For context to My Food Journal read My Journey Continues.
When supporting others on their journey, I'm often asked for recipes. While this can be helpful, recipes are not necessary to reach our goal. People often wonder what I actually eat, especially for weight loss, thus the sharing of the first twelve weeks of my journey does show eating simple foods can be very easy.
When I started, my goal was to lose a few pounds but more importantly to feel better about myself. I knew from my past, dieting meant food restriction which would only lead to hunger and wouldn't be sustainable. Therefore I made a promise to myself that if/when I felt hungry I’d eat more food. The challenge would be to change my habit of replacing foods that I had a hard time moderating with eating only wholesome “good” foods. My commitment to myself was to do my absolute best to make food choices that would support my goal for both weight loss and my health. For me, that meant following The Starch Solution by Dr. John McDougall. I knew I could live by his method. If hungry I’d eat another potato as I found them to be very satiating. Once I reached my goal, I would reevaluate what changes would need to be made.
Another challenge for me, would be working through cravings. And with always doing my best, there were times, I gave in to food thoughts. It was interesting to note, because I felt it was a lack of will power, at first I felt shame to write these foods down. However, to stay in my integrity, I’m glad I did because this honesty became pivotal to stop my addictive cycle and it took me to a new level of recovery.
My journey continues to evolve. I'm pleased to say, I feel content with my food and I'm back to my healthier weight. Most importantly the food chatter is gone and I feel good about myself. A part of my journey I had to work through was finding a food plan that could be sustainable to maintain my recovery. As my journey progressed, I was pleased to discover the benefits of eating balanced meals which led me to creating recipes to support balanced meals. From there, utilizing a balanced meal approach I also created a sustainable food plan. Overall a balanced meal doesn't focus on calories, however some people find it helpful because it helps them monitor that they are eating an appropriate amount of food at each meal. Therefore, I'm in the process of adding nutritional information to the recipes.
Today I eat three balanced meals. If my routine becomes unpredictable and the timing of my meals are affected, or perhaps it's a day that I'm exceptionally hungry, then I add a mini meal.
Sometimes to stay in this lifestyle, it is very tedious because it takes time planning and preparing wholesome foods. Nonetheless I see this as the right path for me and worth the effort. I now understand what's it's like to have food freedom and peace with my food.
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| Day 1 Dec 23/24 | Day 2 Dec 24/24 | Day 3 Dec 25/24 | Day 4 Dec 26/24 | Day 5 Dec 27/24 | Day 6 Dec 28/24 | Day 7 Dec 29/24 |
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| M E A L O N E | Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal Added: Split Mung Beans Cashew Milk | Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal Added: Split Mung Beans Cashew Milk | Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal Added: Split Mung Beans Cashew Milk Nectarine | Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal Added: Split Mung Beans Saskatoons Cashew Milk | Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal Added: Split Mung Beans Cranberry Sauce Apple Cashew Milk | Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal Added: Split Mung Beans Flax Nectarine Saskatoons Cashew Milk | 3-Grain Porridge Amaranth Quinoa Teff Added: Split Mung Beans Flax Nectarine Saskatoons Cashew Milk |
| M E A L T W O | Quinoa Tossed With: Mung Beans Variety of Raw & Cooked Vegetables Apple | Brown Rice Mung Beans | Bean Salad Tasted Tara’s: Potatoes Vegan Roast Stuffing Turkey Gravy Corn Asparagus Tasted Turkey | Veg Soup added: Pasta Turkey Sweet Potato Bean Salad Mandarin Orange Apple | Veg Soup Add: Pasta Turkey Potatoes Gravy Bean Salad Add: Rice Pickled Beets | Veggie Soup Sweet Potato Daikon Carrots Apple | Bean Soup Potato |
| M E A L T H R E E | Potatoes Gravy Sauté: Cabbage Onions Garlic Added: Kimchi Apple | Sweet Potato Celery Carrots | Bean Veggie Soup Sweet Potato Mung Beans Carrots Celery All-Bran Instead of Milk: Blended Cashew Milk with Banana |
| Day 22 Jan 13/2025 | Day 23 Jan 14/2025 | Day 24 Jan 15/2025 | Day 25 Jan 16/2025 | Day 26 Jan 17/2025 | Day 27 Jan 18/2025 | Day 28 Jan 19/2025 |
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| M E A L O N E | Porridge Groat Oats Add: Split Mung Beans Flax Blueberries Raspberries ½ tsp Cane Sugar | Porridge: Groat Oats Add: Cashew milk Split Mung Beans Flax Blueberries Raspberries ½ tsp Cane Sugar Broccoli | Rice Add: Split Mung beans Broccoli Shiitake | Brown Rice Add: Lentils Spinach Beets Apple | Porridge: Rolled Oats Quinoa Add: Lentils Cucumber Cauliflower Orange | 2-Grain Porridge: Rolled Oats Quinoa Add: Raspberries ¾ tsp Cane Sugar Black Beans Add: Corn Peppers Cucumber Kohlrabi Shiitake | Porridge: Rolled Oats Lentils Arugula Spinach Veggie Hot Dog Orange |
| M E A L T W O | Soup Potatoes Friend Brought: Phyllo Pastry Wrap Lentils Mushrooms Apple | Split Pea Soup Quinoa Add: Black beans Corn Sweet pepper | Split Pea Soup Add: Barley Arugula Spinach Lazy Scalloped Potatoes Made with: Cashew Milk Onions All-Bran Cashew Milk Oranges | Lentil Soup Sweet Potato Cauliflower Cucumber Orange | Lentil Cauliflower Mushroom Soup Sweet Potato Beets Cucumber Apple | Sweet Potato Broccoli Beets Kimchi Orange | Stir Fry Veggies Add: Brown Rice Cucumber |
| M E A L T H R E E | Potatoes Broccoli Shiitake | All-Bran Cashew Milk Nectarine Split Mung Beans Potatoes | Soup Potatoes Arugula Spinach Add: Pam’s Chutney Orange | Soup Cucumber | Orange |