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Nannyp · Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 5:29 pm Post subject: Pulses for protein

Whilst our doctor was passionately trying to sell us the Protein diet from Monaco, this morning Rolling Eyes She said that alongside the 4 wonderful sachets of protein replacement meals, twice a day we could also have legumes et crudites. Whilst i was jumping up and down for joy...I was trying to work out what was the difference.....in my understanding legumes are vegetables (and I think they could be pulses??) and crudites are vegetable sticks.

She wants Mark to lose at least another 4 kilos, and as we have stagnated for a couple of months and he has shown no weight loss, she was waxing lyrical about this. I was horrified.....after a year (almost exactly) of re educating ourselves and our stomachs, a year of eating well, healthily and sensibly, she now wants him (us) to eat nothing but the above for the month!! No meat, no fish, no cheese! Oh and the best bit......200 euros per person, per month.

So, I understand that she wants us to cut down on meat, which has fats with it, and replace our protein intake with pulses. Yesterday, I made that gorgeous, pea and ham soup....already planned before the Dr's....and we have had it again tonight for our supper.
Lunch was chick pea curry with rice...so we have had plenty of pulses today, and very little meat.

I need recipes and interesting things to do with pulses, chick peas, lentils etc....something good enough to distract me from the lack of meat!! This will also help with our need to cut back on money, as the exchange rate has plummeted again today

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MissMuppet · Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 6:43 pm Post subject:

I don't think I posted it on here but I saw on UK TV Food the other week a recipe that looked lovely, that used chickpeas! Will go and find it and post it in recipes...
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dingsy · Moderator Joined: 29 Apr 2007 Posts: 931 Location: Devon

I think because there's been no further weight loss, you have to do a bit more to shift it now? But not sure that this is the way-it sounds like these "faddy" type of diets that will give you weight loss, but only for a short while? Fortunately pulses are filling, but can get a bit tedious.....

Nannyp · Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 7:13 pm Post subject:

Yep...I've already made some adjustments....and we'll step up the lack of exercise

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dingsy · Moderator Joined: 29 Apr 2007 Posts: 931 Location: Devon

Yes- exercise makes a big difference-good luck!

Nannyp · Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 10:26 am Post subject:

Well, Mark has lost another kilo, in just 2 days, and he hasn't been out lumberjacking yet today

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caprice62 · Commis Chef Joined: 14 Mar 2008 Posts: 144

I love rice and peas
fry a chopped onion and garlic add some cumin seeds add green lentils cook with a little water for a few minutes add rice and water and cook
when I was a veggie I used to use red lentils in just the same way as I did minced meat so we had
lentil burgers,curry, loaf, lasaggne,bolognese etc

Nannyp · Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 7:13 pm Post subject:

I will experiment soon. Sounds nice

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caprice62 · Commis Chef Joined: 14 Mar 2008 Posts: 144

as I was posting my neighbours came for supper I have loads of pulse recipes and will dig them out for you when I can I did read in a womans mag left by a visitor that chillis boost the metabolism and advised putting a few flakes in your morning herbal tea but also if your body is used to your now diiminished intake of calories perhaps eating differently to kick start you again ?? after having my thyroid removed I was advised to keep my metabolism kicked in by haveing a cracker or a few nuts every hour (ect) I try and have a pasta every dinnertime to keep my metabolism kicked in and for breakfast eat yog with seeds and a banana (on the days I cannot eat I do balloon slightly ) try the www.ithyroid.com forum for hints on kickstarting the metabolism also my friend (who has an eating AND weight prob) has started to lose a\ lot of weight with the tesco eating plan good luck and dont lose heart

Nannyp · Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 12:06 pm Post subject:

Thanks Lesley

We're not losing heart by the way, it's the Dr who is

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