1/29 Weigh In

About two weeks ago, I weighed in and had gained weight and was up to 162.5.  I had difficulty posting because the website kept having some sort of error.  Finally I got frustrated and gave up.  I also didn't give it another thought for two weeks.  Oops.  Well I lost that and another .4lbs.  I don't know how the hell that has happened.  I am still not eating meat, but other than that, I haven't been a very good eater. I have had a bit of a sweet tooth.  In fact, I just had ice cream for breakfast.  I have justified it by claiming that it is for my sore throat.  Although it felt good on my throat, a popsicle probably would have felt better.  I haven't had much water either.  I have had some Diet Coke the last two weeks.  Not daily, but more than I should.  My reasoning for that is the caffeine.  This has been a very busy week and I have been sick and tired, so I wanted the boost.  I know, I am so full of excuses I know.  I need to change that and just do the things I set out to do.  Eat better,drink water, and exercise.  Why is it so flippin hard?

1/8/12 Weigh In

I am down 4.6 lbs from last Sunday!!!  It looks like the changes I have made are already making a difference.  This week I didn't eat any meat, except seafood (tuna on Friday and oysters on Saturday).  I kept my calorie intake between 1200 and 1500 and I only drank water and beer (3 Bud Lights on Friday).  I have started eating oatmeal with a mashed banana and 2tsp of brown sugar each morning for breakfast.  It is delicious and very filling.  I find that I am not as ravenous when I eat this.

I ate like a fatty and now I am dying

Ugh... Today I met a friend for lunch. I definitely overindulged by having an oyster po boy & sweet potato fries. Oh and crab balls. It is 8 hours later and I am still stuffed and miserable. Lesson learned.

I am Still a Vegetarian!!

I have been a pseudovegetarian for six days.  It's been pretty fun finding creative ways to make dinner.  Someone told me that there is a way to make portabello mushrooms taste like steak, so I am going to have to google that. I thought I would eat meat last night because we were invited over to a friend's for taco night, but her husband made seared tuna, so I had fish tacos.  They were delicious and I could stick to my pseudovegetarian plan which allows me to eat seafood and eggs.  I will likely not be a vegetarian next weekend though.  We are taking a trip to visit family in Tennessee and I am sure I will eat a lot of delicious down-home cooking, most of it made with bacon grease.  

Tomorrow is my Blog Weigh-In day.  I am looking forward to seeing if I have lost any weight.  I don't feel much of a differences but I have made some big changes with my eating habits so I am hoping for a little progress. I am not expecting a huge weight loss, because I have done zero physical activity.  Working to incorporate that this week.

Mmmm...Falaffel

I have just completed day 4 of being a faux vegetarian.  It's going pretty great so far!  Tonight I made Falaffel and ate it on a whole wheat tortilla with a little greek yogurt spread on it.  It was delicious!!  It tasted like a burritto, but was somewhat good for me.

I have been doing well with not having Diet Coke.  No major withdrawal headaches. 

I need to start incorporating some exercise here one of these days.  It's a little too cold today.

Friday evening, I will be taking a break from being a vegetarian because we are going to a friend's for dinner.  I hope I don't fall off the wagon. 

Pressing the Tofu

In my efforts to live a healthier lifestyle, I am trying to be a vegetarian.  Well a pseudo vegetarian.  I am not doing it because of any sort of animal rights thing.  In fact I love meat! Especially a big, thick, juicy, medium steak.  I am really focusing on eating more fruits, veggies, and whole grains.  Now if I go to someone's house for dinner and they serve meat, I will definitely eat it.  I wouldn't want to be rude.  If I was going to be a true vegetarian for life, I wouldn't but I know that I am not.  I am cutting it out for now and hoping that my body will no longer want as much as I want.  There is no science behind it as far as I know, just my messed up thinking. 

I have found some great vegetarian recipes with the help of my good friend pinterest. The one thing I can't figure out though is tofu.  I saw a really great recipe for baked tofu with peanut sauce. Well, it had a really yummy looking picture.  It said to press the tofu.  It said that if I didn't have a tofu press then to press it between two plates.  Then I was to slice the tofu and bake it.  I got about as far as getting the tofu out of the package before messing it up.  When I tried to press it between two plates, because pseudovegetarian's don't buy tofu presses, it all crumbled.  There was no slicing the crumbles.  So I stuck it in pan sprayed with PAM and tossed it with BBQ sauce.  Then I mixed it up with some pearl couscous.  I had no idea what the hell I was doing, but it turned out pretty good.  I really would like some baked tofu with peanut sauce if anyone can tell me how to press it.  Or better yet, just come press it for me.

Off to a Pretty Good Start

I know it has only been one day, but it was a good day!!  I was originally not going to start watching what I eat until after New Year's Day, but I figured why wait.  We had no social engagement today.  I got my starting weight this AM.  According to my Wii Fit, it is almost 166.  EEK.

Yesterday, I bought myself an ipod and I am hoping it will be a useful tool in helping keep me motivated and on track.  I downloaded an app called the daily burn.  I can log food and exercise and probably some other stuff on it.  Logging that stuff is a pain in the ass, but with this app, I can simply scan the bar code on many food items.  So that is pretty cool. 

I went to Kroger and got some healthy foods.  I am not sticking to a diet plan, just going to try to eat more fruits and veggies, smaller portions, more water...  I am not going to declare myself a vegetarian or anything, but I am going to try very hard to avoid meat.  I will continue to eat seafood and eggs.  So if anyone has some great vegetarian recipes, please feel free to pass them on.  I don't like onions, tomatoes, or any peppers, mainly because the of the texture, but I am going to be open to trying them.