Healthy Again (Ti)

I've come to the conclusion that eating healthy is boring. It doesn't taste all that boring but talking about it, well...

Here's what I had:

• Leftover grilled salmon
• Garlic couscous
• Braised carrots

Healthy, but I finished it just 30 minutes ago and I am already starving.

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Tuesday - Where Do the Days Go? (Ti)

I am a bit behind in posts but here is what I put together for today's lunch:

• 2 cups of Trader Joe's Organic Lentil soup.
• 1 slice of whole grain bread, with 2 slices of Tofu cheese, broiled in the toaster oven.
• 1 apple (which I am about to eat since I am still starving).
• Water (lots and lots)

With all of this healthy eating, I have lost a few additional pounds. I lose weight all the time and then gain it back, but this time I actually broke a plateau that I've been on for 6 weeks, so I'm happy about that.

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Tuesday - Healthy and Vegan (Ti)

Today I brought a black bean burger and whole wheat bun. I will toast both in the toaster oven here at work and then warm up a cup of tomato soup to round it off. I am trying to live a vegan lifestyle but I am taking baby steps to get there so you may see me slip every now and then.

I really need to invest in a good vegan cookbook but many of them use such complex ingredients. I don't want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen. I want quick and easy, but tasty. Anyone know of any good ones?

I plan to eat at my desk but afterward I'm heading to the university library to check out what's available.

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Tuesday - Chipotle Called My Name (Ti)

Seriously... it said "Ti! Ti! You know you want a barbacoa salad!" Since the weather called for more rain, I packed Lentil Soup for lunch and then told myself that if I walked to Chipotle, which is a little ways away, then I would have earned the salad.

I walked.

I ate. I had chips, too.

In case you haven't been introduced to the greatness of Chipotle, the barbacoa is braised, spicy shredded beef. I have it on top of a mound of lettuce with pinto beans, tomatoes, salsa, some cheese, guacamole (there's that green thing again) and a bit of sour cream.

If it weren't for the cheese, sour cream and chips that I scarfed down, it would have been a lot healthier.

I tried to read more of Case Histories but it isn't pulling me in. It's sort of blah. Instead I people-watched.

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Tuesday: Still Doing The Healthy Thing (Ti)

I am in Southern California and let me tell you...we are experiencing some WEIRD weather! We are in a tornado warning right now, if you can believe it. With the rain pouring down and the extreme weather warnings, I pulled out the following leftovers for lunch:

• 3 ounces of pan-seared Salmon
• A cup or so...maybe a cup and a half of Quinoa sauteed in olive oil, garlic and sun-dried tomatoes.
• Stewed green beans with feta cheese and garlic
• 1 glass of unsweetened tea

With all the garlic I was hoping my co-workers would stay away but I wasn't so lucky!

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Tuesday, Clover - leftovers!

Today, the boys and I had leftovers from last night's dinner: leek and bacon pie. I loved it last night and was quite looking forward to it today. Only managed half a bowl with a lemon lucozade. Still, a 'proper' lunch. That's progress!

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