Holidays and Birthdays

oh man. this ones a doozie.


So...as you all know from my facebook posts and my last blog, Daniel and I have started eating a whole foods plant based diet (which from now on will just be WFPBD to save me some time). Well, as you know, today is July 4th, 2012. Happy Independence Day to all of you and yours btw! So today is usually about grilling out burgers, hot dogs, ribs, ect ect...spending time with family... well none of us wanted to cook, we just wanted to chill. So we went to Logan's.

Logans is fantastic. Btw. I love their steak. So I got a steak, baked potato, house salad with ranch and had a potato skin, a wing, and half a mozzarella stick. (and of course, a couple rolls). I ate about 6 bites of steak, 4 bites of potato, most of my salad....2 rolls...a wing, potato skin, and half a mozzarella stick. omg. i feel so sick to my stomach. like...i felt fine...until my steak was brought out...then i was like "oh my word." so word of wisdom to all those out there trying to eat better--don't do what i did.

I got my normal. My normal isn't normal for me anymore...so naturally my stomach is like "WTF uh-uh!" its gonna be a long night. So now its got me thinking "oh crap, my birthday is in 2 weeks...what am i gonna do?" NOT EAT AS MUCH. idk what got into me tonight...i went in saying "oh i wont eat that much"....but i guess it didn't seem like that much until the steak got there and then i was like "crap. now what?" lol. it happens...not gonna go beating myself up over it..just gonna know for next time...lol.


On a good note, i am seeing a difference (probably wont tomorrow, but whatever...i will friday. haha). So at the beginning of June, I was stuck at 250lbs. even. for like...3 weeks. never budging. always 250.0. I am proud to say that as of yesterday morning, I am at 246.8. That is just after one week of eating the WFPBD the best i can and cutting out most dairy, if not all. AND I talked to Sheryl (my boss) last night at the staff meeting and she said she was going to come up with a way for me to be able to step out of the classroom and eat a small snack so I am not tempted to eat the kids food anymore.  I wanted to talk to her after the staff meeting because its calmer than attempting to talk during a hectic busy workday. I should find out tomorrow what I can do about that...So that makes me feel better. I can start bringing small plant based snacks that are dense and low in calories so it will get me all the way til 130. I have a feeling I will probably be allowed to eat it around 1030-1130. 1030 is when we come in from outside, 1130 is when the kids eat lunch. She started to say it was okay for me to eat carrots and stuff while the kids ate their lunch, but then I was like "i thought we couldn't eat our own food in front of the kids?!" and so she told me she'd figure something out by Thursday and let me know. I'm bringing a snack with me tomorrow just in case. ;) tomorrow is water day too...which means its gonna be nice and hot and i'm gonna be starving by the time we get back inside. lol.


I look forward to the next few months...learning what to do what not to do, making a difference in Daniel and my lives, my family's lives, our overall health. I've learned some great recipes already, and really enjoy them...(in fact tomorrow i'm making one from vegkitchen.com called Black Bean and Zucchini Tortilla Casserole)........however, I need some more breakfast recipes..I'm kinda getting tired of the oatmeal. i like it...but not every day kind of like it. LOL. maybe i'll start alternating that with a protein shake or something...... who knows(OH if any of you wanna get me a bday present, Everyday Happy Herbivore, 30 Minutes or Less Vegan.... actually, any vegan cookbook would be nice. LOL!!! just saying.... or money. money is always appreciated. LOL. )


anyways. i think i'm gonna go curl up in my bed, read my book and then listen to fireworks. This is my first *chill* fourth. i usually try to do something, but i've REALLY enjoyed just relaxing...would have been more relaxing if it was at the beach......but doesn't that go for all of us? lol.

I hope ya'll all had a safe and happy 4th. Enjoy the rest of your week!

OHH and if you have any good bfast ideas or recipes, message me or comment! I'm willing to do anything at this point.