Not really hungry today as I'm in a lot of tummy pain but I've already got my day planned whether I like it or not.

Breakfast is the same as always, a&c porridge, but today I used vanilla almond milk over hazelnut milk -- I have a stash of nut milks and I go by sell by dates as to what I open next. It was pretty sweet after the hazelnut milk which is sweeter than regular almond milk so I felt kind of high on sugar. Today was my last latte for awhile. I did an experiment and it's what's bloating me and making my tummy hurt. I'll go caffeine free for a couple of weeks and reintroduce it as a sporadic thing.

Lunch was an orange vanilla yoghurt with dark chocolate sprinkles and a granary loaf - seriously the best most interesting wholegrain/meal bread there is - with my sausage not sausage filling. Protein shake afterwards with a dark chocolate orange covered rice cake.

Dinner I'm making my own pizza with a tortilla wrap. Might make it vegan, might not. Will probably have sweetcorn and peppers on it. Will have another protein shake and rice cake after and a square of dark chocolate with orange and almond pieces while I cook. Can you tell I like chocolate and orange? Funny because I don't like oranges or orange juice.

I've been craving comfort foods this week (for me that is warm, fatty foods) instead of fruit and greens. Hopefully that turns around soon !

Athijade wrote: »

jfp420 wrote: »

I've been craving comfort foods this week (for me that is warm, fatty foods) instead of fruit and greens. Hopefully that turns around soon !

And I have been the opposite! LMAO. Not wanting to eat anything too heavy, but already have everything planned for this week so it is what it is. The next 2 weeks I am going light and easy on the tummy as much as possible.

And I round out the trifecta because I just want to eat! GIMME ALL THE FOOD.

Yesterday ---
- Breakfast: PB2 peanut butter, sliced banana, and chia seeds on 2 slices of toasted Ezekiel Sprouted Flax bread.
- Lunch: 6" Veggie Delite sub on white w/ no cheese. I also had about half a bag of Lay's potato chips (guilty).
- Snack: My husband and I experimented with Minimalist Baker's "Vegan Cheddar & Chive Biscuits" which were super good but also pretty indulgent for just two.
- Dinner: Baked falafel with cucumber salad and vegan tzatziki.

Today I'm eating the same breakfast, leftover falafel for lunch, and attempting to make Beet & Quinoa burgers for dinner

I was so busy yesterday I did not get to share what I ate today, so here it is.

Breakfast was Monster cookie oatmeal




Snack #1 was




Lunch and supper was an Nonnie's Vegetable sandwich. Eggplant, broccoli rabe, sharp provolone, and a dish of marinated mozzarella.



Late night snack was an entire crunch pan bag of sliced apples.

jfp420 wrote: »

I've been craving comfort foods this week (for me that is warm, fatty foods) instead of fruit and greens. Hopefully that turns around soon !

That's how I've been feeling here lately. I'm having a hard time getting my healthy grove back.

purebredpolly wrote: »

Athijade wrote: »

Tummy is not happy today and I'm exhausted (had to work a late event last night and still slept horribly). Today I am starting to work on my meal plan for the 2 weeks starting 4/30 and NOTHING is sounding good. Even looking at recipes is like UGH. So taking it easy today.

I sure hope you are feeling better today.

Thanks hun. I do feel much better today. I have Chronic Fatigue and getting off of schedule can really mess me up. Still not 100%, but getting there. If I can sleep okay tonight (I also have insomnia), I should be back to "normal" by tomorrow.

Today I had:
Breakfast: Banana pudding (upset tummy so did not want "real" food on it yet
Lunch: Baked omelet with mushroom, bell pepper, green onion, and cheddar cheese
Dinner: Vegetable fried rice
Dessert: Chocolate milk

So a total Vegetarian day!

fluter4gsus wrote: »

Breakfast: Steel cut oatmeal with cranberries and almonds
Lunch: the crusts of my daughter's PB sandwich and we shared a tropical smoothie
Dinner: I made tacos with lentil "meat" so delicious. Topped with guacamole, cheese, greens, and plain Greek yogurt.

Tacos is one of my favourite veg meals!!

One thing I like to do for my 'meat' mix is to sneak some other veggies in. In my pan I throw in taco seasoning and a few kinds of beans, then I also add in shredded carrot, spinach and kale - you can't even taste them once its simmered for a bit. Then when I'm eating the tacos I add raw capsicum (peppers), lettuce and avocado. Its a really easy way to get some extra veggies into your meal, super filling and super nutritious And easy to store for leftovers!

amybuckle1 wrote: »

Breakfast - healthy living apple and strawberry bar
Lunch - Leek and potato healthy cuppa soup, melon and raspberries,
Dinner- Jacket potato, fat free cottage cheese, vegetable savoury rice and side salad
Toffee Muller light yoghurt!

Need some more low carb veggie recipes!!!

One easy swap I do for low carb veg is to switch potato for cauliflower. It probably won't work so well for a jacket potato, but in a casserole or curry its a great swap. And there are some excellent mashed cauliflower recipes.

Athijade wrote: »

purebredpolly wrote: »

Athijade wrote: »

Tummy is not happy today and I'm exhausted (had to work a late event last night and still slept horribly). Today I am starting to work on my meal plan for the 2 weeks starting 4/30 and NOTHING is sounding good. Even looking at recipes is like UGH. So taking it easy today.

I sure hope you are feeling better today.

Thanks hun. I do feel much better today. I have Chronic Fatigue and getting off of schedule can really mess me up. Still not 100%, but getting there. If I can sleep okay tonight (I also have insomnia), I should be back to "normal" by tomorrow.

Oh, I'm so sorry Having a chronic illness is so challenging. I sure hope you get a good night's sleep and are able to beat back to he insomnia. I'll lift a prayer for you.

Athijade wrote: »

purebredpolly wrote: »

Athijade wrote: »

Tummy is not happy today and I'm exhausted (had to work a late event last night and still slept horribly). Today I am starting to work on my meal plan for the 2 weeks starting 4/30 and NOTHING is sounding good. Even looking at recipes is like UGH. So taking it easy today.

I sure hope you are feeling better today.

Thanks hun. I do feel much better today. I have Chronic Fatigue and getting off of schedule can really mess me up. Still not 100%, but getting there. If I can sleep okay tonight (I also have insomnia), I should be back to "normal" by tomorrow.

Today I had:
Breakfast: Banana pudding (upset tummy so did not want "real" food on it yet
Lunch: Baked omelet with mushroom, bell pepper, green onion, and cheddar cheese
Dinner: Vegetable fried rice
Dessert: Chocolate milk

So a total Vegetarian day!

Sorry to hear that you're not feeling in tip top condition! As a fellow spoonie with insomnia it can be the worse as you crave sleep but just can't get it. As long as you're keeping up your food intake as much as you're able (and still lose 0.5lb), undereating will just make it all worse. I hope you feel better soon!

Feeling super achy from training yesterday and tired from donating blood today so my food is high key all over the place.

Porridge because it's life. I did have a coffee even though it is inflaming my bowel (achy pain, minimal bloating) because of the frequency I've been having it, but I was up early and didn't get enough sleep. I had a veggie protein power punnet by Graze for my morning snack, literally good nuts covered in spice, my two protein shakes and ricecakes at after lunch and dinner intervals, lunch was sushi I picked up while getting some groceries for my mum, I also bought a bottle of fizzy fruity water to drink, I don't know why, there are way too many sweeteners in it and it makes me feel sick but whatever. I had a energy ball snack (Deliciously Ella hazelnut and raisin) just before I went in to donate and then I had a chocolate biscuit and a packet of crisps/chips after. Didn't need the crisps but they were 'prawn cocktail' flavour which I haven't had in years. Also had some lemon squash. Dinner was a carton of vegetable soup I picked up with my sushi. It's made by a brand that only uses good whole ingredients and has lots of different veggies in it so it's always tasty and filling (dem root veggies yo). I was just so tired, you know? Even using the microwave was taxing. Had a square of chocolate just because.

A bit over on carbs and calories today but I'm not going to sweat it. I only donate every 4 months and better to be over 150 cal than pass out on the train home.

Breakfast
Be Natural Protein nut bar

Lunch
Leftover nutmeat and lentil "mince" on toast

Dinner
Mexi-lasagne

Snacks
Hemp and cacao nib raw chocolate
Cookies and cream ice cream

I should've had more for breakfast before my 4 hour biochem lab, I was soooo hungry after

Breakfast was peanut butter thumb print cookie oatmeal



Lunch was 50 calorie tortilla cheese & vegetable sandwiches




Supper was a copy cat Bob Evan's firecracker salad using vegetarian chicken

purebredpolly wrote: »

Breakfast was peanut butter thumb print cookie oatmeal



Lunch was 50 calorie tortilla cheese & vegetable sandwiches




Supper was a copy cat Bob Evan's firecracker salad using vegetarian chicken

You always make you oatmeal look so yummy!