Tuesday

Woke up feeling great no hurting muscles :).
But I have been waking up w/ a stuffy head..I hate when my sinuses act up this time of year!

Breakfast:
1/2 Very Berry Bagel
1 tsp Toffuti cream cheese
Water

Lunch:
sm baked new potato w/ Earth balance butter and Toffuti sour cream
5 morning star nuggets w/ Bbq sauce
Hansens Sprakling Tangerine Green tea

snack:
1/2 pb & J
Water

Dinner:
Side salad w/ low fat Italian
Pizza....marinara and veggies, no cheese.
Ate way too many slices though...ugh not good.

Ran 2.0 miles w/ Nie...I usually hold her leash like usual, but tonight I tied her around my waist allowing me to use my arms. Not bad..she did quite awesome, no pulling on either end..good job Nie! You fantabulous pooch you!

Monday

Breakfast:
Maltomeal w/ soymilk
Cup of water

Lunch:
Left over Penne Pasta w/ Veggies
Okay I've had this 100 times it's just that fresh and yummy!
Cup diet Rootbeer
Glass of water

Snack:
Popcorn
water

Dinner:
2 bean burritos in whole wheat carb control Tortillas

Ran 2.0 miles tonight w/ Nie.
There must be something to going Vegan.
I haven't run in a month and a half and I didn't feel like I was going to fall over, I didn't smell grossness coming out of my pores and I didn't feel out of breath! I felt like I could of gone another 2 miles! I probably would have if it wasn't so dark and I didn't have Nie.
Wow! Can't believe it! Now lets see how I feel in the morning.

Sunday

Breakfast:
Sigh none... have to improve on this breakfast thing!

Lunch:
Penne Pasta w/ grilled veggies, this is my favorite dish so far.
dessert:
Tropical fruit Sorbet

Snack:
Hot cheetos


Dinner:
None we had such a late lunch we weren't all that hungry

Late night snack:
Piece of warmed up corn bread and a roll....should of had dinner!

Saturday

I kind of fell behind on posts but still doing well.
I can't remember everything I ate, but I know I've skipped breakfast way to many times including today :(.

Breakfast:
none

snack:
Route 44 diet cherry coke...after a long 2 hour walk w/ the family.

lunch:
Penne Pasta topped w/ grilled veggies....so supper yummy!

Snack:
Went to movies took my own butter free popcorn...mind you not calorie free, rather fattening actually.
Boston baked beans...one candy I found that has no milk product in it.
Shared a drink w/ Nick.

We actually had no dinner...I think I snacked on crackers..I can't remember :(

Wednesday

Breakfast:
Banana
Water

Snack:
roasted nuts
1/2 Diet Soda

Lunch:
Left over Calabaza
1/2 avocado
1/2 Diet Soda


Dinner:
Vegan'd out Mac and Cheese.
Basically Macaroni w/ a white alfredo type sauce I threw together.
I used Soy milk, Faux butter, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
Pretty good!
Diet soda.....I need to lay off the diet soda!

Tuesday

Breakfast:
Banana
Water

Lunch:
None

Snack:
Popcorn
Diet Cherry Dr.Pepper

Dinner:
Calabaza... A type of goulash w/ Squash, zucchini, corn,onion and tomatoes all cooked up w/ seasonings and tomato sauce. WAY GOOD!

Still hanging in there.

Breakfast:
Banana
glass of water

Lunch:
Tofu dog w/ whole wheat bun
Sm. Frito
Hansen's Kiwi Strawberry soda

snack:
Slice of Veganized Pineapple Upside down cake...this was yummy!
Even Picky Nicky liked it!

Another snack:
Picked the kids up from school...we went to celebrate their first day w/ ice cream! Of course I had a small fry and a drink instead. I could of done w/out fries and a pop but HEY we were celebrating!

Dinner:
Veggie Burger
Fritos
Soda
and Water

Challenge Day 14

Breakfast:
Banana
glass of water

snack:
I tried my first non-dairy ice cream....Rice Dream Ice cream bar covered in Faux chocolate and peanuts and you know what I loved it!!

Lunch:
Garden burger
Oven fries
Coke

YOu know we forgot to eat dinner...or is it we ate lunch so late?

Today was the last day of my challenge I did it!
What did I notice from it?
Well my complexion is weird.
I have more energy, I'm tired but not dying of exhaustion.
I lost about 5 lbs, the bloating in my stomach has gone down a lot and I lost most of my weight in my back side.
Will I continue to Vegan it up?
For now I just might.
But not a hard core one...I'm really up for some cheese pizza!

Challenge Day 13

Well one more day of my challenge and I'm not sure of what I want to do...stay on or go running for the first chunk of cheese I see.

Breakfast:
Hashbrown omelet w/ soyrizo (omited egg of course)
and grilled diced onion.
Kiwi Strawberry Snapple

Lunch:
No lunch really because we ate Breakfast at lunch time... but we all had some popcorn...yummy!

Dinner:
Pancakes and hashbrowns....breakfast for dinner our favorite!
Coke

Challenge Day 12

Breakfast
Woke up w/ no appetite really
1 c of Lite Chocolate Silk

Lunch:

Steamed corn on the cob w/ Earth balance butter, salt and pepper.
Side salad w/ Raspberry vinegrette.

Snack:
1/2 bag (not small one) Kettle salt and vinegar chips
(while shopping for last minute school goodies)
Diet Cherry coke Zero
This is what happens when you don't eat breakfast!!!!

Dinner:
Spinach enchiladas w/ ranchera sauce
Rice and beans
Coke

snack:
2 mini banana laffy taffy's

Challenge Day 11

Breakfast:
2 slices of toast w/ Toffuti cream cheese and strawberry preserves

Lunch:
Black bean dip w/ Toffuti sour cream
Tortilla chips
1/2 coke

snack:
Lemon cookies, hate that I found these vegan friendly cookies!

Dinner:

2 black bean burritos, w/ diced tomtoes and chilies
Coke
Have to stop drinking regular cokes!

Challenge Day 10

Breakfast:
Dry Cereal...two servings woke up starving!

Lunch:
Shell Pasta w/stewed tomatoes
Fried green tomato
Dp...still no diet soda

snack:
Corn chips....a bit snacky.

Dinner:
oven Tator tots..and that's it.

Challenge Day 9

I've decided I might go over two weeks w/ my challege.
Why?
To finish off some of these vegan goods I purchased and I still want to try some of these vegan recipes that sounds pretty yummy.

Breakfast:
Woke up super early to get to registeration so no real breakfast for me.
1 c Chocolate Silk

Lunch:
Veggie Plate at Black Eyed Pea
Sweet Tea
Glass of water

Dinner:
Baked potato w/ Vegan Sour cream
Side salad w/ Italian dressing
DP...out of diet.

Challenge Day 8

Breakfast:
Fresh cut melon
Glass of water

Lunch:
1/2 pb & J
potato chips
kiwi Strawberry Snapple..my new favorite drink!!

Dinner:
Black bean burger and fries
AND I stole several bites of Nicks black beans and white rice w/ veggies..soooo yummy!
Sweet Tea

Challenge Day 6 & 7

Day 6
Breakfast:
1c choc.Silk
Water

Lunch:
Pb&J
Water
Diet Dp

Dinner:
Black Bean Burger
Fries
Sweet Tea

Day 7:
Breakfast:
1C Choc.Silk

Lunch:

Veggie Plate:
White Rice, Veg friendly Mash potato, Okra and Corn (no butter)
Sweet Tea
Water

Dinner:
Spinach tacos in Corn tortilla
Rice
Beans
Sweet Tea

Challenge Day 5

Breakfast:
Fresh cut pineapple
Water

Lunch:
Steamed Rice
Mixed steamed Veggies
Sweet Tea

Snack:
Shared a sno-cone w/Nick

Dinner:
Left over penne, added my left over steam veggies from lunch, tossed in a slice of vegan cheese, then spooned out as much out of the bowl as fast as I could!
Diet Dp

**In the process of baking my first vegan dessert...quick, easy and smells yummy!

Challenge Day 4

Breakfast:

Soyrizo and refried bean burrito
1 c Chocolate Silk

Lunch:
Bean soup...still trying to finish it off!
c Water

Snack:
Rice Cakes
Banana
Diet Dp (needed some caffeine)
Water

How I'm feeling?
Bloated and greasy.
My face feels like YUCK!
I'm downing water constantly.... a cup here a cup there.
I've shed about 2 lbs could it be water weight I've let go of?

Another snack:
Popcorn (I'm so addicted!)
Ice Water

Dinner:
Penne Pasta w/Spaghetti sauce

Late night snack:
Graham crackers

Challenge Day 3

Okay so a few key things about being a vegan for 3 days in a row.
First off my system is going crazy!
I've had a few dizzy spells or more light headiness actually, gassy, peeing a lot and regular bowl movements.
What does all this mean???
Am I getting sick?
Well I looked up to see if this was normal or if I was going through some type of with drawl.
Nope I read this is perfectly normal and they call it detoxing.
Detoxing????
Okay well then we'll see how much "Lovelier" I feel in the next week and a half!

Breakfast"
1c Chocolate Silk
Cup of Whole Soy Strawberry yogurt.
This was ummmm interesting to say the least. I think I could get used to it but for now I swallowed it fast! I could of tossed it but for 1.70 a cup!! That sucker was not going to waste!

Lunch:
Tomato/Basil Noodles...one of those noodles in a cup deals.
Diet DP
Water

Snack:
2 peanut butter filled pretzels

Dinner:
1/2 a veggie burger w/ all the fresh veggie fixin's
Sweet Tea

(will eat the other half when I get home from school!)

Challenge Day 2

Breakfast:
Quinoa oatmeal
1/2 c left over Quinoa
1/4 c Almond milk(plain)
dash of cinnamon
dash of vanilla sugar

2 slices whole wheat toast w/ earth balance butter

Glass of water

snack:
popcorn, no butter, sea salted
Banana...I like the sweet and salty combination it's usually salted popcorn and a piece of chocolate but I can't have chocolate...sigh.

Lunch:
Left over black bean soup w/ homemade wheat bread croutons.
sweet potato fries
Strawberry lemonade

Snack:
Pirate Booty Popcorn

Dinner:
Spring Mix Salad w/ almonds, raisins and Raspberry Vinaigrette

Challenge Day 1

Breakfast:

Breakfast burrito.
Morning Star Meat Crumbles substitute
( I seasoned them trying to make it like Chorizo)
Vegetarian Beans
1 c Light Chocolate Silk

Lunch:
Quinoa w/ sauteed spinach, onions and bellpeppers.
Topped with a drizzle of olive oil, sea salt, and fresh tomatoe chunks.
Lemonade to drink...sooo hot needed something like this to refresh me!

snack:
Banana

Dinner:
Bowl of homemade black bean soup, just winged it and it came out way yummy!
Added two big Tablespoons of left over Quinoa

A Post.

I haven't posted in quite a while. I haven't eaten too well though I have still managed to lose weight maybe it's stress.
I still walk the Nie, which is great.
But I came a across a book and decided to give myself a health challenge.
I will be a vegetarian/vegan for 2 weeks post my meals and see if I notice subtle differences...especially my complexion.
What comes after if I do notice a difference?
If I do feel more energized?
I will omit a majority of animal products from my diet...again.
Those who don't know I was a vegetarian for 6 years prior to getting pregnant with Z.
I enjoyed it, I never felt too exhausted and my complexion.....Fabulous!
So I am off on my journey...my test...my challenge, starting........NOW.
Stay Tuned!