My feeding frenzy
Yes, I am feeling fat and insecure. Yes, I am here needing approval. Yes, I feel guilty!!!
Today my food has been:
1-1/2 cups of cantalope chunks which I ate because they were not furry (they were fine)
my Boca chiken salad with:
2 c. raw spinach
6 baby portabellos
1 whole ripe tomato
1 fried chiken Boca
dressing
Lunch was a Boca burger (I had some, I was craving them) with tomato, mushrooms, onion and veggie slice.
Umm about 1 quart of ice tea so far and I am well...thinking of supper already. I think it is spicy black bean tacos with the shredded lettuce that was $1 a bag, fresh tomato, olives, tofu sour cream and leftover mango salsa...can't decide if I should make homemade Indian bread for the taco part or settle for soft wraps ready made...we have some fresh cherries that SHOULD still be there.
Is it so bad? I feel like a pig and I have lost weight on this prednisone, which is what is making me eat. I don't really want to go up again. I worry because I am obsessive about being so darn FAT. I did walk for a while because now it doesn't hurt, but I'd have to walk about 20 miles to walk off my habits today. SUPER VEGAN PIG today, me. (It is better to be a pig than to eat one right?)
that isn't much at all.
i am pretty sure i eat more than every other vegan alive :-\
Veggies can't make you fat!!!!!!!! The only substantial food you ate was a chikn patty, dressing, a roll & boca burger- go have a snack!!!!!! ;D
LD, Is your profile pic a current one? If so, you are very beautiful!
{{HUGS}} Lady Dragonfly, whenever I have a "bad" eating day, I have to remind myself (constantly, sometimes) that no matter what you eat, you cannot do much damage in one day. No matter what. So don't beat yourself up - just remember that it's only one day and tomorrow's a fresh start. And IMHO, I would never say that what you ate constitutes "pigging out."
Oh DL, you're making me feel bad about all the crap I eat! OMG, I don't think I ever eat that healthy! You're just going through the "I feel fat" thing that we all do! Let yourself enjoy while you can!!! :) :) :)
Yes, I am feeling fat and insecure. Yes, I am here needing approval. Yes, I feel guilty!!!
Today my food has been:
1-1/2 cups of cantalope chunks which I ate because they were not furry (they were fine)
my Boca chiken salad with:
2 c. raw spinach
6 baby portabellos
1 whole ripe tomato
1 fried chiken Boca
dressing
Lunch was a Boca burger (I had some, I was craving them) with tomato, mushrooms, onion and veggie slice.
Umm about 1 quart of ice tea so far and I am well...thinking of supper already. I think it is spicy black bean tacos with the shredded lettuce that was $1 a bag, fresh tomato, olives, tofu sour cream and leftover mango salsa...can't decide if I should make homemade Indian bread for the taco part or settle for soft wraps ready made...we have some fresh cherries that SHOULD still be there.
Is it so bad? I feel like a pig and I have lost weight on this prednisone, which is what is making me eat. I don't really want to go up again. I worry because I am obsessive about being so darn FAT. I did walk for a while because now it doesn't hurt, but I'd have to walk about 20 miles to walk off my habits today. SUPER VEGAN PIG today, me. (It is better to be a pig than to eat one right?)
I think you'd be fine and concur that you are beautiful But if you're really wanting to track your calories as closely as humanly possible, email me privately and I'll fix you up with a program that will let you input all the food labels from your veg*n foods and your recipes too. It's tonia l m o yahoo. Take the spaces out and substitute for the
Miss LadyDragonfly,
I think you are beautiful in your picture and you look nowhere near a "SUPER VEGAN PIG". Everything you've eaten sounds healthy and delicious. There are days where I feel gi-normous (yes, that is gigantic and enormous combined), but it'll pass. I am glad to hear that you have been feeling better. (((lady dragonfly))) :)
I did make black bean tacos with salsa, loads of finely shredded lettuce, black olives and fresh tomato. I went with these ultra thin crispy taco shells. I had 4 of them and wanted double that!!!
This particular combination in a taco always has the same effect on me. I LOVE THIS very quick and simple dish. I use canned beans and mash them as they are cooking, add some vegan taco seasoning while I am there to thicken the bean juices. Open the lettuce bag, chop the tomato, get out the olives and RUN with it. It is 10 minutes to vegan glory. Every time I eat this, I think THANK GOD I AM A VEGAN!!! I have the joy of knowing that I didn't kill an animal AND permission to have a royal veg out on every single fresh thing I can find at the store (which I did this week).
Part of what is fueling this frenzy is the fact that I got some Evert Fresh bags from Healthy-eating.com with my last order. I washed all my veg, dried them carefully and put them in the Evert Fresh bags. So, the drawer is full of these tidy green bags full of washed, dried and ready to eat vegetables. I just take out what I want and serve it. I will be doing this in the future, it makes like easy and the bags DO keep things fresher longer.
You eat all vegetables and you call that pigging out? I hate to see what you label junk food.
I went to calorie count. All that was about 1800 calories, a whopping 55% was carbohydrates, but that is the fruit and the veg, not just the starch. Fat content was only 28% and protein 16% (rounded numbers). If the goal is low protein, which it is for me, and low fat which could have better, but primary diet of fruits and veg, not so horrible.
What is horrible is that I have a bar of vegan dark chocolate and a container of fresh blueberries and I think they need to be eaten together...soon.
I can't even tell you what I eat.
The past hour alone is more than what you ate in an entire day.
Who's fat now? ME. ;)
that isn't much at all.
i am pretty sure i eat more than every other vegan alive :-\
You obviously haven't met me.
that isn't much at all.
i am pretty sure i eat more than every other vegan alive :-\
You obviously haven't met me.
you'd be surprised, buddy. i think i could give most people a run for their money.
1 1/2 cups of cantalope? Pshh, I ate an entire one today. :} I don't recommend doing that though, feeling kinda icky now. But dragonfly, that is all healthy stuff, no need to stress about it! I hope ya feel better
Lady D, I am a self-identified chubby vegan--not in an unhealthy way (I don't think), just in a full figured way. I LOVE to eat and being vegan only fuels what has been a life long obsession with my next meal. I consider it good PR. Each time I "come out" as vegan to someone new I can see them appraising my body and many have said, "Hmmm. The other vegan's I've met look underfed and malnourished." It's good to know and acknowledge that there are many body types for vegans and that each is marvelous. It's important to rock the body you've got--own it sister!
1 1/2 cups of cantalope? Pshh, I ate an entire one today. :} I don't recommend doing that though, feeling kinda icky now. But dragonfly, that is all healthy stuff, no need to stress about it! I hope ya feel better
Haha, I just ate an entire cantalope by myself the other day, too! And I agree with the icky feeling--too much fiber or something :-\
LD--Your caloric breakdown (55% carb, 28% fat, and 16% protein) is near ideal. I think the ideal range for each is 50-60% carb, around 30% fat, and 10-20% protein--looks good to me! I have a friend with CF who was on prednizone--I understand how that stuff can make you ravenous! Sounds like you're keeping your calorie count normal, but don't feel hungry all day either, k? :)
ohhh my lifelong obsession has always been with my next meal too! Chubby was always an unfriendly word for me, but if the shoe fits, wear it I think. Who said "vegan" and "voluptuous" can be describing the same person?
you know, I feel that way a lot too. out of control with eating - but we all have our demons to deal with. I''m trying hard to remind myself that I, like you Lady D and everyone else who's posted, am well... beautiful. it's kind of tough for me to even write that.
but we all have our moments, you know? I've counted calories, gone through the motions of obsessing about food - in fact I'm still going through the motions. reading these postings is both inspiring and saddening. inspiring to see supportive people who think of food as fuel and pleasure, but saddening to see this crazy obsession we have with food.
hmm. well, this is a website with recipes - I guess it only makes sense that we're obsessed with food... it's just unhealthy when it gets crazy.
I obsess about what I eat all the time. That, and how much I exercise. It's sad, and I often get annoyed with myself, but it seems like people who are very health conscious tend to do things like that. So, we're normal.
Since I started working at the deli in my NFS I've been obsessing overtime. I'm surrounded by good, healthy food and it's SO HARD to resist! I have to work at not hating myself by the end of my shift.
Lady Dragonfly, obviously you're not alone. And that list of food you shared? Shooooot, that's nothing compared to a normal day in my life! I think you're doing amazingly. :)
My not-so-great boss is coming back to work on Monday after taking time off, so we're here toasting the last couple of supervisor-free weeks at work.
LD - I really only drink once or twice a year, but here's my daily caloric intake for comparison. It's less than yours, but yours is oh-so-more healthy.
Total Calories = 1030
Falafel = 180 calories
Gin & Soda = about 250 calories
Two Vodka Margaritas (no tequila available) = about 350 calories
Martini = about 250 calories