What I eat

I've become more adventurous this go round with my plant based lifestyle.  Here's a little of what I have been eating (just in the last week). 

Roasted Chickpea and Broccoli Burritos

Whole wheat tortillas and wholly guacamole

Recipe from Thug Kitchen

Brussels Sprout and Quinoa Salad

{I don't want to hear you don't like Brussels sprouts until you've tried them sauted with garlic}

Recipe here

Sloppy Joe

with delish gluten free hamburger buns by Canyons Bakehouse

{Made with TVP}

Recipe from Vegan Stoner

I've also made a few things I don't have pictures of {shocking I know that I don't have photos of my food}

Chickpea Curry from Vegan Stoner

Mac and Squash from Vegan Stoner

I highly recommend ALL these recipes!

No meat, no dairy, no eggs

I have tried many things over the years to lose weight.  No carbs--which worked until it didn't.  Calorie counting, because as most of us that have struggled with weight know, the golden rule of dieting is to take in fewer calories that you use in a day.  I have done that for more times than I can count just to get frustrated, quit, and quickly spiral back into bad eating habits.  I have been mostly vegetarian lately, with the occasional meal with meat.

So I have been looking into different lifestyles, not just diets.  I am a firm believer that if you are dieting just for the weight loss, it won't get you anywhere.  Changing your lifestyle is what has to happen if real change is going to work.  I have read a lot about different diets and ways of eating, this is my latest read:

I am not close to finished with it, but I have finished enough of it to know that it makes enough sense to me to give it a go and see what happens...  For those of you that don't know--and didn't get it from the title, being vegan means no meat, dairy (milk/cheese), or eggs.  Anything that had a mother or comes from an animal.  I'll keep you all posted on how it goes.