‘James & I’ feel good!!

I’m on my way!!  DAY 25.  My initial commitment was to go meatless for the month of July, AFTER the 4th of July passed.  Woo~hooo!!  Today is the 30th!  One more day and the 31st will roll in.  I have been true to myself, and ever since the 7th of July… I have not touch one piece of chicken, pork or beef!  So…  like the legendary James Brown…”AAAHHHHH!!!  …

I FEEL GOOD”!!!

 

Wednesday’s meal plan

BREAKFAST

Coffee & a muffin

LUNCH:

Stuff mushrooms [leftovers]

baked potato

DINNER:

Toss salad, Crab meat salad, 1 boiled egg

CHEESE TORTELINNI PASTA –  delicious!

DAY 24 – lucky number 24

24 is the lucky number because I have made the best meal plan ever!  What I’ve learned today, Don’t ever say never!  Don’t ever say never about not being able to go without Meat! Once you read this meal plan and see my pictures… It will entice you to try the Vegan-Vagan Challenge!  It will push you to the edge of the table, make you grab your knife and fork and commence to eating the greatest STUFFED PORTABELLA MUSHROOMS of your life!! 😉

 

Here we go:

BREAKFAST:

Oatmeal, &  toast    [boring… but still good to me]

LUNCH:

Sante Fe Mix Nuts {I wasn’t too hungry}  Quiet

DINNER:

  BAAAMMM !!!  SHA~ZAMM!!!

O… M.. G!!

Dinner was to die for!  I made a dish that I have never prepared in my entire life.

PORTABELLA MUSHROOMS stuffed w/spinach, shrimp & sliced purple onions and mozzarella cheese

DEEEE-LICIOUS!  Baked potato, loaded with green onions, butter & sour cream

and Low Fat Croissant bread… fresh out of the oven!

YUUMMMMYYYY!!!

A Big Thank YOU to all of MY followers!

Thank you everyone who have made this awesome journey to flow my blog and the daily log of my challenge.  I call it the Vegan-Vagan Challenge.  I have decided to make a change in my life and do something different. Why continue to do what is normal?  I have been devouring meat for almost 50 years and now I feel a change has to be made!  Life has so many avenues and trips we can take, upload and share.  So why continue to live a patterned life.  I figure, let us be spontaneous and inspired!  God give us so many opportunities to make changes, I feel it is time to take Him up on it.  So this particular change I’ve made has made me happy and gives me the feeling of accomplishment and achievement.  Now I want to share it with YOU!  The world …and why not?

A little bit about me.  I consider myself a strange lil creature.  I think outside the box maybe 60% of my brain power.  The other 40% stays within the box. This 40% maybe be small in number but very powerful and persuasive. (Can you tell I went to see “LUCY” this wknd) LOL  🙂  Now I want to exercise my 60% brain power and become more brilliant than I’ve ever been!  I believe this Vegan-Vagan challenge is a start.  The name Vegan-Vagan is a name that I’ve made up… just to fit ‘me’.  I am not a 100% vegan and the word “Vagan” is a compile of having the freedom of choosing to eat the best meat ever, SEAFOOD.  I am a SEAFOOD foodie!  So the word Vagan lets me be free to love all of the seafood I can eat!  Which is my second love.

My first love is Cake!  A GOOD CAKE!  You can follow me on FB @ https://www.facebook.com/SurLaBundt?ref_type=bookmark

See all of the bouncing bundt cakes I love to bake!

 

 

 

 

Day 23 – What!!! No Beef? No Chicken? Not Even PorK?

I’m loving it!  This is day 23 and my day is going good.  I notice that I am not eating as much but… I am EATING!  I am definitely eating the good stuff!   I really don’t miss the beef, the pork or the chicken.  It is oblivious to me!

My breakfast is very filling so it really helps me not to panic eating thorough the day.

 

BREAKFAST:

1 bowl of Oatmeal

2 slices of cinnamon raisin toast with strawberry cream cheese on top

LUNCH:

1 bowl of Crab salad

Crackers

DINNER:

Fried shrimps, with fried okra mix {sweet potato fries} and more crab salad.

22 DAYS – REP YO’ VEGAN

22 Days of the most AWESOMEST Vegan Vagan Challenge ever!  I seem to get so excited when it’s time to log my daily challenge from the day before.  My Sunday was superb!  I made the best dinner entrée ever!  I can’t wait to show you!  We went to early morning church service (8am), then went to the gym and worked out for an hour. Afterwards, came home and prepared the greatest dish of the 22 days of being the ultimate Vegan-Vegan representative!  REP  YO’  VEGAN !

BREAKFAST:

Air Pudding [again]

LUNCH:

Mushroom Burger – simple and easy.  Sesame seed bun, lettuce, tomato and 1 slice of cheese

DINNER:  surprisingly good!

CRAB SEAFOOD SALAD

                

This meal was so so good… I never thought eating Vegan-Vagan would be such a treat!

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday – Parent’s day out! Day 21

 

 

Saturday morning, cleaned house, worked out with my Ninja Bat Wings video.  Ran errands.  Decided to take time out with my golden girl mom, Ms. Gloria.  My cousin and I took our moms out to dinner, just a small family dinner. We had the best time just sitting, eating and talking about the fun things in our lives.

Here is meal plan for 7/26

 

BREAKFAST

Nutritional drink, rich chocolate flavor

Sugar-free Gelatin cup, Orange flavor

Water

 

SNACK:

PLANTER’S peanut mix

 

LUNCH

1 Bowl of Cheerios, Protein

1 sliced banana

Silk Milk

 

DINNER:

Greek Salad w/shrimp

Coconut Shrimp & cole slaw

bread

 

 

 

20th day… And So It Goes!

It is now the 20th day and someone asked me, “how do you feel? Like REALLY, how do you really feel?”  I feel great!  I am loving it and I’m glad I took on the challenge.  Still there was skepticism and unbelief, they then said, “You’re not saying that just to be faking it or to make us think so, are you really?”  Oh my!  I’m like George Washington, “I can’t tell a lie… dude!”  Which now after researching if George really coined this phrase, he didn’t say the phrase after all.  It was Mr. Parson Weems who coined the phrase and presumably depicted that George Washington said it.  WHICH MAKE’S IT ALL  A LIE NOW!  OMG!!  Read people, READ!  Don’t take wooden nickels… read up on everything!  Toss lies out with your own research!

According to WiKiAnswers:  Who Said I Cannot Tell A Lie?

“It was George Washington, but he didn’t really say it. A book was written about him a 100 years after his death and one of the stories in the book relates that when he was asked who chopped down the cherry tree he said ” I can not tell a lie. I did” This was a made up story that has come down to us as fact.”

Let me get back focused… here is my meal plan for 7/25/14.  Please enjoy!  I did.  🙂

BREAKFAST                                                           This is my favorite breakfast of them all.

                                                                                                        Egg Salad & Cinnamon Toast

SNACK:

A slice of lemon cake

 

LUNCH:

1 Banana

I didn’t have much of an appetite at lunch time!

DINNER:

                                                                                       

Mushroom Burger w/cheese on a sesame seed bun, topped with lettuce, tomatoes and grilled onions

Sweet Potato Fries &  A small salad

19th days of no pork, chicken or beef!

WOW!  I never thought I would say this!  No Chicken! No Pork! No Beef!

I’m loving it! You can never underestimate the power of your will.  If you put your will power upfront, it is unbreakable.  It’s a force to be reckoned with.  If I can do this… I know the sky is beyond the limit.  Today, let us BE ENCOURAGE!  Let’s change routines.  Let’s see what else GOD has in store for us.  Life is not short, it’s full of surprises!

 

MEAL PLAN FOR 25JUL:

 

BREAKFAST:

bowl of Oatmeal

1 muffin

1 banana

 

 

LUNCH:

 

Crab Seafood Salad

-shredded lettuce

-diced roma tomatoes

-shredded cheese

-dried cranberries

-pecan pieces

-Crab Meat

-Ranch dressing

“Live Longer By Getting Healthy and Stronger”

The “Vegan Vagan” Slogan

It’s the 18th day and we are pulling it off strong!  Last I heard, 1 plus 1, makes a team!  The very first “Vegan Vagan” team is formulated. We are excited and getting control of our health!  We are looking forward to each day and waking up doing it with a smile…

“NO MEAT, LET’S EAT!

Here’s today’s meal plan

  BREAKFAST:

Bowl of Oatmeal

1 Sliced banana

Muffin, chocolate & 1/2 cup of coffee

 

LUNCH:  Air Pudding again!!

I didn’t have lunch because I was on the go… making doctor’s appt and all.  I snacked on Honey Roasted Peanuts while waiting in the waiting room.

 

DINNER:

“SWEET TOMATO SOUPLANTATION” Restaurant

                 

ALL YOU CAN EAT SALAD BAR, SOUP AND POTATO BAR

1 tossed salad with delicious vegetables topped with blue cheese crumbles!

Second plate, Texas coleslaw & Broccoli Salad –  all so good.

Side note: I will say that Texas Coleslaw holds a big punch, a funky flavor… it was so funky, it could use a swipe of DEODORANT!!  LOL. yep I said it…. d e o d o r a n t!!!  🙂

 

EVERYTHING WAS DELICIOUS!!!

We had a great time at “Sweet Tomato Souplantation”.  We loved it.

My hubby/Partner in crime is slowly transitioning to the “Vegan-Vagan” Challenge!  🙂

We have created our first slogan!

 

“live longer by getting healthy and stronger”

A Challenging 17th day – @ the Chinese Buffet [again]

BREAKFAST

-Nature Valley Oatmeal Bar,  Cherries & Bananas, Cup of Coffee

LUNCH:

(more) tuna casserole

SNACK:

Popcorn

SNACK #2 – on the ride home (I’m hungry)

WENDY’S fries  –  lesson learned… it was total not worth stopping for.  Wendy’s fries SUCKED!! [in my opinion]  I don’t know what is up with these restaurants, You can no longer get good food or good service.  One of them will suck, the food or the service.

DINNER:

My husband’s favorite, CHINESE RESTAURANT BUFFET.  Well I fixed my own self up this time, this is what I ate:

A green salad- It was delicious too!

And this was my meat-

Mussels

GOOD! GOOD!  GOOD!

Aren’t you proud of me?? I am!

Stay tuned for tomorrow adventure of the Vegan-Vagan Challenge!

🙂 ANNOUNCEMENT:  My hubby has decided to join me in the Vegan-Vagan Challenge!  KUDOS TO BOTH OF US!!  🙂