I am back! I have not really abandoned this blog!
Well, I didn't write for a very long time. Partly this was because I lost access to this particular google account, I forgot the password, and then for some reason I couldn't get it back because it was sending verifications to an old email account I don't have access to.
Then I somehow managed to get access back. But by then I lost the habit of writing things down here.
So.......time for a weight update. I lost a bit more weight since last time. In fact I was only 700g before my planned weight for beginning of January. Since one never really expects things to go according to plan, this is pretty good.
I still have 27.7 kg to lose before I achieve my goal, so still a ways to go.
And yes I am still vegan. In fact I am a lot more determined in my veganism than I was at the start.
To celebrate this fact, here's my standard oatmeal recipe. I enjoyed it this morning and it really is pretty good. And I started from really hating oatmeal.
I've started using steel cut oats, or coarse oatmeal rather than rolled oats. For the slower sugar release.
I've also started cooking them in a saucepan, rather than the microwave. They take longer to cook than rolled oats, so saucepan works out better.
I cover my oats with some sort of plant fake milk. Then bring to simmer.
After a bit of simmering I add some frozen berries. Generally I like using co-op frozen summer fruit. I really like the currants.
I stir carefully after adding the fruits so they don't completely brake up.
I shake in some (maybe around 1 tablespoon?) of ground flax seeds. Not only add to the nutrition but I think they make the porridge thicker.
Finally after moving to a bowl I put a bit of biona date syrup on top. It is really nice, I'm sure maple syrup would work just as well.
Anyway it tastes really good, is filling and very nutritious. Probably would be more dietary without the syrup, but everybody deserves a bit of sweetness in their lives.
