I cheated!
Ok not really. I had a vegan chick pea/sun dried tomato/olive salad/hummus. I'm not sure what was in it but I know the beans alone were on the no list. It was at the baby shower and I had just decided I would eat whatever. I also had the inside part of a pita wrap, but not the pita. It was just grilled veggies and hummus. For some reason the garbanzo beans tore my stomach up, so I think I will avoid them from now on. I was pretty proud of myself for passing up the following on my trip:
- the giant loaf of fresh baked bread at the restaurant in the airport that sat on the table throughout the whole meal, mocking me
- a hamburger, onion rings and French fries at Red Robin
- the mini vegan cupcakes at my sister's shower - one was a mini Hostess style and looked incredible
- the vegan cake at my sister's shower.
My 5 year old niece was an inspiration at the shower. She had gone to the park with her grandpa and uncle and when she came back we were all having cake (except me. I was having fruit). She looked around and said "mommy, can I have some fruit?" upon finishing her fruit she moved on to cupcakes and cake, but still, I was thoroughly impressed. All the other kids came tearing in, like normal 5 and 6 year olds and had chocolate all over hands and face within seconds, without asking. Anna, on the other hand, wanted fruit - I mean, it was a giant and beautiful filled glass bowl with blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, pineapple, mango, melon. She appreciates good food and it reminded me that the fruit was all I needed. I must note that she was also snacking on slices red bell peppers, carrots an raw almonds with me in the car. Pretty unusual for a 5 year old.
Overall I am pretty happy with how I did. I'm going to Seattle in two weeks to play derby with the travel team and this was a little test run of how I do out of my comfort zone
Monday, April 4, 2011
Friday, April 1, 2011
Paleo at the Airport
I left San Francisco today for Pennsylvania to visit my sister. My mom and I are flying out to go to her baby shower - the first of her 3 baby showers I have actually been able to attend :)
My mom is doing weight watchers and my sister is a pretty hard core vegan, so I am in good company for the weekend. They are super supportive of my diet change and helpful for idea sharing. After talking to my mom a bunch, weight watchers actually has some similarities to the Paleo, like that you can eat as many fruits and vegetables as you want and that you are encouraged to "cheat," or allow yourself foods you love from time to time. I think the cheating idea is healthy for any diet because it makes it reasonable. I can't fathom the thought of depriving myself Birite ice cream for the rest of my life. I have seen a lot of people really succeed in losing weight with weight watchers, so I commend her for doing it.
My sister makes a lot of food from scratch an is quite an amazing cook. I always like to visit her because she motivates me to do more cooking. I don't want to be a total inconvenience this weekend, so I might have to cheat.
It wasn't as hard as I thought to find food at the airport - I had a salad with carrots, tomato and chicken. The chicken was barely seasoned so I think it was fine, but I definitely cheated with adding some of the dressing. I didn't even ask what it was, but it was some kind of balsamic vinegar (Paleo no no) and oil. I am fine with it. I also got a cup of fruit, a banana and 2 hard boiled eggs. I have a layover in Chicago and I'm going to hunt for a juice bar that may have fresh vegetable juice, fingers crossed.
I have been failing miserably on the coffee front, but pretty much on a 95/5 rule for the almost 3 weeks I've been doing this. So I. Have been having 1 - 2 cups of coffee at home, which I make not very strong and sometimes I have a small cup of half decaf from a coffee shop. Really my only fail has been coffee, though, which is pretty good. I'm going to force tea as a replacement starting tomorrow.
I also discovered raw dessert while I was eating at a raw food restaurant an I was pretty excited to find out that I could eat it. They even have a cooking class on how to make raw desserts and Jo wants to take it with me. The desserts are definitely not low fat, which is great for me but not for Jo. They are make of nuts and dates for the crust and things like almond butter, soaked cashews, agave and coconut milk for fillings. So if weight loss is your goal, these should be eaten in moderation. I'm a little confused about an ingredient called lecathin, which is an emulsifier used in raw desserts. Can I have it? I'm not clear based on wikipedia's definition of it, but it sounds like it might be a soy product. Again, if I'm having a dessert with no dairy and no sugar, I don't really care if there is a small amount of lecithin. I'm not gonna have it every day.
Airplane trailmix (made ahead of time and sqirreled away in purse:
Dry roasted almonds
Chopped up dates
Raw cocoa nibs
Cut up dried peaches and pineapple.
If I did this again, I would substitute the dried pineapple and peaches with raisins, a nut like cashews or pecans, coconut flakes and maybe some crushed espresso beans but only a few for the taste. The sweetness of the fruit was kind weird but the gewyness of the date with the cocoa nibs and almonds was delicious.
My mom is doing weight watchers and my sister is a pretty hard core vegan, so I am in good company for the weekend. They are super supportive of my diet change and helpful for idea sharing. After talking to my mom a bunch, weight watchers actually has some similarities to the Paleo, like that you can eat as many fruits and vegetables as you want and that you are encouraged to "cheat," or allow yourself foods you love from time to time. I think the cheating idea is healthy for any diet because it makes it reasonable. I can't fathom the thought of depriving myself Birite ice cream for the rest of my life. I have seen a lot of people really succeed in losing weight with weight watchers, so I commend her for doing it.
My sister makes a lot of food from scratch an is quite an amazing cook. I always like to visit her because she motivates me to do more cooking. I don't want to be a total inconvenience this weekend, so I might have to cheat.
It wasn't as hard as I thought to find food at the airport - I had a salad with carrots, tomato and chicken. The chicken was barely seasoned so I think it was fine, but I definitely cheated with adding some of the dressing. I didn't even ask what it was, but it was some kind of balsamic vinegar (Paleo no no) and oil. I am fine with it. I also got a cup of fruit, a banana and 2 hard boiled eggs. I have a layover in Chicago and I'm going to hunt for a juice bar that may have fresh vegetable juice, fingers crossed.
I have been failing miserably on the coffee front, but pretty much on a 95/5 rule for the almost 3 weeks I've been doing this. So I. Have been having 1 - 2 cups of coffee at home, which I make not very strong and sometimes I have a small cup of half decaf from a coffee shop. Really my only fail has been coffee, though, which is pretty good. I'm going to force tea as a replacement starting tomorrow.
I also discovered raw dessert while I was eating at a raw food restaurant an I was pretty excited to find out that I could eat it. They even have a cooking class on how to make raw desserts and Jo wants to take it with me. The desserts are definitely not low fat, which is great for me but not for Jo. They are make of nuts and dates for the crust and things like almond butter, soaked cashews, agave and coconut milk for fillings. So if weight loss is your goal, these should be eaten in moderation. I'm a little confused about an ingredient called lecathin, which is an emulsifier used in raw desserts. Can I have it? I'm not clear based on wikipedia's definition of it, but it sounds like it might be a soy product. Again, if I'm having a dessert with no dairy and no sugar, I don't really care if there is a small amount of lecithin. I'm not gonna have it every day.
Airplane trailmix (made ahead of time and sqirreled away in purse:
Dry roasted almonds
Chopped up dates
Raw cocoa nibs
Cut up dried peaches and pineapple.
If I did this again, I would substitute the dried pineapple and peaches with raisins, a nut like cashews or pecans, coconut flakes and maybe some crushed espresso beans but only a few for the taste. The sweetness of the fruit was kind weird but the gewyness of the date with the cocoa nibs and almonds was delicious.
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