The Kind Life
My name is Nina, and I'm a flirt.
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I've long been a foodie, I've done a lot of vegan and vegetarian cooking but I've never given up meat.  I'm here because it feels like it's my time, it's my natural progression to be here.
I'm an Independent Beachbody Coach (produces home workouts) and so I am really interested in the foods that will power and fuel the body through workouts. I've KNOWN about a lot of the options, but really, have only dabbled. 
If you go to my profile and read my blog from last night, it shows the progression as to how I arrived here.  I like it here.  It feels right. People who want the best ingredients for their bodies.  I really liked the friendliness of Alicia's book, not making me feel guilty for taking so long to get to this point.
I want to learn and can't wait to pick the brains of those who know more than I do - I hope my questions don't drive others nuts but hopefully I will also have answers for many as well.   I wholeheartedly welcome questions about Beachbody workouts, my profile has my offsite blog info so I don't go on and on about it here.
Enjoy the day!

Oh, and I wanted to add, I live where the west coast Farm Sanctuary is, in Orland California.  I have only ever "sponsored" animals (you donate enough to care for an animal) but I think that maybe donating TIME will help my transition be more swift.    This is a ranching town, agricultural orchards and cattle, sheep, and ...well, more animals (for consumption) than there are people.  Go Farm Sanctuary !
Nina,I am a fan of Beachbody!! I am starting P90X tomorrow and i am determined to make it the 90days, I started once before and life got in the way before I could complete it. I hope that the combo of P90X and the Kind Diet I can achieve  the goals I have for myself!! It must be a fun place to work!!Natalie
Hey Natalie!   It's a great great program, very demanding - as you know, so make sure that you've stocked up on enough proteins and awesome carbs to power you through!  I've done it a couple times. Who is your coach? (If you buy it through the infomercial, you get assigned a free coach)  I love being a coach. I work from home but the people, the whole company is a great mindset.  They just moved into a Green building they built from the ground up.  So proud! Make sure to use yours for any question you have!  I'm here to become a better coach, to help power people to their peak performance with peak foods so I'm pretty jazzed.  I'm so glad to have this place to learn!!!If you go to my profile and see my Earning Fitness web link, you'll see a picture of me climbing a rope with Tony coaching me from the bottom. It was after my first round of P90X. 
I look forward to your X journey. :)
I too am new to Vegan, am starting P90X as soon as it arrives. I also started the  Enzymatic "Whole Body Cleanse" yesterday. Pretty intense right now. just want some CHEEESEE!
it's so funny - I think everyone who starts on this path thinks about the meat at first...but then the realization that cheese is going bye bye too!  lol. I'm not there yet, I'm in awe of the "quitting cold" folks. 
Yay Jennifer! let me know how it goes! woohoo! how awesome this is!


ugh. just ate half a pint of sorbet. also stripped the cheese and meats from hubbys pizza and ate the dough. UGH!! Its that time of the month for me and its SO hard! I still didnt eat cheese or meat, but pigged out!
jennifer - have you ever heard of Za'atar?  It's an herb mix. I have to travel 90 miles to get it but it's available online too.  I like to buy it from the store in Sac because it comes in BIG bags and I can make the trip less. ANYWAY - if you mix it with olive oil in a paste and put it on a whole wheat pit, I don't know how, but it smells and then tastes like a pizza. It's SO good. Google Za'atar to see the herbs in it and see what you think. It won't help you right NOW but it helps me get through "those times".
Nina

Sadly, I haven't come up with a sweet fix that cures the sweet fix during "those times".  
Thanks! Im in NYC, so Im lucky to have everything ta my fingertips. I will look and FND IT!
Nina and Jennifer, i think the ultimate fix during Aunt Flo's visit is a ice cream cookie sandwich made with Uncle Eddie's vegan choc chip oatmeal cookies and Coconut Bliss's dark chocolate ice cream.
A rare treat, but worth the wait!!!
French Momma is speakin' my language.  A rare treat for that rare (but intense) craving!   Thanks!    I have yet to make any desserts from Alicia's book, I am concentrating on the meals first. :)
  • Evie — Jan 11, 2010
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Here are my "time of the month" comfort foods:

1) mac and "cheese" with spiral macaroni and tofutti sour cream mixed in.

2) whole wheat bread smothered in earth balance and a bit of molasses

3) homemade chocolate cake (very basic recipe that is easy to make)

4) Sweet potato fries

5) warm rice milk

6) garlic bread

Uh, I know that's a lot, but I find that I crave salt, fat and sweet, so that's what I make.  The ice cream sandwich idea is lovely :).
sweet potato fries are a staple for me, but when I need an extra...oompf  I sprinkle them with chili powder and lime.   Extra zip and zest to satisfy the taste buds.   (I reallly do think that my taste buds need more extreme flavors on them for about 3 days a month)
am i nutso?

Hi,

I'm Alison, and this is my first day in the website.  I too will probably be asking a lot of questions!  Please bear with me.

In terms of those times of the month foods, i find anything with some crunch helps; depends how much water I've been consuming but sometimes those organic blue corn salted tortilla chips are the best!

I also find that almond butter on bread, crackers, apples, anything is just as great too!

How I got here:
I am not a flirt yet, but I have actively cut out dairy out of my diet (up and down and up and down) for nearly two years now, I am seriously considering a vegetarian and potentially a vegan life style and am going to start on a crash course to see how it affects me.  I have just started training for a half marathon and I need foods that will give me energy so that I can run even on the worst of days.  If anyone has some ideas on great food for just this, please let me know.

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