Special Annoucement to My Hubpages Followers
@ sallybea
thank you so much for the nice words and advice. I see that you said, "I feel amazing," so that is good enough for me. Green Leafy things, It's on. You and my Sweet Followers are The Best People on Earth!
Dear Kenneth,
Congratulations on reaching such an impressive milestone on HubPages, and thank you for sharing the update on your health.
Regarding changing your way of eating, I understand your dismay at the prescribed change in diet. I confess, I do love a good steak, chop or burger myself, and baked goods are my biggest weakness! Several years ago (primarily for health reasons), my husband and I decided to evolve our way of eating from primarily carnivorous to “flexitarian” (eating a largely plant-based diet with small amounts of meat and poultry). It wasn’t an easy transition at first. But we soon discovered that using meat more as a “condiment” - for example, eating quinoa pasta with a homemade tomato sauce filled with lots of onion, garlic and bell peppers and just a small amount of sautéed ground turkey or organic ground beef - can be just as satisfying as traditional pasta with meat sauce. If even quinoa or whole wheat pasta is not allowed, spiralized ribbons of veggies, such as zucchini, make a decent substitute for pasta and take on the flavor of the sauce, as long as you undercook them a bit and don’t expect them to taste like pasta. Are potatoes allowed? If so, a baked potato can be a wonderful base for all kinds of meals. Just top it with something other than butter.
Also, there are some really delicious plant-based meat and poultry substitutes out there. Gardein brand is our absolute favorite, especially their crispy “chicken” fingers and strips - yum! Trader Joe also makes some nice plant-based “meat” and “poultry” options. Both the Gardein and Trader Joe meatless “meats” are in the frozen food sections. And once in a while, my husband and I will treat ourselves to a burger or steak, but we moderate our portion sizes more at those meals.
I’m a “foodie” and, believe me, you can definitely eat a much more heart-healthy diet without completely sacrificing your pleasure in savoring tasty food. It will take a little time to train your palate to enjoy a new way of eating, and it may take a little extra effort to prepare food that is both tasty and healthy (although The Gardein and Trader Joe products I mentioned let you prepare delicious meals quickly and easily), but it will be well worth it.
Wishing you all the best, my friend!@ Margaret
"thank you so much for your care and . . .(what I'm calling), the "Survival Diet," and I am going wide-open and with all four feet into this new way of eating. I appreciate the way that you explained it to me. May God bless you for being such a Great Friend and outlet for such great advice."@ Margaret
thank you so much. I viewed a lot of good, healthy diet items on Youtube last night and I think that I can do most of these. And yes, you are my Special friend and thank you for that very nice salutation.
Stay in touch.
@ Kenna
is for you. Many thanks. XXOO!
- threekeysposted 6 years ago
0 @ Jean Bakula --
Thank you, my humble friend, for the very solid words. I need them. Stay in touch.
Kenneth, you can do it. Eat whatever you like but just avoid sugar and flour-based stuff. The odd egg won't hurt you. And think: "everything in moderation but with lots of green and red veggies"
@ theraggededge --
YES! Thank you for being a realist. May God bless you.
@ Lady Lorelei
to you and thank you so much for
the dieting tips. I am very blessed to have friends
like you. God bless you.
Congratulations on 7 years on Hubpages, Kenneth. I do hope I can also achieve such a milestone one day! And the very best of luck with your diet! You can do it.
@ beverley
to You. Thanks and God bless you.
Congratulations on reaching your 7-year milestone! (Note: that's not the same thing as the 'seven-year itch!'
) So don't you go bailing out on us! Hang in there; you can do it.
As for doctors, just because they have a piece of paper saying they are a certain type of professional or specialist, does not mean that they posess any kind of good manners as is expected of normally sociable people. Maybe they should. How about adding a course to med school, whereby they must pass a 'good bedside manner,' test, and a test on punctuality, and not passing the buck to the nurse or PA!! (Perhaps you should send a bill to the doc for your wasted time!)
As for the diet; stress not, my friend! I've been a vegetarian since the mid 1980s, by my own choice, and for just about every reason you could name. And you know what? I was in my early 40s at the time, and as fit and sassy as I'd ever been in my life! I was strong, able to carry 4' x 8' scenery flats by myself, at the community theater where I was a member--and that was before we cut a trapdoor in the stage floor--they had to be carried down the bacstage steps, out the side door, around the corner of the building, and down a flight of stairs to the prop room!
Today, I'm still a vegetarian (lacto-ovo; I'm afraid I have too much of a love affair with cheese and ice cream to go vegan, even though I am well aware of the reasons I should), but unfortunately, I've backslid into too many sweets, and have become much more sedentary since being somewhat housebound with my hubby's health issues.
But, I know I could get back to where I was if I put my mind to it. I have tons of yummy vegetarian recipes--feel free to email me if you are interested in some of those. And remember, unless we are speaking of exotic foods, in the general marketplace, there is a heap more variety amongst veggies and grains than there is of meat and fish!
Hang in there!- RTalloniposted 6 years ago0
P.S.S.
My mother-in-law recently bought us one of those new 'air fryer' machines. It's awesome! You can do fried potates with extremely little oil, and they come out yummy! There is also a way to do Brussels Sprouts, by roasting them in the gizmo, and they are super tasty; even people who think they hate that vegetable will like it fixed this way!
Boiling veggies is a no-no; all the vitamins and minerals leach out into the water, and get tossed down the drain. And besides, they all end up tasting very 'blah.' So many tastier ways to do veggies nowadays!
Best wishes!And BTW, congrats Kenneth! It's good to see you back.
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