bobandfarley.com
An idle mind is a dangerous thing. I have been thinking about how the McDougall Board differed from the forum that Farley and I would like to belong to. We are interested in focusing on people who are really committed to changing their lifestyle, and people who have already done so and want to help spread the word.
While browsing forum software, I spotted a cyber Monday deal that is probably too good to be true. I don't want to give particulars until I am convinced that it is not a scam. Buts right now I have a forum up and running, although the service seems slow.
But if anybody would like to drop in and register, I am interested in what people would like to see. If what we decide becomes popular enough to warrant improved performance, we will do that. I am really interested in exploring common ground amount our hero plant food docs, and sponsoring a place where controversial ideas may be discussed courteously. I paid for the year, so if the hosting company stays afloat, this should be a fun adventure.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Friday, November 25, 2011
An offer you can't refuse
Dr. Fuhrman’s Holiday Challenge
Dr. Fuhrman is currently running a Holiday Challenge, which includes a free six week Gold Membership package at his website. The details are here: http://www.drfuhrman.com/events/holiday-challenge/
Anybody who is unfamiliar with Dr. Fuhrman’s website should take advantage. I pay for my Gold Membership, and it has been an extremely worthwhile investment. After you sign up, one of the first places to check out are the archives of his past teleconferences with members: https://www.drfuhrman.com/members/teleconference_archive.aspx
One of my favorite talks is his Aug. 13, 2008 talk about curtailing overeating. I like this one because the concept of overeating and toxic hunger has been responsible for me reaching even better levels of health than I have in the last four years.
I was very successful on the program designed for me by Jeff Novick - reversing heart disease and diabetes and obesity, just to name a few of the problems I solved. Yet I was still heavier than I thought I should be, even though I was totally adherent over three years plus. Farley observed, as did I, that I ate dramatically larger portions and more often than did she. Dr. McDougall had observed people like me and called them volume eaters. However, he did not treat this problem in depth, and I was unable to solve the problem with what he wrote. That changed when I started reading what Dr. Fuhrman had to say about toxic hunger.
In the teleconference above, Dr. Fuhrman begins by saying that he has probably been responsible for leading people to believe that they could eat as much as they cared to so long as they restricted themselves to healthy foods. Some people, like Farley, can eat as much as they like, but not me.
Dr. Fuhrman explains the problem and the solution in that teleconference. Anybody interested in this concept should also have his Eat to Live book, but for those who do not, he explains in detail about toxic hunger in his website here: https://www.drfuhrman.com/members/tutorial3.aspx
This information was very important to me in getting to an even healthier weight. I would recommend it especially to anybody who thinks that they have a problem with the volume and/or frequency of what they eat.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
New Board - Old Board
This post concerns why I decided to host my own BB rather than continue at the McDougall Board. By now, everybody who wanted to know has had the chance to read it, and it is time to remove the entry.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Hot Curried Lentils
Hi, Farley here.
Getting cold here. Today it is very windy and the temperature is a mere 68. Sounds hot to many of you I'm sure but in Sacramento the weather is taking a real turn to even lower temps and rain in a day or two with snow in the Sierras. That is always my signal to make something spicy. So off the top of my head I made a very tasty Hot Curried Lentils. It's just a variation of many dal type soups I like to make. But this time I had a new unopened jar of Penzeys Spices, Hot Curry Powder (and many other spices) I shipped back from Wisconsin during my trip there a few weeks ago. Here's what I did:
Ingredients:
3 cups red lentils rinsed
1 container of Pico De Gallo Salsa (consists of chopped tomatoes, jalapeño pepper, cilantro and onion)
4 ribs of celery sliced
1 large yellow bell pepper diced
2 TBS Penzeys Hot Curry Powder
1 tsp Penzeys Cumin Powder
pinch of Penzeys Cayenne Pepper
6 cups of water (more if it is sticking)
1/2 cup Zinfandel wine or other red wine
Place everything into a slow cooker, heat on "high" for 3 hours or more.
Note: Any brand of spices are fine, I just love the big flavors of Penzeys.
We served this over our usual greens of spinach and romaine, brown rice with steamed green beans and cauliflower. I prefer to just enjoy the dal with the cauliflower. Bob liked it with all the above items. Anyway you enjoy it, it will warm you all the way through, give you leftovers and the satisfaction of eating something truly healthy. Freezes well too.
My first bowl of this curry had a lot of cauliflower...this was all that was left when I had my second bowl and thought to take a photo. The sweetness of the barely steamed cauliflower is a great companion to the heat of the curry. This is one time that I don't need to add Tobasco!
Bob's bowl with the works. This is a very filling meal. Bob also added walnuts as a topper.
I would serve this for a dinner party and add separate bowls of chopped green onions, chopped walnuts and golden raisins for guests to add as toppings.
Getting cold here. Today it is very windy and the temperature is a mere 68. Sounds hot to many of you I'm sure but in Sacramento the weather is taking a real turn to even lower temps and rain in a day or two with snow in the Sierras. That is always my signal to make something spicy. So off the top of my head I made a very tasty Hot Curried Lentils. It's just a variation of many dal type soups I like to make. But this time I had a new unopened jar of Penzeys Spices, Hot Curry Powder (and many other spices) I shipped back from Wisconsin during my trip there a few weeks ago. Here's what I did:
Ingredients:
3 cups red lentils rinsed
1 container of Pico De Gallo Salsa (consists of chopped tomatoes, jalapeño pepper, cilantro and onion)
4 ribs of celery sliced
1 large yellow bell pepper diced
2 TBS Penzeys Hot Curry Powder
1 tsp Penzeys Cumin Powder
pinch of Penzeys Cayenne Pepper
6 cups of water (more if it is sticking)
1/2 cup Zinfandel wine or other red wine
Place everything into a slow cooker, heat on "high" for 3 hours or more.
Note: Any brand of spices are fine, I just love the big flavors of Penzeys.
We served this over our usual greens of spinach and romaine, brown rice with steamed green beans and cauliflower. I prefer to just enjoy the dal with the cauliflower. Bob liked it with all the above items. Anyway you enjoy it, it will warm you all the way through, give you leftovers and the satisfaction of eating something truly healthy. Freezes well too.
Bob's bowl with the works. This is a very filling meal. Bob also added walnuts as a topper.
I would serve this for a dinner party and add separate bowls of chopped green onions, chopped walnuts and golden raisins for guests to add as toppings.
Monday, October 31, 2011
October 31
The end of the month and the end of my challenge. Lunch was plain and not worth pictures. Steamed veggies consisting of cauliflower, yellow pepper, white beans, zucchini a few walnuts, and sweet potato with rice. Dinner was similar, but a bit prettier with grape tomatoes.
Final Thoughts
The month went by fast. The last couple of months have been beneficial for me. I have learned more about my hunger, lost some weight, saved some time by no longer eating breakfast, and improved my health a bit. It has also been a good month for introducing others to healthy eating. A friend has avoided surgery and resumed her active life. Several others have asked Farley about the plan. Several people here have benefitted.
The internet is an amazing place because it is possible to interact with just about anybody. That is great when it comes to exposing people to Dr. McDougall's ideas. The people who have participated here have all been wonderful - even those with whom I don't entirely agree. I think that this October Challenge has been good in giving folks a view of what a whole foods plant based diet can look like, and convincing them that it is not some pie in the sky ideal that could never really work. It has worked for Farley and I over the last 4 years, and it just keeps getting easier.
I may take a bit of a break for awhile, but will always check here if anybody has questions or ideas that they would like to discuss. I do feel that I deserve a break. I am intrigued by Dr. Fuhrman's discussion board. I may sign up for awhile just to see what it is about.
When people are ready to get healthy, the information is available, and the books and DVDs from such people as Drs. McDougall, Esselstyn, Fuhrman, Novick, Lisle, Barnard, etc. is plentiful. For those who are not ready to get healthy, there will never be enough help available. I hope that all the readers here are ready to get or continue being healthy.
But in the final analysis I would have to rate my person-to-person results and satisfaction way above my internet results and satisfaction. I just can't deny that I am much more effective dealing face to face, and much happier too. I want to think about that for awhile.
Finally, I have dedicated my efforts on this challenge to those who have helped me the most. First, my wonderful wife, Farley. There is no way to express my love for and gratitude towards her. She is more than a life saver - she is a life giver. Then I must thank and pay homage to the courageous health professionals who chose the good of their patients and the public over financial success and professional accord. John McDougall, Jeff Novick, Caldwell Esselstyn, Joel Fuhrman. In one hundred years, scientists and the public will be asking why people did not listen to these great men. They will have to settle for the posthumous honor which will certainly come. Perhaps the greatest thing that can be said of anybody here is that they made the world a better place. Without a doubt, each of these men know that they have done this. My personal thanks to each health professional that is on the team. And thanks to everybody who has read and/or contributed to this blog.
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| Steamed veggies for final challenge meal. |
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| My last supper of October |
The month went by fast. The last couple of months have been beneficial for me. I have learned more about my hunger, lost some weight, saved some time by no longer eating breakfast, and improved my health a bit. It has also been a good month for introducing others to healthy eating. A friend has avoided surgery and resumed her active life. Several others have asked Farley about the plan. Several people here have benefitted.
The internet is an amazing place because it is possible to interact with just about anybody. That is great when it comes to exposing people to Dr. McDougall's ideas. The people who have participated here have all been wonderful - even those with whom I don't entirely agree. I think that this October Challenge has been good in giving folks a view of what a whole foods plant based diet can look like, and convincing them that it is not some pie in the sky ideal that could never really work. It has worked for Farley and I over the last 4 years, and it just keeps getting easier.
I may take a bit of a break for awhile, but will always check here if anybody has questions or ideas that they would like to discuss. I do feel that I deserve a break. I am intrigued by Dr. Fuhrman's discussion board. I may sign up for awhile just to see what it is about.
When people are ready to get healthy, the information is available, and the books and DVDs from such people as Drs. McDougall, Esselstyn, Fuhrman, Novick, Lisle, Barnard, etc. is plentiful. For those who are not ready to get healthy, there will never be enough help available. I hope that all the readers here are ready to get or continue being healthy.
But in the final analysis I would have to rate my person-to-person results and satisfaction way above my internet results and satisfaction. I just can't deny that I am much more effective dealing face to face, and much happier too. I want to think about that for awhile.
Finally, I have dedicated my efforts on this challenge to those who have helped me the most. First, my wonderful wife, Farley. There is no way to express my love for and gratitude towards her. She is more than a life saver - she is a life giver. Then I must thank and pay homage to the courageous health professionals who chose the good of their patients and the public over financial success and professional accord. John McDougall, Jeff Novick, Caldwell Esselstyn, Joel Fuhrman. In one hundred years, scientists and the public will be asking why people did not listen to these great men. They will have to settle for the posthumous honor which will certainly come. Perhaps the greatest thing that can be said of anybody here is that they made the world a better place. Without a doubt, each of these men know that they have done this. My personal thanks to each health professional that is on the team. And thanks to everybody who has read and/or contributed to this blog.
October 30
Sunday was another busy day - too busy to take food pictures. We all took a rolling session with instructor Dan Crandall in Lotus, Ca. Here is a picture of or son, Charley, warming up for his session:
Charley rolling his kayak
If you are interested in viewing some photos of Charley running the Chile Bar rapids on the South Fork of the American River, you could see here.
Photos of Charley's run through Troublemaker rapid / Chile Bar
I put these here in case anybody thinks that being vegan would impair a child's health or make him a wimp. Charley has been vegan his entire life. As you can see, he is a healthy 6'4". He is a straight A student, a black belt in karate, a school leader and a very happy and healthy boy. As you can see from the photos, he has plenty of courage too, and everybody remarks on what a great kid we have. I am totally proud.
We were up a bit late since we attended a dinner party the night before. This is a dinner group that has been meeting on a rotating basis since 1977. Nobody else eats like us, but it has not been a problem. Others will eat our food, and they generally have at least one dish that works for us. On this occasion, there was no food for us, so we just sat down to dinner and had time to talk and sip a glass of wine. I say this because I have seen many people who seem compelled to eat bad food if it is put before them as the only option. Farley and I both had a great time without eating, and I don't think anybody else was bothered by our not eating. You never have to eat bad food to accommodate anybody else. If you need to say something, just say that you are on a doctor (McDougall) prescribed strict diet.
Lunch and dinner were the same today. We had the last of the chili leftovers with greens, rice, fresh bell pepper, and sweet potato. When you are hungry, variety is not important, and the food always tastes great.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
October 29
A Perfect Day on the River
No food pictures for today - we were too busy. We arranged to paddle with friends on the beautiful Mokulumne River. If anybody wants to see some pictures of the day, our friend Jim took photos here. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimsnyder/sets/72157628008047404/show/ One of the great things about this lifestyle is enjoying our physical health. Tomorrow we will be rolling in the whitewater near Lotus, Ca.
Another great thing is sharing our lifestyle with others. Pictured above is our friend Penny, a veterinarian, horsewoman, scrapping enthusiast, and sometime paddler. We noticed that Penny was not paddling this summer and asked her why. She told us that she had been diagnosed with heart disease, was having too much chest pain, and was scheduled for heart surgery. Of course, I was not going to let that go without telling her about Dr. Esselstyn and Dr. McDougall. She was interested, and we had Penny and her husband over for lunch and watched some DVDs.
It was August 1 that Penny decided to try the diet, and she is so happy and grateful that she did. She no longer experiences any chest pains, her surgery is cancelled, and she is back paddling, riding, and enjoying life again. She has lost 20 pounds and has 20 pounds to go. She is feeling so much better all around that she can't believe it, and loves the food. She had no transitions symptoms either - lucky girl. Just like us, her husband joined in and has lost 33 pounds already himself. It was so much fun to see how much Penny was enjoying her reclaimed health. She has even helped some of her staff at her office to improve their health and diet. Way to go Penny!
As for our food, Farley got up early and made a salad to go into Bento boxes. Cubed Japanese sweet potatoes, white beans, rice, chopped bell pepper, with a Dijon/balsamic dressing. When we got home, we ate the leftovers with leftover chili over greens and rice. We had a dinner party to go to also. We ate nothing, but take a demerit or two for a few tastes of wine.
No food pictures for today - we were too busy. We arranged to paddle with friends on the beautiful Mokulumne River. If anybody wants to see some pictures of the day, our friend Jim took photos here. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimsnyder/sets/72157628008047404/show/ One of the great things about this lifestyle is enjoying our physical health. Tomorrow we will be rolling in the whitewater near Lotus, Ca.
Another great thing is sharing our lifestyle with others. Pictured above is our friend Penny, a veterinarian, horsewoman, scrapping enthusiast, and sometime paddler. We noticed that Penny was not paddling this summer and asked her why. She told us that she had been diagnosed with heart disease, was having too much chest pain, and was scheduled for heart surgery. Of course, I was not going to let that go without telling her about Dr. Esselstyn and Dr. McDougall. She was interested, and we had Penny and her husband over for lunch and watched some DVDs.
It was August 1 that Penny decided to try the diet, and she is so happy and grateful that she did. She no longer experiences any chest pains, her surgery is cancelled, and she is back paddling, riding, and enjoying life again. She has lost 20 pounds and has 20 pounds to go. She is feeling so much better all around that she can't believe it, and loves the food. She had no transitions symptoms either - lucky girl. Just like us, her husband joined in and has lost 33 pounds already himself. It was so much fun to see how much Penny was enjoying her reclaimed health. She has even helped some of her staff at her office to improve their health and diet. Way to go Penny!
As for our food, Farley got up early and made a salad to go into Bento boxes. Cubed Japanese sweet potatoes, white beans, rice, chopped bell pepper, with a Dijon/balsamic dressing. When we got home, we ate the leftovers with leftover chili over greens and rice. We had a dinner party to go to also. We ate nothing, but take a demerit or two for a few tastes of wine.
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