lesmyers Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Hi all--on day 4 of this very cool program. Trying to fix some Auto Immune and anemia issues as well as figure out the best eating for endurance triathlon. I'm a professional chef and avid foodie so I find this a lot of fun. I've been vegan-ish for the last 5 years, so the reintroduction to meat has been interesting (I actually started with the meat/no grain/no bean thing a couple of months ago in search of an optimal diet for the AI symptoms). My downfall is wine......5 years living in Napa Valley + Restaurants will do that to you. Meeting friends for Happy Hour tonight--at a familiar place where I usually eat Brussel Spouts + big glass(es) of wine. Would love to connect with anyone as we head down this path....I mean, where else can you find like-minded people who *might* have eaten chicken-cilantro-primal mayo salad with raw sauerkraut wrapped up in a nori sheet at 6:00 a.m.? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HilaryR Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Welcome! There are a bunch of us who started on the 10th, and there are a couple threads going with lots of good discussion I am a non-professional foodie, and am finding all the cooking fun. I am lining up some W30 friendly projects for weekends - duck confit, beef bone broth, pickled mustard seeds, a big prime rib roast... May also make a bunch of sausages to freeze because I have been having trouble finding compliant ones that I like. What is your plan to avoid the wine tonight? And can you have the Brussels Sprouts? Good wine is a weakness of mine as well, and I have a similar challenge tomorrow night, so I am very interested in any tips for success! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cporte12 Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 I just have to say....I wish I was or my husband was a foodie! Haha! Duck confit sounds pretty great! You guys will do great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesmyers Posted October 13, 2016 Author Share Posted October 13, 2016 52 minutes ago, HilaryR said: Welcome! There are a bunch of us who started on the 10th, and there are a couple threads going with lots of good discussion I am a non-professional foodie, and am finding all the cooking fun. I am lining up some W30 friendly projects for weekends - duck confit, beef bone broth, pickled mustard seeds, a big prime rib roast... May also make a bunch of sausages to freeze because I have been having trouble finding compliant ones that I like. What is your plan to avoid the wine tonight? And can you have the Brussels Sprouts? Good wine is a weakness of mine as well, and I have a similar challenge tomorrow night, so I am very interested in any tips for success! Terrific! Nice thing about my friends is that most of them are athletes and don't blink twice if anyone is abstaining from alcohol. I plan to have soda water and lime or maybe a post yoga Kombucha. Brussel Sprouts in general are okay but if I had to guess, this restaurant dunks them in the deep fryer to finish/get crispy--and I'm guessing in some sort of Frymax oil (which I used to use ALOT of in my restaurant days--no more). Most likely I'll get a salad. I'll jump over to the October 10th threads--I used to make a lot of duck confit at my old restaurant (before my vegan days). Yesterday (okay, over 2 days) I made a pot of rich chicken stock (I think that the cool kids call this "bone broth" now LOL) and some chicken liver pate laced with coconut oil--which is great on cucumber slices topped with raw sauerkraut and a little mustard. I'm taking some of the directives from an AI diet plan that calls for regular consumption organ meats, coconut products, fermented foods, seaweed and nutritional yeast. Next up, I want to try and make a batch of non-dairy started Coconut Kefir. I'm roasting red cabbage right now and just cooked some purple cauliflower #purplefoodyum. I do notice a direct correlation between No Wine Consumption = No Sugar Cravings. Yesterday, I had 2 cups of raspberries and a pear for fruit/sugar--also did a couple hours of triathlon training so I needed the sugars. Full Fat coconut milk is my current BFF Have a great day and I'll follow you over at the other threads--if you have time, would you send me the link one or two? Thank Hillary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HilaryR Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 3 hours ago, lesmyers said: chicken liver pate laced with coconut oil--which is great on cucumber slices topped with raw sauerkraut and a little mustard. I'm taking some of the directives from an AI diet plan that calls for regular consumption organ meats, coconut products, fermented foods, seaweed and nutritional yeast. Next up, I want to try and make a batch of non-dairy started Coconut Kefir. I'm roasting red cabbage right now and just cooked some purple cauliflower #purplefoodyum. That all sounds amazing! I was actually wondering about all the mentions of sauerkraut - the fermentation piece makes sense. I have been trying to find good Kombucha that doesn't have sugar added post fermentation (just have to do more research!) As for threads - I think it's OK to have multiple ones... just wanted to point out that they were there and that they had good info! There are some food topics too that I have to check out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesmyers Posted October 13, 2016 Author Share Posted October 13, 2016 1 minute ago, HilaryR said: That all sounds amazing! I was actually wondering about all the mentions of sauerkraut - the fermentation piece makes sense. I have been trying to find good Kombucha that doesn't have sugar added post fermentation (just have to do more research!) As for threads - I think it's OK to have multiple ones... just wanted to point out that they were there and that they had good info! There are some food topics too that I have to check out. I hope that your day is going well. I was back in DC last week (Alexandria to be exact). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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