Vegan Day 10 - Woot!

Hey there - sorry I didn't post this yesterday, but it was late when I got home from Zumba and I needed to go to bed if I was going to get any decent amount of sleep! Yesterday was awesome - I still feel great, got energy to spare, my size 6 pants are starting to fit looser and this might be TMI - but my digestive system is awesome! Any tummy issues that I had have virtually disappeared since starting this program. I've been consistently staying between 1300-1400 calories on the program, while feeling full almost ALL the time, and getting fabulous burns on my BodyBugg on a daily basis (my goals are 2150 cals a day, 10,000 steps and at least 30 mins of activity - which I easily hit all 3 of those on workouts days - so 5 days a week - on non-workout days I usually average around 1900 cals, 5000 steps and still 30 mins of general activity, so not too shabby)

I was feeling nice and lean yesterday and was really happy to snap this pic in the gym! I think I am noticing some awesomeness and definitely feeling less squishy, so that's a perk (especially since I'm eating over 200g of carbs a day! Woot!)



I sneaked a peek at the scale this morning and all I can say is that if this keeps up, my weigh in this weekend is going to be epic! Woot! Zumba classes continue to go well! I have my workout tonight at Curves and am looking forward to that as always! Today is Day 11 - its hard to believe that this thing is already almost halfway over! WOW time has totally flown so far!

OH - also, I went shopping on Monday for a few things, but realized I didn't write it down on here. My Vegan stuff I got totaled $24.20 for that shopping trip and it should definitely last me the rest of the week and through the weekend (with the exception of fresh fruit, I think I might run out of cantaloupe and grapes tomorrow).

ALSO - some of you mentioned that you are having issues leaving comments - I think you need to log in with a gmail account to be able to leave a comment, to prevent SPAM and stuff. Hope this helps!!!

I will try to update later tonight on how things are going, but today is awesome already! SOO happy its Thursday - Tomorrow is Friday, and payday and Vegan Day 12 - looking forward to it!

Day 9 - Noise Complaints = Success!

Hey everyone! So Day 9 went great - ended the day around 1300 cals and had a fabulous Zumba class at Curves! Debuted a whole new selection of music and my ladies loved it!!! In the middle of my second class, the neighbor next door (at an eyeglass store) called to complain about the music! It was too loud!! Somehow, I really don't see this as a bad thing - it was after 6pm at night, and my ladies were having a blast - so I am really kind of proud of my noise complaint! haha!

Before class - the hubby and I spent almost an hour at the MVD Express since his license expired, which was a nightmare as always, but at least its done now.

Food was great today! I woke up to a nice 180.2 pounds this morning and hopefully will be even lighter tomorrow!

OH and as promised - here's a pic of my new Zumba shoes! They are Reebok Zigs and they are AMAZING!! They are uber comfy and totally supportive - plus, I love the color of the shoes!!



That's about it for me! Have a great night everyone! Time for sleep before my 5am shift tomorrow!

Vegan Days 7 & 8!

Hey there everyone!! Days 7 and 8 were awesome! I stepped on the scale this morning to a nice 180.2 - which is down almost a pound from my weigh in 2 days ago - can't really complain about that! Hopefully the downward trend will continue!

I enjoyed a relaxing, yet productive day off yesterday for the holiday. Made an entirely new circuit mix for my Zumba class tonight and I'm excited about it! Picked up some cute new workout clothes for an awesome price too! I got new Zumba shoes which make an AMAZING difference on my feet. I ran through a workout yesterday and didn't feel any pain or discomfort in my knees like I usually do - its astounding what changing shoes can do for stability! haha! I'll take a picture of them tonight and upload it! They are fabulous!

Last night, we had friends over for dinner and the hubby made a roast for dinner. It smelled SOOO yummy - but I was good!! Instead of focusing on the distraction of yummy roasting meat, I put NCIS on the TV and layed down for a nap on the couch. It really helped! haha!

Today is Day 9 and I'm back at work (UGH!) it was really hard to get up this morning!! I'm halfway through the day though and I hope that it goes well. Get to go to the MVD with the hubby this afternoon since his license expired and then off to Zumba tonight! Busy day!

Weigh In #1 - So How Did I do?

Hey there, today is weigh in day! So based on my *actual* starting numbers, I am doing great. Considering I was around 184-185lbs because of all the food I ate last weekend - I weighed in at 181 this morning, which is even 1lb less than the morning I took my progress photos.

Overall I am happy. I have lost an inch off my belly button which is definitely not a bad thing, but all my other measurements are the same so not much change occurring there. I'm hoping that I'll see some more progress over the next few weeks. I ate a little carb heavy the last few days so I'm thinking that might be why the scale isn't lower - considering its been flirting around 179 for other days this week.

Today makes Day 7 of my Vegan Investigation and other than the lack of physical changes, I am feeling better. Any tummy issues that I had prior all but disappeared within a few days of eating Vegan. I've been sticking around 1400 calories a day and I think its working well. I have large amounts of energy and I'm feeling really good. I did eat a few things (like the Vegan Meatloaf) but I had to guess about the nutrition content in it - so it might have been full of excess sodium which could have caused the lack of scale movement too.

Anyways - on to the progress pics - pardon the camera tilt...I couldn't get the tripod set up perfectly straight this morning. I don't see a lot of changes, but who knows...hopefully on Day 30 the changes will be there




Now off to make some breakfast and get ready for Sunday Zumba class! Woot! Update on today's food will come later today or tomorrow

Zumba, Kickboxing, Vegan Meatloaf & TOFU!!!

So today was Day 6! Woot! Yet another fabulous day in the world of the Vegan. I was a little concerned about having enough energy to get through my workouts, but I made it through them with flying colors!!

I ate some yummy (yet interesting) food today! First of all, I made myself a Vegetable Udon Noodle soup which was divine!!!


After class, I needed a snack, so I heated up my Vegan meatloaf and it was different - it looked like meat....tasted like meat....yet it wasn't meat....it was kind of a mind trip!

SEE!!!!


The hubby and I are planning a date night tonight - so this blog will be brief. But I wanted to explain that I've been looking for something that would always remind me of my Vegan Investigation....yet I didn't know what to buy. So for our date night, we rented a bunch of movies and are looking forward to relaxing at the house. When we were at Hastings renting movies, the hubby noticed the following awesomeness and he is just perfect!

I would like you to meet TOFU - the Vegan Zombie!!! He is amazing!!!



I totally love it! Workouts went well today, food was still around 1400 cals, I can officially say I have had meatless meatloaf and I found my TOFU!!! It was a good day!

Now - time for movies! Night all!

Day 5 - the Rundown....

Whew - so yesterday was just one of *those* days. Nothing in particular went wrong, just wasn't feeling very good - as my hubby would describe it, I was having a "girlie" day. Bleah! Whenever I have days like that, I find that I crave Ice Cream like CrAzY!!! Well this posed a predicament, so I found a solution!

Bring on the Vegan Ice Cream Sandwich! Cookies & Cream flavor, only $2.60 for a box of 8 and 130 calories a piece!!! I really couldn't complain as they tasted AMAZING!!!! As you can see, this poor example of Vegan Yumminess didn't even make it home! It was devoured en route :-)



So after my ice cream addiction was fed, I felt better and had a good rest of the day. At the grocery store, I also picked up a fabulous and intriguing looking vegan meatloaf (that really looks like meat) - so I will probably eat that for lunch today in between my fitness classes - oh and I will be sure to take a pic! I also got a piece of Grilled Sweet Chili Tofu that was really yummy. I am trying to stay away from soy products because of my thyroid, but eating them occasionally isn't bad, so I figured I'd try it out!

We had friends over for dinner & everyone ate Chicken Tacos...except me. I ate a yummy dinner of Udon Noodles with fresh veggies. I found the Udon Noodles didn't stick uncomfortably in my stomach like the Saifun noodles did the other day. Though the Saifun noodles are lower in calories than the Udon, I'd rather feel better and manage the calories elsewhere than make myself feel yucky again. Overall this dinner was really yummy and prepared in less than 10 mins! Woot!



So even though I usually weigh in on Fridays, I have decided to change them to Sundays for the purpose of this investigation. I was thinking that 4 days on an eating plan isn't enough to show any changes in any bodily areas. 4 days is only enough time to allow the body to begin to adapt to any changes and I want to be able to show genuine & legitimate changes. So for now, weigh ins will be on Sunday mornings to allow for a full week in between weigh in days for the remainder of this month.

However, that didn't stop me from snapping a progress pic in the gym yesterday. I'm overall pleased about the way I'm looking. Even if I haven't lost anything this week, I'm feeling lighter and my body is functioning better - which is never a bad thing!



Anyways, now I'm heading back to bed to relax for a little while longer before we get ready for Zumba and Kickboxing today! Weigh in, measurements & progress pics will come tomorrow! Woot!

OH - and just to keep track, I spent about an additional $45 on food to supplement what I had. the hubby and I ate through the fruit & veggies quickly, so I spent $25 at Smiths and $20 on food at Whole Foods this week. Still overall not too bad to spend on food for a week!

Here be the Song of the Day - it was a metal kind of morning...

Vegan Day 4 - I kick ass!

So today was another fabulous day! Work was a little bit of a struggle due to the food bonanza (mentioned in the blog I posted earlier today) - but I did great! I limited myself to a salad with Italian dressing and some watermelon slices!

The woman who was running the cafe offered to make me something other than salad, so I told her that I am not eating meat or dairy - and she offered to make me a grilled cheese. It took a lot of self restraint to ask if cheese was no longer considered a dairy product in my most smart ass tone of voice :-)

When I got home, I made myself an amazing dinner of Stir Fry veggies & Saifun Noodles with Sriracha sauce - it was killer!

Prepare for some food porn!


It was a fabulous dinner!! The only downside is that it was a little heavier than my usual dinners before a workout - so it sat like a brick in my tummy through my first Zumba class tonight...but I felt better after getting some movement in!

Been doing great on my calorie counts all week (between 1300-1400 cals a day) and tracking everything. I'm going to hop on the scale tomorrow and see if there's any changes and depending on how I'm feeling I'll either do measurements tomorrow morning or on Saturday when I take my next progress pictures.

For now, here's the Song of the Day and now I'm off to bed! Happy Thursday everyone! I hope that you all have an awesome Friday tomorrow!