28 April 2010

Weekend. In. Review.

Right. Mexican fiesta was a little bit of a disaster. Timings were off, and burnt everything -- oh well.

This Friday, I'm entertaining a friend who's vegetarian. What I should make?

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This weekend's eating was really off.

Friday:
I ate 1/2 bag of blue corn tortilla chips, and tomatillo green salsa by myself. (Like a ravaged hyena.) Ate lots of Mexican rice (it wasn't very good, because the tomato puree I used made my rice taste sweet, not savory.) But, it was OK. My beans were ruined on Friday to the point of no return. The flautas were tragic. I burnt the chicken (murdered it), so I stuffed my flautas with Monterey Jack cheese (as we there is no such thing as queso fresco here.) Oh, and I fried them in Rapeseed oil (probably not the best thing -- but, I was trying to save them) Turns out the flautas were far too greasy for my tastes. Next time, most definitely will bake in the oven. I will have to say, I did find some excellent corn tortillas at the Whole Foods Market which isn't too far.

Saturday:
Breakfast: Bowl of leftover Mexican Rice
Lunch: Leftover vegetarian chili over 3 roasted potatoes
Dinner: Quesadillas w/ avocado, lime and cilantro.
Snacks: Pear, Apple, Banana

Sunday:
Breakfast: 2 eggs with 2 corn tortillas & 1 corn tortilla with butter
Dinner: 3 slices of Roasted Chicken, Cauliflower, French Beans, Carrots, Stuffing, Roasted Potatoes, Roasted Parsnips. A slice of a steamed sticky toffee cake and a slice of cheesecake with no cookie base.

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This week, I would like to get back into exercising. I have set my intentions to go swimming today.
 
Raw Food

Well. I have been searching for raw food recipes, and this website has been the most appetizing.

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I thought raw food meant salad. My favorite raw food idea has got to be vegetable spaghetti! Apparently, there's a vegetable slicer that slices zucchini and squashes into noodles. YUM!

And, there's a high powered blender called a vita-mix that has got me all a quiver.

I love kitchen gadgets! ::drooling::

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Not raw food, but just found an excellent vegetarian recipe website from the Vegetarian Society
 
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Shopping.

A year ago, when I first moved to London, I was a size 22. The other day, I went shopping, and I bought a size 18 coat! Progress! However slow it may seem ... Progress.

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Eating habits have changed considerably. I no longer get my dinner from the 7-11 down the road. I make an effort to cook, and plan my meals. It still isn't perfect -- but, it's getting better.

Now, I have to continue incorporating exercise in my plan -- I still find myself making excuses for not going for a brisk walk around the park. If only I could remember how much better I feel for it.

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I have to remember my goal date! April 28! I want to WOW myself. Maybe I can be a size 14 by then? Size 14 UK measurements are 38"-31"-40".
My current measurements: 43"-41"-48" -- (And, I found out I'm a pear shape).
 
Holier than thou?

So, my last few posts have been positive -- and, I'm working hard to stay in that 'moving forward' state of mind. However, over the past two days, I've been on a cookie binge. One oatmeal raisin, full-fat cookie after another oatmeal, raisin, full-fat cookie. I don't know what it is about them? I find them irresistible. Crunchy around the edges and chewy in the middle. I don't know why when I bake them I can't just have one or even two. No, I have to eat the whole 22 cookies -- alone. It's pathetic. Why do I bake them at all when I know I am going to stuff one down my face after another?

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I am lost in all of this eating.
 
Up and down and up and down.

So, last post I was a bit lost and felt overwhelmed by changing my life. Then, before that post, I was so proud of myself. My mind is messed up, I tell you.

However, after devouring a whole lot of oatmeal cookies, feeling disappointed at myself, depressed and worthless -- I am now on an upswing. Well, really I'm just middle of the road. BUT! It's higher than where I was. The reason? I went to the library ('lieberry', as I'm from Texas) and checked out a couple of books on nutrition, exercise and some self-help type books. The one that is most intriguing is a book called, Overcoming Weight Problems. It has some really interesting changing your thoughts, finding motivation exercises that really make you think. I think it's been really helping because it's working from the inside out.
 
Lieberry! :) A fellow Texan salutes you!

Another book you might want to check out is Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think by Brian Wansink. This one made a lot of sense to me and helped me rethink how I look at food.
 
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