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A long time ago in a land far away I was eating allmost the way you discribed, but as I got older & things slow down & not all the parts work as good as they did when they were factory fresh, I have found out I had to modify my food intake, & CUT OUT ALL THE BEER( Sob -Sob) & soft drinks ( cant do the carbonation anymore )
but I needed a way to keep my protene intake UP , so i tryed peanutbutter, & it was OK but I missed the jelly with it, had to stay away from the refined sugar, & I dont like the taste of artifical sweetners so I had to find an alternative to the Peanut butter , enter the Protene Powder , worked fine didnt taste to bad & it was easy to mix with juice or tea , But I wanted to eat some thing not drink it all the time , the powder was soy & tofu was my next step, I have always used it in Eastern dishes like Hot & sour soup, & this was a gateway to the baked , stewed,braised & fryed Tofu . I treat it like it was a hunk of Beef, or a slab of bacon, it never complains & my stomach & lowers guts dont mind it at all, true the taste isnt a real hunk of beef or a strip of bacon , I still eat the beef ,pork , lamb ,chicken & turkey, a few different sausages From Duck to venison , lots of sea food & veggies as well as fruit, I try to stay away from bread & cakes , but I still want that Oatmeal raisin cookie when I see it , & I eat prunes all the time ( I need them ) hahaha , as well as unsalted nuts, like almonds & cashews
I drink a TON of coffee & lots of water, & a weee dram of scotch
( just for medicinal purposes ) & the Tofu is just what I needed , if you freeze it first then defrost( extra firm Tofu ) it will have the texture of country ham, , if you cook it frozen it will be like bacon , I dont like the soft or the silken stuff, just the firm & extra firm, some time s I dont freeze it & it is Ok in soup or egg dishes , but with a nice vadilia onion or a sliced banana Tofu isnt all that bad when you add the tabasco & hosin or teriyaki. The taste buds miss the amounts I used to eat , but now I just eat 3 15/18 count shrimp instead of 7 or 8 & the hunk of beef isnt a 14 to 16 ounce slab any more , it is in the 3 to 5 ounce size now , dammmmm I do miss the days of Pigging out eating till I was full , now the belly is full a few minutes after I sit down. No more 3 to 4 hour suppers with 8 or 9 courses, a different bottle of wine with each course & a Scotch , Coffee & Port with the cigar after, ahhhhhh those were the days my friend I thought they would never end hahaha, But if I hadn't ended them I would not be here today , I would have eaten my self into an other stroke or heart attack , given that choice my Doc said NO MORE , so I keep the cigars coffee & scotch cut back on the meat & filled in with the tofu , it Sucks big time , Maybe I am trying to convince my self it is Great when I know ........ ITS FUGGEN TOFU !!!!!! , But I guess it better to eat tofu & be here to see my grandsons grow up , , dammmmm I sure do miss the T Bone , ....... maybe I will have an other one next summer ! Enjoy, Vince
Dammm I should doubble space this stuff its hard to read & I wrote this stuff ! hahahahahahahaha
but I needed a way to keep my protene intake UP , so i tryed peanutbutter, & it was OK but I missed the jelly with it, had to stay away from the refined sugar, & I dont like the taste of artifical sweetners so I had to find an alternative to the Peanut butter , enter the Protene Powder , worked fine didnt taste to bad & it was easy to mix with juice or tea , But I wanted to eat some thing not drink it all the time , the powder was soy & tofu was my next step, I have always used it in Eastern dishes like Hot & sour soup, & this was a gateway to the baked , stewed,braised & fryed Tofu . I treat it like it was a hunk of Beef, or a slab of bacon, it never complains & my stomach & lowers guts dont mind it at all, true the taste isnt a real hunk of beef or a strip of bacon , I still eat the beef ,pork , lamb ,chicken & turkey, a few different sausages From Duck to venison , lots of sea food & veggies as well as fruit, I try to stay away from bread & cakes , but I still want that Oatmeal raisin cookie when I see it , & I eat prunes all the time ( I need them ) hahaha , as well as unsalted nuts, like almonds & cashews
I drink a TON of coffee & lots of water, & a weee dram of scotch
( just for medicinal purposes ) & the Tofu is just what I needed , if you freeze it first then defrost( extra firm Tofu ) it will have the texture of country ham, , if you cook it frozen it will be like bacon , I dont like the soft or the silken stuff, just the firm & extra firm, some time s I dont freeze it & it is Ok in soup or egg dishes , but with a nice vadilia onion or a sliced banana Tofu isnt all that bad when you add the tabasco & hosin or teriyaki. The taste buds miss the amounts I used to eat , but now I just eat 3 15/18 count shrimp instead of 7 or 8 & the hunk of beef isnt a 14 to 16 ounce slab any more , it is in the 3 to 5 ounce size now , dammmmm I do miss the days of Pigging out eating till I was full , now the belly is full a few minutes after I sit down. No more 3 to 4 hour suppers with 8 or 9 courses, a different bottle of wine with each course & a Scotch , Coffee & Port with the cigar after, ahhhhhh those were the days my friend I thought they would never end hahaha, But if I hadn't ended them I would not be here today , I would have eaten my self into an other stroke or heart attack , given that choice my Doc said NO MORE , so I keep the cigars coffee & scotch cut back on the meat & filled in with the tofu , it Sucks big time , Maybe I am trying to convince my self it is Great when I know ........ ITS FUGGEN TOFU !!!!!! , But I guess it better to eat tofu & be here to see my grandsons grow up , , dammmmm I sure do miss the T Bone , ....... maybe I will have an other one next summer ! Enjoy, Vince
Dammm I should doubble space this stuff its hard to read & I wrote this stuff ! hahahahahahahaha
Not so much double spacing, Vince. I suggest that would NOT work. :sm_angel:
Maybe, like . . .
ummmmmmm, actual sentences, spell check, paragraphs. Remember about six years ago, when Fast Freddy told me PARAGRAPHS, BLOOF!!! He was right. I think back to the stuff I used to type, and even though it was grammatically correct and properly spelled, . . .
NO PARAGRAPHS!!! So, first, maybe real sentences, and then paragraphs.
Of course, if you do, we might not be able to recognize you.
:cryinlaugh: :rotflmao:
umpkin: :cryinlaugh: :cryinlaugh: :flush: :flush: :help: :giveup:
Maybe, like . . .
ummmmmmm, actual sentences, spell check, paragraphs. Remember about six years ago, when Fast Freddy told me PARAGRAPHS, BLOOF!!! He was right. I think back to the stuff I used to type, and even though it was grammatically correct and properly spelled, . . .
NO PARAGRAPHS!!! So, first, maybe real sentences, and then paragraphs.
Of course, if you do, we might not be able to recognize you.
:cryinlaugh: :rotflmao:
umpkin: :cryinlaugh: :cryinlaugh: :flush: :flush: :help: :giveup:
Joined Feb 2004
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159 Knobvue Drive Freedom Pa 15042
Bloofington said:Not so much double spacing, Vince. I suggest that would NOT work. :sm_angel:
Maybe, like . . .
ummmmmmm, actual sentences, spell check, paragraphs. Remember about six years ago, when Fast Freddy told me PARAGRAPHS, BLOOF!!! He was right. I think back to the stuff I used to type, and even though it was grammatically correct and properly spelled, . . .
NO PARAGRAPHS!!! So, first, maybe real sentences, and then paragraphs.
Of course, if you do, we might not be able to recognize you.
:cryinlaugh: :rotflmao:
Your so right , I just put my head down & type, I never look at the screen to see what I type, since I just use the 2 index fingers I dont see the need to look at the screen to see if I am hitting the right keys, but I sure do screw up the spelling , & I even have a spell check down loaded & dont use it , I should I know that !
Real sentences, paragraphs, spelling , dammmm I should have paid more attention in English class !!
Like you said if I do all that you might think I was having some one else write for me ! it is just my rambling style of BS, I type what I think & say , I dont think in sentences or paragraphs & spellen is the last thing on my mind ever since I was able to read the story with every word miss spelled in it & was able to understand the entire thing , when I write an email the spell checker is automatic, but not when I post on the board, , I should fix that or just remember to hit the spell check before I submit it . dammmmm I am thinking on my feet this morning ! yea thats a great idea , USE the FRIGGING SPELL CHECK !! hahahahaha Enjoy, Vince
Fillet, T-Bone, Porterhouse, Ribeye, whatever, It's all good
My favorite method is to get my gas grill at as high a temparature as possible, brush a steak with olive oil, sprinkle some freshly cracked black pepper, garlic, crushed red peppers and sea salt onto my slab and then cook two minutes a side, I find that this method gives me a nice crusty almost blackened outside and a nice reddish pink inside. Eat with a baked potato, sauteed portos, some stir fried squash, zucchini, broccoli and pearl onions and finish with a pint of heath bar ice cream followed by a nice robusto.
Robustos are good because about the time I finish my smoke is about the time I am falling asleep.
My favorite method is to get my gas grill at as high a temparature as possible, brush a steak with olive oil, sprinkle some freshly cracked black pepper, garlic, crushed red peppers and sea salt onto my slab and then cook two minutes a side, I find that this method gives me a nice crusty almost blackened outside and a nice reddish pink inside. Eat with a baked potato, sauteed portos, some stir fried squash, zucchini, broccoli and pearl onions and finish with a pint of heath bar ice cream followed by a nice robusto.
Robustos are good because about the time I finish my smoke is about the time I am falling asleep.
Damn good question Vince.
I gave up drinking any form of alcohol 18 months ago, quit drinking anything with caffeine about three months ago and started on a water only fluid diet around the same time. I would like to still drink tea but can't seem to find any that is completely caffeine free, never liked coffee and soda is a no-no, I don't care for sugar water, lol. There is a winery locally that makes good sparkling juices but those are a bit sweet for a pairing with a good cigar. Usually my choice for a beverage and good cigar is just a glass of water with a lime or lemon twist, boring huh?
Back in the day when I did drink alcohol my perfect after dinner drink was just a glass of nice dark porter with a couple fingers of good American whiskey to accompany it, I found that porters and stouts go very well with a post red meat feast medium-full cigar.
Even though I don't drink anymore I consider myself somewhat of a beer connisseur, I would conservatively estimate that I have tried probably 250+ different beers in my day, I'm always open to questions anyone may have about some of the great beers I have tried.
By the way, I have heard about people who quit caffeine and became sluggish, got headaches and were testy for a while until they got over it , in my experience thats a huge misconception, only thing different now is that I can buy a weeks worth of beverages at the grocery store for under $5
I gave up drinking any form of alcohol 18 months ago, quit drinking anything with caffeine about three months ago and started on a water only fluid diet around the same time. I would like to still drink tea but can't seem to find any that is completely caffeine free, never liked coffee and soda is a no-no, I don't care for sugar water, lol. There is a winery locally that makes good sparkling juices but those are a bit sweet for a pairing with a good cigar. Usually my choice for a beverage and good cigar is just a glass of water with a lime or lemon twist, boring huh?
Back in the day when I did drink alcohol my perfect after dinner drink was just a glass of nice dark porter with a couple fingers of good American whiskey to accompany it, I found that porters and stouts go very well with a post red meat feast medium-full cigar.
Even though I don't drink anymore I consider myself somewhat of a beer connisseur, I would conservatively estimate that I have tried probably 250+ different beers in my day, I'm always open to questions anyone may have about some of the great beers I have tried.
By the way, I have heard about people who quit caffeine and became sluggish, got headaches and were testy for a while until they got over it , in my experience thats a huge misconception, only thing different now is that I can buy a weeks worth of beverages at the grocery store for under $5
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Lost in translation
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phisherman said:
I too would also WANT the T Bone , but the tofu is a lot easyer for me to digest , dammmmm it sucks getting old ! , but it beats the alternative ! hahahaha Enjoy, Vince
Cloudy , a saulte to you sir for giving up fermented & distilled drinks , I do that a few times a year, ( like when I run out of a single malt 3 or 4 days before payday hahahaha ) & I give up caffeine every day about 3 or 4 PM, thats when I switch to decalf & when brewed correctly in a Freedom press pot it has a wonderful taste as long as you use good coffee to start with, I happen to enjoy 8 O'Clock decalf as well as any & the price is right
I do understand about chanhing habbits & starting to live a different life style, since my By pass April of 04 I have been on a down hill slide in the tonnage deptment, dropping 202 pounds so far ! ( I was 417 ) , last night was a killer, for some unknown reason I had the munchies , BAD, almonds , M&M's & I got out of bed at 2am for some watermellon, , this has GOT TO STOP !!!!!
keep up the good work & enjoy the lime water with a cigar, I am going to have a squeeze of Lime in my coffee with a Lampera Robusto in a few minutes ! Enjoy, Vince
The fermented and cabonated drinks will kill a diet. I did the same thing a few months ago and noticed a huge change in how I felt. Though I drank alcohol rarely I did have at least a two litre of soda a day. Now I only drink water or lemonade. I still have cravings for carbonated drinks but feel a lot better now. The weight it helped me lose didn't hurt either.
tofu, never tried. Bone in Ribeye about 1 3/4 inches thick, coffee beans and black pepper corns in coffee grinder, grind coarse. Press into meat. mesquite wood fire and cook black and blue, just so when you cut it it mows. Bottle of Old Vine Zinfindel. After, glass of 30 year old Dows port and padron 64th annv.
this seems familiar.
http://cigar.ambackforum.com/viewtopic. ... sc&start=0
tofu vs t-bone seems to be a good fight.
http://cigar.ambackforum.com/viewtopic. ... sc&start=0
tofu vs t-bone seems to be a good fight.
Joined Feb 2004
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159 Knobvue Drive Freedom Pa 15042
I see we have a READER in the crowd, Good EYE & good memory, I thought I could recycle this & see what comments I got this time arround, I also posted it on a few other boards, it Got ZERO replys on one of them 4 pages so far here & the last time it also got 4 pages, , , , Just a different audiances
Enjoy, Vince
Enjoy, Vince
vince said:
Sorry to take so long to reply to this Vince, congratulations to you as well, thats a pretty good amount of weight to shed. My personal reasons for quitting drinking were health related also but nothing to do with diet, I am an admitted alcoholic, I take one drink and it becomes fifty, what I plan as an hour of drinking becomes three days nonstop, made it pretty easy to realize that I had a huge problem and it was only in March of 2005 that i finally gave it up for good. One of the great benefits of quitting drinking was that I developed a sweet tooth, lol. Now that I no longer get all my sugar intake from booze its nice going through the cake aisle at the supermarket and drooling over all the goodies. Biggest effect from quitting though is the fact that I now live a relatively normal life, no more hangovers, trouble stemming from my drinking or guilt over the fact that I am an alcoholic, just living day to day and thanking god for blessing me with a sober life.
Good luck to you Vince and thanks for posting .
Joined Feb 2004
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159 Knobvue Drive Freedom Pa 15042
Congrats to you sir, it takes a big man to admit they have a problem & do some thing about it, I have never had a problem with drinking to much, but I have an adictive personality, the monkey on my back is food, I am a slave to my taste buds, I got myself up to 417 pounds & was killing my self one roast beef sandwich at a time , plus the chicken fryed steak & cream gravy fallowed by a dozen shrimp & a pound of grilled asparagus , a few slices of honeydue mellon with strawberrys & then for desert I would have a T Bone ! , so I had to do some thing drastic, & stopping eating is tuff, every meal is , well was torture , Now I eat right, & drink a lot of coffee (black of course) & have a little sip , but no more than I did before , I like the tatse & I found out when I get a craving , it is ok to eat ONE Hershey Kiss, the problem was one became one bag, but now I have lost 202 pounds & feel so much better, I can see my feet ! hahahaha . Good luck to you & take one day at a time Just like I do , one meal at a time, ! Congrats !! Enjoy, Vince
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Lost in translation
Cloudy,
Thanks for sharing that story with us. It takes a lot to admit what you did and I commend you for that.
Thanks for sharing that story with us. It takes a lot to admit what you did and I commend you for that.
Vince and phisherman, thanks guys, much appreciated. :thumbsup:
Like I tell a lot of people nowadays, I will eventually die with alcoholism, not from it. Until that day comes along, my job is to try and help as many other alcoholics as possible, give back what I have been given and hopefully effect a change in other peoples lives the same as a few kind people did for me, it's a great way to live.
Like I tell a lot of people nowadays, I will eventually die with alcoholism, not from it. Until that day comes along, my job is to try and help as many other alcoholics as possible, give back what I have been given and hopefully effect a change in other peoples lives the same as a few kind people did for me, it's a great way to live.
