30 Day Challenge

I'm sort of sad to say that I haven't been vegan lately. But, due to a recent, very painful, time-of-the-month I am going to see if eating vegan will help the pain. This is after taking double the recommended amount of Aleve, being on the pill for almost a year (and it only helped for a couple of months) and finally trying to dispose of it all together. Nothing worked. So, I'm going back to my roots, and I'm going to eat as macrobiotic-vegan-whole-food loving as possible.

Today:

• Some coffee with coconut creamer
• Fried noodles with some sauce, tofu, broccoli, mushrooms and carrots
• Side salad with a sesame vinegar dressing. 

My Goals for Week1:

1. Completely vegan the whole week
2. Cut down to only 2 cups of coffee a day, not the usual 3.
3. Record and take pictures of all of my food, so I can see what I'm eating in a more retrospect kind of way. 

On a side note, I'm also working on getting into better shape. This is a constant goal, but I'm starting to get more serious. Here's my goals and plans for the rest of September, through October: 

Cardio-Running:

• Run at least 6 days a week. Monday through Saturday; Sundays off. Whether it's in the morning, at night, during lunch; whenever. 
• Work on getting my mileage up. 
• Week 1: At least 2 miles a day; See where current mileage is.

Cardio-Bike:

• Bike at least days a week for September. 
• Work on biking more frequently, not just more miles for the first week
• Mileage goal for Week 1: 15 miles 

Weights:

• Go the the gym at least 5 days a week; this give me room to make up for missed days in the mornings and the weekends.
• Bench at least 115 once. 
• Front squat 125.
• Get others to go to the gym with me

I'll keep this updated! 

Peace out, 

Kristin

Update: Class, New house, and more

So, since I last posted, I've moved back to the States. I'm currently residing in Maryland, but I'm only an hour from D.C. That part is cool, I'll admit, but in my short time here I've realized that I'm not really an East Coast Girl, or at least a Maryland girl. But, we'll see.

My SO and I got married, and it's been an interesting first few months. We have a house, and we have moved in 99% (there's still that one box lurking in the basement somewhere). We are next to a couple of really fun neighbors, and some not-so-fun neighboors at the same time. Give and Take right?

We also have adopted a dog!! She is a 3 year old boxer, with lots of energy that likes to drink water, sleep, eat veggies, and chase after deer. K and I are so happy that we got her, (her name is Lucy) and we found out that she went to the same vet we took her to, and the receptionist was happy to see that she had gone to a good home. Me too!!

I've been doing good on the vegan front, and I've even dipped into raw veganism while it's still pretty warm. I really like zucchinni noodles, and I love having all the raw, fresh foods!!

Here's my recipe for this entry:

As-close-to-Authentic Guacamole:

• 2 ripe, but not black avocadoes
• 1 medium-to large tomato, pick a juicy one!
• 1/4 white onion
• 1 jalepeno (optional**)
• Salt**
• 1 lime

1. Gut out the avocadoes and stir to break up the chunks
2. Dice the tomatoes and onion, and jalepeno; stir in
3. Juice the whole lime, but only add in about half, and about a Tablespoon of salt; stir
4. According to your taste, stir in more lime or salt, remembering your chips might be salty

**I don't use jalepeno, but I do use a spicy salt instead

I'm working on making a budget, so I'll let you know how that goes!