Proud to eat healthy

[Smiley]

Here it goes:

B: 1 coffee black, 1 glass of OJ, I Vega bar, 1 multigrain bagel
S: 1 handfull of dried raisins, some almonds
L: Brown rice pasta mixed with quinoa and vegetable tomato sauce
S: 1 apple, 1 cup grapes
D: 1 big bowl of barley and beans soup, 1 1/2 whole weat pita and hummus
S: 1 handfull of dried cranberries

Lots of water all day

[moochbabe]

what a yummy sounding day! What kind of vega bar was it?

[ConsciousCuisine]

Yesterday:

1 cup rotini, with 2 cups green beans, artichoke hearts, marinara sauce, garlic, onions and spices with 1 tofurkey sausage, 2 tsp. nutritional yeast and 1 tsp. vegan parmesean

3 oz. tempeh cutlets, 3/4 cup seitan-potato-carrot-pea pie with mushroom gravy, 1 cup steamed broccoli, carrots and butternut squash, 1/2 cup brown rice with carrots, zucchini and green onions

1 oz. tortilla chips, 1/3 cup guacamole, 1/2 cup salsa

1 1/2 cups minestrone soup (red kale, kidney beans, carrots, zucchini, potatoes, pasta shells, tomatoes, onions, garlic and spices)

2 oatmeal raisin cookies and 1 cup soy milk

12 oz. green tea

3/4 a gallon of water

[Smiley]

Hi Moochbabe!

The Vega bars are 100% raw energy bars. Follow the link below to find more information:

http://www.myvega.com/

Have an excellent day!

[speedylemons]

Hey CC, do you by chance have any tips for increasing water intake? I'm sure it's easier to drink lots in California, but since it's freeeeeezing here, I have to literally force myself to drink more than a litre a day.. How can i start downing a GALLON a day?!?!???

[Yoggy]

I generally drink 1 to 2 glasses of water (each glass = 1.5 cups) an hour to get up to a gallon a day. I'm not quite there, but having a schedule like that helps to remind me.

I think my diet today is actually worthy of this thread!

Breakfast: herb bagel with non-hydrogenated Tofutti cream cheese
Morning snack: an entire sliced cucumber and a sliced carrot (the carrot was as big as the cucumber ) and I managed it without any dips or dressings! Small apple/grape juice drinking box
Lunch: minestrone soup with 2 small slices of stone ground sourdough bread with earthbalance. A chopped mango, and an apple.
Supper: will be 2 cups cooked broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots with a little olive oil drizzled on, a few potato wedges, and another sliced cucumber. If I'm still hungry I'll cook up some baked beans to go with it.

Plus it's only 11:00 a.m. and I'm already on my fifth glass of water

[apple]

yummm... apple do you just sprinkle ground flax over the berries? i've never thought of doing that before..

yeah, i sprinkle a tbsp or so over them. it's so good!

[longtimeveggie]

Hey CC, do you by chance have any tips for increasing water intake? I'm sure it's easier to drink lots in California, but since it's freeeeeezing here, I have to literally force myself to drink more than a litre a day.. How can i start downing a GALLON a day?!?!???

Try drinking hot water with a slice of lemon in it. Its very refreshing and will keep you warm!

[applepie]

my usual snacks today as on Tuesdays I'm at uni from 9 to 21.
quinoa porridge, grated apple, cinnamon, raisins
banana
2 apples
2 oranges
carrots
pita with hummus and lettuce
homemade apricot flapjack
tabbouleh
cold cooked cauliflower

[ConsciousCuisine]

Hey CC, do you by chance have any tips for increasing water intake? I'm sure it's easier to drink lots in California, but since it's freeeeeezing here, I have to literally force myself to drink more than a litre a day.. How can i start downing a GALLON a day?!?!???

You may not need a gallon, depending on your toxin, sodium, caffeine intake and your height, weight and activity level. A gallon is good for me

That being said, drinking a large glass immediately upon arising will help as will drinking before bed (your body cleans itself as you sleep and adequate hydration ensures it doesn't labor needlessly). Whenever it's 30 minutes before or 1-2 hours after eating, drink a large glass of water (room temperature or warmed, *not* cold!). You'll be up to your appropriate level in no time

[Yoggy]

Why not cold, CC? I love ice cold water and couldn't imagine drinking it any other way

[speedylemons]

Why not cold, CC? I love ice cold water and couldn't imagine drinking it any other way

me either!

[Tigerlily]

A tai chi instructor told me it helps the circulation if you have room temperatured water.

[Jane M]

I've been told to drink ice cold by some and lukewarm by others. I guess it all depends on who is giving the advice?

Sometimes I have to squeeze a little lemon or lime in it to make it more appealing.

[Tiggerwoo]

Breakfast: Weetabix with rice milk , apple, satsuma

Lunch: Porridge with rice milk

Dinner: Fresh chilli with loads of veggies and kidney beans, brown rice

Evening snacks: 2 satsumas, banana, grapes

Drinks: 2-3 litres mineral water, few cups of ginko tea and red clover tea

[Tigerlily]

Crap. Crap. Crap.

[Roxy]

Crap. Crap. Crap.

[Roxy]

Here it goes:

B: 1 coffee black, 1 glass of OJ, I Vega bar, 1 multigrain bagel
S: 1 handfull of dried raisins, some almonds
L: Brown rice pasta mixed with quinoa and vegetable tomato sauce
S: 1 apple, 1 cup grapes
D: 1 big bowl of barley and beans soup, 1 1/2 whole weat pita and hummus
S: 1 handfull of dried cranberries

Lots of water all day

Hi Smiley and welcome to the forum!
Where in Canada are you?

[Wildflower]

I always drink room temperature water wich most would probably consider luke-warm.

I can't drink cold things as they are too cold! It's not appealing to me, and it makes me cold. I am a no-ice kinda person and like things cool room temp.

Sometimes I drink hot (warm) water but I found it makes my calves swell...it happens every time. Any ideas on that one CC?

[Smiley]

Hi Smiley and welcome to the forum!
Where in Canada are you?

Hello Roxy,

I am in Ottawa, Ontario where the weather is urk! today.

Here is what I had yesterday:
B: OJ, bowl of organic cereal w/ rice milk, handful or raisins and dried cranberries and 1 coffee
L: 1 cup quinoa w/ homemade vegetarian chili
D: 2 slices of toasted Ezekiel bread covered with lots of sauteed veggies and tofu

Snacks throughout the day:1 banana, handful of almonds, baby carrots, celery sticks, 1 tomatoe, 1 orange

2 1/4 liters of water.

[Tigerlily]

That what I ate yesterday. Everything was crap.

[moochbabe]

yesterday:
a mango, okara sauteed with salsa put between homemade wholewheat bread with coconut oil, almonds; an orange; chili on bread, an apple, and 1/2 a large thing of broccoli; another 1/2 an apple, the rest of that broccoli; a whole can of chickpeas sauteed (with olive oil of course)with carrots, onions, 4 corn tortillas, 1/2 a bottle of salsa, chilis and put onto a bed of raw spinach (this was supposed to be for 2 nights, but i guess i was hungrier than I thought ) and, of course, a TON of water throughout the day

[moochbabe]

Hi Moochbabe!

The Vega bars are 100% raw energy bars. Follow the link below to find more information:

http://www.myvega.com/

Have an excellent day!

thanks that sounds great!

[Yoggy]

Breakfast: an herb bagel with earthbalance
Lunch (spread over parts of the morning and afternoon too): a sliced Japanese cucumber, a giant sliced carrot, 1/4 of a head of cauliflower, a mango, an apple, some baked beans, and 2 small slices of sourdough bread with earthbalance.
Supper: Vegan tacos! Some Yves veggie ground round, seasoning mix, salsa, and sliced lettuce and Follow Your Heart Vegan gourmet cheese on some corn tortillas, YUM. And another sliced carrot.

[Tigerlily]

I've been feeling quite depressed lately and as a result, I haven't been eating very healthy. For supper today, I had a chocolate bar (vegan of course) with coffee! Ooof, I feel so sick. I have been eating very SAD-like (Standard American Diet), except vegan (fried potatoes, chips, chocolate, lots of coffee, very little veggies, etc). I feel so sick right now and headachey.

We have so many veggies and fruits in our house but I can't bring myself to get out of bed, let alone cook.

*sigh* I need help. Also, I'm eating crap because I feel like crap...but these crappy foods are just making me feel worse. It's a vicious cycle.

[Tiggerwoo]

I've been feeling quite depressed lately and as a result, I haven't been eating very healthy. For supper today, I had a chocolate bar (vegan of course) with coffee! Ooof, I feel so sick. I have been eating very SAD-like (Standard American Diet), except vegan (fried potatoes, chips, chocolate, lots of coffee, very little veggies, etc). I feel so sick right now and headachey.

We have so many veggies and fruits in our house but I can't bring myself to get out of bed, let alone cook.

*sigh* I need help. Also, I'm eating crap because I feel like crap...but these crappy foods are just making me feel worse. It's a vicious cycle.

(((Hugs))) to Tigerlily, hope you're feeling better soon.

[Yoggy]

Tigerlily, do you know what caused your depression? Did something specific happen, or is it just a general feeling of depression?

[speedylemons]

Aw tigerlily i'm sorry to hear that you are feeling under the weather lately. I hope the sun starts to shine where you are soon.


I get into ruts like that where i can't bring myself to do anything.. especially eat healthy... maybe try starting the day with some fresh fruits or something really healthy to give yourself a feeling of really starting the day off great. I'm not sure if this makes sense but it sometimes works for me. Also, try thinking of how better you'll feel if you DO eat those healthy foods and not the junk food!

Hope you feel better soon, take care.

[Tigerlily]

Thanks guys. I think for breakfast tomorrow I'm going to have oatmeal and banana slices, lunch will be kale, supper a veggie burger.

I think my depression might be related to my birth control pill. But if I get off the pill, my face will EXPLODE with (masculine) hair. Which will make me depressed also. I think I'm going to talk to my doctor about getting tested for PCOS, thyroid issues, etc, and see if I can switch pills.

[speedylemons]

I had a similar problem when i was on the pill [i stopped a bit more than a year ago..]. I was really crabby.. like all the time. My mood swings were insane and i hated myself more than i do now! The pill is a little scary. Sometimes if you talk to them they will try to get you on one that has the least amount of side effects.

[Tigerlily]

Yes, I'm on Alesse, which is marketed to teens and is suppose to be a low dosage. I'm wondering if there are other forms of hormonal therapy that aren't contraceptives...maybe it won't have that bad of side effects.

[Roxy]

Tigerlily - you could also talk to your doctor about using the birth control patch. It can have different side effects to the pill.

I'm sorry you're going through this right now. (((((HUGS)))))

[Mystic]

B: oats w/ soy milk & raspberries
L: sandwich w/ avocado, tomato & lettuce. grapes. mixed nuts.
S: nectarine
D: pita w/ refried beans, lettuce, tomato & cucumber.

[Tigerlily]

Tigerlily - you could also talk to your doctor about using the birth control patch. It can have different side effects to the pill.

I'm sorry you're going through this right now. (((((HUGS)))))

That's a good idea. Bandaids give me rashes (I think due to the latex or the adhesive), I hope the patch doesn't have latex or use the same adhesivs. I'll ask him about about my options. Maybe I should see a gyno? There's a woman gyno who always advertises around my school looking for new clients. She might have a different perspective than a male family/general doctor.

[Tigerlily]

Back on track. Woo!

Breakfast:
Oatmeal with raisins
Cup of coffee with soy milk

Lunch 1:
6" veggie sub (lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, green peppers, cucumbers, extra olives, red onion, with mustard, sweet onion, and salt and pepper)

Lunch 2:
Wrap (filling was lettuce, tomato, radish, green onion, red pepper, cauliflower, green pepper, salsa)
Vegetable drink

Supper:
HUGE salad of lettuce, tomato, radish, green onion, red pepper, cauliflower, green pepper, raw sunflower seeds, toasted seasme seeds, spices, lemon juice, olive oil, flax oil)
Oven fries (of 1 small-medium potato) with ketchup and black pepper

Dessert:
A few raisins
Banana
Cup of hot chocolate (1/2cup hot water, 1/2cup soy milk, 1 tsp cocoa, 2 tsps sugar)

ETA:

Snacks:
Bowl of iron-fortified cereal with soy milk
Tortilla chips and salsa

[Wildflower]

That's a good idea. Bandaids give me rashes (I think due to the latex or the adhesive), I hope the patch doesn't have latex or use the same adhesivs. I'll ask him about about my options. Maybe I should see a gyno? There's a woman gyno who always advertises around my school looking for new clients. She might have a different perspective than a male family/general doctor.

You may want to try the "ring" then. It is supposed to have the lowest level of hormones of any of the hormonal methods.

Yes, you should probably see a gyno since you seem to be having some problems they may be able to address better. But if you are happy with your GP, then I think you are fine.

[Roxy]

Happy to see that you're back on track Tigerlily!

Wildflower - what is "the ring"? I've never heard of it.

[speedylemons]

That's it. I'm posting on here so i HAVE to eat healthy today. Mwah ah ah..
It's only 7:30 am here.. so i've got a while to go.

B: 1 organic banana sliced and coated with ground flaxseed. mm


I'll edit later when i get home!

[Tigerlily]

You may want to try the "ring" then. It is supposed to have the lowest level of hormones of any of the hormonal methods.

Yes, you should probably see a gyno since you seem to be having some problems they may be able to address better. But if you are happy with your GP, then I think you are fine.

But the thing is, I do need hormones though. I'm not on the pill for contraceptive AT ALL but only to regulate crazy periods and calm manly facial hair. If it's too low in hormons, it won't work.

[strawberry]

Last night Brian and I went to the Chicago Diner. yay!
I had, herb seared tofu steak, kale red chard and garlic, mashed sweet potatoes, corn muffin w/ earth balance and some brown rice! so good!
Bri had BBQ tempeh ribs w/ root veg. mash, kale mixture, brown rice.
For dessert we shared two huge cookies! (one dark chocolate w/ melty chocolate chips and powdered sugar, the other made w/ peanut butter!

[Tigerlily]

Breakfast 1 at 7am:
2 pieces of French toast
Cup of coffee with soy milk

Breakfast 2 at 10am:
Bowl of iron-fortified cereal with soy milk


Lunch:
Tofu scramble (onions, greeen peppers, red peppers, Italian eggplant, medium tofu, lots of spices+seasonings like nutritional yeast, basil, oregano, dill, cumin, black pepper, salt, soy sauce) eaten with pita bread, ketchup, and salsa

Supper:
Potatoes, kale, and onions with lemon juice
"Buttered" bread
Cup of apple juice

I don't know what else for today. I feel like something sweet.

EDIT:
I had an organic granny smith aple. They are much sweeter than the non-organic kind. I was slightly disapointed, I like my sour apples.

[Tiggerwoo]

Strawberry and Tigerlily your days sound delicious.

Today I had so far:

Porridge with rice milk

Marmite on toast

Banana

Homemade vegetable casserole, didn't spill it on the floor of the car today

2 satsumas

During the day loads of mineral water, red clover tea and ginko tea

And I'm still hungry!

[strawberry]

Thanks Tigger!
Question - have u had vegemite? Can you compare w/ marmite? I have marmite here but I dont know if the taste of vegemite is better or if they're the same.

[Tigerlily]

Eat some nuts! They'll you up really good.

[Tiggerwoo]

I keep meaning to pick up some vegemite, its habit from a child of picking up marmite, think the taste is more or less the same, will buy some next time I've finished this massive tub and let you know.

[Tiggerwoo]

Eat some nuts! They'll you up really good.

Now thats an idea, 20 mins till I finish work will have to do a detour to Tesco on the way home now, you got me craving nuts, it was marmalade on toast I wanted earlier! LOL

[strawberry]

Thanks Tig! Let me know

[Tigerlily]

Mmmm, sunflower seeds, almonds, and pumpkin seeds.

[Tiggerwoo]

Will see if they have any of the Food Doctor Seed Mix, hopefully seasoned with chilli. Yummmmmmmmmm! Do they sell that in Canada?

[Tigerlily]

I don't think so.