http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1169_0.html times health forum thread - any veggie \ vegan dieters out there? Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:11:27 +0000 http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1169_0.htmlHi Fiona, I drink 2 litres a day at work (air con - always too hot or too cold but dries the air out!) and a bit more when I get home. I've always drunk a lot since I was a child. I'm hungry becaue I'm bored - just had a milkshake so hoping that will stave off pangs for a bit Px...http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1169_0.htmlThu, 24 Jul 2008 11:11:27 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1169_0.htmlQuoting: pixiekazzabecause I'm hungry Pixie, how much do you drink? We had a May Bath Challenge where we tried to drink a bathful of water during May (that works about about 3 litres a day). Quite a few of us have kept up the habit of drinking more water as (a) if you have a large glass of water when you feel hungry, it sometimes satisfies what was not really hunger in the first place and (b) it's good for you!...http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1169_0.htmlThu, 24 Jul 2008 09:31:38 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1169_0.htmlhi all, Thanks for the advice. I try to have about 50g of rice / pasta with my meals and loads of sauce. At least I've stopped having cheese sprinkled on my pasta now! I think I'll try and cut down on bread and carbs generally, but not cut them out completely - I've started adding crudites to my lunch - so today I'm having a pitta bread, with half a mashed up avocado and carrots and celery. I get really bored at work so I usually have food at 12 because I'm hu...http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1169_0.htmlThu, 24 Jul 2008 08:28:28 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1169_0.htmlQuoting: pixiekazzaevening meals are my downfall - chilli and rice, pasta and sauce, pie and chips, sausage and mash- I try not to eat huge portions but I get hungry Hi Pixie - I always weigh out the rice or pasta I'm cooking for myself. I used to do 2 handfuls until I discovered this was around 100g (dry weight). I cut back to around 80g per portion and then to around 60g. I find that if I add plenty of vegetables it still makes a substantial plateful. You'd probably be surprised ...http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1169_0.htmlWed, 23 Jul 2008 22:49:00 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1169_0.htmlHi Pixie I am not really sure that I can help here as I don't know enough about vegan nutrition and how to cover all the necessary nutrients. I personally did not do well on completely animal product free nutrition when I was in my forties. My skin became very dry and flaky and my hair fell out. I would advise you to look into vegan nutrition carefully and get advice, possibly from books or the web if you don't know any successful vegans personally, before going down this path. The...http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1169_0.htmlTue, 22 Jul 2008 18:40:05 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1169_0.htmlI'm not a true veggie as I eat fish but some of my meals are veggie/vegan. Every morning I have a huge bowl of porridge. I mix in raisins, goji berries, Tesco Omega 3 seed mix, ground coriander, ground ginger, ground cinnamon and nutmeg and then put enough cold water to cover it . I then put it in the microwave for about 3.5 minutes and wait for it to cool down/set. I then eat it with blueberries on the top and skimmed milk (you could have soya milk). This keeps me filled up for ho...http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1169_0.htmlMon, 21 Jul 2008 19:24:20 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1169_0.htmlHi all, It's been a long time since I've been on these boards - I basically gave up the diet after I put on loads of weight after a holiday and ended up back where I started. It took me so long to lose the weight in the first place that I was too disheartened to continue. I also had some bad things going on in my life and I stopped going to the gym and wanted comfort food. Well, I want to start again. I'm veggie verging on vegan (I don't eat eggs or anything with eggs ...http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1169_0.htmlMon, 21 Jul 2008 15:30:38 +0000