The Health and/or Diet Thread

[Velma]

So...after months of my ankle going out on my even after I thought it was okay to exercise on again; I went to the doctor.  Chronic ankle sprain, 4 weeks of physical therapy and should be able to run again without a brace if I follow instructions.

I've been having a hard time not maintaining my previous loss with not being able to do much real exercise (I'm one of those who does better exercising off the excess calories than trying to eat less).  Going to find out monday what I'm allowed to do now.  I tend to do things unless it hurts and so I need a professional to tell me where the line is. I hope I can be cleared to run by the end of april so I'll have plenty time to slim down before our anniversay beach trip.  For now I'm going to up my efforts to eat right...starting working in an office again and getting home late with no time to really cook has not helped but I'm going to try to do some meal planning this weekend to fix that problem.

If your physical therapist is any good at all s/he should work with you to design exercises to do at home to get you back on your feet again.  Also discuss your weight loss goals.  The exercises may look simple, but they are very effective - I just finished six weeks of pt for my back.

[Ali]

Just made a really yummy dinner last night, so I thought that I would share.

Lemon-Thyme Sauteed Veggies
2 TB olive oil
1 TB lemon juice
1 TB chopped garlic
2 tsp chopped fresh thyme
Salt
Pepper
1 shallot, diced
1.5 cups shelled edamame beans (thawed, if frozen)
1.5 cups grape tomatoes, halved
2 zucchini
1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese

Heat up the olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.  Add garlic, shallot, edamame, and grape tomatoes and sautee for about 4 minutes.  In the meantime, use a veggie peeler to cut zucchini into ribbons (discard seeds in the middle.)  Add zucchini ribbons, lemon juice, and thyme, and sautee for another 2-3 minutes.  Remove from heat and put in a serving bowl.  Stir in feta cheese and salt and pepper to taste.

I served with pearled couscous.  Yummy!!!

[Asmodean]

Just made a really yummy dinner last night, so I thought that I would share.

Lemon-Thyme Sauteed Veggies
2 TB olive oil
1 TB lemon juice
1 TB chopped garlic
2 tsp chopped fresh thyme
Salt
Pepper
1 shallot, diced
1.5 cups shelled edamame beans (thawed, if frozen)
1.5 cups grape tomatoes, halved
2 zucchini
1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese

Heat up the olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.  Add garlic, shallot, edamame, and grape tomatoes and sautee for about 4 minutes.  In the meantime, use a veggie peeler to cut zucchini into ribbons (discard seeds in the middle.)  Add zucchini ribbons, lemon juice, and thyme, and sautee for another 2-3 minutes.  Remove from heat and put in a serving bowl.  Stir in feta cheese and salt and pepper to taste.

I served with pearled couscous.  Yummy!!!

Um... Where does the meat go? Do you just serve a slab of it on the side, or chop it up and add to the mix?  ???

[Amicale]

Just made a really yummy dinner last night, so I thought that I would share.

Lemon-Thyme Sauteed Veggies
2 TB olive oil
1 TB lemon juice
1 TB chopped garlic
2 tsp chopped fresh thyme
Salt
Pepper
1 shallot, diced
1.5 cups shelled edamame beans (thawed, if frozen)
1.5 cups grape tomatoes, halved
2 zucchini
1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese

Heat up the olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.  Add garlic, shallot, edamame, and grape tomatoes and sautee for about 4 minutes.  In the meantime, use a veggie peeler to cut zucchini into ribbons (discard seeds in the middle.)  Add zucchini ribbons, lemon juice, and thyme, and sautee for another 2-3 minutes.  Remove from heat and put in a serving bowl.  Stir in feta cheese and salt and pepper to taste.

I served with pearled couscous.  Yummy!!!

That sounds DELICIOUS. *drools*

*begins plotting out a revised grocery store list...*

[Ali]

Just made a really yummy dinner last night, so I thought that I would share.

Lemon-Thyme Sauteed Veggies
2 TB olive oil
1 TB lemon juice
1 TB chopped garlic
2 tsp chopped fresh thyme
Salt
Pepper
1 shallot, diced
1.5 cups shelled edamame beans (thawed, if frozen)
1.5 cups grape tomatoes, halved
2 zucchini
1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese

Heat up the olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.  Add garlic, shallot, edamame, and grape tomatoes and sautee for about 4 minutes.  In the meantime, use a veggie peeler to cut zucchini into ribbons (discard seeds in the middle.)  Add zucchini ribbons, lemon juice, and thyme, and sautee for another 2-3 minutes.  Remove from heat and put in a serving bowl.  Stir in feta cheese and salt and pepper to taste.

I served with pearled couscous.  Yummy!!!

Um... Where does the meat go? Do you just serve a slab of it on the side, or chop it up and add to the mix?  ???

The meat stays on the cow, where it belongs. 

[Buddy]

The meat stays on the cow, where it belongs. 

Well that's no use!

[Crow]

Lemon-Thyme Sauteed Veggies

Sounds lovely to me, you may like this lunch that is super easy to make and slightly similar, don't know its name though.

ingredients:
3 bell peppers (whatever colours you prefer but I recommend one yellow, two red)
about 5 spring onions
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon brown sugar
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
olive oil
French or Italian bread
Pecorino Cheese
Wine (to drink, not cook)

How to:
1. Cover peppers in olive oil and grill on an open flame until roasted on all sides (you need to turn them).
2. Clean outside and inside of peppers when done and cut peppers into mirepoix.
3. Cut spring onions into thinnish slices and fry.
4. Add peppers, brown sugar, bay leaf, salt, pepper, and balsamic vinegar to frying pan when spring onions start to brown.
5. Fry until balsamic vinegar has evaporated.
6. Serve with good quality lightly toasted French or Italian bread, grated or shaved pecorino cheese and a glass of red wine.
[edit: also add a sprinkle of toasted sesame seeds to the veggies when cooked]
7. Eat.

I am now really hungry.

[Ali]

Yum Crow!  That sounds really good (and I love that the recipe includes a glass of wine to drink )  I will have to give it a try!

[Asmodean]

The meat stays on the cow, where it belongs. 

Well that's no use!

Exactly. 

Take meat from cow and serve a huge, well-roasted slab with that what you made there. Nice, yes? 

[Ali]

The meat stays on the cow, where it belongs. 

Well that's no use!

Exactly. 

Take meat from cow and serve a huge, well-roasted slab with that what you made there. Nice, yes? 

How about some nice BBQ'ed shish kabobs to go with?

http://www.gardein.com/products.php?t=fresh&p=9

[ThinkAnarchy]

I'm curious if anyone who was interested looked deeper into the Primal Diet. If so, have you tired it and have you experienced any results? I haven't gotten sick since starting, but granted that could be nothing more than luck and coincidence. The lose of my beer belly isn't luck or coincidence though, while still drinking beer... which isn't allowed, but oh well.

[Sandra Craft]

Just a bit of encouragement (or shameful prodding) for those of us trying to stick to an exercise routine:  86-yr old gymnast

[Amicale]

I'm curious if anyone who was interested looked deeper into the Primal Diet. If so, have you tired it and have you experienced any results? I haven't gotten sick since starting, but granted that could be nothing more than luck and coincidence. The lose of my beer belly isn't luck or coincidence though, while still drinking beer... which isn't allowed, but oh well.

I downloaded a couple of Mark Sisson's books (Mark's Daily Apple), he talks about the Primal Diet stuff. It sounds pretty cool so far, and what he says seems to make a lot of sense -- we really WEREN'T built to eat all the junk we eat. I haven't actually started the diet, but I'm planning to this summer when things are a little less busy.

[Asmodean]

How about some nice BBQ'ed shish kabobs to go with?

http://www.gardein.com/products.php?t=fresh&p=9

That's not nice. A nice shishkebab is one you make yourself or buy at a proper kebab place.

[Ali]

How about some nice BBQ'ed shish kabobs to go with?

http://www.gardein.com/products.php?t=fresh&p=9

That's not nice. A nice shishkebab is one you make yourself or buy at a proper kebab place.

But I don't know how to make meatless meat!  I think you're better off eating the prepackaged stuff I bought for you.