Salad is the Main Dish September
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First drafts of manuals complete, waiting for feedback. going to the art center today to work on my weaving for a while. I dont' feel like it now but usually once I'm there I get into it.
Cool about the fitbit! I need to dig mine out and try to find the charger. I didn't use it enough at the time to justify buying a new one, but if I can get the old one going it might inspire me. Does your new one have any new features you like? Or haven't had time to play with it much? Hope work cools down for you.
The walnut parm is super easy. Just don't overblend it or it turns into nut butter!
1/2 cup raw walnuts
2 Tbsp nooch
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp salt
Blend/pulse in food processor until it looks like parm. Store in the fridge.
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Thanks Carla... I'll give that walnut parm a try soon. I am enjoying the fitbit so far. It vibrates if I sit too long and reminds me to get up and move which is cool. The sleep tracker is much more detailed than the old Fitbit One and it was interesting to see the graph with stages of sleep and length of time in each rotating throughout the night. I haven't really started trying to exercise regularly again, but I think it will be cool to have it tracking and see the progress. Looks to me like my average day is going to be less than 5000 steps, sitting at my desk all day and often at home in the evenings, so there is definitely a lot of room for improvement. Did you get any work done on your weaving?
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I'm trying to stay chill about my weaving project, but things haven't been going smoothly! The warping (threading the loom with all of the vertical threads of yarn) is the first step before you can begin weaving. I was at the end of the warping process when I discovered something was off. This was 3 to 4 weeks ago and since then for various reasons I haven't made it back in. Yesterday I was troubleshooting and there were several problems early on, ones that had no easy fix and would alter the pattern. so I decided to bite the bullet and re-thread. Yesterday I got about 1/3 of the way done. I have a class at the art center tomorrow, so I think I might go in a few hours early and see if I can't get another 1/3 of it out of the way. That's okay. It's a learning process and the take-away lesson is to check and double check your work when threading! If I go in on Saturday and again next week, I should hopefully be able to get into the actual weaving late next week.
I packed my lunch to take to the art center yesterday and was pretty pleased with myself about that. They have a vegan meal with quinoa, greens and beans, but it is expensive and I can see and taste the oil in there. Still relying heavily on coffee to get going in the morning, but I am anticipating that as I continue to eat better and start to move more, I can start to ease off of the coffee too.
Just after I finished the bulk of the work on the user manuals, I found out that there's software regression testing to do. I can't complain because all these hours are adding up to a nice paycheck but I was mentally prepared to dive into my fiber projects.
I remember my shock at my steps with the fitbit at first...I am under 1000 if I work from home and sit at my desk all day. No good! I think I'm going to start including a walk in town every time I go there for any reason. Between picking up and dropping off library books, going to the art center, and running errands, that should add up.
What are your plans for the weekend, Mihani? Are you all booked up with work or do you get some home time? How are the pets doing?
B - coffeex2, green smoothie
L - tofu over greens or black bean burger over greens
D - pasta or black bean burgers
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What a bummer about your weaving project Carla. Isn't it weird how things with a lot of oil taste "off" now? I got some boca chicken cutlets last weekend, which I always liked, and they tasted bland and oily/salty. I doubt I'll eat any more of them. Good planning on taking your lunch. Yep, working all weekend, but from home tomorrow at least. I am going to try to get it to where I maybe go to the office one weekend day every other week. Even if I'm working from home it's better than always being there.
I've been mostly about salads this week. Lunch and dinner every day, but I haven't got tired of them. Yet anyway.0 -
Screwed up with my food big time yesterday afternoon. The place where we buy pet food had a customer appreciation day and gave Joe a mug filled with chocolates. We both dove in and devoured them. Then we had some frozen pizza. Ugh. At least the mug is cool. I crashed afterwards and felt bad the rest of the night.
We're batching this weekend! The menu sounds good. I will try to remember to take some photos before we gobble it all up. Monday we're having Sweet Potato and Zucchini Pisto with Lemon Herb Quinoa.
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Mmm! I'm eating such a wonderful lunch before I go to weaving class. I put a huge pile of mixed green in a bowl and then used those awesome salad scissors Donna recommended to cut it way down, then i drizzled it with Almond Sesame dressing, added some roasted spaghetti squash and topped it off with some garlicky baked tofu. Heaven!0
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Refresh my memory which salad scissors you got Carla? I keep meaning to order those. Your lunch sounds scrumptious! At least the chocolate and pizza are all gone.
The weather is so nice and cool today, and it's supposed to stay this way all week. Yay!!! I will be getting a lot more motivated to exercise now that it is not so hot and humid. My energy level is always highest September to December, and I tend to stick to healthy habits best during these months, so I plan to take full advantage of the window.
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here they are on amazon, Mihani https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B007WSL3S6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Sept to Dec is my best time of the year too.0 -
Thanks Carla. I'm going to get those ordered today!
Hello Nutritarian is releasing the new version of the power prep plan on October 7th. Since I purchased the first version I'll get the new one free. I have never put it into practice because I don't have much more time to cook on weekends than I do during the week, but I've used some of the recipes and there are a lot of great tips. Having new things to recharge my enthusiasm is always good. One of these days I'm going to give the full on prep plan a try.
I am going to do some simple prep today. Steam broccoli and asparagus to add to my dinner salads, batch of E2 hummus, kale and cabbage casserole, chop raw veggies for lunch salads, make a nut based salad dressing of some sort.
I promise myself I'll hit the treadmill today!
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Hi! I am ready to get back on track with my eating. Way too many carbs in form of candy, bread, drinks and crackers. Not enough fruit again. I am up 4 lbs...I usually am up 2-3 lbs after a triathlon but not 4.
I leave tomorrow to visit my sister and brother-in-law. She needs help with my BIL, my niece has been there for almost 3 weeks and needs to go back home. It is all distressing.
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I didn't end up treadmilling yesterday but I did spend many hours cleaning up my home office. It was really piled up but looks wonderful now.
Didn't get time to cook yesterday but did it when I got home tonight. Made broccoli, asparagus, cheezy chickpeas, red chard sauteed with onion and garlic. Ate a little of everything for dinner and should be set for dinners another few days. I have been adding pumpkin seeds to my lunch salads and eating a few walnuts or fruit with chia seeds after dinner.
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Safe travels, Donna! I'm sure your sister will really appreciate your help.
Mihani, let us know what you think of the new release from Hello Nutritarian. I find new things like that inspiring too.
I forgot to take a picture of last night's meal, a sweet potato & zucchini pisto with lemon herb quinoa & sour cream. Joe and I both really enjoyed it. I've made a clean food dirty girl sour cream in the past that had too much almond flavor, but this is an improved version and I like it quite a bit. Not totally sour cream tasting of course, but it gives that thick creamy texture and has a nice flavor. Yesterday was the first day in a long time that I've managed to have lots of greens with each of my meals.
Tonight's meal is Spanish beans & quinoa with roasted spaghetti squash and chimichurri sauce. Whenever the meal plan calls for spaghetti squash, I am reminded of how simple it is to roast and how nice it is to have ready in the fridge. I had it warmed up the other day on my salad and it was a nice addition. We're adding it to our list of things to grow in the garden next year.
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Hi Donna, looks like we posted the same time last night so I missed yours. It's really nice that you are able to help our your sister.
Meals sound really good Carla. I like spaghetti squash a lot, but for some reason I hardly ever buy it.
Still super busy with work, glad I had some things ready to go for dinner tonight.
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Hey, there, I am happy to have found this group! I went vegan months ago. Recently I came across another of Joel Fuhrman's books (The End of Dieting), and have been inspired to tweak what I am eating (more raw veggies!). It's great to find more people out to eat this way!0
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Hiya Austin... welcome to the group! I am currently doing another round of the 6 week plan, but we all sort of rotate on and off the strict plan to more the life plan (and sometimes free fall into SAD lol). I have been vegan for 6 years now, and vegetarian for many years before that. Now I'm working on being totally WFPB and removing all the junky vegan food from my life.
Looking forward to hearing how you're making ETL work for you.
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Hi!
This has been tough. Seems every meal is chicken of some sort. Eating a lot of salads and carbs but don't want to make a big to do about meals. Hopefully tomorrow I will get the car and shop for some beans, hummus and more veggies.
BIL has ups and downs. I get up very early in a.m. while night aid is here to get my walk/run in before she leaves. I am so not a morning person. I think my sister is shocked I get up so early. The plus side of this is seeing beautiful sunrises on the beach!
Welcome Austin. I hope you share some good recipes here! It has been almost a year since I joined this site and could not have done it without the support of people here.
Mihani when I go back to SA I will need to restart. I diet better in the Fall too.
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WOW Donna... beautiful pictures. I agree with you doesn't seem like the time to fuss about the menu given your circumstances. You aren't full vegan so at least you have some options. I really am happy that you are able to be there for your sister and help out. Must be so difficult for her.
I am making pizza tonight. Roasted red peppers, baby spinach, banana peppers, sliced black olives, oil-free pizza sauce, sprinkle of nooch, on whole wheat pita "crust". Nom Nom!
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Heading to the office for a while today. I can't believe September is over already. This month flew by! I missed a few days here and there but for the most part I managed to make salad the main dish for at least one meal every day this month. I had a cheat on Friday, some skinny pop popcorn and a couple vegan cookies. I'll be honest, they didn't taste like anything to me. My tastes really have started to change lately, and the things that I used to enjoy for a "cheat" don't taste that good anymore. Anything with oil that's all I seem to taste is the oil.
I have found the fitbit sleep reports interesting, and I set a reasonably low goal of 5000 steps which I am meeting or exceeding most days just going about my normal day. I am going to bump the goal up to 7500 steps for the next couple weeks, then up to 10,000.
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Hiya @Mihani ! I have been vegan for a while, and am now working on shifting into eating more raw foods -- more big salads full of healthy veggies. No flashy recipes here as of yet! :-)0
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Hi all - just popping in to say hello. I’m in my last week of training and so looking forward to my regular routine. I’ve been limping along in the food department. Eating salads at lunch but supper is all over the map. I hope to be back here more regularly once I’m in a routine. Hope you are all well.0
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we need an October 1 started.
Glad to hear orientation is almost over and you will be getting into a routine, Jacqueline.
Mihani - how was the pizza?
I loved having a fitbit. It really inspired me. Now I have a Garmin that a friend gave me with a heart rate. Almost too much info.
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October Vegetable Harvest?
Pumpkin Spiced October?
Outshine in October?
Optimistic for October?
3 mile walk, 1 mile run this morning0 -
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Pretty place Donna. I have been super busy with work the past week (more so than usual even) ... will start an October thread tomorrow if nobody beats me to it. I need to keep working tonight and no brain cells leftover! Staying the court on ETL 6 week plan though!
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