Friday, July 26, 2013

Veg Day 4 and 5 Update

Hey Guys!

So dinner last night was really, really good.  I made a bean and rice bake out of Vegan on the Cheap, with salsa, chili powder, and "cheezy" sauce on top.  The nacho-style sauce was shockingly good and really made the dish great.  It is a dairy free recipe, mostly made with nutritional yeast, that really did taste like cheese and had a fantastic texture: thick and creamy.  It also made a ton of food, so we have leftovers for tonight to have with a big green salad.


I stuck with my normal breakfast:

Thursday, July 25, 2013

Throwback Thursday!

Hey guys,

It seems like everyone I follow on Twitter is posting old pictures today and calling it Throwback Thursday, which is totally adorable, so here is a very old picture of me and my mom:

What I Wore Wednesday!

Hey guys!

Okay, so I kind of feel like I already did a What I Ate Wednesday post from yesterday, and since I feel like I've been grumping about how my veggie experiment hasn't been going the way I thought it would (I still don't feel great, and am quite disappointed about it), I decided I would change gears and do something fun for today's post.  Below are two different outfits:  one that I'm wearing today as I go out to lunch with a friend and another Back to Work outfit for my upcoming school year.

Today is an overcast, drizzly kind of day.   It's super unusual where I live, particularly in the summer, but is one of my all-time favorite kinds of weather since it reminds me of my childhood in the Bay Area.  I also get mad chocolate chip cookie cravings on these kind of days, since we always used to make chocolate chip cookies with my mom on rainy days when I was little.  Now, I call her whenever it rains and tell her that I have to go make cookies.  I think she operant conditioned me without meaning to!

To enjoy the slightly cooler weather, I'm pairing a snuggly shrunken summer cardigan from Ross with a simple white tee from the Gap, skinny jeans from the Gap, and my metallic sandals from Target. 

 

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Day 2 Meal Pics!

Hey guys!

So as promised, here are some pictures of what I ate during day 2 of my veggie experiment.  I wasn't as good at sticking to the plan on Day 2 as on Day 1.  My afternoon snack was an iced chai nonfat latte from Starbucks.  They do have soymilk but charge a LOT extra for it, to the point where I suspect that it covers a lot more than any difference in milk price, so I skipped it.  And I have to my drink was amazing: cool and very satiating in a way that nothing else has been the last two days.  I also went off-plan a little at dinner too (see below).

Breakfast (7 am)



Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Veg Day 2 Update

Hey guys!

So I was able to stick to my plan all day yesterday, making Day 1 of my veggie experiment a success.  I'm trying out a vegan diet this week, and so far it's going really well.  I didn't take any pics, but here's a rundown of my eating the first day:

Monday, July 22, 2013

Grocery Store Goodies (Veg Edition)

Hey guys,

So I went grocery shopping yesterday after we got back from our trip.  As promised, I'm trying out a vegan diet with my husband this week.   It's partly out of curiosity and partly out of a desire to save some money on our grocery bills.  I mostly stuck to Trader Joe's like normal, but I also picked up a few specialty items at the health food store for our week of experimenting with vegan eating.  Here's what I got:


 

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