Originally Posted by Bowser (Post 10584344)

You've done an amazing job. When you reach your fitness/health goal, immediately switch what your goal is to be, as in make your goal to MAINTAIN what you have worked so hard to accomplish. That's where I ****ed up hard. I lost all that weight, looked good and felt good, then was all "Welp, that's over now that I reached my goals", and returned to being a fat bastard for no good reason.

Learn from my mistakes.

Originally Posted by lewdog (Post 10584421)

Not sure if serious but eating paleo means you are eating only certain kinds of food, kind of like vegetarians and vegans. And you don't see them making exceptions. If a vegetarian did make an exception, like eating chicken, well then they really aren't a vegetarian.

Originally Posted by luv (Post 10584429)

Or I may just have a whole new goal not even related to weight loss.

Originally Posted by Saccopoo (Post 10584370)

And I see you ran into the typical "**** ****ing Tofu" problem that the vast majority of vegan noobs run into.

Think of it as a blank slate, a clean palate for your creative culinary expression of the moment. There is so much you can do with it.

Originally Posted by AndChiefs (Post 10584482)

I've had people that claim to know how to make tofu taste good. I've tried it from them. I have never once liked it.

It's like brussel sprouts. "You just have to know how to cook them right." Yeah, right.

Originally Posted by Simply Red (Post 10584489)

Originally Posted by AndChiefs (Post 10584495)

I'd give it a shot. I'm not closed minded.

But if it's that hard to make it palatable...why should I bother with it?

Originally Posted by AndChiefs (Post 10584495)

I'd give it a shot. I'm not closed minded.

But if it's that hard to make it palatable...why should I bother with it?

Originally Posted by NewChief (Post 10584558)

My wife is a vegetarian, and we rarely eat tofu. I agree that it's just not that good, and it's pretty unnecessary for most dishes. Tempeh is slightly better and seitan can be delicious.

A couple of dishes I actually like tofu in though: tofu pad thai (they fry it, and it turns it into little square morsels that actually have a crunchy exteior). Tofu tom ka soup as well. Just large chunks of steamed tofu floating in the soup. For some reason (I guess because the tofu soaks up the soup), it's delicious.

I, too, find it hilarious that our vegan buddy warns against alcohol's estrogenic effects but promotes soy.

Originally Posted by AndChiefs (Post 10584574)

I've had tom ka before but never tried tofu pad thai (although I do love pad thai). I wasn't a fan of the tom ka, however.

I've never heard of tempeh and seitan before. I'll keep an eye out for it.

Originally Posted by Saccopoo (Post 10584370)

What high priced foods?

Lentils, beans, quinoa, mushrooms, etc. are substantially cheaper than their animal protein equivalents.

And if you are cutting out all of the dairy products, processed garbage foods, etc., your basket is going to be clean and much less expensive.

And I see you ran into the typical "**** ****ing Tofu" problem that the vast majority of vegan noobs run into.

Think of it as a blank slate, a clean palate for your creative culinary expression of the moment. There is so much you can do with it.

And, to be honest, I don't eat tofu that much. I think that there are many more protein alternatives available.

Eating vegan well requires a bit more creativity, but once you get the hang of it, it's easy and the taste, variety and quality of your food will be excellent. Case in point, I made some mother ****ing awesome eggplant sammiches today for lunch. Marinated the peeled and sliced eggplant in white wine, white balsamic vinegar, olive oil, minced garlic, salt, pepper, Italian spices and then dredged them in seasoned (salt, pepper, onion powder, a little paprika) flour, into a soy milk & green Tabasco wash, then coated in Panko. Fried them in olive oil over medium heat.

Dressed some ciabatta rolls with a white bean and garlic hummus, topped the eggplant with sautéed red peppers and onions, put on a slice of vegan mozzarella cheese, melted the cheese in the oven, then added sliced tomatoes and spring mix.

Easy as pie, and they were freaking terrific.

You should have PM'd me when you decided to hit the vegan cleanse. I would have happily given you some tips and pointers to help guide you on the path towards enlightenment and ascension.