12/01/2008 21:34
Veganomicon Noms
Well.... today is my first day completely vegan. Granted i still might have a few things that are only vegetarian (gingerbread cookies and cupcakes at my party), however i am going fully vegan come january first and for the most part will be only vegan with the exception of my party and probably christmas (gotta love my moms ribbon cookies...though they might actually be vegan minus the chocolate...ill have to check.
I cooked pasta e fagiole from my veganomicon cookbook that came in the mail on saturday...it came out great...
i pigged out a little on hummus and triscuits tonight....but i did walk 2 miles... so yay for improvement.
I need to stay motivated....with both my vegan-ism and my weight loss.... this is a lifestyle change for me and i want to succeed at both.
11/25/2008 21:43
Takin the pledge to be veg!
Well... I did what I said I would...since saturday I have not eaten meat. I have had some dairy (yogurt) but thats it. Due to certain things, such as existing and still in good condition sneakers with some leather on them and stuff like that I am not going to consider myself completely vegan til i slowly get rid of those. im letting those sneaks wear out and going to slowly part with any leather stuff i have (really not much) and work toward being vegan this coming year.
Honestly i feel pretty good and am liking it so far. It wasn't hard at all once i made my mind up. And with my husband joining me (with the exception of still eating fish...technically making him a pesco-vegetarian(or as some veggies say, pescotarian). I am waiting to recieve my vegan cookbook i ordered, The Veganomicon. I have started eating tofu, something I have never tried before, but so far i like it. I think its all about how you make it.
Anyways thats all...here is another pic to amuse you!
11/24/2008 07:17
So far
Well, I have been a vegetarian for 2 days now, and today marks my 3rd day. Honestly I am enjoying it...and I am trying new stuff! My mom found out saturday night and she had wanted me to come over sunday to have dinner for my bday (which was on friday). Well she actually went and got me stuff from whole foods and basically made me a vegan dinner, she even got me fake cheese to try and instead of meat with my baked ziti i had some sweet flavored tofu. I like that she is being supportive, minus the comment i might start looking sick hehe. Well thats all, time for work! only 3 days of work this week for me :)
11/22/2008 13:34
Going Veggie
So...I have decided to go vegetarian...for several personal reasons. Im pretty excited about it and im going to start looking up lots of ways to do that and be on weight watchers. my husband is totally cool with giving up meat as well so that makes me support system even better!
so this thanksgiving I am not eating turkey lol. for the first time ever!
The only thing i may still have is cheese, some dairy products, and some fish, but at that I plan to limit them. No more chicken, ham/pork/, turkey, or beef for me.
Just thought I would share...and if anyone has any good tips, ideas recipes, send em over! im excited to start this!
11/16/2008 01:03
Break down
So...I have been slacking...I know I have trouble staying motivated...trouble getting myself down to the gym, updating this blog...and getting back to people at times. Well the only thing right I feel I am doing is going to the meetings...even if i am positive I gained. I had a gain last week...nearly 2 lbs and I sorta felt like crap. This week I lost .4 but it felt like I am still behind because I let myself gain. I cried in the car to my husband on my way home from the meeting. It sucked feeling that way but I think in a way I needed it. To me it isn't not losing that gets to me...its the fact that I previously did SO well..then let it all come back on. There are two things that come to mind though when looking back at how I did manage to gain all that back.
1-"We all know how to lose weight...and to gain weight...what we need to learn is how to maintain our goal weight when we reach it."
2- " You can't keep doing the same old thing and hope for a different result"
I think...giving my plan more devotion (i.e. stricter journaling and a committed workout program) as well as some patience... that weight watchers will work for me, and I will reach my goal. I think as long as I keep that in mind...and keep going to the meetings that I will not fail. For me I find the meetings extremely helpful...even if today i really did not even want to be there.
Anyways thats all for tonight. I am going to make a goal though to be journaling in here more as well. I know this weightloss journey can be one of lots of emotions for me...and it would probably benefit me to get them out rather than try and eat them away. That's all for now...take care!
Lain
10/21/2008 13:53
back to work
Well, I did not weigh in last week...I know I should have, but i didnt. I knew I didn't do so well and I just didnt want to hear it right then. This week is definitely looking better so far and I plan to keep it that way, despite leaving on a trip to GA to see the in-laws. The good thing is his grandparents are vegetarian, so i will probably be able to get lots of fruits and veggies in. If and when we go out to eat I will just have to make sure to calculate my points and take my arsenal with me (restaurant guide/food guide/points calculator). I am also going to make sure to bring my workout sneakers as well. I really do need to mentally prepare myself for this hehe. I think I will be ok and when I weigh in up there i will be happy with the results.
I started using one of my weight watcher's cookbooks yesterday and made Italian Chicken Skillet last night. I made it in my electric skillet and it came out delicious. I also walked 30 minutes but swapped my activity points and used 2 allowance points. I am aiming to stay within my 27 points today regardless of activity points.
Regarding dinner, I think I was getting bored previously, as I kept making almost the same thing every night. So I decided to mix things up and venture into uncharted territory...err recipes. As we speak, a ww recipe for Chicken cacciatore is cooking in my crockpot and will be ready to go by the time i get home. All I did was prep the ingredients last night, stored them in tupperware, then tossed them in the crockpot when i got up. I am excited to see the results (more so to taste them though hehe).
I am sorry but I LOVE food...in fact most of us in the situation of needing to lose weight probably do. So why not find new things to enjoy rather than feeling like im back at the diet trough. I am hoping my added variety helps me stay on track by enjoying food the right way.
thats all for now.
Lain
10/11/2008 22:06
ride sally ride
World...meet sally! LOL. ok well she does have a different, a bit more comfortable seat now, but yes...this is her in all her glory. I had the hubby tighten the seat a bit more so it didnt move like it did when i went to get groceries on it this past thursday. That was certainly an adventure. I need to return the post rack to wal mart, becuase it will not stay on right... plus i saw a neater one that has two collapsible baskets on either side of the rear wheel...much more handier.
Well anyways, I went on another right today, through this subdivision not far from us. We live near where I grew up so I actually know the area pretty well. It was somewhat nostalgic bike riding through there. Went to sleepovers in that neighborhood, used to totally want to live in that neighborhood (thought it was where all the rich families lived...well its more like upper middle class), I puked in one of the scout leaders cars while driving through there when i was a brownie girl scout...heh...anyways I had a lot of fun and went riding for about 45 minutes then came back and collapsed.
I then cooked dinner, we ate , then me and the hubby went to go see Wall-e. That was super cute...minus screaming children in the theater 2 rows behind us. anyways...so thats about it for me today. Good weekend so far and I feel like this week will be a lot more productive as far as working out goes.
Oh! and I am super excited because we will be gone during my new weigh in day of saturday on the 25th visiting my mother in law and grandma (in law?)...but i found a meeting within walking distance of their place that has one on saturdays! so I am totally going to go. I think it will keep me focused and save me from being bad that week just because i am on vacation. so whoohoo for that!
Lain
10/11/2008 13:24
supa star!
I got my 5 lb star today! woohoo...and only 15.4 lbs left til i hit my goal of 10% lost. ! yay... ok im going to play video games and probably go see wall-e at the cheapy theater tonight.
10/08/2008 08:02
trial and error
I went out this morning at 7:30 on my bike, since I wanted to test and see if i had in fact fixed its issues... well the first time i went out the back tire was being really squeaky. I came back and put a bit more air in it then went back out. aside from a little noise with the chain, it seems to work alright. the seat freakin hurts my butt though.... that thing definitely needs to be changed, or i need one of the squishy seat covers. But alas.. i did go bikeriding around most of my apartment complex this morning, which was nice. I am probably going to check the tire again tomorrow morning or tonight to see if it stays at its current inflation. it should unless what popped the last tube was still in the tire. I didnt see anything.
blah no off to work...and weigh in...eek
Lain
10/08/2008 01:52
not a total wash
So...i got over ambitious tonight and actually figured out how to remove my back tire on my bike, figured out the size tube i needed, removed the tire, replaced the tube and reattached my tire. Sally seems ready to go... I am getting up early to see since I wont get home til later tomorrow because of my WW meeting and more than likely a little quality time with my mom afterwards. I am excited that I may have possibly fixed my bike. I think i might need to post a pic of sally soon, once i get the post rack attached as well.
I cannot wait to go grocery shopping. I may put it off until thursday afternoon just so i can go right after work with her. I have enough totes to use as grocery bags too so i think I will feel more comfortable transporting all my groceries in them (including the LOSE FOR GOOD one that i got last week from WW).
I am soo going to look like one of those annoying eco-friendly hipsters :).
I totally need to put my obama sticker on sally when i get it...that will really annoy people.
sweet!
g'night!
Lain
