Say YES to planning!

black coffee
oatmeal with the usual suspects
veggies and Bitchin' sauce
plant burger with the works
taco salad (dark leafy greens, onions, tomatoes, roasted corn, cilantro, kidney beans, avocado, lime, salsa, air fried corn tortillas)
dessert: tea and lots of lulu love ... Nubz for her, small gala apple and PB for me!

Wishing everyone a beautiful fall 1st of October day!

Great start to our new month, @AustinRuadhain My goals for this month is to lose 5 pounds! I keep trying...I think I have a good system going now. I am thrilled with my WOE...my knee pain has significantly lessened to allow me to do more things than before going WFPB/Vegan. Three days a week, long walks with Lulu and time for me! Specifically, !

Hello all... where did September go so quickly? I enjoyed my day off yesterday, and after dealing with things I was so tired and went to bed so here I am up in the wee hours of the morning and debating on whether to try to go back to sleep at all or just get ready for work and head in early.

I am going to get more consistent with exercise this month for sure. I did manage to hit the treadmill a few times in the past week and want to get to where I'm doing that or walking outside every single day. I want to get to at least 7500 steps on a daily basis and my work is so sedentary it can't be done without some concentrated walking time.

y'all

Taking a day away from the office to do some laundry and prepping. I just got back from the grocery. I am going to make a batch of the white bean and collard greens stew that I made up a couple weeks ago. It was so good and with the weather cooling down I'm definitely craving more warm and savory foods. I'll also add mushrooms this time so I know I'll get those in.

Also on the agenda, Dr. F's cabbage and kale casserole, a salad dressing of some type, and bake some garnet sweet potatoes. The store didn't have any of the Japanese sweet potatoes which I am now addicted to. Once they are baked and sliced, it's like eating a cookie to have a slice.

I will also make up my salads and oatmeal for the week. So convenient to have it all done. I freeze the oats and all with the berries, spices, chia seeds and some chopped greens, then take to the office to add hot water and eat. The only things I don't add to my salads ahead of time are pickled onions, tomatoes and salad dressing, but that just takes a minute in the morning.

Will hit the treadmill today. I also have a stationary bike which is a little hard on my bad knee, but I moved it into my bedroom and will put in 10 minutes in the mornings this week. My treadmill goal is at least 40 minutes every evening and work on building up speed and incline before I worry about more time.

All in all, I feel ready for a very good healthy week!

Austin, if you have the Oh She Glows cookbook there is a Crowd-Pleasing Tex Mex Casserole recipe that is awesome. It's not on her website but if you google it there are a few sites with the recipe. I leave out the olive oil, and it does have some daiya but you could probably leave it out too, but if you aren't worried about it since it's for company leave it in because it is a nice addition. It is always a big hit when I make it. When serving to guests I have avocado, sliced green onions and cashew sour cream for toppings.

I didn't get the laundry done, and I decided to put off the cabbage and kale casserole until later in the week since I will be eating the stew for the next few days. Forgot to add the mushrooms! My salad prepper gave me broccoli so I think I'll pick up a red pepper and green onions on my way back from the office to make a quick stir-fry with the mushrooms that should last a few days.

I'm heading to the office early this morning so I can get in and out. Bringing home a bunch of files to work on at home.

Austin, I have been using your microwave tip for mushrooms for a while. So easy to eat a couple mushrooms a day that way. I will try them with the black beans soon. I drink a lot of sparkling water, usually La Croix.

I really love this cannellini bean and collard greens stew. I didn't have any banana peppers this time so I threw in some red pepper flakes instead. Cayenne would work too. Just needs something to give it a bit of heat.

Magic, hope all is well with you... you've been quiet.

Oh, I managed to remember to jump on the stationary bike for 10 minutes this morning. I can't pedal too fast because of my messed up knee (old injury from high school days) but at least I got in some movement this morning. Will hit the treadmill tonight and play around with dumbbells a bit.

Hi everyone - sorry I ghosted you all for a bit. I'm in the candy industry (did I mention that before? not etl at. all. Hope you still like me!) and it's my busiest time of year.

Mihani - I also read that 10K steps per day is arbitrary!

Magic - good for you & good luck!

Austin - I currently have mushrooms in the fridge - thanks for the tip!

Also I just completed the veganfitness.com true strength challenge which I do recommend if you want to hit the gym & lift weights. I did find it difficult to hit their macro goals (for me it was C 51% P 29% F 20% and I was more like 50 25 25 but I digress...).

All going well here. Meal prepping breakfast and lunches with more flexible on the fly dinners has been good.

Breakfasts have been protein overnight oats (add protein powder to them) & smoothies
Lunches are generally beans, tofu/seitan and lots of cooked & raw veggies, some grains
Dinners - if I had my way, tacos every night! (tacos for me is a big taco salad bowl on top of a corn tortilla lol)

I'm also re-assessing my goals. Do any of you have new goals you want to share in addition to the above?

Hope you all are doing really well and looking forward to hearing how things are going with you!

Today's Plan

coffee
oatmeal
roasted sweet potato in air fryer
plant burger with the works
grapes
left over soup
tea and Lulu Love...probably and good pop for me...Nubz for Lulu

Hi Magic, what about just some fruit and herbal tea when you get home? Tea really helps me distract from eating sometimes.

I am debating whether to go to the office today. Yesterday was so busy that I didn't get any of the work done that I brought home so I could just stay home and work here today, plus do my grocery shopping and cooking. I'm leaning toward staying home.

Glad the tex mex was a hit Austin. Good luck with your office cleaning.