Day 7 & 8 of homemade meals

I have been delaying writing down my progress since two days, feeling somewhat daunted by a situation that has arisen. Hoping and praying everything turns out to be okay, please help us god!

For Day 7 brunch, I made a quick naan pizza with onion, peppers and leftover chickpeas, it turned out to be really good. Good option if you are craving junk but do not wanna go overboard.

In the evening I made an elaborate meal with thai green curry, brown rice and mixed vegetables. That was a lot of food and we had enough leftovers for next day.

Day 8:

For brunch I used the leftover brown rice to make tofu fried rice with tofu scramble. Never knew that tofu scramble can taste that good.

In the evening I drank a whole bottle of coconut water as I was feeling dehydrated and sluggish, as for the dinner we had kadhi-chawal with leftovers from the previous night.

P.S.- This post is halfhearted, since I was in no mood to write, however, did not want to break the drift.

Day 6 of homemade meals!

Alright, so I have been a little lazy in documenting my progress, guess was too busy reveling in the success of keeping up my resolution

Day number 6 was Sunday and I was feeling too sluggish to care about breakfast, thus by lunch time I was starving! So, finally when the hunger pangs became unbearable, I wanted to put together something which was quick yet tasty, first I thought about making Mexican rice and beans, however, I was out of white rice and did not want to attempt the dish with brown rice.

On spur of the moment, I decided to experiment with the box of couscous that has been sitting in my pantry for a while. Omg why had I not made couscous earlier!!! Its was like magic and I am not exaggerating! I made the couscous according to the directions and mixed it with sauteed veggies, nuts and black beans.. It was one of my best experiments ever!

Since it was a Sunday, I wanted to make a treat for myself, I had been craving bread pudding for few days. But of course I did not want to go overboard with a proper french bread pudding with custard and stuff. So, I tweaked the recipe by adding multi-grain bread (lame I know) and substituting sugar with banana and protein powder. It turned out to be okay enough to satisfy my craving but I won’t recommend it to anyone.. hehe..

Well, the husband wanted an elaborate dinner, hence, I made chane and baked bhature (chickpeas and baked bread, which is traditionally fried). It turned out to be pretty good, now I don’t have to feel guilty about eating this delicious junk (‘cuz its not fried, it should be healthy right?)

Day 4 and 5 of homemade meals!

I am so happy that I have been able to stick to my resolution for 5 days! Yes! Feels so good that I didn’t cheat and my resolve did not sway (happens so rarely that it has surprised me!)

Well, for Day 4 brunch I had my leftover roasted veggies pasta and a glass of protein powder banana smoothie.

In evening I and the husband were famished and I had to come up with a quick and filling idea, so I made whole wheat quesadillas with very little organic mozzarella, not very authentic but it filled us up and was reasonably healthy.

AND THEN we went to watch a Friday midnight movie, by that time our stomachs were growling again so we bought a tub of popcorn (guilty).. I am not sure if I should count it as an outside meal or not, I guess I am happy to stay indecisive

On to day number 5:

In the morning we both ate a delicious Cantaloupe following which I made whole wheat sandwiches filled with onions, cucumbers and fried eggs.. So yummy!

We had plans for shopping later in the day, so we packed two sandwiches each and happily munched them after our shopping spree, and that is all we had that day. Not very filling but I was happy nonetheless, guess shopping does that to you

Day 3 of homemade meals..

Yuhoo!! I passed day 3 with flying colors yes! For Day 3 Brunch I made a mean veggie egg scramble with lots of seasonings and ate it with 2 whole wheat toasts, it kept me going till 6 p.m.

Then I was ravenous at 6 and was pretty doubtful if i’ll be able to keep up my resolve and not give in to temptation since we were going out for shopping. To make matter worse my husband tempted me to an Indian dinner!! But, thankfully my brain worked and I munched on 3 juicy carrots which kept me going till 8pm.

For dinner, I wanted something wholesome and filling so I made a huge batch of whole wheat spaghetti with a ton of roasted veggies! Omg so yummy!! The combination of roasted onions, carrots, bell peppers, eggplant, broccoli and cauliflower was just amazing I went to bed happy with a happy tummy

Ten days of homemade meals…

After getting inspired from innumerable health blogs and frustrated enough from my ever increasing waist, I have set on to the arduous task of preparing all meals at home for 10 days. Yup, I am irresolute to a degree where 10 days of eating at home seem like a very very tough task…

Therefore, I decided to write all my meals down. Yes, I have heard it a thousand times that keep a journal of your meals and calorie intake etc etc. But you know besides being irresolute, I am also very very LAZY! oh wait aren’t these two related anyway?

Well, I am so happy to write that 2 days have already passed and I did not cheat. Yayyy!! But that doesn’t mean that I can reward myself with a frigging pizza today.. So, to focus on my goal, I am going to blog about what I ate everyday, starting with Day 1. The primary goal is to prepare ALL meals at home which are wholesome and healthy.

On Day 1:

For brunch I made Dalia which is a relatively healthy Indian breakfast, made with whatever veggies you have at hand, its very easy and delicious!

For dinner, husband insisted I make something ‘good’ (read high carb and high fat), initially I planned on making just a chickpea salad, however, the husband was adamant, so I had to make Punjabi chole with brown rice… sigh!

Day 2:

For brunch, I had the leftover chole and washed it down with a glass of  ’protein powder smoothie’.

So, here is the unhealthy thing I did, I starved myself for 9 hours after the brunch! I don’t know why but I wasn’t feeling particularly hungry since the husband was out partying with his colleagues!

But finally when the hunger pangs returned (read when husband came home), I made a surprisingly tasty combination of Quinoa and sauteed vegetables! omg so freaking yummyyyy! or was it because it I was so starved? whatever, I do plan on making this thing again very soon.

Thankfully, 2 days passed without any severe cravings, lets see whats in store for next 8 days

A world of disparities

Just an hour ago I was at the supermarket with my husband, and as we were self checking out our stuff, an African American woman came up to my husband and said “will you help me with this?”. Coincidentally, a cashier was standing by us and intervened saying she would help the woman. However, the woman was pretty adamant that she wanted my husband to help her and did not want the cashier’s help!! She almost started shouting, so my husband simply ignored her and walked out of the store. I was baffled by this woman’s behavior and initially thought she is mentally unbalanced or something, however, as we walked out my husband said ‘as long as there will be life, there will be disparity’. I did not completely comprehend what he was trying to say and I was already confused by the lady’s behavior inside, so I asked him what was going on? was that lady mad or something? why was she so adamant on his help? He said well, probably she wanted him to pay for her groceries, she might be a homeless and could not afford to pay herself!

Literally dumbstruck by the situation, I did not know how to react!  After mindlessly dumping the groceries in the car, I thought about the woman inside who was probably fighting with the cashier for her dinner, possibly her only meal of the day… I just couldn’t get her picture out of my mind, her agitated expression, the emotion in her voice as she tried to conceal her real struggle and yet at the same time trying her best to survive. How difficult it must be to plead for help? To toss away your ego and ask a stranger for money?  Or is it easier once you have nothing to lose and are just fighting to stay alive?

I was angry at my husband for not helping her, what if we were at the other end? What if someday life strikes us down and god forbid we are reduced to this situation? Won’t we fight for our survival? How disappointing would it be if you asked for help and didn’t get any? WHY, why are so many people desperate for one meal and some of us just roll in luxury and take the whole effing world for granted? What if the roles are reversed? Would we be able to survive in this inhumane world? I just shudder at the thought and thank my stars for all the blessings I have and sincerely wish we had helped!