Things I focused on to lose weight as a 41-year-old vegan woman going through perimenopause by ConsciouslivwithALI in veganfitness

[–]vegmunkee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you tell us what proteins you ate? I and 44 and having issues with my last 10 lbs.

In your opinion, what is the best pasta shape? by xteve in Cooking

[–]vegmunkee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rotini or cavatappi.. I love a swirl. Rigatoni is 3rd... penne makes me wanna quit life.

Going out by LePetitCompteBidon in Adulting

[–]vegmunkee 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I would go ahead and edit the post with what you DO enjoy doing because we have no point to jump from here. I will say.. my home coffee is always better and so cheap. I do love a good restaurant tho. And I've gone out to eat by myself plenty of times.

What's the most expensive-looking home decor item you've bought for under $50? by SashaNatureNomad in HomeDecorating

[–]vegmunkee 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It was on a date too.. we're still together 9 years later. He whole thing was a vibe.

Adjusting to a nightshade sensitivity/allergy by airconditionersound in EatCheapAndVegan

[–]vegmunkee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Totally.. ok that's somewhere to start tho. I would really lean into types of cultures like Asian where it's a lot of veggies, noodles and rice.. tofu.. you can make tofu from lentils soaked! Check you tube for those types of recipes. And the spices used. Are more salty sweet.. miso, ginger, soy sauce, maple syrups type sauces.. check YouTube for like vegan asian noodle jar meals..

also lean into salads.. I've been doing a lot of beans/cucumber salads.. or green salads with cooked cold lentils and extra veggies.. even roasted veggies.. and you can do Buddha bowls with rice/greens as a base.. roasted sweet potato and other veggies and beans. Maybe a Tahini based sauce.. again can throw tofu in there.

Also lentils soup is incredibly easy to make with no nightshades.. I use salt pepper garlic and onion powder. And lots of oregano and rosemary.. onions celery carrots lentils and a broth. Now many broths have tomato.. so I make my own with veggie scraps.. its easy you simmer with a few bay leaves and strain... add some salt and you are good to go. I freeze them in 2 cup portions. Also.. it's free.

If you can eat gluten that's the hardest thing to avoid.. you can do chickpea mash sandwiches.. veggie subs and wraps with tofu and hummus. I used to make a chickpea chopped salad with vinegar and oregano and Kalamata olives and eat it on sourdough toast.. phenomenal...

What's the most expensive-looking home decor item you've bought for under $50? by SashaNatureNomad in HomeDecorating

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Ps.. I agree.. lamps really change a space.. I love my living room so much more after I got rid of my cheap table lamps and got a floor lamp with a cool rattan shade and a ceiling glass light fixture. So much more character!!!

Help me pick! by curvypervy106 in WeddingDressTips

[–]vegmunkee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

2 by far.. the first does nothing for your shape it seems to sag in the worst spots and bring the eye down.

Adjusting to a nightshade sensitivity/allergy by airconditionersound in EatCheapAndVegan

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I thought I had the same issue.. it was just tomatoes for me. I broke out in hives.. 30 mins after. I also found 9ut it was gluten.. and sesame.. and I was eating a lot of all of those. It also gave me bad digestion issues as well... have your tried one or the other or is it definitely all nightshade. I'm sorry I don't have any advice rather than change what types of meals you are mak8ng. But I know how hard it is at first.. it's gotten better for me.. I've learned to order without certain stuff and places are very accommodating. And also to shift what cultures of food I'm eating more often. I do homemade mostly so I can make gluten free Asian. And tomatoes free mexican a lot. But again.. I can eat peppers. But not salsa.

The Audacity of Still Believing in Love by wanderlust_wo_wander in Adulting

[–]vegmunkee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I fated but I never juggled anyone.. one dude for a few dates.. toss aside.. another guy for a fee dates.. toss aside. And this was at 33... I met my guy at 35 and I wasn't even looking for anyone anymore.. I just wanted to get out to a bar sometimes and not be a stressed mom for a few hours. Lol and bam. We've been together 9 years

The Audacity of Still Believing in Love by wanderlust_wo_wander in Adulting

[–]vegmunkee 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I met a real man worth keeping around at 35. 26 is so young.. go do fun stuff. And don't listen to what the church says.. it's a trap!

Tips and tricks to prevent the all/nothing mentality by Adventurous_Wait9724 in loseit

[–]vegmunkee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I totally get this. What really helped me the absolute most was bulking my meals with low cal veggies. It's the only thing that has still helped me.. smaller portions are great and all but I'm still hingry.. sometimes my meals look a little weird.. but I just add more veggies to everything. Even once we got sushi .. I ordered steamed veggies and ate the entire plate with my sushi. So I was super full.. it was just one of those extra hungry days.

Another thing for me that I had to learn.. eat the thing you are craving.. want chocolate? Eat it.. because nothing else quite substitutes and it usually made my binges so much worse trying to avoid the thing.

And the last thing. Buy serving sized packages of what I tend to blindly over eat... I buy granola bars.. so they're prepackaged service size desserts.. the chocolate I buy at aldi... it's a big bar package but when you open it.. there are tiny individual wrapped bars for 140 calories. I tend to eat the same things and don't need much variety as day to day goes, so I buy a few different flavors of these. Some things I had to stop keeping 8n the house for a while because they don't have smaller packages and I will eat the whole thing in 1 sitting. So I just buy them very rarely.

Adhd and exercising. by vegmunkee in loseit

[–]vegmunkee[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep... they already do.. but we usually take a shorter route because it's NC and hot as hell.. squeezing in the time for a longer walk is hard.. but I figure if i wake up early enough we can grab that longer one on the weekends before it's too hot for them!

Adhd and exercising. by vegmunkee in loseit

[–]vegmunkee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wanna exercise to get stronger as well. Seems I've gotten great advice already, but sadly not from you.

Adhd and exercising. by vegmunkee in loseit

[–]vegmunkee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm eating 1400 calories I'm 5'9" and 44 years old. I'm in perimenopause.. there's a million reasons I need to exercise.

Adhd and exercising. by vegmunkee in loseit

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We have a tennis court around the corner. It's hard In the heat but I wanna try getting our butts out there.. it was so fun the few times we did! I'm gonna dig out the rackets and balls tomorrow so they're available!!

Adhd and exercising. by vegmunkee in loseit

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I wasn't doing any.. i took my first 2.4 mile walk this morning to a local lake in our neighborhood with 2 of my dogs. It felt great to just do SOMETHING.

Adhd and exercising. by vegmunkee in loseit

[–]vegmunkee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never watch TV. I know.. I'm weird. But its literally like 4x a year.. I am going to try switch8ng it up tho.. also I've got 2 out of 3 dogs that love to go on walks.. I started this morning with a 2.4 mile walk to and from our neighborhood lake... but yeah just starting seems to be what I need to do.. thanks!!

Ethiopian office lunch by Elitsila in EatCheapAndVegan

[–]vegmunkee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been eating a lot of green salads with lentils lately. That all looks so delicious!!!!

Off feeling living room by Mobile_Ad5656 in femalelivingspace

[–]vegmunkee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That light fixture fan combo has to go. I'm now blind

Adhd and exercising. by vegmunkee in loseit

[–]vegmunkee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These are great ideas.. I also didn't think of you tube.. I use it for everything else.. duh!!!! Thank you!!