Friday, July 27, 2012

First Meal

Quinoa Salad - cherry tomatoes, orange segments, nuts and tahini vinaigrette

The first weekend I decided to change my diet, my friend had her birthday dinner at Bridges. To prepare myself I googled them to see if they had a website coz you never know. There are some restaurants out there that still don't have a website. Weird, right? But anyways, I was so happy that they did and so I clicked on their menu to see if they had any vegan options & they did! I got to the restaurant and ordered my salad. I have to say salads at any restaurant is quite pricey and it almost doesn't seem worth ordering it. But I was sticking to my choice. When our food started coming, I saw everyone's yummy dishes, some had steaks, fish, prawns, and then my salad came. I saw it and honestly, my mouth wasn't watering at all. I think everyone felt sorry for me coz they started offering to share some of their meal with me. But I said no and said I'm sticking to my salad. :)  When I had the first bite, I thought ok, I can do this. A couple more bites and I thought it was pretty tasty. Definitely not the same as steak but still tasty. Surprisingly... this is the end result. 

A clean plate! 
I was really surprised I finished it. There were times when I wanted to stop eating it but I thought to myself, I paid too much money for a plate of salad not to finish it. So I made myself eat it all until there was nothing left. I also wanted to get use to eating salads. Being a carnivore for pretty much all my life, the texture of vegetables isn't what I'm use to at all. My friends were surprised I finished it too! But I'm not kidding when I said that it was tasty. I felt good about finishing it. I didn't feel bloated at the end of the night like what I was use to before. I thought to myself - "hhmmm maybe I can get use to this"

It's been 3 weeks since I started and so far, it's going better than I expected. :)





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  1. Mmm I thought your salad looked delicious! I think the textures of vegetables is the most surprising thing when one switches to eating them more; that and the abundance of flavour if you know how to coax it out!

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    1. It is surprising! I never knew it could be so tasty & I feel full faster. :)

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  2. that salad looks yummy.

    i'm glad you're liking your new diet change.... have you noticed anything different about yourself ie. your skin, your sleep etc?

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    1. My skin looks the same. I'm thinking it's coz the hot weather is making me break out. :( I do sleep a lot better. I feel well rested. I don't have afternoon crashes, which is great. I feel lighter, if that makes sense. I think more clearly. Overall, I feel happier/better about myself. Not that I was in a bad place before. I was in an ok place but you know how things could always improve or get better. So that's where I'm at. In a better place. :)

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  3. That salad looks so good and healthy. I fell off the band wagon, I have now gained the weight I lost so I need to get back on track.

    I think I have been to Bridges - on Granville Island right?

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    1. Yes! Bridges is on Granville Island. Lots of great restaurants on that island. :)

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