day 1

Day 1 of the vegetarian challenge hasn't been bad at all.

Breakfast:
eggs

Snack:
fiber bar
strawberry crisp

Lunch:
veggie lasagna
cauliflower

Dinner:
mexican pizza- whole wheat tortilla, refried beans, salsa, cheese

Snack:
kit kat
yogurt

The Challenge

My 13 year old daughter has challenged me to go vegetarian for a month.  She is also taking the challenge.  I guess its kind of like a contest between us because we each think the other is going to eat meat first, lol.  I think the real challenge for me is to keep it healthy.  There are tons of unhealthy things that are vegetarian friendly.  This means no more turkey bacon!  That, I think, is going to be the really hard part.  I have been researching vegetarian recipes online in hopes of keeping a good variety of foods to eat so as not to get bored.  I will attempt to keep it SW friendly at the same time.  The challenge begins tomorrow.  Wish me luck!

2/28/2012

Breakfast:
lemon merengue pie

Snack:
fiber bar
strawberries

Lunch:
hot dog- no bun
broccoli

Dinner:
zucchini boats (zucchini, tomatoes, mozzarella cheese

Snack:
zucchini chips
french onion dip

2/26/2012

Breakfast:
eggs, turkey bacon, potatoes, whole wheat toast with PB

Dinner:
hot dog on bun, baked beans, mac & cheese

Snack:
chocolate cake
lemon meringue pie

No lunch, wasn't hungry.  I am an emotional eater and when I am emotional, I eat all the wrong stuff.  I have had a very bad day today, fighting with the husband and its a big one this time.  We fought right at lunch time and at first I was too pissed to eat.  Then I got busy with my son's birthday preparations.  Dinner doesn't sound so bad, but I had a HUGE helping of mac & cheese.  HUGE!  Then the cake and pie.  I suppose it could have been worse.  I could have gone ape shit on the chips and dip I bought too, but I didn't.  I did have waaay too much soda today (diet) and no water.  Not cool.  I realize I am full of excuses for my terrible eating.  I need to get my shit together.  I think this blog is helping though.  I like having a place to put down my feelings and my food.  I forgot to make a lunch for work tomorrow.  Not sure what I will do.  I guess I'll figure it out in the morning.  I'm a great procrastinator.

2/25/2012 food diary

Breakfast:
egg and turkey bacon on whole wheat bread

Snack:
1/2 fiber bar

Lunch:
pot roast
potatoes, tomatoes, zucchini, and squash

Dinner:
Zaxby's buffalo blue salad

Snack:
reese's cup
pickles

I was down another lb this morning :)

2/24/2012 food diary

Breakfast:
turkey bacon
whole wheat toast with peanut butter

Snack:
1/2 fiber bar

Lunch:
pot roast
potatoes, zucchini, squash, and tomatoes

Dinner:
curry chicken with carrots added to the sauce
riced cauliflower
corn

Snack:
ff activia vanilla yogurt
snickers

I am in love with my new food processor.  It made perfect riced cauliflower and it chopped the carrots up nice and fine for the curry sauce.  The carrots were a nice addition.  They thickened up the sauce really nice and the kids didn't even notice them, so a plus for sneaking some veggies into the kids!  I'm starting to get my veggies back in and I feel I'm working nicely back toward slimming world.  I can't wait to play some more with my food processor and also with my dehydrator.  I'm looking forward to making turkey jerky and some veggie and fruit chips.  I'm really excited to try out bananas and zucchini.  The strawberries were a great success and possibly could become an addiction, so I need to be careful with those :)  The apples were really nice too and the kids loved them.  Next time I will make tons so there is enough to go around.

2/23/2012 food diary

Breakfast:
turkey bacon
strawberries

Lunch:
Laredo Barbequed Pot Roast (recipe here)
roasted potatoes, squash, zucchini, and tomatoes

Dinner:
pizza from the pizza shop

Snack:
fat free activia yogurt