What did all the Vegetarians have for Thanksgiving?

Nigel · 11-25-2011, 08:39 PM

Just wondering.

I had all the usual Thanksgiving stuff except instead of the turkey, I had boca chicken nuggets. They were pretty good. I prefer the morningstar farms buffalo wings though.

TaDa! · 11-26-2011, 06:33 AM

Casserole with cheese and morningstar crumbles
Mashed cauliflower
rosemary green beans

As an lc'er I skipped the other Thanksgiving food - since I had more than enough food .. but my highcarb vegetarians added vegetarian stuffing (made in casserole) and baked potatoes to that.

Nigel · 11-27-2011, 10:52 AM

You menu sounds good. I guess you and I are the only Vegetarians that ate Thanksgiving? LOL

DimSumKitty · 11-28-2011, 11:32 AM

I had lots of salad, grilled root veggies like beets and carrots, a brown rice pilaf and fresh and tart cranberry sauce, and Tofurkey and wild rice stuffing (the day after). My body, it turns out, doesn't seem to like the Tofurkey so I am detoxing (juice feasting) now. Happy Belated Thanksgiving, all.

Nigel · 11-28-2011, 11:38 AM

Nice to see you DimSumKitty. I was wondering where you were.

DimSumKitty · 11-28-2011, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Nigel

Nice to see you DimSumKitty. I was wondering where you were.

Nice to be missed

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MaryMary · 12-25-2011, 06:27 PM

Sine we did have some meat eaters, I made roast pork for them. I made a beautiful salad, vegan pierogis, rice with slivered almonds, green peas, sautéed mushrooms & onions, white corn, winter squash and coconut chocolate ice cream (non-dairy) for my vegan daughter. There was also fresh fruit, apple pie and baklava for the non-vegans. I was able to have my protein, some of the mushroom/onion mix,a small amount of winter squash and my salad with Goddess dressing from Trader Joes.

I had just enough, was satisfied and felt no guilt after dinner.

TaDa! · 12-26-2011, 04:04 AM

Ohmigosh Mary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How are you sweetie??!!!!!!! I've missed you!!! it's been a few years!

Nice to see you!!!

Pauline

MaryMary · 12-26-2011, 06:39 AM

Hi TaDa! I am doing good and had a wonderful Christmas. My daughter was here with her boyfriend as well as hubby and his mom. Santa brought me an Ipad2 via my daughter and so now it is a whole lot easier to go online. My old PC was slow slow slow!

How's your family and life treating you? I eat vegetarian 2 meals out of 3. That's a big improvement from my early days in Atkins.

Have a blessed and Happy New Year!

TaDa! · 12-26-2011, 07:04 AM

Wow very cool Mary! Funny enough, my dh just got an ipad2 as a gift from work, lol! I am glad to hear we might see you around more. We haven't done any north of boston meetups in forever! but I met a lovely lovely couple from NH (she's on the boards) for a meal this Fall in Newburyport.

That's interesting that you are doing some vegetarian meals! Kind of funny, as I have veered toward a more greysheet type of existence with set meals and snack 99% of the time, lol! and am managing maintenance much better these days. Great minds and all that!

Pauline

MaryMary · 12-27-2011, 04:16 AM

TaDa! I still do 3 set meals a day but only have meat at lunch time. Still do Greysheet. Look forward to seeing what's been going on here.

putthekettleon · 12-28-2011, 08:10 AM

What a great thread. My husband and I are doing South Beach, and I'm very happy with it. I've kind of flip-flopped over vegetarianism this past year, but now I'm really committed. I'm reading the new book South Beach Wake up Call, and in it, Dr. Agatston says you can't dispute the health value of vegetarian diets. Plus he's kind of softened his stance on saturated fats.

Unfortunately, the South Beach Diet board is kind of dead right now (probably that time of year), so I think I'll hang out here with you guys!

TaDa! · 12-28-2011, 09:47 AM

Welcome putthekettleon! I always have said that if SBD was around when I started Atkins vegetarian-style, it would have been the more obvious choice for me!

Pauline

putthekettleon · 12-29-2011, 12:26 PM

Hi Pauline, I just want to tell you how helpful your posts on vegetarianism are to me, even if I never commented on them!

I am very happy with my choice of plan. I wanted some good plan structure without counting up carb grams (or whatever) all day long, and South Beach really gives me that. Plus not counting numbers is freeing me up to focus on my hunger/satiety signals and other reasons why I eat. I am reading the book I Can Make You Thin (stupid title, but great book!), and I'm realizing how in the past I always ate because I had either calories left, or fat grams left, or carb grams left, or Weight Watchers points left...you get the picture. I never really ate just because I was hungry! Now I'm learning to eat for reasons other than that. It's a real learning curve!

TaDa! · 12-29-2011, 03:38 PM

That is great Putthekettleon! It sounds like a really good plan for eating vegetarian s it incorporates the whole grains and beans much sooner than Atkins would .. that would have been the draw for me!

RW City Sue · 12-30-2011, 07:07 AM

Hi everyone. I am hoping to connect more with the veggie crowd in the upcoming year. This woe is what just seems right for me and seems to agree best with my body. Since really getting more serious about my health, I am lighter by 20 plus lbs over the past 3 months (I am down 60 now from top weight) and I've been able to cut my insulin use in half from what I was taking.

So I have good evidence that argues for keeping on a veggie course, ha!

putthekettleon, I have the book 'I Can Make You Thin' also and found it very helpful. Do you have the CD too? My book came with it and I noticed a difference right away after listening to it.

Happy New Year all!

Sue

Nigel · 12-30-2011, 12:02 PM

Welcome. Congrats on the weight loss.

TaDa! · 12-30-2011, 12:33 PM

WTG Sue!!! I lost all my weight veggie too ... it makes me really scratch my head when people dis veggie lowcarb in any way, lol!!

hahahha of course, I was a fat vegetarian for about 25 years before I ever found lc, but hey ... eat the western world's diet and that's what it gets you, veggie or no veggie.

Big Congratulations on getting your insulin down! Awesome!

Pauline

RW City Sue · 12-30-2011, 06:10 PM

Thanks Nigel and Pauline. So true about the way one interprets vegetarian. My first try with it years ago was eating a lot of cheese--didn't have a clue what to eat and wasn't raised eating many veggies.

Cheers, Sue

putthekettleon · 01-01-2012, 09:02 AM

Happy New Year Everyone! Sue, I do have the cd and I can't believe how relaxing it is! The book is helping me immensely. I love it. I also ordered the 90 day journal from amazon u.k. since amazon u.s. sells it a higher price...even with shipping!

I am very grateful for having discovered I Can Make You Thin. It's helping me so much. I really THINK now, before I put anything in my mouth, because I am so used to eating out of emotions and not true hunger.

11-25-2011, 08:39 PM	#1
Nigel Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3,071 Gallery: Nigel	What did all the Vegetarians have for Thanksgiving? Just wondering. I had all the usual Thanksgiving stuff except instead of the turkey, I had boca chicken nuggets. They were pretty good. I prefer the morningstar farms buffalo wings though.

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11-26-2011, 06:33 AM	#2
TaDa! Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 16,302 Gallery: TaDa! Stats: 236.5 /132.5/ 128-133 @5'3" WOE: Atkins Maintenance (Vegetarian + Fish) Start Date: 6/03 & Goal! 5/06	Casserole with cheese and morningstar crumbles Mashed cauliflower rosemary green beans As an lc'er I skipped the other Thanksgiving food - since I had more than enough food .. but my highcarb vegetarians added vegetarian stuffing (made in casserole) and baked potatoes to that.

11-27-2011, 10:52 AM	#3
Nigel Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3,071 Gallery: Nigel	You menu sounds good. I guess you and I are the only Vegetarians that ate Thanksgiving? LOL

11-28-2011, 11:32 AM	#4
DimSumKitty Guest Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 122 Gallery: DimSumKitty	I had lots of salad, grilled root veggies like beets and carrots, a brown rice pilaf and fresh and tart cranberry sauce, and Tofurkey and wild rice stuffing (the day after). My body, it turns out, doesn't seem to like the Tofurkey so I am detoxing (juice feasting) now. Happy Belated Thanksgiving, all.

11-28-2011, 11:38 AM	#5
Nigel Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3,071 Gallery: Nigel	Nice to see you DimSumKitty. I was wondering where you were.

12-25-2011, 06:27 PM	#7
MaryMary Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Land of Patriots Posts: 5,657 Gallery: MaryMary Stats: Then 376/now 155.4 /% of body weight lost is 58% WOE: GS NMW! Start Date: Jan 2001	Sine we did have some meat eaters, I made roast pork for them. I made a beautiful salad, vegan pierogis, rice with slivered almonds, green peas, sautéed mushrooms & onions, white corn, winter squash and coconut chocolate ice cream (non-dairy) for my vegan daughter. There was also fresh fruit, apple pie and baklava for the non-vegans. I was able to have my protein, some of the mushroom/onion mix,a small amount of winter squash and my salad with Goddess dressing from Trader Joes. I had just enough, was satisfied and felt no guilt after dinner.

12-26-2011, 04:04 AM	#8
TaDa! Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 16,302 Gallery: TaDa! Stats: 236.5 /132.5/ 128-133 @5'3" WOE: Atkins Maintenance (Vegetarian + Fish) Start Date: 6/03 & Goal! 5/06	Ohmigosh Mary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How are you sweetie??!!!!!!! I've missed you!!! it's been a few years! Nice to see you!!! Pauline

12-26-2011, 06:39 AM	#9
MaryMary Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Land of Patriots Posts: 5,657 Gallery: MaryMary Stats: Then 376/now 155.4 /% of body weight lost is 58% WOE: GS NMW! Start Date: Jan 2001	Hi TaDa! I am doing good and had a wonderful Christmas. My daughter was here with her boyfriend as well as hubby and his mom. Santa brought me an Ipad2 via my daughter and so now it is a whole lot easier to go online. My old PC was slow slow slow! How's your family and life treating you? I eat vegetarian 2 meals out of 3. That's a big improvement from my early days in Atkins. Have a blessed and Happy New Year!

12-26-2011, 07:04 AM	#10
TaDa! Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 16,302 Gallery: TaDa! Stats: 236.5 /132.5/ 128-133 @5'3" WOE: Atkins Maintenance (Vegetarian + Fish) Start Date: 6/03 & Goal! 5/06	Wow very cool Mary! Funny enough, my dh just got an ipad2 as a gift from work, lol! I am glad to hear we might see you around more. We haven't done any north of boston meetups in forever! but I met a lovely lovely couple from NH (she's on the boards) for a meal this Fall in Newburyport. That's interesting that you are doing some vegetarian meals! Kind of funny, as I have veered toward a more greysheet type of existence with set meals and snack 99% of the time, lol! and am managing maintenance much better these days. Great minds and all that! Pauline

12-27-2011, 04:16 AM	#11
MaryMary Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Land of Patriots Posts: 5,657 Gallery: MaryMary Stats: Then 376/now 155.4 /% of body weight lost is 58% WOE: GS NMW! Start Date: Jan 2001	TaDa! I still do 3 set meals a day but only have meat at lunch time. Still do Greysheet. Look forward to seeing what's been going on here.

12-28-2011, 08:10 AM	#12
putthekettleon Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 204 Gallery: putthekettleon	What a great thread. My husband and I are doing South Beach, and I'm very happy with it. I've kind of flip-flopped over vegetarianism this past year, but now I'm really committed. I'm reading the new book South Beach Wake up Call, and in it, Dr. Agatston says you can't dispute the health value of vegetarian diets. Plus he's kind of softened his stance on saturated fats. Unfortunately, the South Beach Diet board is kind of dead right now (probably that time of year), so I think I'll hang out here with you guys!

12-28-2011, 09:47 AM	#13
TaDa! Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 16,302 Gallery: TaDa! Stats: 236.5 /132.5/ 128-133 @5'3" WOE: Atkins Maintenance (Vegetarian + Fish) Start Date: 6/03 & Goal! 5/06	Welcome putthekettleon! I always have said that if SBD was around when I started Atkins vegetarian-style, it would have been the more obvious choice for me! Pauline

12-29-2011, 12:26 PM	#14
putthekettleon Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 204 Gallery: putthekettleon	Hi Pauline, I just want to tell you how helpful your posts on vegetarianism are to me, even if I never commented on them! I am very happy with my choice of plan. I wanted some good plan structure without counting up carb grams (or whatever) all day long, and South Beach really gives me that. Plus not counting numbers is freeing me up to focus on my hunger/satiety signals and other reasons why I eat. I am reading the book I Can Make You Thin (stupid title, but great book!), and I'm realizing how in the past I always ate because I had either calories left, or fat grams left, or carb grams left, or Weight Watchers points left...you get the picture. I never really ate just because I was hungry! Now I'm learning to eat for reasons other than that. It's a real learning curve!

12-29-2011, 03:38 PM	#15
TaDa! Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 16,302 Gallery: TaDa! Stats: 236.5 /132.5/ 128-133 @5'3" WOE: Atkins Maintenance (Vegetarian + Fish) Start Date: 6/03 & Goal! 5/06	That is great Putthekettleon! It sounds like a really good plan for eating vegetarian s it incorporates the whole grains and beans much sooner than Atkins would .. that would have been the draw for me!

12-30-2011, 07:07 AM	#16
RW City Sue Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Northern California Posts: 728 Gallery: RW City Sue Stats: Appreciating myself just the way I am WOE: Atkins Start Date: March 2001	Hi everyone. I am hoping to connect more with the veggie crowd in the upcoming year. This woe is what just seems right for me and seems to agree best with my body. Since really getting more serious about my health, I am lighter by 20 plus lbs over the past 3 months (I am down 60 now from top weight) and I've been able to cut my insulin use in half from what I was taking. So I have good evidence that argues for keeping on a veggie course, ha! putthekettleon, I have the book 'I Can Make You Thin' also and found it very helpful. Do you have the CD too? My book came with it and I noticed a difference right away after listening to it. Happy New Year all! Sue

12-30-2011, 12:02 PM	#17
Nigel Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3,071 Gallery: Nigel	Welcome. Congrats on the weight loss.

12-30-2011, 12:33 PM	#18
TaDa! Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 16,302 Gallery: TaDa! Stats: 236.5 /132.5/ 128-133 @5'3" WOE: Atkins Maintenance (Vegetarian + Fish) Start Date: 6/03 & Goal! 5/06	WTG Sue!!! I lost all my weight veggie too ... it makes me really scratch my head when people dis veggie lowcarb in any way, lol!! hahahha of course, I was a fat vegetarian for about 25 years before I ever found lc, but hey ... eat the western world's diet and that's what it gets you, veggie or no veggie. Big Congratulations on getting your insulin down! Awesome! Pauline

12-30-2011, 06:10 PM	#19
RW City Sue Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Northern California Posts: 728 Gallery: RW City Sue Stats: Appreciating myself just the way I am WOE: Atkins Start Date: March 2001	Thanks Nigel and Pauline. So true about the way one interprets vegetarian. My first try with it years ago was eating a lot of cheese--didn't have a clue what to eat and wasn't raised eating many veggies. Cheers, Sue

01-01-2012, 09:02 AM	#20
putthekettleon Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 204 Gallery: putthekettleon	Happy New Year Everyone! Sue, I do have the cd and I can't believe how relaxing it is! The book is helping me immensely. I love it. I also ordered the 90 day journal from amazon u.k. since amazon u.s. sells it a higher price...even with shipping! I am very grateful for having discovered I Can Make You Thin. It's helping me so much. I really THINK now, before I put anything in my mouth, because I am so used to eating out of emotions and not true hunger.