How was your Day One?
I spent most of mine hopping from one store to the next making sure I had all of my food groups, meals, and snacks covered. Whole Foods, MoMs, and even BJ's were among the many stops. By the end my bags were filled with all types of new vibrant colors, smells, and names I've never heard of before. Not only did my diet increase, but apparently this is also gonna increase my vocabulary. Words like Tofurkey, Agave, Hemp Milk, and Cashew Butter showed me just how little I knew about this lifestyle. I even came across a package of Manna (which the Israelites ate for 40days in the wilderness)! I really didn't think the day would've gotten that deep...but it did!
After all that shopping I had big plans of coming home to make some gluten, freezing some tofu overnight, and preparing a meal plan for the next few days. Yea right! All the energy I could muster was used to clean out my very 'non-veggie' fridge to make room for the new goodies. So instead of an evening of fine Vegetarian dining, I ended up chowing down on some leftover stewed fish, coconut rice and some plantains. I'm so glad we made fish an option....lol.
But tomorrow will be a better day, now that I'm locked, stocked, and loaded. Promise!
So um....how was your first day?
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All I can say is that it's definitely more difficult to be a vegetarian when you're on the go. I ate a lot of carbs yesterday - to the tune of curly fries and biscuits for dinner from a rest stop on I-95 on my trip back from NY. There just weren't many veggie options - though the selection of burgers, chicken and hot dogs was endless. I imagine it would be easier when I travel from home and can pack food for the trip in advance.
ReplyDeleteI did pack extra fruits today and hope to be on a better diet schedule as soon as I get a chance to unpack.
keeping veggie hope alive,
j
I was running around most of the day so I didn't have a chance stop to eat too many times. However, after the gym, We almost lowered ourselves to McDonald's File-o-fish until Colleen remembered that Subway sells tuna. Yes, the fish saved us also. So Colleen made some Tilapia that we had at home already (MORE fish) that will last a day or two and by then we'll be in a better headspace to cook for real.
ReplyDeleteWell, I spent the first day purging (I'll spare you the details) so I didn't really get a chance to eat until late so I regret to say I ate pizza lol but in my own defense it was whole wheat papa john's with red onions, green peppers and roma tomatoes lol...finished that yesterday...otherwise, I've been all right..won't get to do my real shopping until the weekend most likely but I've got enough choices between oatmeal, whole grain cereal, veggies, beans, whole wheat pasta and brown rice which I always kept in the house anyway..and there's always PB&J yeah boy!!!
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