So I am eight days in and still going strong! I almost had a slip up tonight, though. I came home from work and my sister was making orange chicken and rice. Out of habit I started to reach for a piece of chicken. Luckily, I caught myself before it was too late! However, it was not easy making my dinner next to her and craving just one little piece of chicken. That was the first time all week that I really had any kind of craving for meat. First temptation: PASSED.
Although it was the first time I really had been tempted to cheat, the start of the week wasn't exactly a breeze. Breakfast was simple because I pretty much eat a routine breakfast every morning of oatmeal with blueberries, bagel with peanut butter and a banana. I had a hard time figuring out what I wanted to eat for lunches and dinners. The first couple days eating came as a challenge because I still hadn't gone to the grocery store to vegg out my kitchen. I ate a lot of PB&J and ventured out to make tomato soup and a grilled cheese one night. (HAHA) I started following the
No Meat Athlete blog which has a lot of good tips, recipes and a lot of info for being vegetarian. I also frequently talked with my co-worker
Rachel for help with what and how to cook. Hopefully she has unlimited text messages because if not I definitely ran up her bill :) Thanks, Rachel!
Finally my day off rolled around and I gave myself an assignment to get my butt to the grocery store. Two hours and $150.00 later, I came home with lots of fruits, vegetables, pasta, quinoa, etc.
My veggie shelf :)
I have to admit I am pretty excited about this new contingency. I find myself spending most of my free time looking up what yummy thing to cook next. I found a simple recipe that I decided to make for a co-worker and I. It was
Baked Penne with Roasted Veggies. I had roasted some vegetables earlier that day so the prep time was very minimal. I get really nervous cooking for other people because I would hate to subject them to eating horrible tasting food. So I acted, as best I could, that I looked like I knew what I was doing. (if you read the recipe, it is pretty idiot proof.) After it baked for 25 minutes, it was time for the moment of truth. Baked Penne = a success. Even my little sister, picky eater that she is, said that she liked it. I know I'm tooting my own horn and it's not even my recipe, but it makes me feel good to successfully cook something that is not charred or just tastes like crap. I have decided that with going veggie I am going to experiment a lot more with different foods and cooking. I've always enjoyed cooking but have shied away from it and find no better time than now to finally act on it. Wish me luck with week 2!
Until next week!
Train. Race. Repeat.
good job! : )
ReplyDeleteThanks! :) That damn chicken almost got me!
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