I have been eating poorly lately, and by poorly I don’t mean chugging down sugary sodas or gorging on chocolates.  I’ve been eating the same salads and veggie burgers as always, just not in a balanced or regular way which has stalled my weight loss at 167 lbs – roughly 40 lbs since the baby was born 11 weeks ago (assuming 20 lbs alone were lost during the birth process of a 9 lb baby that means only 20 lbs total of true weight has been lost).

I am getting back on the meal plan that I lauded earlier in the blog, and to kick start my efforts I have made my life easier by pre-measuring and pre-making everything possible.  From small ziplocs full of cereal (and let me tattle on Kashi by saying their box of cereal was 3 servings short of their estimate) to pre-made Mock Chicken salad and small plastic ware full of grapes.  I froze some and kept some in the fridge. Here is the recipe I made up for my Vegan Mock Chicken Salad which made 5 servings.

2 cans garbanzo beans drained and washed

3 scallions (green onions) chopped

10 cherry tomatoes cut in halves

1 tbsp Dijon mustard

2 tbsp Fat Free Nayonaise or any Vegan Mayo substitute

1 tsp dried Dill

1/2 tsp powdered garlic

pinch salt and pepper to taste

I  mash the garbanzos, add all other ingredients and then mix – really simple and delicious on a piece of toasted 9 grain, or a top a bed of greens.

March 10th, 2009 | Tags: Meal Plan, Mock Chicken Salad, Recipe, Vegan, weight loss | Category: Daily Post, Food | Subscribe to comments | Both comments and pings are currently closed