Week 2 of NO MEAT!

Yep, that's right. I've only had 1 close encounter with bacon and even eating around it made me feel yucky! So def not going to slip up and have any chicken mcnuggets! But other than that I am feeling good.  I feel lighter and surprisingly less hungry.
2 of my favorite stores for groceries:

• Trader Joe's
• Sprouts

They both have great prices and at Sprouts I can buy beans and grains in bulk which helps save money and I love saving money!!

My new favorite breakfast:
Steel cut oats. They take 30 min to cook on the stove, but it is well worth it! 1 cup of coats equals 5 days of breakfast! All you need is a little brown sugar and agave sweetener and you are good to go!
I got the steel cut oats from Sprouts and filled a bag up not expecting a cup to go so far.
How to cook:

• I filled a medium sized pot about half way full of water and let it boil. 
• Add 1 cup of oats to the boiling water stirring constantly with a wooden spoon to make sure the oats don't get stuck to the bottom of the pot. 
• Reduce the heat and cover the pot with a lid. 
• Continue to stir every few minutes
• After about 30 minutes the oats will be cooked and really thick. The water should have reduced and absorbed into the oats
• Add 2 table spoons of brown sugar and 1 table spoon agave maple sweetner
• let cool
• Pour into a seal tight container and put it in the fridge

The next day the oats will easily cut into 4 squares. Add a little water and cook for 45 sec in the microwave, stir and put it back in the microwave for another 45 sec-1 min and waaaalaah! Breakfast!
Sooo good and filling! I eat a bowl the morning I make it and then put the rest in a container, so it technically makes 5 servings but if you have a big enough seal tight container make a bigger portion and then you will get more servings!

Going Vegetarian?

YES!!!
This week has been so crazy...no wonder I have a headache! First, Robbie and I decided we want to move.  We hate our apartment complex and really want to find somewhere closer to my sister. Next, I think I want to change my major, because if you can't already tell I really love nutrition and exercise so I am thinking about going in that direction. I love Broadcast, but I know I truly want to be in entertainment which is very difficult to do and it's very competitive. I also do not know how I feel about working holidays and everything if I am not passionate about it, and let's get real...one day Robbie and I want 4 kids, so working holidays would not be fun! Finally, I have become a VEGETARIAN!
I know what you are thinking,"WHAT??? NO MEAT!!??" yes my friends no more meat for me and I think it is a great decision! I don't eat red meat as it is so I just have to give up chicken and turkey. Which is going to be a little difficult because I loved chicken and ground turkey in meat loaf and tacos, but I know I will figure out substitutes and get better at it.
The second day I went without meat I felt great! The third day (today) I feel like crap. My body is confused and I know it will be an adjustment so if I feel better after a month's time then it will be worth it.
Robbie on the other hand, is not thrilled! He loves his meat and I am fine with that. I just asked 1 thing...please don't eat VEAL (a baby male cow) ever again. It is so sad. Moment of silence for the baby cows..........................Ok thank you : ). I need to get Seitan, which is a meat substitute, so that when he makes dinners for himself with meat then he can make mine with the substitute. I am also going to invest in some good cook books so that I can get creative with my cooking and not get bored of eating pb&j! haha. So here is the book I have been reading and what has helped me make my decision:

It is soo awesome! I recommend it so everyone! It really helps you understand how to be vegetarian or vegan without being too in your face about it, but let me tell you just learning about what all those poor animals go through was enough for me!
I am done with meat. Cutting dairy by no longer drinking milk but substituting it with almond milk or coconut milk, using some soy cheese but it I have a little cheese that's OK because I never really eat it now, and I will still eat greek yogurt because it is very high in protein but if I can find a substitute I will use it. I will also still eat eggs because I only eat them once or twice a week but I will only buy organic eggs because the chickens aren't tortured. : ) I just want to open a petting zoo so I can have happy cows, chickens, and pigs : ) then the cows can live a full life not what they are restricted to when they are waiting to be slaughtered!
So I know your next thought..."That is so unhealthy for you, I mean where will you get your protein?"
Well folks you can get protein from other places than just those slaughtered animals you are grilling up! Beans are awesome, seitan, and of course MY BUSINESS has amazing protein bars, shakes and powders and they are low in sugar. So I will still get the normal amount of protein and be just fine. I also take plenty of supplements for calcium and can get that in other places than just milk and surprisingly milk makes you release more calcium than you actually gain. Make sense? Exactly.

XoXo