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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

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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

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fruit & veggiesSo 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?

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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

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Decision MADE!

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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:

 Blueberry MuffinsSimple 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

Sloppy JoesFantastic 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…