Starting 2018 healthy

[missdiane]

I’ve started veggie month and will try to do a decent amount of vegan days. Meatless Monday is easy to remember and since today is Monday, no better place to start. It was also helpful to bake and cook since it's still darned cold.
Breakfast - baked oatmeal (apples, oats, flax seed, coconut milk, almonds, cinnamon, nutmeg, maple syrup, agave). Delicious and I have two more servings for the next couple of mornings.


Lunch - whole grain sourdough with hummus, avocado, roasted red pepper, black olive and sprouts. Freaking YUM


Dinner - a Beyond Burger with Just Mayo (the bun could possibly have dairy but I'm not getting nuts about this) and vegan chili made with gardein crumbles. I have an absolute vat of the chili for this week. Hopefully I don't get too sick of it. 


Hopefully it wasn't too many calories since I am trying to lose weight here but at least I'm not regretting the veggie eating choice.

Unfortunately right now I don't have much of a voice at all. The sore throat started yesterday and I go back to work tomorrow where it'll be insane. Greeeeat.

Comments

[miss_s_b]

You're a braver man than me, gunga din.

[missdiane]

I'm at peak super-shitty health. I can't sleep in my own bed, even and my BP is high despite BP meds because I'm in the 210s. If I don't change drastically, I soon won't be fit to care for my cats, much less myself. I have no choice.

But if I have to change how I eat, I'll be damned if it's going to taste like shit. ;)

[miss_s_b]

I signed up for my local council's "better living" thing, which is available free to adults with a BMI over 30...

[missdiane]

Good for you. Kick some serious ass.

Mine cracked 40. Fuuuuuuuuck. I weigh in at the doc tomorrow and get the BP screened again (fucking diuretic pills added on. Want them GONE). I don't know if I will have lost the five pounds I promised but I am eating considerably better so I shouldn't have gained any.

[miss_s_b]

37.4 here; it was hitting 100kg weight that made me think "sort your life out"...

[missdiane]

I was concerned about my weight on my early Dec visit, but then when the doctor got worried about my BP (and she doesn't get concerned that often), it wa my "oh shit" moment.

Not to mention my stupid, uncooperative back where exercise isn't helping much. Yet, at least. I figure if I sort out the weight and very slowly get more active again, I may be able to sleep in an actual bed again.

[threecee]

Good for you!

The lunch sandwich looks really good. So does the baked oatmeal, but I can barely make instant coffee in the morning.

I found this site that might be helpful. https://healthyhappysmart.com/vegan-meal-plan-free-week-plant-based/

Since you are just starting out, I wouldn't worry too much about dairy or eggs in baked goods or other complex, but healthy, foods. (Says the person who is stuck at semi-vegetarian.)

[missdiane]

Thanks! Since I was off for the holidays, I had some time to prep. The nice thing is that the baked oatmeal microwaves well the next day. I didn't have a lot of time this morning but it was nice to have something warm to put in the tummy.

Thanks for the link! I set up a pinterest to tag a lot of those types of sites.

For the long haul, if following more of a veggie plan helps my health, as long as eggs and minimal dairy don't reverse the effects, I'll eat them in moderation.

[vysila.livejournal.com]

Good luck with your new program - everything you had today looks quite yummy!

And too, good luck with the back to work voiceless thing. Ugh. Back to work.

[missdiane.livejournal.com]

Thanks - I'm going to work on mixing up the types of carbs. That and I don't want to be consuming TOO much soy-based protein.

Have had my space heater running at work for over an hour and it's still frigid. What a welcome back. Bleh. lol

[amethyst-witch.livejournal.com]

Oh WOW this all looks so yummy!! Especially that oatmeal baked thingy :D mmm

Hope you start feeling better soon <3

[missdiane.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I have Burts Bees honey and menthol cough drops and peppermint tea which I'll put honey in.

I am SO making the oatmeal bake again. I think next time I'll toss in some blackberries and/or cranberries. It's nicely satisfying. It's supposed to get even more cold this weekend so it'll keep the place cozy and smelling good to boot.

[amethyst-witch.livejournal.com]

Burt's Bees is the bomb. I use so many of their products! And I drink peppermint tea all year 'round cuz it's good for the heart, so why not :) Plus it's totally delicious!

Mmm yes blueberries and cranberries could only make it better :D your place is going to smell amazing...do you live in an apartment? If yes all your neighbours will be hanging around your door drooling lol

[veganhothead.livejournal.com]

Dang, those are some good eats! I need to start cooking in larger volumes again.

My throat started hurting in the wee hours too. It hurts when I first wake up most of the winter. Try not to talk too much and communicate with wild hand gestures instead.

*hugs*

[missdiane.livejournal.com]

They are very good. I'm doing leftovers of the chili for lunch at work today in my little mini crock pot and am adding in some pasta to make it good and belly-filling.

I'm anticipating my office neighbor not respecting the fact that I'm not talking much by expecting me to answer her when she yells from her office (she has an inability to stop talking). Since I also won't be getting up to go answer her, she'll have to get used to silence as response. If she wants a question answered, she can get off her chair and come over.

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

Good luck! I hope you can make it work for you!

[njlorelei.livejournal.com]

Happy New Year!

I pretty much abandoned LJ in 2017 and have decided that while I probably won’t end up posting much I want to at least get back into reading the journals of the few people on my friends list who are still active.

It’s funny. I really do not like oatmeal made on the stovetop. I tried for years to add fruit and other things to try to get me to like it. Then maybe a year ago I made a baked oatmeal and LOVED IT! Why did I not find that sooner. Yours looks great!

[guerabella.livejournal.com]

It all looks very delicious! Best of luck to you!