Rocky start...

So yesturday, my meals were perfect. I only changed the dinner to some Ramen. Here's the recipe:

Yummy Vegan Ramen!

• Fresh noodles; udon, soba, or whatever you like! I used acorn noodles!
• Veggie broth; Fresh is best, but I use a gel like veggie broth mixed with water--you'll want 3 cups per serving
• Green onion, chopped, approx 1 onion per bowl
• Dried seaweed- approx 1-2 T. per person
• Shitaki mushrooms, sliced into strips, 1/2 cup each
• 1/4 c. corn from a can, or fresh
• 1/4 c tofu cubed into 1/2" cubes
• 1 t. sesame oil
• 1 t. soy sauce
• OPTIONAL: Miso

Directions:

1. Start the water to boil in a pot, and make broth
2. Saute mushrooms with both sesame oil and soy sauce, in a smally, nonstick skillet. Cook them until they are slightly tender, but not mushy.
3. Once broth is boiling, add noodles, and cook until done.
4. Poor desired amount of noodles and LOTS of broth. **if adding miso, wait until it's cooled slightly, then stir in miso*
5. Place ingrediants in the bowl in whatever design fasion you choose.
6. Enjoy!

But, I didn't go to the gym at lunch yesturday. Instead, I went to the yoga class afterwork. It was't as good as the classes I attended in Germany, but I can't get discouraged. I'm attending Thursday's class, with a different teacher.

Today, I ate healthy, did great...and forgot my gym clothes. I had to leave at 5 in the morning, which is a little early for me to be showered, fed, and full of coffee. So, it happens, and I'll just try some yoga at home today. Possibly more ramen tonight, just because the noodles are fresh, and I don't want them to go bad.  TOMORROW however, I'll be on point!

As for a vegan discussion point, I'd like to talk about common human decency. If Bob and Fred are having a conversation about something, and it doesn't pertain to you, don't butt in! I was excited to findout there is another Vegan in my platoon at work, so we were exchanging food stores, food ideas, what not to eat as for hidden ingrediants, vegan resturaunts... etc.... when right in the middle of our conversation, "A" decides to announce to us both that she could never give up meat, and that she thinks we're both idiots because we're going to die.

...Right....

We both ended up brushing it off, but it's just super annoying that people can't mind their own business sometimes. If I thought that you'd think any differently with your beefy neck and beer belly, I would have happily included you. But she had done this a few time already, and it's finally getting to me.

Oh well, it happens, right?
Peace out!

Vegan weight lifting

Tomorrow will mark the beginning of a new chapter in my life. I will start training, including running, biking, and lifting, on a completely vegan diet. I'll do my best to post what I'm eating, so that I can analyze it better, and I'll also post my workouts.

Some people (or some women) think that women can't/shouldn't lift weights. The reasons go from you'll turn into a freaky man/women monster, all the way to women just simply can't lift weights. I've heard people telling me that lifting will make me look aweful, make me weak (huh?) and that (as a vegetarian) that I couldn't do it.

Here's my opinion: As a vegetarian, I could do it, and I could do it well. I had more energy than the rest of the people, and more naturally. I got stronger, but got a lean muscle, which was what I wanted. I started to really love myself more, and apreciate the different curves, lines, and bulges of my body. I loved it.

I went on leave for about a month, and stopped lifting. Now that I have finally settled in my house, got a dog, and got back to work, I want to start going back. I have been to the gym, I just haven't been eating completely vegan. So, here we go again!

Tomorrow's plan is:

• RUN in PT (probably about 2 miles)
• Breakfast of oats with a banana, and a little a bit of coffee
• Snack: 1 apple
• LIFT: CHEST
• Lunch: 1/2 c rice, with 1/2 c pinto beans, 1/2 bell pepper, 1 c. cabbage; scoop of Rice Protein Powder
• Snack: 1 oz pistacios
• Dinner: 1 c. pinto beans, 2 c. cabbage-steamed lightly, 1/2 onion cooked in broth w/ 1/2 bell pepper
• RUN: 3 Miles

I'll update tomorrow!