Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007: SUCCESS
Today (Day 1) was a reality check. I had no idea how much I was snacking until I stopped. It feels psychologically good to be breaking the snack cycle, but today was physically difficult. I frequently found myself hungry, but I made it through.
:: Breakfast ::
2 oz high-fiber cereal
1 oz raw walnuts
1/2 cup homemade soymilk
1 tbsp 100% maple syrup
Large apple
:: Lunch ::
4 cups romaine lettuce
1 cup cubed roasted sweet potato
1 cup sweet corn kernals
2 tbsp low fat sesame dressing
Large apple
1 tbsp natural peanut butter
:: Dinner ::
"Tofu Pasta Dijon" - A spur-of-the-moment invention of mine, which ended up consisting of lightly pan-fried tofu and wheat-free pasta, topped with sauce made from vegan sour cream, Dijon mustard, thyme, okara (from homemade soymilk), fresh mushrooms, and fresh spinach. Delicious!
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childbride
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childbride
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Day 2
Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007: SUCCESS
I spent a good part of today feeling hungry. I know that if I start to feel really weak, I can supplement my eating with soymilk or juice, but I still have a really hard time thinking of caloric beverages as being "okay."
:: Breakfast ::
2 oz high-fiber cereal
1 oz raw walnuts
1/2 cup homemade soymilk
1 tbsp 100% maple syrup
Large apple
:: Lunch ::
3 cups romaine lettuce
1 cup cubed roasted sweet potato
1 cup sweet corn kernals
2 tbsp low fat sesame dressing
Large apple
1 tbsp natural peanut butter
:: Dinner ::
1 cornmeal Kaiser roll
1 bun-sized portabella mushroom, dredged in tamari and grilled
2 oz slice vegan cheese
1 tbsp Vegenaise
2 romaine leaves
I spent a good part of today feeling hungry. I know that if I start to feel really weak, I can supplement my eating with soymilk or juice, but I still have a really hard time thinking of caloric beverages as being "okay."
:: Breakfast ::
2 oz high-fiber cereal
1 oz raw walnuts
1/2 cup homemade soymilk
1 tbsp 100% maple syrup
Large apple
:: Lunch ::
3 cups romaine lettuce
1 cup cubed roasted sweet potato
1 cup sweet corn kernals
2 tbsp low fat sesame dressing
Large apple
1 tbsp natural peanut butter
:: Dinner ::
1 cornmeal Kaiser roll
1 bun-sized portabella mushroom, dredged in tamari and grilled
2 oz slice vegan cheese
1 tbsp Vegenaise
2 romaine leaves
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childbride
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- Location: Seattle, WA
Day 3
Thursday, March 1, 2007: SUCCESS
For some reason, today felt much easier than the past couple of days have. I'm finding that I'm "rediscovering hunger" buy not snacking constantly, and, as a result, I'm enjoying my food more.
I think tasting the sauce for dinner while I was cooking it might count as "funny stuff," but I'm still counting today as a success.
:: Breakfast ::
2 oz high-fiber cereal
1 oz raw walnuts
1/2 cup homemade soymilk
1 tbsp 100% maple syrup
Large apple
:: Lunch ::
3 cups romaine lettuce
2 cups stir-fried cauliflower
2 cups stir-fried asparagus
1 tbsp low fat sesame dressing
Large apple
1 tbsp natural peanut butter
:: Dinner ::
1 cup brown rice
1 serving nutritional yeast sauce with spinach and mushrooms
1 cup herbal tea
1 tbsp honey
For some reason, today felt much easier than the past couple of days have. I'm finding that I'm "rediscovering hunger" buy not snacking constantly, and, as a result, I'm enjoying my food more.
I think tasting the sauce for dinner while I was cooking it might count as "funny stuff," but I'm still counting today as a success.
:: Breakfast ::
2 oz high-fiber cereal
1 oz raw walnuts
1/2 cup homemade soymilk
1 tbsp 100% maple syrup
Large apple
:: Lunch ::
3 cups romaine lettuce
2 cups stir-fried cauliflower
2 cups stir-fried asparagus
1 tbsp low fat sesame dressing
Large apple
1 tbsp natural peanut butter
:: Dinner ::
1 cup brown rice
1 serving nutritional yeast sauce with spinach and mushrooms
1 cup herbal tea
1 tbsp honey
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childbride
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- Location: Seattle, WA
Days 4-6
Thanks for the welcome, Jan! Yep, you got me - very nearly vegan (for almost a year now), save the jar of honey in my pantry.
I have some check-in catching up to do.
Friday, March 2, 2007: SUCCESS
I seem to have come up with a standard breakfast that works well for me, and keeps me satisfied until at least mid-morning.
:: Breakfast ::
2 oz high-fiber cereal
1 oz raw walnuts
1/2 cup homemade soymilk
1 tbsp 100% maple syrup
Large apple
:: Lunch ::
3 cups romaine lettuce
2 cups stir-fried cauliflower
2 cups stir-fried asparagus
1 tbsp low fat sesame dressing
Large apple
1 tbsp natural peanut butter
:: Dinner ::
1 cornmeal Kaiser roll
1 serving nutritional yeast sauce with spinach and mushrooms
1 1/2 cups roasted sweet potatoes
Saturday, March 3, 2007: S-DAY
I went a little nuts with my first S-Day, but I didn't overdo it, until...
Sunday, March 4, 2007: S-DAY
...wow. I baked peanut butter cookies for my husband, who is celebrating 9 years at his current job. What I didn't count on was the recipe making about 50 hojillion cookies, and my deciding to eat more than just a few of them myself. Oops (and ouch).
I learned a good lesson, though: standing up and multi-tasking in the kitchen is not the circumstances under which "S"s should be enjoyed! Taking the time to really enjoy the sweets (or snacks, or seconds, or whatever) is as crucial to the S-Day "Don't be an idiot" rule as not going hog-wild is.
I have some check-in catching up to do.
Friday, March 2, 2007: SUCCESS
I seem to have come up with a standard breakfast that works well for me, and keeps me satisfied until at least mid-morning.
:: Breakfast ::
2 oz high-fiber cereal
1 oz raw walnuts
1/2 cup homemade soymilk
1 tbsp 100% maple syrup
Large apple
:: Lunch ::
3 cups romaine lettuce
2 cups stir-fried cauliflower
2 cups stir-fried asparagus
1 tbsp low fat sesame dressing
Large apple
1 tbsp natural peanut butter
:: Dinner ::
1 cornmeal Kaiser roll
1 serving nutritional yeast sauce with spinach and mushrooms
1 1/2 cups roasted sweet potatoes
Saturday, March 3, 2007: S-DAY
I went a little nuts with my first S-Day, but I didn't overdo it, until...
Sunday, March 4, 2007: S-DAY
...wow. I baked peanut butter cookies for my husband, who is celebrating 9 years at his current job. What I didn't count on was the recipe making about 50 hojillion cookies, and my deciding to eat more than just a few of them myself. Oops (and ouch).
I learned a good lesson, though: standing up and multi-tasking in the kitchen is not the circumstances under which "S"s should be enjoyed! Taking the time to really enjoy the sweets (or snacks, or seconds, or whatever) is as crucial to the S-Day "Don't be an idiot" rule as not going hog-wild is.
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childbride
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Day 7
Monday, March 5, 2007: SUCCESS
After my idiot-esque S-Days, my belly is a little out of whack. I'm hoping that today's good behavior (read: high fiber content) will get things back in order. Ahem.
:: Breakfast ::
Standard breakfast (see previous entries)
:: Lunch ::
Romaine and arugula salad
1 cup black beans
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp sea salt
Large apple
1 tbsp natural peanut butter
:: Dinner ::
1 serving Tofu Curry
1/2 cup long-grain white rice
After my idiot-esque S-Days, my belly is a little out of whack. I'm hoping that today's good behavior (read: high fiber content) will get things back in order. Ahem.
:: Breakfast ::
Standard breakfast (see previous entries)
:: Lunch ::
Romaine and arugula salad
1 cup black beans
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp sea salt
Large apple
1 tbsp natural peanut butter
:: Dinner ::
1 serving Tofu Curry
1/2 cup long-grain white rice
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childbride
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- Location: Seattle, WA
Day 8
Tuesday, March 6, 2007:
This is getting tough. My life filled with the usual frustrations right now (job, money, family, time-management), and I'm really feeling the pull to eat. I know intellectually that eating never relieves any of those tired, stressed-out feelings (in fact, it frequently creates them), but eating is one of my oldest coping mechanisms. Not eating means just sitting here and feeling all of the unpleasant feelings.
So far, I'm drinking herbal tea and reminding myself that everything I'm experiencing is just a feeling, and it will pass. I just wish it would pass faster.
Edited to add: FAILURE
After my usual breakfast and lunch, a stressful afternoon turned into my husband's and my spur-of-the-moment decision to go out to dinner. We went to a Kaiten Sushi bar, which, it turns out, is a very No S-unfriendly environment for the No S newbie. My attempt at virtual plating became actual overeating, complete with seconds (though I didn't leave the restaurant feeling as stuffed as I used to).
:: Breakfast ::
Standard breakfast
:: Lunch ::
Arugula and romaine salad
1 cup black beans
2 tsp olive oil
1 tsp balsamic vinegar
Large apple
1 tbsp peanut butter
:: Dinner ::
18 pieces cucumber maki
4 pieces Inari sushi
2 tofu chili bowls with edamame
Soy sauce with wasabi
Pickled ginger
Green tea
This is getting tough. My life filled with the usual frustrations right now (job, money, family, time-management), and I'm really feeling the pull to eat. I know intellectually that eating never relieves any of those tired, stressed-out feelings (in fact, it frequently creates them), but eating is one of my oldest coping mechanisms. Not eating means just sitting here and feeling all of the unpleasant feelings.
So far, I'm drinking herbal tea and reminding myself that everything I'm experiencing is just a feeling, and it will pass. I just wish it would pass faster.
Edited to add: FAILURE
After my usual breakfast and lunch, a stressful afternoon turned into my husband's and my spur-of-the-moment decision to go out to dinner. We went to a Kaiten Sushi bar, which, it turns out, is a very No S-unfriendly environment for the No S newbie. My attempt at virtual plating became actual overeating, complete with seconds (though I didn't leave the restaurant feeling as stuffed as I used to).
:: Breakfast ::
Standard breakfast
:: Lunch ::
Arugula and romaine salad
1 cup black beans
2 tsp olive oil
1 tsp balsamic vinegar
Large apple
1 tbsp peanut butter
:: Dinner ::
18 pieces cucumber maki
4 pieces Inari sushi
2 tofu chili bowls with edamame
Soy sauce with wasabi
Pickled ginger
Green tea
That doesn't sound too awful as failures go. It sounds like it would have been really weird and awkward not to eat in waves and you did ok under the circumstances. Just let it roll off and keep going.
As for stress and craziness... the best antidote to stress is routine. The temptation when things get stressful is to let routine go to pot and scramble to do the next most important thing. But the right thing to do is to put even more emphasis on routine. It'll calm you. You'll get more done.
Stress and craziness seem temporary. But they're really kind of permanent, with intermissions. It's important not to get into the "as soon as things calm down I'll do what I should" mentality because things never stay calm for long, and so if you think that way you'll never do what you should.
Much easier said than done... I know, but saying is all I can do
Reinhard
As for stress and craziness... the best antidote to stress is routine. The temptation when things get stressful is to let routine go to pot and scramble to do the next most important thing. But the right thing to do is to put even more emphasis on routine. It'll calm you. You'll get more done.
Stress and craziness seem temporary. But they're really kind of permanent, with intermissions. It's important not to get into the "as soon as things calm down I'll do what I should" mentality because things never stay calm for long, and so if you think that way you'll never do what you should.
Much easier said than done... I know, but saying is all I can do
Reinhard
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childbride
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Day 1b
Wednesday, March 7, 2007: SUCCESS
Thanks for the support, Annie and Reinhard. Yesterday's failure wasn't awful, it's true. But I'm still counting it as a failure. I know that I'll get my routine in order.
You're right, Reinhard; stress is a permanent fixture in life. I know that getting over my stress-means-overeating impulse is going to take some time, but, like with any habit, I didn't work that coping mechanism out overnight. It's going to take more than a couple of days to build something new.
:: Breakfast ::
Standard breakfast
:: Lunch ::
Arugula and romaine salad
1/2 cup black beans
1/2 cup chickpeas
2 tsp olive oil
1 tsp balsamic vinegar
Large apple
1 tbsp peanut butter
:: Dinner ::
Ratatouille over orzo
*Updated to add: Exercise! I worked out for the first time in a couple of weeks tonight.
Thanks for the support, Annie and Reinhard. Yesterday's failure wasn't awful, it's true. But I'm still counting it as a failure. I know that I'll get my routine in order.
You're right, Reinhard; stress is a permanent fixture in life. I know that getting over my stress-means-overeating impulse is going to take some time, but, like with any habit, I didn't work that coping mechanism out overnight. It's going to take more than a couple of days to build something new.
:: Breakfast ::
Standard breakfast
:: Lunch ::
Arugula and romaine salad
1/2 cup black beans
1/2 cup chickpeas
2 tsp olive oil
1 tsp balsamic vinegar
Large apple
1 tbsp peanut butter
:: Dinner ::
Ratatouille over orzo
*Updated to add: Exercise! I worked out for the first time in a couple of weeks tonight.
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childbride
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- Location: Seattle, WA
Day 2b
Thursday, March 8, 2007: SUCCESS
I spent today really looking forward to my S Days. I think one of my treats won't actully be a treat in the strictest sense; I'm looking forward to meals that require a little bit more preparation than my usual weeknight fare.
:: Breakfast ::
Standard breakfast
:: Lunch ::
4 cups romaine lettuce
1 cup chickpeas
2 tsp olive oil
1 tsp balsamic vinegar
Large apple
1 tbsp peanut butter
:: Dinner ::
3-ounce portabella mushroom, marinated in 1/2 tbsp tamari and 1 tsp balsamic vinegar, and grilled
1 cornmeal Kaiser roll
2 romaine leaves
2 tsp Vegenaise
Seasoned baked oven fries (about 1 potato's worth)
I spent today really looking forward to my S Days. I think one of my treats won't actully be a treat in the strictest sense; I'm looking forward to meals that require a little bit more preparation than my usual weeknight fare.
:: Breakfast ::
Standard breakfast
:: Lunch ::
4 cups romaine lettuce
1 cup chickpeas
2 tsp olive oil
1 tsp balsamic vinegar
Large apple
1 tbsp peanut butter
:: Dinner ::
3-ounce portabella mushroom, marinated in 1/2 tbsp tamari and 1 tsp balsamic vinegar, and grilled
1 cornmeal Kaiser roll
2 romaine leaves
2 tsp Vegenaise
Seasoned baked oven fries (about 1 potato's worth)
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childbride
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- Location: Seattle, WA
3b, 4b, and 5b
I spent most of my weekend cooking, which translated to very little computer time. I'm okay with that, but it does mean that I have some catching up to do!
Friday, March 9, 2007: SUCCESS
:: Breakfast ::
1 serving high-fiber cereal
1 ounce walnuts
1/4 cup quick oats, dry
1/2 cup soymilk
2 tsp 100% maple syrup
:: Lunch ::
Romaine salad
1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
1 cup chickpeas
Large apple
2 tsp peanut butter
:: Dinner ::
Santa Fe Tofu and Potatoes
Saturday, March 10, 2007: S-Day
Highlights included: Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Pancakes, homemade sushi, and okara cakes with Vegennaise.
Sunday, March 11, 2007: S-Day
Highlights included: baking powder biscuits with white bean and tempeh gravy, and lemonade. Yum!
Friday, March 9, 2007: SUCCESS
:: Breakfast ::
1 serving high-fiber cereal
1 ounce walnuts
1/4 cup quick oats, dry
1/2 cup soymilk
2 tsp 100% maple syrup
:: Lunch ::
Romaine salad
1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
1 cup chickpeas
Large apple
2 tsp peanut butter
:: Dinner ::
Santa Fe Tofu and Potatoes
Saturday, March 10, 2007: S-Day
Highlights included: Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Pancakes, homemade sushi, and okara cakes with Vegennaise.
Sunday, March 11, 2007: S-Day
Highlights included: baking powder biscuits with white bean and tempeh gravy, and lemonade. Yum!
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childbride
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Day 6b
Monday, March 12, 2007: SUCCESS
I was very hungry all day on Monday, but I don't have any funny stuff to report.
:: Breakfast ::
1 serving high-fiber cereal
1/2 cup quick oats
3/4 cup soymilk
2 tsp 100% maple syrup
:: Lunch ::
Romaine salad
1 cup navy beans
5 stalks celery, chopped
Homemade salad dressing (Vegennaise, red wine vinegar, dash of sugar)
:: Dinner ::
Orzo with nutritional yeast sauce
Small tofu steak
Sauteed spinach
Large apple
Tea with agave nectar
I was very hungry all day on Monday, but I don't have any funny stuff to report.
:: Breakfast ::
1 serving high-fiber cereal
1/2 cup quick oats
3/4 cup soymilk
2 tsp 100% maple syrup
:: Lunch ::
Romaine salad
1 cup navy beans
5 stalks celery, chopped
Homemade salad dressing (Vegennaise, red wine vinegar, dash of sugar)
:: Dinner ::
Orzo with nutritional yeast sauce
Small tofu steak
Sauteed spinach
Large apple
Tea with agave nectar
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childbride
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- Location: Seattle, WA
Day 7b
Tuesday, March 13, 2007: SUCCESS
No funny stuff to report.
:: Breakfast ::
1 serving high-fiber cereal
1/4 cup quick oats
1/2 cup soymilk
1 tbsp 100% maple syrup
1 ounce walnuts
:: Lunch ::
Romaine lettuce
1 cup navy beans
1/2 green bell pepper
1 tbsp Vegenaise
:: Dinner ::
1 serving Light Coconut Curry Rice
1 serving Spicy Chickpeas
Large apple
No funny stuff to report.
:: Breakfast ::
1 serving high-fiber cereal
1/4 cup quick oats
1/2 cup soymilk
1 tbsp 100% maple syrup
1 ounce walnuts
:: Lunch ::
Romaine lettuce
1 cup navy beans
1/2 green bell pepper
1 tbsp Vegenaise
:: Dinner ::
1 serving Light Coconut Curry Rice
1 serving Spicy Chickpeas
Large apple