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  1. Hmm…I’m interested. Also wondering how to keep track.
  2. She's doing okay. She says the worst part is that everything tastes terrible. She says the silver lining is that she can read all day, guilt free. Fingers crossed it passes quickly.
  3. Thank you!!!! After conveying this info to my mom, she contacted her primary care doctor who gave her the green light to suspend her regular meds in order to take the Paxlovid. She started her course today.
  4. Thank you so much to all of you who are keeping us informed about Covid. I get better info here than anywhere else. My dad, a retired doctor, is constantly impressed with my knowledge and the studies I have been able to share with him because of you brilliant ladies. My 80 year old mom has Covid. She has a perscription for Paxlovid but doesn't want to take it because it doesn't do well with other medications she is taking. I visited with her for about five minutes a few days before her symptoms started, so crossing fingers that I don't have it and didn't give it to my kids. I cannot find Covid tests locally. I gave the last ones I had to my mom. I am isolating until the tests come in the mail and my kids have agreed to wear masks at school even though it will be embarrassing for them.
  5. I have never made peach salsa but I use heaps of celantro when I make mango or pineapple salsa, and I am assuming that the flavor combo is similarly delicious.
  6. I was doing intermittent fasting for a few years. In my case it was because I was pre-diabetic despite eating a very healthy diet. I didn't eat until noon every day and stopped eating around 6:00 in the evening. I did occasional 24 hour fasts. It didn't help with the prediabetes, and I didn't lose significant weight, so I stopped. My dh started intermittent fasting out of solidarity with me but has continued because he lost about 15 ponds, and it's a very easy way for him to keep the weight off. (I am finally out of the prediabetes range and have lost some weight having switched to a more plant based diet. I find my body likes the consistency of meals, even with lots of whole grains. I also started resistance training which may have also contributed to finally getting my blood sugar numbers down.) I hope you figure out what works for you.
  7. I am able to buy both of these from my local Humane Society. It is slightly less expensive than from my vet.
  8. I am so very sorry. Holding you and your family in my thoughts.
  9. May her memory be a blessing.
  10. Thinking of you both and hoping for a peaceful transition.
  11. I am so sorry your daughter is dealing with this. It is so hard. I had two TERRIBLE sleepers. They really never napped and they didn't sleep well at night either. The first few years were tough for me, and I tried everything. I read every book, tried every wives tale, changed my diet, swaddled, wore, changed the sleeping arrangements, rocked, hammocked, jiggled, drove, sang...I remember other moms saying how much better things were getting at three months, six months, a year, not my kids. In hindsight, I wish I had stopped trying to get them to sleep so much. I feel like I spent the first couple of years of their lives obsessing over this, and it would have been better if I just let go of the notion it was ever going to happen and let them be who they are. I have no good advice other than to say, it will get better one day, and any help you can give them in the meantime is great. (Also, both of my kids have learning differences, so perhaps this has something to do with it or perhaps it's just coincidence.)
  12. We just had hospice care for my FIL. I cannot sing their praises enough. Not only did they make the last few months (and especially the last few days) of my FIL's life comfortable, they really helped prepare my DH and sister in law for what was about to happen. My FIL's death experience was peaceful and comfortable because of hospice, and we are so very grateful to the compassionate, kind, and experienced people who do this very difficult work. I am so sorry about your mom and glad you get to be there with her <3.
  13. I use My Fitness Pal. The free version works fine for me. I can't remeber the name of the app @Corralenoused up above, but it looks amazing. I hope you can figure out what is causing your fingernails to break. I have to take an iron supplement because I am anemic due to ridiculously heavy periods. My Dr. was very encouraging of my WFPB choice despite my anemia and said I'd need to supplement with iron no matter what my diet. If you discover that it is an iron deficiency (I think brittle nails can be a symptom.), I highly recommend the Gaia Herbs Plant Force Liquid Iron. It is vegan and easy to digest.
  14. I would never have thought of declaring canned soup. Once, when my dd was around 11yo, she noticed that the line to declare items at the airport was much shorter than the line to have nothing to declare. We went to the short line and told them that we were unsure if our bag of almonds was a declarable item and we sailed through. 😉
  15. I have only been WFPB for a few months, and I was concerned with protein intake when I first started, so I tracked my food on an app for a few weeks to make sure I was eating well. It turns out it is easy for me to get enough protein. A typical day for me is oatmeal with a small amount of chia seeds and hemp seeds and a big pile of fruit. Lunch is often a salad with beans. For example, today I am making a tostada type salad with blackbeans and a ton of delicious veggies. For a snack I will have edamame or a smoothie with some almond or peanut butter, spinach, almond milk, and cacao. Dinner tonight will be a baked potato, steamed veggies and some tofu cooked in the airfryer (so yummy!) I want to stress two things about eating this way that have really surprised me. One is that I am very satiated. I find it to be the most satisfying way to eat as far as meeting my hunger (and nutrient) needs. I have always had a big apitite and WFPB allows me to eat a lot without over eating calories. The other is that once I got the hang of it, it's really not hard. People often comment how much effort it takes to source and prepare food, but I have not found it to particularly difficult. I don't feel like I am sacrificing anything or spending too much time. Most importantly, I feel great.
  16. Wow, @Selkie, that blog post was super helpful.
  17. Thanks everyone, so many good suggestions here. I will be traveling abroad, so some of the ideas wont work for this trip, but I do take a lot of road trips, and this will help me a lot in the future. I have never eaten at a Panera which seems to be a good staple for many of you, and sounds like it might be a good road trip option for me too. I have a mini cooler that I can keep full of healthy snacks, and I like the idea of keeping some premade salad and picnic gear so that I can eat well when everyone else wants to stop for a burger. I am mostly nervous about being in airplanes and long waits in airports. My teenagers, who are good about eating healthy most of the time, will want to indulge in airport food. I have to really plan ahead and not fall for the easy instant gratification of a meal that will make me feel bad later. I notice that letting myself get overly hungry is a recipe for making poor decisions. My carry on bag will have to be smorgasbord. We will have a small kitchen when we arrive to our destination and access to a market with decent fresh food. Eating well wont be too hard once we arrive unless we eat out a lot. I do like having the break from cooking when we travel, but maybe that's just not going to be a reality anymore. I especially like what @Selkie said about drawing a line and not crossing it. This will be my travel mantra while I get the hang of things. Many thanks!
  18. Thank you for saying this. I am similar, and I think if I just set my resolve, remind myself that I feel so much better when I eat this way, I will be less likely to make bad decisions.
  19. This is so smart. I cant believe I've never thought of this before.
  20. First and foremost, to all of you who have shared your WFPB experiences here, thank you! In February, after feeling really inspired by you folks, I switched to a mostly WFPB diet. It has absolutely changed my life for the better. I am looking for some travel tips. Your favorite on-the-go snacks or meals for long travel days and also staying WFPB when you are away from home for a long time or eating out frequently. I need both psychological strategies and easy meal prep ideas. It is very easy for me to stay WFPB when I'm at home, but when I have less control, I am prone to eating less well. I will be traveling for a month, and I am nervous that I will fall into bad habits. Thank you!
  21. @Harriet Vane Your artichoke fiasco was hilarious, and reminds me of an episode of The Little Rascals where one of the characters declares, "It might choke Artie but it won't choke me!" I have been a life long lover of artichokes and also grow them in my garden. Our family's preferred method of eating is steamed and then dipping each deadly leaf in butter. Simple and delicious. I no longer eat butter and have yet to find a vegan substitute that gives me as much pleasilure.
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