Made it through the weekend....

Soooooooooo.....so far so good! Last week had some yummy meals....green thai curry one night, lettuce wraps another. Had my go-to salad at the Mexican Connection as usual, shredded romaine with guac and black beans....so yummy :-)

Also had a taco salad sans chicken and cheese twice last week at Cantina. Do you think I eat enough Mexican food??? I certainly drink enough margaritas!!

Today for breakfast I had some pineapple and for lunch made a veggie burrito: diced avocado, tomatoes, cilantro, and jalepenos wrapped up.

My recipe books arrived last week, though I have yet to make anything from them yet. But I am REALLY excited about the one from this restaurant called the Blossoming Lotus....basically all the recipes are super delish exotic fusion recipes. Can't wait! Gonna have to drive to Albany to go to the Asian market though...

Lastly, eating out is tough....it is do-able, it's just the self restraint required stinks. Here's a menu, full of delicious items you have had and want, but you know you shouldn't....however, I must say I have done exceptionally well at the restaurants. All week last week the only non-vegan things I had were eggs...Saturday and Sunday morning. Wooohoo!

Off the wagon....

So clearly it's been a long time. And no I have not been eating like a good little vegan girl. But I am climbing back on!! Enough is enough is enough. So right now am having a strawberry banana vanilla soy smoothie.

I ordered some vegan cookbooks from Amazon.com and I think that will help....not always having to google vegan recipes every time I want to cook! Also, spring has finally sprung, and I think having "more better" haha fresh veggies around will help.

So here's to second chances....and those bikinis sitting in my drawer...

Day 18....Time Flys!

So I was kind of scared to weigh myself, as I had a gluttonous weekend and then promptly got a terrible cold. Thanks to the cold I have been having cough drops that contained sugar (didn't have the energy to get new ones at the Health Foods store) and honey and sliced lemon in hot water. So I have followed the diet, but sneaked in some sugars. I am getting better though, finally!! Today I feel much better. Which is why I decided, time to weigh in whether good or bad. And it's good! I am down to 138 lbs, 7.8lbs less than I weighed 2.5 weeks ago. Which is really exciting.

I am STILL struggling to eat enough GREEN vegetables. But I will get there.

One thing I am working on in life aside from eating better is living better, and for me that means decluttering and reorganizing. I am not a neat person by nature, much to my mother's frustration ;-) I seriously spent half of high school grounded (or "on restriction" as they say in GA) because my room wasn't clean.

Yet I have FANTASTIC organizing skills. Give me a pile of crap or a job at an office with no system, and BOOM I can make it work. I just have trouble KEEPING it that way.

So long story short, the tie with Eat to Live and Organization is this: most local food pantries are desperate for food right now. I happened to have tons of canned food (thanks to our BJs membership) that I shouldn't be eating....canned peaches in syrup, baked beans (full of high fructose corn syrup....don't get me started), etc. So off I went....double duty....getting rid of stuff I don't need and giving back just a little.

Time to go make some soup.....portabella mushroom something....will let you know how it turns out.

Day ?

So I have lost count and am in a hurry....this week has been SOOOO busy. But regardless of what day it is of my lifestyle change, I have several good news items to report.

Weight is down to 139.6, fat percentage is 33.5 and water percentage is 46.5, yay!

Next--if yo uwant to do any sort of healthful eating, check out your local health food store. DUH you all say, but I just hadn't gotten around to it til last night. MMMMM. Plenty of VEGAN options...including ice cream!!! Not that the ice cream is low in sugar, the kind I bought uses agave syrup (tequila anyone?) but the point is it's non dairy and delish!!! Even Tory loved it. So for the times you NEED the ice cream, it is there.

Also, bought some porabella mushroom caps at BJS, so I have like ten of them. Sounds like soups on to me. In looking for some recipes, I stumbled upon this blog. Again--if you want to start eating healthy, check her out!

http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/

Day 9

Morning :-)

So the weekend was great, had a blast in Stowe! Will try and upload some pics at some point. This week is crazy busy for me with work, which I am grateful for.

I was very good over the weekend, only "failing" was having more than one drink Saturday night.

Yesterday I followed the rules, but decided to allow myself for the first time in 8 days some animal protein. 10% of your diet can be animal protein, so technically that isn't breaking a rule, but I am REALLY trying to only have animal protein 1) outside of my own home and 2) on a special basis.

The owner of the Mexican Connection, Jay, made an after-hours dinner and TV show watching (Bourdain's No Reservations) at 10pm of phenomenal paella. I seriously could have had 3x as much as I did, but I kept my portion in check. Yellow rice, onions, peas, peppers, chorizo sausage, mussels, scallops, and shrimp. SOOOOOOOO good. Glad I picked his cooking as my treat!!! Plus it was fun to see everyone.

Long story short is I am feeling good, excited about the weight loss, and the olny thing I am struggling with is eating enough greens. But that's why Dr. Fuhrman tells you in the book to work up to 2 lbs. per day....because they really do fill you up and it's a lot of chewing, haha!

Back to work......

Day 5, Feeling Strong!

So weigh in today is 141 lbs, 33.5% fat, and 46.5% water. Have lost just under 5 lbs in 5 days, and 1 percent fat. Water weight is up. When I have more time I will let you know what the ideal water % is for a woman....today's not that day. Off to a meeting!

Feeling great, motivated for being good and repeating my "commitment is something you stick with NO MATTER WHAT" mantra. have already packed my tea and oatmeal and nuts. will pack soon the fruits and veggies. i am bringing some wine but am going to stick to a glass a day!! also bought some chocolate soy milk if i am CRAVING hot cocoa....we'll see if that is drinkable or not, haha! never in my life did i think i would purchase soy milk. also, found a breakfast joint online that makes vegan breakfasts in stowe!!! super excited to try that, as going out to breakfast is one of my favorite thing :-) a happy and healthy weekend wish to all of you!

day 4 (already?)

this is quick...super crazy busy!! heading to vermont for the weekend with 3 girls, 2 boxers, and a pug! wish us luck :-)

gained .2 lbs, not sure why other than normal weight fluctuation, because i have been VERY good!! we'll see how it is tomorrow. this weekend will be tough, but i am super motivated and finding it surprisingly easy to stick with this diet.lifestylechage.whatever you want to call it.

happy weekend!