just have to get back in the routine

i forgot that i really have to focus when i am trying to stay on my food plan. i of course didn't realize it would present any challenges...that is until it was time for lunch. went into a healthy organic store and found myself ordering some kind of salad but wait that had pasta in it. nope not on the list. second challenge of the day....got home and sure enough we have bagels, pita chips, bread type crackers...all on the no fly list. hmmm. thankfully i know how to be creative. but boy i need to focus and plan.
ok i am ready to face day...2!
now it is the end of day 2 and i can say, i think i am feeling better already!

back to business

just saw a post on fb from the obama campaign that it there are 100 days until election day. 100 days always reminds me of challenges...i have done 100 days of yoga. 100 days of no eating carbs. that makes me excited to get back on track with my eating. i have been a little slack and just start eating the stuff i don't normally eat.
yep, today is day one and i am back on track. no bread, rice, pasta and some form of exercise every day. i am also extra motivated as i spent all day yesterday sitting on my butt watching the olympics. it's time for me to get up and move!
yay!

nerves and eating

i hear often how if people are sad, nervous, depressed, etc. that they have different reactions to eating. some eat a lot and others don't eat at all. what am i? i don't know. i have had a few big emotional times in my life from highs (getting married) to lows (death of my father) and i have no idea how i responded. i was too caught up in the emotions of what was happening at that time to notice my food consumption. well i am going to take notice today!
i am heading to mexico to host a yoga retreat for ten people. i am pretty amped, super nervous and so anxious. i have that buzzing energy flowing through me. to eat or not to eat? that is the question. we shall see in the next 48 hours.

commercials and dvr

i think i just had an aha moment about tv and my dvr.
i would say that 90 percent of my television viewing is from recorded shows on my dvr. that means that i don't watch many tv commercials. i bet that has had an overall positive impact on my junk food consumption. number one, i'm not getting up during commercial breaks to scavenger for snacks. number two i'm not seeing the latest ads promoting savory/sweet snacks.
aha!

what a difference a week will make

right now i lie on the couch sofa in our sun room looking out at the fog covered city. had my first cup of coffee. read several chapters of the hunger games 2nd book. relaxed. fast forward to friday...not sure what the picture will look like but something like this. mexico. beach. pool. yoga. new people.
for now i will enjoy this moment as the transition of these next four days to get to mexico i suspect will be full.
happy monday everyone.

protein

i get this question probably once in every six months..."as a vegetarian, how do you get your protein"? funny how we focus so much on what we are not getting instead of "why are you eating that...cupcake, cookie, salty chip, or any other food choice that doesn't serve us?"
there is much discussion about how much do we need. endurance athletes seem to benefit from higher amounts of protein than the regular joe. i am the regular joe and so from the people i have consulted - nutritionists and doctors - it is suggested that ten percent of my daily intake should be made up of protein.  as a vegetarian, how is this done? good question and one that i don't pay attention to. thankfully i have realized it is already a part of my daily intake with out me even trying.
here is my go to protein foods which are eating on a very regular basis!
almonds - basically they go in my yogurt in the morning, my snacks with apples and in pretty much every salad i make. this is an every day almost two out of three meal item.
avocados - love this time of year.  avocados are everywhere and i add them to a variety of meals... salads, eggs (another protein), soups
dairy - milk in my coffee, yogurt for breakfast, cottage cheese
seitan - alternative to meat and used at most vegetarian restaurants....something i need to use at home
beans - oh so many choices
tofu - an occasional substitute when dining out
vegetables - asparagus, broccoli, artichokes, cauliflower
lentils

wow, there really are so many non-meat items. yep, i think i am covered on my protein intake!

happy saturday people.

i do well with a plan

my food plan. my day plan. i seem to thrive in a structured environment. when i wake up i like to know how my day is planned out. i also like to know that i have my food consumption for the day planned out. when i stray from either of those plans well lots of nothing combined with franticness occurs.
no daily plan...i seem to get nothing accomplished and the day instantly fast forwards to 4pm. no idea what has transpired over that time period but the day is shot.
no food plan...i find myself going hours with out eating and then i hit that wall of starvation. my brain scrambles. my stomach aches. i get that overall frazzled feeling of "i must eat now or i will starve to death". it is a crazy frantic feeling.

today my plans are set. i feel calm, relaxed and optimistic about today. as they say in AA...one day at a time.