New Lifestyle

[uksinghni]

Luckily for you, Kaljugi, I am resident Professor of Vitamins at Cambridge University, as well as being honourary Head of the Nutrients Depart at Oxford, I am thus in a position to advise you that it is safe for you take the multivitamins as well as the one D3 per day. Can I also take this opportunity to recommend a really tasty vegetarian item for you ? I'd been eating all my life but recently gave up meat after pressure from my wife, for health reasons. I did however, crave meat sometimes, with many of the vegetarian frozen meal options tasting quite horrible. I tried very hard to find something that tasted like Subway's Veggie Patty. I have now found it, and it tastes so good I really don't miss meat at all. Its the 'Garden Gourmet' Company's Veggie Burgers , available at Tesco (and possibly other supermarkets) . It really is very unusual for a frozen vegetarian food in that it genuinely tastes super felicious. Exactly like Subway's veggie patty. I'm mentioning it here on the 'healthy living' section not because I believe it is a super healthy food but because i do believe its important to give those that are trying hard to maintain a healthy veggie diet something to consider in terms of taste. I'm not saying I've given up meat forever...After all, wedding season is just around the corner and i just know I'll be eating some meat at some of those functions.....but since I've been on a veggie diet the last few months I've felt a whole lot healthier (both physically and mentally) and lost some extra weight. Without the 'Garden Gourmet' range though, I don't think I coulda lasted this long.

West London Singh, sounds like you have already made the biggest step, like why give up now? Don't let wedding season spoil your vegetarian diet.

[_singhni_]

as mentioned by another member get a dog :D Iv been wanting one for a while now but no-ones trusting me with a dog lol..kuljug je to motivate walking without a dog try put on a kirtan shabad that you know will last 30-40mins and walk with that on. It'll make the walk seem really short alternatively when you go food shopping etc walk into every possible isle lol

[uksinghni]

Day 7 for me... so far so good...

Breakfast: Shreddies with skimmed milk

Snack: Banana

Snack: Strawberries and ww cream

[uksinghni]

A tastey combination:

cashew nuts, almonds, pistachios, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, raisins, sultanas, apricots, dark/milk chocolate chips/chunks

[Balait_da_Sher]

I have been drinking plenty of water throughout the day.

Breakfast, two slices of bread with nutella with chah.

Lunch, Had noodles with vegetables and a banana.

Snak, Actimel yoghurt.

An Apple.

[uksinghni]

I have been drinking plenty of water throughout the day.

Breakfast, two slices of bread with nutella with chah.

Lunch, Had noodles with vegetables and a banana.

Snak, Actimel yoghurt.

An Apple.

You seem to be doing well bhaje... keep it up

I had a jacket potato, salad, cheese and a 2 tablespoons of beans for lunch

[VanHelsingh]

Luckily for you, Kaljugi, I am resident Professor of Vitamins at Cambridge University, as well as being honourary Head of the Nutrients Depart at Oxford, I am thus in a position to advise you that it is safe for you take the multivitamins as well as the one D3 per day.

Can I also take this opportunity to recommend a really tasty vegetarian item for you ? I'd been eating all my life but recently gave up meat after pressure from my wife, for health reasons. I did however, crave meat sometimes, with many of the vegetarian frozen meal options tasting quite horrible. I tried very hard to find something that tasted like Subway's Veggie Patty. I have now found it, and it tastes so good I really don't miss meat at all.

Its the 'Garden Gourmet' Company's Veggie Burgers , available at Tesco (and possibly other supermarkets) . It really is very unusual for a frozen vegetarian food in that it genuinely tastes super felicious. Exactly like Subway's veggie patty. I'm mentioning it here on the 'healthy living' section not because I believe it is a super healthy food but because i do believe its important to give those that are trying hard to maintain a healthy veggie diet something to consider in terms of taste. I'm not saying I've given up meat forever...After all, wedding season is just around the corner and i just know I'll be eating some meat at some of those functions.....but since I've been on a veggie diet the last few months I've felt a whole lot healthier (both physically and mentally) and lost some extra weight. Without the 'Garden Gourmet' range though, I don't think I coulda lasted this long.

Oh hoh! West London singh emerges from the shadows and lays it all on the table at last! :respect:

Well, thank-you for the confirmation about the vitamins. I will get them tomorrow; I seriously need them!

As for food and diet, I've given up all processed food so vegetarian patties, veg "sausages", etc., are no-go areas for me. They aren't good for me on a dietary level and since I couldn't do any meaningful exercise to work them off, such food is off the menu for good. I've arrived at the stage in my life where I don't eat food for taste anymore - I eat simply for sustenance and that's all. It may sound boring but I've really had enough of my particular issues so drastic measures had to be taken. Funnily enough the desire to delight in food tastes and flavours went away since I started studying and reciting Gurbani quite recently. Maybe there's a link? Who knows.

[uksinghni]

That's where I want to get to one day

...been naughty today had biscuits and chocolate!

[VanHelsingh]

That's where I want to get to one day

...been naughty today had biscuits and chocolate!

It's quite strange as food just isn't a big deal anymore. In the evenings I'm more than happy to have some cereal in hot milk and go to bed. But prior to this I was a proper foodie, always hoping for something tasty or 'chapti', lol.

I wouldn't worry about the biscuits as long as you aren't going through half a pack each day which was something I use to do as well. :blush2:

[uksinghni]

Day 9, how's it going? I know weekends can always be that little bit more difficult... it certainly has been for me as I stupidly ended up baking cakes yesterday!