I felt really tired and stressed today. I work from home on my computer and when I get stressed, my natural response is to head for the kitchen and overeat on something sweet or salty and always comforting – I have behaved this way all my life!
Being vegan means a bit more control however and today I had my full bowl of salted popcorn and I tried the vegan shortbread called Millions (from Holland and Barrett – very salty) and all the time I am mindful of everything I eat.
This suits me perfectly and I feel in control and positive about it all!
This is what I have eaten today at the start of my third week of being vegan –
Breakfast:
- Rolled raw oats
- Soya milk
- 1 tbsp Linwoods flaxseed, almonds, brazil nuts, walnuts and CoEnzyme Q10 mix
- Coconut yoghurt
- Handful blueberries
- Tic toc redbush earl grey tea (my favourite) with soya milk
- 1 Algae Omega 3 capsule
- 1 hrt tablet (keeps my hormones in check!)
Mid – morning snack:
- 2 peaches
- 2 pieces rye bread Ryvita
- Cup of redbush caramel tea with Barista Oatly milk
- Bowl of almonds and small box raisins
Lunch:
- Green smoothie with a banana blended with soya milk and frozen spinach and kale
- Almond spread on slice rye toasted bread with Flora spread
- 1 peach
- 1 Alpro cherry yoghurt
Mid afternoon snack:
- Millions shortbread snack – very salty – not great
- 2 figs
- 2 peaches
- Bowl of Tesco salted popcorn
Dinner:
- I tried jackfruit for the first time (as shown in the photo) – cooked it with tomato, artichokes, onions, paprika, olives, capers, stock cube – really really nice alternative to chicken!
- Brown rice
- Broccoli
- 1 satsuma
- Coconut yoghurt
- 1 passion fruit
- M & S 100% dark chocolate – 1 square – a very acquired taste as dry and bitter
- Handful blueberries
- Cup mint tea and bed early as so tired today
