**SO YESTERDAY WAS DAY 30**

Posted by jillnicole03 on February 10th, 2009 |Filed Under Vegan Diet | 4 Comments

One month into McDougalling, and I feel great, I always eat (probably 6 small meals a day) and I like what I eat! It just takes a couple weeks to realize how to cook the foods you are allowed to have in a way that you like them best! I feel healthy, and proud of myself, and definitely hope I stick to this forever. I did allow myself a few slips (at a vegetarian restaurant & on my 3 day car trip), but I don’t feel guilty, because it is planned slip-ups.

I started the McDougall MWL Program January 10th at 180 lbs.

Today February 10th I weigh in at 166 lbs. That is -14 lbs in 30 days. I’m quite pleased with the results.

Day 31:
BF: Cheerios (dry)
S: Banana
L: Vegetable Soup
S: (the other half of my baggie of cheerios)
D: 2 Corn on Cob & Cup of BBQ Beans

BBQ Beans: 
1 can pinto beans, drained
1 medium sweet onion, diced
1-2 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup sweet BBQ sauce 
1-2 tbsp brown sugar
onion salt to taste
pepper to taste

**I put a little water in a pan with diced onions, grilled them about 5 minutes, added seasonings to onion mix. Then added drained beans, cooked another 15 minutes, and added 1 cup of BBQ sauce & 2 tbsp sugar.

Day 32:
BF: Nile Spice Brand-Instant Split Pea Soup (I love instant split pea mmm..)
S: Cheerios
L: BBQ Beans (leftovers)
D: Veggie Stir Fry

Day 34:
BF: Cheerios
S: Plum
L: Veggie Chili
S: Carrots & Balsamic Vinegar
D: Chinese Green Beans (big bowl- half when I got home, half 2 hours later)

Day 35:
BF: Banana Nut Cheerios (dry)
S: Blackberries
L: 6″ Wheat Veggie sandwich (Subway)/ On the side: Chinese Greenbeans 
D: No “Chikn” Noodle Soup (big bowl)
(Forgot my canopener for my soup today, so my co-worker grabbed me subway!)

Day 36:
BF: Mashed Potatoes & Gravy
L: Green Beans & Mushrooms Chinese Stir Fry
D: Boca Burger (by itself no bun) & Sweet Potato Fries w/ketchup

I went to YMCA Gym with my friend today, did a free 1 hour ‘Zumba’ class, I had a lot of fun! I signed up for a free 2 week trial and am looking forward to going!

Day 37:
BF: Big bowl of chinese Green Beans (weird cravings-green beans in the morning lol)
L: Honey Mustard Saladw/broccoli
D: Vegetable Ragu

Vegetable Ragu:

Day 39:
BF: Chai Tea with 1/4 cup soy milk & Grapes
L: Big bowl of Vegetable Ragu (Used mushrooms, broccoli & onion this time)
D: Corn on the cob, Sweet Potato Fries & 1/2 Artichoke w/sweet mustard

Day 40:
BF: Chai Tea with 1/4 c Soy Milk & Grapes (ziplock baggie full)
L: Lentils (Progresso canned)
S: Small Salad (lettuce, spinach & honey mustard l/c dressing)
D: Big bowl of Chinese Green Beans

Day 41:
BF: Instant Split Pea Soup (200 cal Nile Brand) & Chai Tea with 1/4 c soy milk
L: Progresso Hearty Tomato Soup
S: Cheerios (dry)
D: Chinese Green eans (big bowl)
Exercise: 1 hour Pilates Stretch Class & 15 mins elliptical

Day 42:
BF: Instant Split Pea Soup (200 cal)
S: Mango
L: BBQ Beans
S: Small Salad w/oriental mustard dressing
D: Baked Chickpea Salad w/lite toasted sesame dressing

Day 43:
BF: Instant Split Pea Soup
L: Chickpea Salad w/Lite Toasted Sesame Asian Dressing
S: Grapes
D: No “Chikn” Noodle Soup & Sweet Potato Fries
S: Edamame with sea salt
Exercise: 1 hour NIA class

Keep it going!

Posted by jillnicole03 on January 22nd, 2009 |Filed Under Vegan Diet | 2 Comments

Day 13:
BF: Lentil Soup
L: Veggie Stir Fry
S: Spicy Crunchy Chickpea’s (I made with no oil
D: McDougall Cup of Soup
S: Cantaloupe

Spicy Chicpea Snack:
    1 can chick peas
    2 - 4 tablespoon cooking oil
    1 tablespoon each Cajun spice and chili powder
    1 teaspoon each salt and pepper
Preheat oven at 400*
Drain and rinse chick peas.
Pour oil into baking pan, add spices, mix well.
Add chick peas and mix till well coated.
Place in oven for 15-20 minutes or until crunchy. Stir once half way.  Enjoy cold or hot.

Day 14:
BF: Apple Bake (Apple, applesauce, cinnamon, stevia, oatmeal)
L: Spicy Crunchy Chickpea’s
S: Cantaloupe
D: Big bowl of “Chikn” Noodle Soup (Wheat Angel hair pasta, no-chikn bouillon, garlic, parsley, pepper)
S: Rasperry-Acai Berry Fruit Popsicle

Blue Bunny’s FrozFruit Superfruit Raspberry Açai bars. They’re nonfat, only 90 calories, and contain real pureed açai and raspberries. $4 for a package of six (compared to $40 for a bottle of acai juice). These were pretty good, I’m interested to see if they make me not hungry.

(Day 15, 16 & 17 I was on a road trip from SC-CO so my eating was in the car, might be not exactly right since I didn’t write it down, but I did quite well)

Day 15:
BF: Banana
L: Lentil Soup
D: 2 Peanut Butter & Jelly on Wheat

Day 16:
BF: Peanut Butter & Jelly on Wheat
L: 6″ Veggie Sub (Subway) & McDougall Cup of Soup
S: Rice Cakes
D: Peanut Butter & Jelly on Wheat

Day 17:
BF: McDougall Cup of Soup
S: Soy Mocha (small)
L: 6″ Veggie Sub
S: Honey Nut Rice Cakes & Apple
D: 2 McDougall Cup of Soup’s

Day 18:
BF: McDougall Cup of Soup
L: Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich, Chipotle Corn Soup on the side
S: Rice Cakes
D: Spaghetti (Whole Wheat Noodles, Sauce & Mushrooms)

Day 19:
BF: Cheerios (dry in a baggie), Grapes & Green Tea
L: Chili
S: Carrots & Small Couscous McDougall Soup
D: No “Chicken” Noodle Soup (wheat spaghetti noodles, seasonings & no-chikn bouillon)
S: Rice Cake

Day 20:
BF: Cheerios (dry-baggie), Strawberries & Green Tea
L: No “Chicken” Noodle Soup (left-overs)
S: Blackberries & Apple
D: Chicken Fried Seitan, Mashed Potatoes w/Gravy & Veggies (Veg Restaurant)

Day 21:
BF: Leftovers from Veg restaurant (Seitan fajita)
S: Grapes & Apple
L: Black Bean Mango Kashi Meal
S: Rice Cakes (mini)
D: No “Chikn” Noodle Soup

Day 22:
BF: Cantaloupe slices
S: Rice Cakes
L: Vegetable Soup, & Corn on the Cob
D: Big bowl of Green Beans- Chinese style

Day 23:
BF: Fruit (Cantaloupe squares, blackberries & Strawberries)
S: Green Tea
L: Big Bowl of Green Beans (soy sauce, sweet chili sauce & teriyaki w/seasonings)
D: Veggie Stir Fry (Broccoli, Mushrooms, Carrots, Teriyaki sauce & Sweet Chile Sauce w/seasonings)

Day 24:
BF: Cheerios (dry) & Green Tea
S: Grapes
L: Vegetable Barley Soup
D: Lentils & Corn

Day 25:
BF: Honey Dew (like half of the honey dew lol)
L: Lentils
S: Carrots & Cheerios (dry) not together
D: 2 Red Potatoes w/Gravy

Day 26:
BF: Banana Nut Cheerios (dry- soo yummy) & Green Tea
S: Grapes
L: WolfGang Puck’s Tortilla Soup (delicious)
S: Grapes
D: Veggie Stir Fry (broccoli, carrots, onion, bell pepper, asparagus, & mushrooms w/hosein, teriyaki & sweet chile sauce).  *Nice big bowl*

Day 27:
BF: Honey Dew & Green Tea
S: Banana Nut Cheerios (dry)
L: Cream of Corn & Szechuan Asparagus (on the side)
D: Oriental Salad w/seasoned tofu (from Noodles & Co)

Day 28:
BF: Grapes
L: Country fried seitan ’steak’ served with mashed potatoes, country gravy and mixed vegetables. (from Watercourse restaurant)
D: Spicy Green Beans (Chinese Style)

http://www.watercoursefoods.com/

Day 29:
BF: 2 Red Potatoes (bakes w/ketchup)
S: Banana Nut Cheerios
L: Veggie Stir Fry
S: Grapes
D: No “Chikn” Noodle Soup

Day 30:
BF: Banana & handful of cheerios
L: No “Chikn” Noodle Soup
S: Grapes
D: Green Beans & Carrot Stir Fry

Oriental Green Beans-
   Frozen Green Beans
   Soy Sauce
   Favorite Oriental Sauce (teriyaki, sweet chile, hosein garlic sauce, etc)
   Red Pepper Flakes (if you like spicy)

You get a non-stick frying pan, put in frozen green beans & tsp of water & red pepper flakes (as much as u prefer), fry for a little bit (until all green beans no longer look frozen) adding soy sauce along the way (I add about 2 tbsp), then a minute before you take them out put in your sauces. (I use teriyaki & a little sweet chile sauce)

Then serve. Really yummy.

McDougall Results

Posted by jillnicole03 on January 14th, 2009 |Filed Under Vegan Diet | 1 Comment

I started the McDougall Plan for Maximum Weight Loss on Jan. 10, 09. I’m trying to do at least 12 days of the Maximum Weight Loss Plan, and then thereafter hopefully I could follow the regular McDougall Plan. SO far Day 6 I feel I overate, not sure why I was so hungry, but mostly ate on plan, except the popcorn- which was SmartPop, but had some oil in it. So far my favorite thing is potatoes, especially potato fries with chili on them.

Day 1:
BF: Sliced up red potatoes w/herbs & peppers seasoning. Cooked on the stove with water instead of oil.
S: Apple
L: Summer Pasta Salad
D: Summer Pasta Salad (Whole wheat pasta, Vegetables & a Sweet Vinegar Sauce)

Day 2:
BF: Ore Ida Hash Brown Potatoes w/herbs & peppers seasoning. (Cooked on stove with water instead of oil.)
L: Lentil Soup
S: Apple
D: Teriyaki Pasta (Wheat Noodles, Veggies & Teriyaki)

Day 3:
BF: Cheerios (dry-in a baggie) & Banana
L: Lentil Soup
S: Baked Red Potato w/Pickle Juice, Spicy Mustard & Apple Cider Vinegar
D: Spaghetti (Whole Wheat Noodles, Spaghetti Sauce & Mushrooms)
S: Grapes

Day 4:
BF: Ore Ida Hash Brown Potatoes (Cooked in oven)
L: Rice, Veggies & Hosein Garlic Sauce w/ Corn on the side
S: Grapes
D: Split Pea Soup
S: Strawberries

Day 5:
BF: Ore Ida Hash Brown Potatoes
S: Banana
L: Split Pea Soup
S: Grapes
D: Spaghetti (Whole Wheat Noodles, Sauce & Mushrooms)

Day 6:
B: Cheerios (dry-2 baggies) & Banana
G: Grapes
L: Spaghetti
S: Split Pea Soup
D: 2 McDougall Cup of Soups & Baked Potato
S: Popcorn

Day 7:
BF: Apple & Cheerios (dry)
L: Spaghetti
S: Split Pea Soup
D: Fries w/Chili on top (Red potatoes sliced, w/vegetarian chili on top & a lil’ ketchup)
S: Blackberries

Day 8:
BF: Red Potato (sliced small baked w/spices & ketchup)
L: Chili Beans
S: McDougall cup of Soup (packaged from the store)
D: Mashed Potatoes

Day 9:
BF: Cheerios (dry)
L: Split Pea Soup (BIG Bowl)
S: Grapes
D: Mushrooms & Baked Potato

Day 10:
BF: Blueberry Frosted Shredded Wheat Cereal (dry) & Grapes
L: Chili & Red Potato Fries
S: Mushrooms & A1 Sauce
D: Spaghetti (Whole Wheat Noodles, Mushrooms & Sauce)
S: Cherries

Day 11:
BF: Oatmeal w/blueberries, water & stevia
L: Chili & Red Potato Fries
D: Split Pea Soup & Green Beans (green beans cooked in water, soy sauce, ginger & garlic)

Day 12:
BF: Potatoes (baked, sliced small w/ketchup)
S: Shredded Wheat Cereal (small baggie-dry)
L: Veggie Stir Fry (Bell Pepper, Onion, Broccoli, Snap Peas, Teriyaki sauce & Sweet Chili Sauce w/seasonings) & Small bowl Split Pea Soup (on side)
D: Chili & Red Potato Fries
S: Grapes

Ok, Goal 1 met! 12 days of McDougall MWL! Yay, me. Well as of this morning I have lost 7 pounds, in 12 days. Well, actually I lost 7 pounds in the first 8 days, and since then have “stalled” but I think it is because TOM is lurking around, so hopefully it is more, but either way I’m very happy with th results, and now challenge myself to do it for 30 days!

McDougall Diet

Posted by jillnicole03 on January 10th, 2009 |Filed Under Vegan Diet | Leave a Comment

So I was planning on doing Weight Watchers, but yesterday I read a book I purchased a few weeks ago ‘The McDougall Program for Extreme Weight Loss’ and now I really want to try this way of eating rather than starting WW. Yay, I’ll let you know how it goes. No matter what I do recommend this book, it was a little boring but full of great information.

Why go vegetarian?

Posted by jillnicole03 on January 7th, 2009 |Filed Under Vegan Diet | Leave a Comment

Why go vegetarian? Well, you can live a longer, healthier life. Reduce pollution. You can preserve Earth’s natural resources. Just, because you love animals. You’ll ward off disease, particularly in preventing, treating or reversing heart disease and reducing the risk of cancer. To lose weight. If you switch from the standard American diet to a vegetarian diet, you can add about 13 healthy years to your life. You’ll ease the symptoms of menopause. You’ll have more energy. You’ll spare animals that are treated in harsh ways, with unsanitary conditions.

Here is a video that really opens your eyes to the violence behind doors, not just to the animals we eat.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6361872964130308142

 

Decision MADE!

Posted by jillnicole03 on January 7th, 2009 |Filed Under Vegan Diet | Leave a Comment

So time to catch up on my blog! The last month or more hasn’t been so well for me, extra stress which equals extra food. I am a binge eater, I eat when I’m bored, mad, sad, happy, pretty much every emotion, it’s something I’ve been trying to get over since I was 17, and realized I do have choices in life. Well ever since going vegan I have not felt the need to over eat, until the last month. So I did gain back about 10 pounds I had lost previously (within about 6 weeks), but my mind is getting back on track and I know I can over come this.

I decided I’m going to start Weight Watchers, that way I can start tracking my eating but still eat vegan foods that I pick. The soonest meeting is Monday, so that is when I will start. Right now there is a 3 months deal for about $60, and $17 monthly thereafter. So I’m thinking this will make me stay at least that 3 months. (I do have a problem of quitting things too easily). I was on Weight Watchers about 2 years ago for maybe 1 1/2 months, and I did quite well, I did really like the points system, but decided to stop going to meetings and do points on my own, unfortunately that didn’t last.

Yummy Vegan friendly foods I’ve had lately:

 Simple Blueberry Muffins:

 1 1/2 cups flour
    1/2 cup sugar
    1 teaspoon salt
    2 teaspoons baking powder
    3/4 cup soy milk
    1/4 cup oil
    1 cup frozen blueberries

Preheat oven to 400F.  Place baking cups in a muffin pan.
Combine flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder together in a mixing bowl.  Add soy milk and oil. Mix.
Fold in blueberries.
Pour into baking cups and bake for 25-30 minutes.
Makes: about 8 muffins, Preparation time: 5 minutes, Cooking time: 30 minutes

Fantastic World Foods brand- Sloppy Joes

Box of vegetarian Sloppy Joe mix, I found this at Food Lion Grocery, it was absoloutley delicious! Even for my non-veg roommate. It was about $2 and made 4 big Sloppy Joes.

 

 

Another thing I just threw together for lunch yesterday was English muffin pizza.

Wheat English Muffin, pizza sauce, olives & sliced mushrooms. I put a lil garlic and red peppers on top, definitely will have again.. mmm…

The Best Split Pea Soup Ever!

Posted by jillnicole03 on December 15th, 2008 |Filed Under Vegan Diet | Leave a Comment

Thick, Flavorful, Hearty, Split Pea Soup!

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

    1 bag (2 cups) split peas, no presoaking necessary
    4 cups vegetable broth
    4 cups water
    1 vegetable bullion cube
    2 largish potatoes, peeled
    2 stalks celery
    1 medium carrot
    1 medium onion
    1 clove garlic
    1 leek
    2 bay leaves
    2 Tablespoons parsley
    1 Tablespoon basil
    1 teaspoon rosemary

Directions:
Chop all vegetables into small pieces. not microscopic, not bite-sized, but somewhere in between. The carrots can probably be a little bigger because they’re there for taste/color, not consistency.

Combine all ingredients in large pot, stir around a bit, cover and gently simmer for about an hour.

Use a potato masher to thoroughly mash everything up. There shouldn’t really be major chunks of anything floating around. The potatoes and split peas mashed together will make a nice thick puree. (If you don’t have a potato masher, use a large fork, egg beater, whatever you have and beat it vigorously for a few minutes. it’ll be fine.)

Cover and gently simmer for about 30 more minutes. throughout the entire simmering process, be sure to add water if needed so that the whole thing isn’t sputtering loudly like a stew would. It needs to look watery and soupy, not stewy while it’s simmering so that it won’t burn. Do not boil!!

Uncover and simmer until enough water has evaporated to desired thickness (make sure to stir it around to get a better idea because all the gloop will sink to the bottom and make the soup look more watery than it actually is). Remove bay leaves, salt and pepper to taste, enjoy! Serves: 4 HUGE bowls

(This took me about 3 hours to make, it is absoloutely delicious! I made some french bread with it, and it was a hit! I didn’t add Rosemary since I didn’t have any, and added a little more of all the other spices and herbs, just taste testing and playing with it!)

Sneaky things to look for in ingredients:

Posted by jillnicole03 on December 9th, 2008 |Filed Under Vegan Diet | Leave a Comment

Casein—Whey’s cousin, casein is made from curdled milk. Yuck!

Gelatin—Rhymes with “skeleton.” Coincidence? I think not. Gelatin is a protein made by boiling cows’ and pigs’ skin, tendons, ligaments, and bones. Jell-O? Heck, no!

Lard—Lard is such a gross word, it almost makes you wonder why they just don’t call it what it is: “Fat from hog abdomens.”

Pepsin—If the thought of eating lard turns your stomach, stay away from pepsin, a clotting agent from pigs’ stomachs, used in some cheeses and vitamins.

Rennet—Certain words just make you cringe, like coagulate, congeal, clot—which is what rennet, an enzyme taken from baby calves’ stomachs, is used for in cheese production.

Stearic Acid—It may sound less gross than “lard,” but stearic acid, which often rears its ugly head in chocolate and vitamins, comes from a fatty substance taken from slaughtered pigs’ stomachs—or from cows, sheep, or dogs and cats euthanized in animal shelters. Still want to chew on that piece of Fido?

Cetyl Palmitate—Check your head if you’re using margarine that contains cetyl palmitate, the fancy term for the waxy oil derived from sperm whales’ heads or from dolphins. “I can’t believe it’s not ” oh, wait. It is” Whale head wax”?

Urea—Urea comes from urine and other “bodily fluids.” It’s used to “brown” baked goods, like pretzels. Um, yeah. And the oven is for ??

Whey- The watery part of milk that separates from the curds, as in the process of making cheese.

Vegan Candy & Junk food.. uh oh

Posted by jillnicole03 on December 9th, 2008 |Filed Under Vegan Diet | Leave a Comment

Not that I need to be eating candy (while trying to lose weight) but I always love finding out things that are vegan, so I thought I would share:

Candy

Airheads taffy
Atkins peanut butter bars
Blow Pops
Branch’s Cinnamon Hard Candy
Charms lollipops
Chick-o-Sticks
Cracker Jack
Cry Babies
Dem Bones
Dots
Dum-Dums
Fireballs
Goldenberg’s Peanut Chews
Hubba Bubba bubblegum
Jolly Ranchers (lollipops and hard candy)
Jujubees
Jujyfruits
Lemonheads
Mambas
Mary Janes (regular and peanut butter kisses)
Now and Later
Pez
Ring Pop lollipops
Smarties (U.S. Brand)
Sour Patch Kids
Super Bubble
Swedish Fish
Sweet Tarts
Tropical Source mini chocolate bags
Twizzlers
Zotz

Snacks

Cape Cod Sea Salt & Vinegar- kettle Baked Chips                                                                          
Cracker Jack
Fritos
Lance’s Toasty Crackers
Lay’s Stax
Lay’s WOW! potato chips
Microwave popcorn (minus the real butter flavor)
Munchos
Peanuts, sunflower seeds, almonds, cashews, and Pistachios
Pretzels (Snyder’s Jalapeno Petzels are too die for)
Salsa
Skittles’ Mints
Tostitos
Trail mix
Triscuits
Wheat Thins

Taco Bell?

Posted by jillnicole03 on December 9th, 2008 |Filed Under Vegan Diet | Leave a Comment

So I love to find new vegan things I can eat at different places (new things) and then if I like them, I will decide how I can make them myself. It’s great for new easy recipes. Especially when I don’t like to buy a bunch of stuff then end up not liking it! So if I know it is good, it is easier to buy.

So my new creation is a Taco Bell substitute. Taco Bell’s 7 layer Burrito: A warm, soft, flour tortilla wrapped around seasoned rice, hearty beans, a blend of three cheeses — crisp, shredded lettuce, diced ripe tomatoes, reduced fat sour cream, and chunky guacamole. ( Looking online it is unclear if the flour tortillas at taco bell are indeed vegan or not, so I will not be ordering again) That is their description of course. Now when I ordered it I asked for no cheese, no sour cream & extra guacamole.

To make it at home I purchased Whole Wheat Tortillas, Refried Beans, Spanish Rice, Avocados & Guacamole mix. Very easy to make, made the rice, heated up other items as I mixed up my guacamole then loaded them in my tortilla! (Now you could always add soy cheese, I don’t like it much, or some Tofutti Sour Cream, also lettuce and tomatoes like they do at Taco Bell. I added tomates to my spanish rice though.)

 

 

 

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