'm thinking shatakie noodles with mareinara and some water mellon or a cucumber with "ranch dressing"

have a good day

I'm feel a bit testy this morning :mad: I woke you with a headach and was swolen and up a pound I'm so scared I 'll gain a pound for tomorows weigh in that would so suck. I did eat a sandwich from quizonos and had some grilled porta bella in the cafitria yesterday so maybe thats it. I also ate an extra banana :cb: yesterday a stress related incadent. wish me luck for today.

breakfast kale and bean soup a peace of fruit from the cafitria not sure what kind yet.

lunch mexican salad and rainbow slaw

dinner cucumber with "ranch dressing" and watermelon and maybe some cherries.

I have decided that if I stay the same this week that will be fine but I'm hoping for a loss.

G

:grouphug: With in our circle of friendship we'll find the help that we need.

hello all, I'm back in town and back online!

Between traveling and being really sick, I've gone off of the plan, but I've still lost a few pounds.

I'll be continuing with the plan past the six-week point, so maybe after this week we can start an ongoing thread for those who want to continue?

Missed you all -- good to be back!

Hello again! I too plan on starting over/continuing since I've been so inconsistent. I've noticed that I eat pound upon pound of fruit and lots of beans but still, very little veggies. I now have lots of veggie recipes so I have no excuse. I'll share my kale recipes with everyone.

Welcome Back Junia! Congrats on still losing!

San, I agree with Domino, I think its 500g cooked weight. Lots of food if you can "stomach" it!

G, I don't have a weekly weight goal. I'm frustrated b/c I wanted to be at least 10 pounds lighter by now but have lost only 5, if that. I'm afraid to weigh right now.

Kale Recipes
 

Blanched Kale: Stem 2 pounds kale and coarsely chop. Place in 2 quarts boiling water with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt for 7 minutes. Rinse under cold water. Drain. Squeeze dry. Chop into desired size. Blanching bitter and tough greens like kale removes some bitterness and helps softens the leaves. I suppose you could eat them as is after blanching. However, most of the recipes I have suggest further cooking as follows:

1. Braise blanched kale with 1/4 c. olive oil and 1/4 cup vegetable broth for 5 minutes OR

2. Saute onion and chopped garlic in 2 T. olive oil. Stir in blanched kale. Add 1/4 cup chicken (oops! vegetable!) broth and heat for 2-3 minutes. Sprinkle with 2 teaspoons cider vinegar and season to taste. OR

3. Saute 2 large garlic cloves (sliced thin) and 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes in 2 T olive oil. Stir in blanched kale. Add 1/2 cup broth, cover and cook for about 5 minutes until greens are tender. Variations:
a. saute 1/2 thinly sliced red bell pepper in oil before adding garlic, etc OR
b. add 1/3 cup pitted and chopped kalamata olives just after garlic starts to sizzle. After greens are tender, stir in 1/4 teaspoon grated lemon zest just before serving

4. Stir blanched kale into mashed potatoes, or cooked rice.

5. Add blanched kale to stuffed green peppers mixture

6. Stir blanched kale into your favorite soup or stew

Hi ladies I'm glad the gangs all here as it turns out I lost 9.5 pound in our six weeks It wasn't easy but I know that I have made some changes that are posative and I'm excited to continue. I also joined Dr. Furhmans web site wich I recomend it's $34 dolars for six week then 7 $a month after that. It has a great message board and recipe ariea and such if you can afford it, It's worth it. Today was Wednesday Weigh in day and I was down 1.75 pounds. It's also wednesday cheat day and food that I use to eat tasted funny to me and I feel kind of icky the restrant we go to is not ETL friendly and asking them to changes resterants after so many years is just not an option. I do really like going out to breakfast and it's not something I willing to give up for ETL so I guess I'll just have to ajust.

Here is a kale recipe I made this week it was really good I'm still eating it.



Kale and Bean Soup
Submitted to Recipe Goldmine by Gil Sequira whose website you can visit at: www.portuguese-recipes.com

This is a great vegetarian dish from my collection.

1 tablespoon olive or canola oil
6 to 8 cloves garlic, crushed or minced
1 large onion, chopped
4 cups kale, chopped if fresh (you can use 2 or 3 packages
frozen or 2 to 3 cans)
4 cups chicken or veggie broth
2 (15 ounce) cans white beans, any kind
1 can stewed tomatoes or chopped fresh tomatoes
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon rosemary
Salt and pepper to taste
1 cup chopped parsley

In a large pot, heat olive oil then add garlic and onion. Sauté until soft. Add kale and sauté until wilted. Add 3 cups of the broth, 2 cups of beans, tomatoes, herbs, salt and pepper. Simmer 5 to 10 minutes.

Use a blender, or what have you, to mix the remaining beans and broth until smooth. I bet you're asking why. It's to thicken the soup. Mix into soup. Simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.

G

Challenge!
 

Okay, I will kick myself later for suggesting it but... Let's add an exercise challenge to our Eat to Live Volume 2 when we start another 6 weeks on Monday. Something doable like 120 minutes per week of exercise of your choice. That could be a couple of yoga classes or 3 days of walks around the neighborhood or weight training or whatever! R-U-N? meaning "are you in?" not that I plan on running! Yikes, I'm going to press submit now...

BTW, congrats on 9.5 pounds lost gggbdomino!

I'm in it sounds fun

Ok I'll fess up

breakfast hot coco

lunch 2 eggs basted hash browns, Mr pib

snack 100 calorie orieo snack

dinner I have water melon and some celery with tofu spreed on it but it doesn't sound to good tonight I'm not hungery. oh I'm working on a vanilla coke right now in with my water. oh the old habits die hard.

with in my circle of friendship we'll find the help that we need

Thanks for the kale recipes, will have to try! :chef: And nice to have Junia back :)

My weight is stagnating at the moment, I think it could be all the water I'm drinking, and the fact that I do eat salt, as it's present in bran flakes cereal and wholemeal pittabread, and even tinned beans. I seriously don't think I eat too many calories, and I walk a lot as well (1-3h a day). Another suspect is the salad dressing I'm using, about 2tbsp (30ml) a day, and think there are about 60 cal in 100ml. So confusing:?:
Also I was wondering, are you guys eating the ground flaxseed? I'm not, as I haven't found it, instead I take an omega 3+6+9 capsule.

So today I've had: small bowl of bran flakes, 2 apricots, 2 pints of water, coffee, 1/2 pint soya milk, an omega capsule, 2 scottish oat cakes. Further I intend to eat a salad (lettuce, cucumber and tomato), boiled savoy cabbage and a bit of various veg in a chinese low cal stir fry sauce.

I'm doing heavy lifting today, and I was out for a very long walk yesterday, so I'm definitely burning cals off too. I can't wait to shift the excess weight, as I'm hoping it'll ease my backpain.

You can also cream the kale like you would spinach. I have a recipe somewhere if anyone's interested.

I have flaxseed but haven't done anything with it.

I am eating better than I used to but I don't think that I'm doing E2L properly. My concerns are still- oil in hummus and dressings plus processed foods like tofu and wraps "violate" the initial 6 week plan. However, I don't want to be disciplined enough to avoid them for 6 weeks. Perhaps I'm misinterpreting the plan. Any input you more experienced ones have is appreciated.

Oh! And I love between meal snacks! I will not give those up for any length of time. I cannot imagine living without my midmorning food break. It makes me nauseous to wait until lunch. Of course, my breakfast is usually before 7 a.m. so it's no wonder I snack again before noon. I can make it the afternoon without a snack most days. It's the same period of time (5-6 hours) but I don't usually get queasy.

I'll be leaving this afternoon until July 5th so I may not be online until then. Enjoy your weekend. Americans, celebrate our freedom.

Congratulations on your six week challenge! I’ve been enjoying reading about your mixed results with this plan. It sounds like a learning experience for sure, but I don’t see myself ever being able to adopt such a strict plan 100% of the time. Looking forward to reading along with your phase 2.

I will try to be more disciplined next time. I have only 9 weeks to reach my goal weight of 125.

you can do it sarah I know you can ETL really works.:cheer: go sarah go sarah :cheer: My goal is to be 200 by August the 2nd. my short term goal is to be 208 by the 5th.

Breakfast on light carmel frapachino, kale and bean soup
luch melion medely watermelion, cantalope and cucumber with "ranch" dressing
dinner Bean Slaw, 1/2 cup refried beans, tomatoes, jiquma (SP?),2 cups of slaw maybe some cherries.

oh ya can you get us that creamed kale recipe you mentioned.

thanks G

When does phase 2 of ETL start? I want to join!

Yes! Please join us Shakeitoutloud! I was hoping you'd find us here! We begin again (or continue?) on Monday, July 3rd. Tomorrow! Actually, anyone can join at any point. All the 6 weeks are the same. I recommend reading the book. I checked it out from our local library. It is a low-fat vegan diet. The idea is to load up on nutrient-dense plant-based foods. The basic plan is as follows:

UNLIMITED (eat as much as you want)
raw vegetables (goal: 1 pound daily)
cooked green vegetables (goal: 1 pound daily)
beans, legumes, bean sprouts, and tofu (1 cup daily)
fresh fruit (at least 4 daily)
eggplant, mushrooms, peppers, onions, tomatoes

LIMITED (not more than one serving per day)
cooked starchy vegetables or whole grains (butternut or acorn squash, corn potatoes,rice, cooked carrots, sweet potatoes, breads, cereals) (1 cup max. per day)
raw nuts & seeds (1 oz. max. per day)
avocado (2 oz. max. per day)
ground flaxseed (must consume 1 T per day)

OFF-LIMITS
dairy products
animal products
between-meal snacks
fruit juice, dried fruit

We're also doing a simple (I hope) challenge of 120 minutes of exercise or activity per week. If you have any questions, let us know! I'm excited to start over with old friends & new!

Creamed Kale Recipe
 

2 small cloves garlic, minced
2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups skim milk
6 Tbsp. fat-free sour cream
2 Tbsp. low-fat sour cream
1/4 cup fat-free Parmesan topping
dash of ground nutmeg
salt (optional)
1 cup water
1 3/4 pounds kale, stems removed, coarsely chopped
ground black pepper

Make a white sauce: In non-stick skillet coated with non-stick spray, saute garlic over medium heat for 1-2 minutes or until golden. Add flour. Slowly whisk in milk to form a smooth mixture. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, for 4 minutes or until thickened. Stir in the sour creams, Parmesan, and nutmeg. Season to taste with the salt. Turn off heat.

Meanwhile, bring water to boil in large pot. Add the kale. Cover and cook over medium-high heat for 7-9 minutes, until crisp-tender. Drain and add to the cream sauce. Stire to combine. Cook over low heat for 1-2 minutes to reheat the sauce. Season to taste with the pepper. Makes 4 servings.

Per serving: .9g total fat, .4 g. sat. fat, 100 calories, 136 mg. sodium, 7.4g protein, 16.2 g. carbohydrates, 2.1g. dietary fiber.

NOTE: this is not vegan! Not for our E2L plan! I imagine there are substitutions that can be made for a cream sauce that are vegan friendly but I'm too lazy to look right now...

ggbdominio: Thanks for the cheerleading, it made me smile! I need more of :coach: and :kickbutt: and :dust:

ok how about a:drill: then:coach: some:dust:and a good :kickbutt:all tped off with a :hug:

It's been a rough week for me this week will be better.

G

sounds neat. and I bet it works well! I'm excited to give it a try. It's pretty close to what I've been doing.
hooray! I'm in.
Jamie

Ok I'am so ready for this week I will lose the weight this week oh yes this next 6 weeks is going to be 100% no messing around no juice in my water no sneeks of chocolate I have had it by this time next month I will be under 200 period I'm really fed up I see these other people losing and what did I do i mantained this week argh I need a good swift kick in the butt. I think I have come to the end of my rope I'm going to be 35 in september 35 it just sounds so old to me I know it's not but i feel like I'm running out of time like I need to get on with it. I'm done this is it all or bust only 9 meeks till my birthday oh my.

I do have a few questions:
1) I don't use flaxseed... have never even bought it. I usually take a multi-vitamin with my breakfast. should I go buy some flaxseed?
2) Where does soy milk fit in? I usually have a bowl of shredded wheat in the morning with low fat soy milk. is that allowed? I figured that could be my one serving of cereal per day.
3) I can't decide if this diet is totally against processed foods or not. Am I allowed like...spaghetti and tomato sauce? Is ragu okay or would I have to make a sauce out of fresher ingrediants (which I am willing to do)?
4) Does the Eat2live book have recipes in it?

Sorry. I just wanted to get everything straight before we start tomorrow!

And about the creamed kale recipe...it is fairly easy to make vegan sour cream out of silken tofu, vinegar and sweetener. Also, plain soy milk is available in low fat and the kroger near my house sells a vegan parmesan cheese substitute.
you can find a recipe for vegan sour cream at vegweb.com

Can I join? This is so much how I like to eat anyway but I tend to binge on the whole grains and such, this would help limit them and it sounds sooo healthy!

The More the Merrier!
 

:balloons: Join us Idrial! I confess I'm eating chocolate right now :devil: I'll try to do 100% this time... "Do or do not, there is not try," said Yoda. I'm with you ggbdomino; I'm fed up and I'm not going to take it anymore. I want to lose by my birthday in September too- the 2d as a matter of fact. LET'S DO IT! BTW, I'll be 42 so I hope 35 is not old!

Shakeit, we need Junia to answer your questions competently since she actually owns a copy of the book. Here's my try:
1. Fatty acids in the flaxseed is what's needed, your multivitamin may not suffice. However, I haven't taken either.
2. I don't know. Soy milk possibly fits as a bean but it's processed and should be limited in my opinion
3. Mostly against processed, I think. Whole wheat pasta might be okay. Tomato sauce is okay if no sugar/salt added.
4. There are E2L recipes in the book and also on fatfreevegan.com but I never figured out if the recipes are after the initial 6 weeks or not.

Junia, where are you? We need you oh wise one! I've had some questions answered on fatfreevegan and on yahoo where there's a E2L group. Domino, can you get some answers from Furhmans site? I am so excited about starting over that I think I'll celebrate with another piece of chocolate...

Happy Starting Day! I'm going to the lake today with my family, and while I have no trouble resisting all the grilled meat b/c of my veggie background, I'm hoping they will have some yummy ETL options.