The weekend wasn't great, but it wasn't completely horrible. On Saturday, we had friend's over for New Year's Eve and I made chili (vegan, but not oil-free.) Another friend brought vegan cornbread, there were chips and guacamole, hummus and pita, and beer.
Sunday involved eating leftovers from Saturday. So while the food was vegan, it wasn't all McDougall-compliant. I had anticipated that, though.
Anyway, today is sort of my official McDougall start date. Here's what I ate, with some additional notes at the bottom:
Breakfast:* Coffee (two cups), with soy milk
* Steel cut oatmeal, mixed with one mashed banana
Lunch:* Leftover Louisiana Red Beans and Rice (
McDougall Newsletter:
http://www.nealhendrickson.com/McDougal ... ecipes.htm) - This was pretty good. I'm not the biggest fan of cajun-type spice combinations, so that's probably what kept me from enjoying it more.
* One piece of leftover cornbread (vegan, but not oil-free, leftover from New Year's Eve party)
Snack:* One piece of whole wheat pita
* Hummus (not oil free and also leftover from New Year's Eve party) - I usually make oil-free hummus, but we had the leftover store-bought kind
Dinner:*Potato enchiladas (
McDougall Newsletter:
http://www.nealhendrickson.com/McDougal ... ecipes.htm) - Very good. I used one of the McDougall enchilada sauce recipes for the sauce.
*Salad (romaine, spinach, and carrots) with dried mint and salad vinegar
Snack:*grapefruit
Notes: I haven't given up coffee completely, and probably won't. I usually only have one cup in the morning, but since I was off today, I had two. Throughout the day, and with meals, I drink water or seltzer water.
Exercise: Twenty minutes on the elliptical machine. It was a high intensity program (cardio challenge.) I'm experimenting with the short duration/high intensity workouts. I also have to start running more regularly again. After the half marathon, it has tapered off.
I should also mention that in addition to working full-time, I'm going to grad school (I take two courses at a time and will finish in December.) That's no excuse to taper off exercising, but that's what has happened this past semester, due to being busy with school. I'm currently on my winter break, and will return to school on the 11th of January.