No More Challenge (Sadness)

Hello everyone!!! So I just wanted to drop in and tell ya'll that unfortunately I had to quit my 30 day vegetarian challenge :(  I really didn't want to because I was like I definitely don't want to be a quitter but I ended up gaining weight because I couldn't find anything healthy to eat that didn't have meat, dairy, or gluten.  So with that said I wanted to take this time to talk to ya'll about the negative aspects of restricting yourself.  First of all, I want to clear the air on the whole gluten free diet thing and it's as simple as this......if you aren't required to eat gluten free because of a health/allergy reason then by all means eat the shizznits out of that gluten because it's bad for you not to, which most people don't know.  Also if you go on a gluten free diet expecting to lose weight think again; because gluten free alternatives aren't meant for weight loss they actually make them with really unhealthy and fattening things.  I'm not exactly educated on other diets so that's all I'm going to say about a certain diet but now onto just dieting in general.  When I think of dieting I think of either watching what you eat or restricting yourself from eating a certain thing and in my opinion and experience watching what you eat is way better.  Take my past 13 days for example, I took away meat and dairy (and already can't eat gluten) so I limited myself a lot to where I could basically only eat junk food (that didn't have gluten), starch, and veggies.  I am really picky when it comes to veggies so I basically ended up eating rice, potatoes, sometimes tofu, black beans, and chips everyday...BAD!   And of course I actually ended up gaining weight because I limited myself so much I couldn't eat anything healthy that had all the nutrients I need.  My problem was I originally eat low caloric meats that are lean, yogurt, a slice of cheese (for a snack), and a cup of milk (for breakfast) so by limiting myself I acutally went downhill because the things that we think are bad for us actually have really healthy and light alternatives.  So that's really all I have to say, I just want ya'll to keep in mind that when it comes to limiting yourself make sure it's for the better because you don't want to end up like me and gain weight in the long run while suffering because you can't eat anything.  I hope ya'll have a splendid week!

A Little Update

Hey everyone!  So this week has been a little crazy for me because I had a friend visit me and so my schedule is a little off because literally all we do is shop til we drop and eat out.....uh oh.  So needless to say I have only worked out once this week (darn it) and I haven't really been counting my calories because the restaurants we go to aren't exactly in MyFitnessPal but I have still been watching portions and choosing healthier things and what not.  Oh and I also haven't gave in to the temptation of meat :) day 9 of my 30 day vegetarian challenge only 21 more to go yay!  But anyways I am a little scared to hop on that scale this week because I don't want to be disappointed and I was kind of thinking that I would skip the weigh in for this week but then I thought "heather you need to get on that scale because if any damage has been done it will reiterate exactly what slipping does"  so really I don't know what I'm going to do right now but if I do decide to jump on the scale I will definitely let you know if any damage was done or if my portion control paid off with a loss.  But that's about all I have for today!

30 Day Vegetarian Challenge

Hey everyone!  So I just realized that I haven't told ya'll about my latest challenge and decided that I needed to get on here right away so I could share the news.  So anyways as of August 1 I have been doing a 30 day vegetarian challenge, yes you heard that correctly, this girl will not be eating meat for 30 days.  Crazy right???  Well let me tell you something, this is my 5th day during the whole process and I'm kind of liking the way this is going; I feel so healthy ya'll.  Now, let me give you a little update on what I've eaten.  So for the first night I made a simple tofu stirfry and it was pretty much the bomb dot com and last night I made baked tofu.  I LOVE TOFU!!  For those of you who have never in your life had tofu you should try it because it's delicious stuff, I know it looks funky because it's all white and styrofoamish looking but I think it tastes like chicken honestly lol so don't be afraid, eat it.  Now for the nights that I haven't mentioned, I ate either leftover stirfry or salad so I haven't really been cooking that much.  But funny story......So I basically go big or go home so instead of just cutting out meat I'm cutting out cheese and milk (unless it's soy) and eggs, etc. and for those of you that don't already know, I have celiac's disease which means I can't eat gluten.  So it's really hard for me to go places right now and find things that I can eat but anyways, I went to Top Golf last night and pretty much couldn't eat anything on the menu so I ordered nachos but they had no meat and no cheese and long story short I had some awfully pathetic looking nachos (chips with pinto beans on top haha) and I'm sure the waitress was thinking "this is one weird lady" but I just had to share that sad moment with ya'll.  Anyways, I had no idea how heavy and tired meat made me feel until I cut it out and now I just feel so healthy, energetic, and alive.  With that being said, as much as I am loving how I feel I don't think I'll stop eating meat, after these 30 days I might go back to meat, I'm not sure yet but I'll keep ya'll updated on that.  But yea so that's all I have for the evening and I'll post more updates soon.

this is the stirfry I made

it's not very colorful because I don't like carrots and peppers in mine

but I used: tofu, mushrooms, water chestnuts, onions, and soy sauce