Saturday we had plans to go out to the woods and check out some campsites and do some night-time photography, but our friends stood us up! We would have stayed home to finish moving the studio/office, but since we were planning on a little day-trip, we went to Moe's to pick up lunch before meeting our friends.
I'm getting only slightly tired of Moe's at this point. There are so many combinations that it's hard to get bored. I had a homewrecker junior with tofu this time. It was loaded with rice, black beans, grilled mushrooms and onions, black olives, cucumbers, guacamole, and the southwest vinaigrette. I actually asked for the Salsa Vinaigrette, but the southwest was good too. It was VERY oily though, and my plate quickly turned into a puddle. I couldn't eat the last inch or so of the burrito because I'm pretty sure it was all vinaigrette.
We were pretty bummed about being stood-up, and I'm not sure that we ever got around to real dinner. We did finally get busy moving furniture, and I want to say we ran out to Kroger for a loaf of bread and I had a pb&j and some chocolate almond milk for dinner. Dinner of champions.. hahaha
Sunday I started the day with a bowl of oatmeal before we did a little grocery shopping. We bought mostly convenience items since we are expecting this week to be a little hectic. We scarfed down a cheese-less Amy's veggie pizza before heading over to a friend's house to watch the Super Bowl. I'm glad we planned ahead and brought our own snacks, because I think the only vegan things there were potato chips and teddy grahams. I brought roasted red pepper hummus, wheat thins, veggie stick chips, and BBQ Almonds. I've really been good about avoiding snacks all together, but being around a bunch of people eating lots of good smelling food was a real test. If I hadn't brought my own snacks I might have caved and eaten other things!
Since I'm not used to snacking like that, I felt sick when we got home after the game. I had to try very hard to keep all that junk food down, and I probably would have been better off if I hadn't. I'm not condoning binge eating and throwing up, but my body was definitely trying to purge... ick.. Makes my stomach hurt just thinking about it!
Monday I had some store-bought green juice for breakfast. It's not as "healthy" as home-made, but at least I'm getting the vitamins. The juice has a lot of things my multivitamin doesn't have, and it tastes good. And it is easy to drink when my sinuses/allergies are making me nauseous in the morning.
For lunch I had an Amy's bean burrito. I bought 5 to last me the week at work, so I'll be repeating myself a lot. They're quick and easy, even if they do often fall apart. You could easily jazz one up with some salsa and/or guacamole, or even some Better Than Sour Cream. I don't really get tired of them, since lunch is more of a hassle than a culinary experience for me. They keep me full for the rest of the day and they taste good. Maybe someday I'll be able to step outside the box of leftovers and frozen things. I'm just not that dedicated yet.
I had a banana and some almonds when I hit my mid-afternoon slump, and I think that was a pretty good snack. My energy levels stayed fairly consistent yesterday, all without any caffeine! I didn't have one of my (in)famous yawning fits at 4:30, so I'd call that a good day.
For dinner I made a stir-fry with the fake chick'n teriyaki strips again. It's so quick and easy and only uses one pan, so I'm inclined to make this at least once a week. I used frozen veggies to save time, but if I was going to serve it to friends I would definitely take the time to chop fresh veggies (onions, mushrooms, bell peppers, green beans or sugar snap peas) and at least buy a few cans of authentic stir-fry veggies (bamboo shoots and water chestnuts, yummm). The bag of veggies I used last night was heavy on the broccoli, which I kind of think of as Chinese food filler. If I was making it from scratch, I'd probably leave out the broccoli. If I had a little more time I'd have made some fried rice (with tofu or sans egg), but honestly the veggies and chick'n filled me up and I didn't miss the side dish.
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