Week 4 Meals

Good morning! Well, four weeks of this lifestyle are complete. I weighed in this morning and am down 8.8 pounds. Do I wish it were more? Of course! BUT, I'LL TAKE THE WIN! Here are some thoughts:

  • The longer I stick with this, the easier it's been to resist temptation. Having my food on hand, along with emergency plans for quick pantry meals, has been a lifesaver.
  • I have so much more energy than I did four weeks ago! Yesterday, I hiked about 3.5 miles along a wooded trail in a local park. I would not have been able to do that a month ago.
  • Hiking is definitely providing motivation. I've purchased some cool new hiking gear - not going crazy because I plan to outgrow most of it - but enough so that it's added to the fun of being outdoors.
  • Weight loss is slow at my age. I've googled this a bit and it seems primarily a result of lower muscle mass. Less muscle means less calories burned and a slower overall metabolism. Something to ponder - how to incorporate strength training at some point into my routine.


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Steel cut oats with blueberries, ground flax seed

Fake cheese & tomato sandwich; celery soup

1.5 bowls of pinto beans and vegan queso

larabar

Pb toast

Lemon poppyseed muffins

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Fake cheese & tomato sandwich; salad with Annie’s sesame shiitake

Quinoa chili


edamame

Lemon poppyseed muffins

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Steel cut oats with blueberries, ground flax seed

2 bowls of quinoa chili with vegan queso

pinto beans and vegan queso


salad

Lemon poppyseed muffins

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2 slices pb toast

Fake cheese & tomato sandwich; celery soup

Craptpn of yummy Deweys pizza



Lemon poppyseed muffins

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Steel cut oats with blueberries, ground flax seed

pinto beans and vegan queso

Fancy avocado tacos, black beans, zucchini fries


larabar


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Fake cheese and tomato soup; quinoa chili

Personal pizza with vegan sausage

grapes

Pb toast

More grapes


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Steel cut oats with blueberries, ground flax seed

Fake cheese and tomato soup; salad; grapes

Personal pizza with vegan sausage



Lemon poppyseed muffins

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