Mountain Inn
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BeachHouse, thanks for asking about my sister. After her hospital stay, we brought her back here for a few weeks for pampering and recovery. She has rallied strongly! And when I bought the books for myself, I purchased copies for her, too. So, we have changed our eating habits together...albeit from different ends of the state. We talk often and compare notes, share recipes, offer encouragement. She has not had to return to statins...and she is happy about her food changes.Great story!! But my question is, what do you eat for breakfast? What are great foods I can stock for a diet like yours?
Keep up the good work and welcome back to life! (And how is your sister?).
It is really important to me not to skip breakfast. And to avoid all processed foods when possible. And for breakfast, sometimes I have brown rice with black beans - I have even heated up a black bean or veggie burger from the night before's supper and found I enjoy them for breakfast; why not? Sometimes a green smoothie with almond or coconut milk, cinnamon, whatever veggies are on hand (spinach, kale, etc.) or I make it mostly fruit. More often I have a heart heathy serving (2 cups water, 3/4 cup oats ) of steel cut oat meal, made with water, cinnamon, 1 Stevia packet, and a bunch of whatever fruit is on hand. And maybe a few toasted walnuts. I have found that a green smoothie mid afternoon is a great pick-me-up - even better than a cup of coffee or tea. Sometimes I do flavor those late afternoon smoothies with coffee, depends upon what my mix of contents are. Thank goodness I really do like veggies...I have always, but now I actually crave a bowl of wilted spinach. The vitamin B12 is to replace vitamins usually obtained through meat. I use almond milk and coconut milk now instead of cow's milk or soy milk. Now when I veer off course and indulge in some of the foods I have eliminated, the results are really interesting...milk and dairy, for instance causes a sinus-y hayfever type response for me now. At first I thought it was coincidence, but then I followed JJ Virgin's (Virgin Diet, she is a nutritionist) recommendations regarding elimination and reintroduction to discover that milk and dairy causes snot for me! When I eat meat, I feel like a slug now. I know this sounds unbelievable - cause had anyone told me such a change could make me feel so much better, I would never have believed them. I did it for the cholesterol issue. The increased energy, etc., are bonuses.Great story!! But my question is, what do you eat for breakfast? What are great foods I can stock for a diet like yours?
Keep up the good work and welcome back to life! (And how is your sister?).
Banana, I thought it would take perseverance and dedication, but after three weeks, and the change in the way I felt, I no longer viewed it as an effort at all. Just a change in eating habits, not a diet, per se.Wow! I am so impressed by your perseverance and dedication!!! I hope you are proud of yourself for undertaking a HUGE lifestyle change and sticking with it, and THEN adding exercise on top of it! BRAVO TO YOU! And thank you for sharing your story .
You are not giving yourself the credit you deserve. You changed 65 years of eating and recognized the difference it made in how you felt in a short amount of time. And now you are adding exercise. And YOU are taking control of your health, not relying on doctors and medication that we all know causes other, more serious, problems. I'm sure that you have inspired those close to you to think twice about their food choices and lifestyles also. Be proud!Banana, I thought it would take perseverance and dedication, but after three weeks, and the change in the way I felt, I no longer viewed it as an effort at all. Just a change in eating habits, not a diet, per se.Wow! I am so impressed by your perseverance and dedication!!! I hope you are proud of yourself for undertaking a HUGE lifestyle change and sticking with it, and THEN adding exercise on top of it! BRAVO TO YOU! And thank you for sharing your story .
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they have said for a long time that you should avoid dairy when you have a snotty cold as it makes you make more mucus - so that makes sense when you think about it.It is really important to me not to skip breakfast. And to avoid all processed foods when possible. And for breakfast, sometimes I have brown rice with black beans - I have even heated up a black bean or veggie burger from the night before's supper and found I enjoy them for breakfast; why not? Sometimes a green smoothie with almond or coconut milk, cinnamon, whatever veggies are on hand (spinach, kale, etc.) or I make it mostly fruit. More often I have a heart heathy serving (2 cups water, 3/4 cup oats ) of steel cut oat meal, made with water, cinnamon, 1 Stevia packet, and a bunch of whatever fruit is on hand. And maybe a few toasted walnuts. I have found that a green smoothie mid afternoon is a great pick-me-up - even better than a cup of coffee or tea. Sometimes I do flavor those late afternoon smoothies with coffee, depends upon what my mix of contents are. Thank goodness I really do like veggies...I have always, but now I actually crave a bowl of wilted spinach. The vitamin B12 is to replace vitamins usually obtained through meat. I use almond milk and coconut milk now instead of cow's milk or soy milk. Now when I veer off course and indulge in some of the foods I have eliminated, the results are really interesting...milk and dairy, for instance causes a sinus-y hayfever type response for me now. At first I thought it was coincidence, but then I followed JJ Virgin's (Virgin Diet, she is a nutritionist) recommendations regarding elimination and reintroduction to discover that milk and dairy causes snot for me! When I eat meat, I feel like a slug now. I know this sounds unbelievable - cause had anyone told me such a change could make me feel so much better, I would never have believed them. I did it for the cholesterol issue. The increased energy, etc., are bonuses.Great story!! But my question is, what do you eat for breakfast? What are great foods I can stock for a diet like yours?
Keep up the good work and welcome back to life! (And how is your sister?).
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BeachHouse, thanks for asking about my sister. After her hospital stay, we brought her back here for a few weeks for pampering and recovery. She has rallied strongly! And when I bought the books for myself, I purchased copies for her, too. So, we have changed our eating habits together...albeit from different ends of the state. We talk often and compare notes, share recipes, offer encouragement. She has not had to return to statins...and she is happy about her food changes.Great story!! But my question is, what do you eat for breakfast? What are great foods I can stock for a diet like yours?
Keep up the good work and welcome back to life! (And how is your sister?).
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Mountain Inn said:BeachHouse, thanks for asking about my sister. After her hospital stay, we brought her back here for a few weeks for pampering and recovery. She has rallied strongly! And when I bought the books for myself, I purchased copies for her, too. So, we have changed our eating habits together...albeit from different ends of the state. We talk often and compare notes, share recipes, offer encouragement. She has not had to return to statins...and she is happy about her food changes.
Thanks, Banana! All I have changed thus far is food choices - my exercise hasn't changed in the decade of innkeeping. Although I did start tracking all my activities with the fitbit back in the summer. I have been surprised just how many miles we innkeepers walk! And how many flights of stairs we climb. My actions aren't changed, now I just know track them.Wow! I am so impressed by your perseverance and dedication!!! I hope you are proud of yourself for undertaking a HUGE lifestyle change and sticking with it, and THEN adding exercise on top of it! BRAVO TO YOU! And thank you for sharing your story .
EditedGreat for you...Glad it worked..but I am not a proponent of cutting that much stuff out of my diet. If I stopped eating....: gluten, soy, dairy, eggs, corn, peanuts, sugar and sweeteners. The only thing left is meat and vegetables and that is not a healthy diet in my mind. Fruits..but those contain sugars...so are they in or out??? The Food Pyramid is my guide and I am sticking to it. But thanks for sharing. I also don't believe in supplements...if you eat a properly balanced diet...but then again..who does that?.
What in the world?Swiss cheesed this thread I see....
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