Mixed Greens and Fridays

Whew!  Friday is finally here!  This has been one crazy and hectic week.  I thought the weekend would never get here.  So, I have been reading a ton of blogs and have been getting a lot of inspiration and motivation.  I especially enjoy seeing what people are eating and what strategies they are using in their journey to a healthier lifestyle.  The one blog that has me ready to excercise my butt off is Kath Eats Real Food.  That girl is amazing with her running and her eating habits.  I admire her. So, for breakfast, since I wasn't in the mood for the usual oatmeal, I had this which I just so happened to have on hand:

This drink has saved me plenty of times when I haven't had the time to make my own juice.  Its not bad tasting but I feel like I get more nutrients if I make my own.  Then for lunch I had this homemade salad:

Its a mixed greens salad with some lite olive oil vinegairette dressing.  There is also some guacamole dip (doesn't look too appetizing I know, but believe me it was delish!) and the fruit is goji berries, strawberries, and blueberries.  This lunch really filled me up.  As you can see I was eating at my desk because I had some work to catch up on.  For dinner (no pic, sorry...its hard to get pics at dinner because I am also trying to feed the little one and get lunch made, etc. but I hope to get better) I had a chicken quesadilla which I know I shouldn't have had....oops!!!  It was VERY filling but I know it was not good for me.  So, that was my one slip up for the week.  No more!  I will strive to drink more water today and get some form of movement in.

Until next time, stay strong and eat healthy.

Back In Action...Veggies and Hummus

I'm back!!!  I was down and out with some sort of stomach virus and let me tell ya....it really knowcked me down!  So, I wasn't eating too much but this is what I did have the one day.  For lunch I wasn't too hungry and  I was at Whole Foods so I opted on this:

it was a fantastic very flavorful kale salad.  I would definitely get this again. Then for dinner I opted on some veggies:

I roasted some brussel sprouts and some sweet potato fries.  I added some chipotle pepper hummus and guacamole on the side for dipping.  All in all it was not a bad day of eating.  I was a little hungry later so I had some low fat vanilla yogurt topped with some hemp plus cereal (sorry no picture).

I will be back soon.  Until next time, stay strong and eat healthy!

Fruits, Salad, and Basketball

Sorry for the missed posts these past few days.  Took the little one to her first Sixers game last night and she had a blast!!!  She kept saying "basketball game, basketball game".  Oh to be young and enjoying the simple things in life.  So, here is what I ate for breakfast:

I wasn't feeling too hungry but I did feel the need to eat something sweet.  The orange and the pear hit the spot.  They were the sweetest pieces of fruit that I have had in a long time.  Of course I had to dip my banana in Trader Joe's Almond Butter.  That stuff is fantastic!  For lunch I was still trying to eat clean so I had this:

This yummy salad had mixed greens, cranberries, walnuts, and a rasberry vinegarette dressing.  I didn't realize it when I got it but it did have a little bit of feta cheese added to it.

For dinner, I had some tofu with Vegan sausage.  Sorry there is no picture, but it was late and I had to get things ready for work the next day.

I was wondering if any of you belong to a CSA?  I inquired on one in my area and it sounds great, but I am not sure it will be cost effective for me.  I want to know your thoughts and if you belong to one, I would like to know what your experiences have been.

Until next time, stay strong and eat healthy.  This journey I am on is a one day at a time battle for me.  I will survive!!!!

One Hour Lost

Funny how turning the clocks back one hour can have such an impact on one's energy.  Yesterday when the time changed, I was ok.  I was not feeling tired, sluggish, or anything different.  Today, however, is a MUCH different story.  I cannot seem to get my energy level up.  I feel sluggish and ready for bed and its only 3:30 in the afternoon.  I don't feel bad though....you should see the people in my office.  They are walking around like zombies and a ton of people keep yawning.  Most, if not all, are blaming their lact of energy on the fact that we lost one hour!  LOL.  Hopefully some of what  I ate today will give me the much needed energy to drive home.....here is what I had:
For breakfast, I had the usual oatmeal with Chia Goodness.  I forgot to take a picture, but you have seen it here before.  Lunch was this salad with home-made chia dressing and some cheddar flax crackers:

For my afternoon snack I had this bar. (well, I only had a few bites because I am not sure if I like it or not)

For dinner I plan on having a mixed greens salad with a raspberry vinegarette dressing.  Hopefully I don't fall asleep in the middle of eating it.....

Until next time, stay strong and eat healthy.

Rainy Days

I can't wait for Spring!!!  It has been raining extremely hard here for two days now so a lot of flooding has been going on.  I am just glad it is the weekend and I didn't have to go out if I didn't feel like it.  Nothing like staying in on a rainy day.

So, this is what I have consumed thus far today:

I wasn't really hungry for breakfast so I opted for some organic spelt toast with some jelly and almond butter.

I was a tad bit hungrier for lunch so I made a sandwich with avocado, tomato, onion, and chipotle pepper hummus from Trader Joe's.  This hit the spot!  Not sure what I'll have for dinner, but I will try to post a picture of it later.  Until next time, stay strong and eat healthy.

Avocado, Tomato, and Onion

Its been crazy busy these past couple of days, but I have been extremely focused on my eating.  To be honest, I have done very well this week...NO JUNK food at all!!!  Yippee!!!! Here is what I ate yesterday:

Each morning I've been having this yummy bowl of oatmeal with Chia Goodness added.  It has done the trick with keeping me full pretty much throughout the morning.  Around 10 am I felt the need for something so I had this:

The Tazo Awake tea was a great energy booster for me and I felt the need to munch and crunch on something so I had the apple.  For lunch I had my new favorite sandwich...Avocado, tomato, and onion on Organic Spelt bread.  I was so into the sandwich and how good it tasted, that I completely forgot to take a picture.  OOPS!  I will be eating it again so no worries, you will see a picture sometime soon.  Around 2:30 pm I was a little hungry so I grabbed one of these from my earlier trip to Trader Joe's:

This one was the peanut butter pretzel one and I must say that I really enjoyed it.  So, I had some Raw food in my eats today.  I think that the strategy of me trying to add Raw food into my meals slowly is working for me.  I do know that I have been concentrating more on eating healthy and making sure that I don't put any junk into my body.

Until next time, stay strong and eat healthy.

Excercise Help Needed Please

I know I need to start excersing.  I belong to the gym at my job and I was doing very well with going 3 times a week at lunchtime.  I was so diligent and excited when I first joined.  Then, as with anything (at least for me), I just stopped going.  Why?  Well, I could come up with every excuse in the book.  The true reason is that I just got lazy and fell off the wagon.  Now, for the millionth time, I am back at square one where exercise is concerned.  My question is, how do you keep yourself motivated to stay on track and not get lazy?  How have you come to the place where exercise is a daily part of your routine?  Or, are you in the same boat as me?  I need suggestions and thoughts, please.  Unitl next time, stay strong and eat healthy.

My First Tofu Scramble...Breakfast For Dinner

I was wondering what to whip up for a snack and since I had been eating well all day, I didn't want anything heavy.  So, I rummaged through the refrigerator and came up with ingredients for this.

I was on my way upstairs when I realized I hadn't taken a picture of it (sorry for the dark picture).  This smoothie was great, it had frozen mixed berries, hemp seeds, raw cacoa nibs, almond milk, and a couple of leaves of spinach. 

Later for dinner I decided to make my first tofu scramble since I was in the mood for breakfast.  Here it is

 

I know this pic is also dim (bare with me as I get better with posting pics).  At any rate, this had green peppers, onions, tumeric, garlic powder, and vegan sausage.  Let me just say that this was FANTASTIC!!!!  I will definitely be eating this often.

Healthy Eating And Not Giving In To Temptation

So last night I'm rummaging through the refrigerator trying to figure out what to eat.  I didn't want to ruin the good day of eating that I had so I was really concentrating on something healthy.  Hmmmm.....what could it be?  I saw an avocado and some tomatoes and an onion.  Ok, I thought...maybe I'll just have a sandwich....but for some reason I felt like I needed more substanance, so this is what I came up with

That's a veggie burger with vegan cheese.  I topped it with the avocado slices, tomato and onion and then I put a little mustard and ketchup on it.  Let me tell ya, it was fantastic!  I was so proud of myself for finding something healthy and not giving into temptation which was the leftover pepperoni pizza in my refrig.

Until next time stay strong and eat healthy!

My Eats For The Day

This stuff is DELICIOUS!!!!  I had my yogurt and topped it with this...yummy goodness for sure!!!

For lunch I had this salad.  It was so so, but it was the only somewhat healthy thing that I could get at my cafeteria

If you can see in the box, I slipped up and had a couple of pieces of chicken put in the salad.  Hey, hey, I mentioned that I was s-l-o-w-l-y transitioning into this vegan lifestyle.  Change takes time especially when I have been eating the SAD diet for sooooooo long.

I had this as a snack and absolutely HATED it!!!  Blech!!!  I think it was too fishy tasting for me.  I hope I can find someone who likes them because I hate to waste food.

Well, until next time, stay strong and eat healthy!