Here's doing this right!

I am back and back on the bandwagon. It will be as best I can for a while, but I need to get back to being healthy again. I have been sick for weeks and weeks. My stomach is acting up and I have been gaining weight like crazy. I have been in a downward spiral and I need to get myself back on track. So, even though we are not back on budget yet, I went out and bought just a couple of things for me. I am back to low fat, healthy, whole grain (and of course vegan) foods.I need this. I am up 7.6 lbs and I feel icky. I don't think it is a coincidence that I have been eating poorly for about the same amount of time I have been sick.

On a sidenote, I am so happy to be vegan here! There are so many wonderful, yummy vegan foods here. Soy Creamer for my coffee, Vegan Nacho cheeses, and all sorts of other wonderful things.

Thoughts

With finances being so tight in planning for our move, I have been struggling with my diet. My plan is to just do my best until after my move when I can get back at it again.

I did allow my mind to wander last night and to dream of my perfect food day. What kind of foods would leave me happy and satisfied. I wasn't to think about diet, just my ideal food day. It was actually very simple:

Breakfast:

oatmeal with raisins and topped with applesauce

or

tofu scramble (yummy!)

Lunch:

Soup of some kind

or

A nice big salad with lots of stuff on it (I like warm and cold mixed together so adding some roasted mushrooms, onions and corn as well as some beans of some kind would be perfect)

Supper:

A nice stirfry with fresh veggies and brown rice or rice noodles

or

Thin Pasta and sauce

Snack:

A fruit smoothie

For the most part, this would actually be an extremely healthy way of eating. I find it interesting that given no money issues, I would be happier with a diet as healthy as this one.

Maybe when I move, I can try to get there.

weekly weigh-in

No change in my weight this week. No big surprise, I have had a stressful, stressful week. Here's to better weeks ahead.