by ~Skye~ » Tue Oct 30, 2012 9:55 am
Food eaten yesterday:
Breakfast: Coffee with 1 Tbs. sugar, and some almond milk; Nature's Path - Mesa Sunrise cereal, and almond milk.
Lunch: Spicy Citrus Black Beans, and white Basmati rice, one bunch of kale, half in a blended drink with 1/2 lb. strawberries, and half as kale chips, some with salt, and some with balsamic vinegar.
Dinner: Chickpeas and Spinach in a Pressure Cooker with white Basmati rice, white wine, frozen banana with honey, cocoa powder, and peanut flour.
I'm going to cook some brown rice today. The white Basmati rice was just sitting in my cupboard and it was quick to cook. I also want to limit my wine consumption to one bottle on the weekends - if that. I haven't been convinced that coffee is bad yet, so it stays for a while.
Well, I put some brown rice in a jar in order to start making the rejuvelac for the cheese. I'm going to make cheddar first. Any suggestions what I should do with it? I was thinking maybe nachos with taco flavored tofu crumbles, or a baked potato with some fake sour cream, salt, and chives. Maybe both.
I think tomorrow I will make mashed potatoes. I haven't had mashed potatoes in a while, and I like mashed potatoes. Then I think I'll make some chana dahl. I keep meaning to make curried potatoes, but I haven't yet. Anyway, I don't like planning too far ahead because I change my mind. And sometimes my plans are too ambitious. Planning is something I'm not too good at. Also, I tend to misjudge how much food a recipe makes, or how long it will last since it's just me.
Feeding myself is a big deal for me. I moved out of my mother's house after about ten years of being disabled, in March of this year. I haven't made as much progress with my life as I had hoped, but I have been able to mostly stay on plan - except for the chips. And, there hasn't really been that many chips until recently. But it's been a huge success eating as well as I have. I haven't been MWL all the time. I don't have the discipline. Hopefully this journal will help with that. I tend to go for the flour products, and nuts.
I think part of it is that after living with my mother who was so strict, I see all these things that aren't MWL, but are legal for regular plant-based, and I want them. Then I realize that I have the freedom to buy them. And, I don't have anyone saying why I shouldn't eat them. And I haven't been convinced I need to be MWL. I'm not all hung up about loosing weight.
But now I do want to loose weight. It's funny how my body bothers me more now than it did when I was 200 lbs. I feel bigger - even though I've lost several sizes of clothes. I was a 1X and now I'm a size 10 in pants and S in blouses. At least that's what I bought at Coldwater Creek this past weekend. And boy was that fun! I don't get a lot of that fun because I've been reluctant to spend much money on clothes that will only fit for a season. So now I want to be finished. That's a new perspective for me.
So, I guess MWL is a goal - except for the holidays. Oh, and the cheese. I don't know. I think it's important for me to enjoy my food. Otherwise I will be more inclined to buy bacon, which is really bad. Maybe I'll just have to focus on small victories like only eating cheese twice a week, or only drinking one bottle of wine a week. It's a start. And, I think developing an exercise habit is more important than being strictly MWL.
So, my goals for today are to not eat any chips, and spend an hour at the gym. I plan to spend 30 min. with the weight machines, and 30 min. on the treadmill.
~Skye~