Henry Miller and a Food Log | April 4, 2007

I have a magnet at my desk that is a quote from Henry Miller. Not because I'm this big Henry Miller fan. I've only ever attempted to read Tropic of Capricorn, and I didn't finish it. No, my boss gave me this magnet because it reminded her of my attitude towards life. Sadly, this attitude often gets suppressed by the daily activities of life, but it is something I subscribe to in my heart:

"The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly. serenely, divinely aware."

The comma between "aware" and "joyously" annoys me. Should it be something else? Is it correct? I dunno.


A couple of events have inspired me to continue with my food logs. As my readers, I'd like to know what you think of their appearance in my blog - do you enjoy them, dislike them, or are you indifferent to them?

I've stated my reasons for wanting to keep track before, but I'll just briefly explain again. I'd like to keep track of my calorie and fat intake for weight loss reasons, and my nutritional intake for health reasons. By making my log public, I become a bit more accountable to people who are interested in following my progress, plus I develop a responsibilty to represent veganism - show the naysayers that we can have a varied, tasty and healthy diet. Lastly, keeping this log reminds me of important things that often slip my mind - taking vitamins, exercising (new addition to my log) and making a point of drinking water.

I'd really like too know what you think of food logs. Not so much the content, but their regular appearance.



breakfast:

• 1 glass of water, first thing
  
• 3 slices of cheeseless pizza, thin crust, with green olives, mushrooms and sundried tomatoes
• 1 mug of jasmine green tea
  
• coffee

lunch:

• bento bowl filled with:
• romaine lettuce
• quinoa* cooked with red lentils and non-fat broth
• thawed frozen broccoli
  
• radish sprouts*, sprouted by me
• 1 shredded carrot*
• 8 olives - a mix of green, black and not-so-black
  
• squirt of bottled lemon juice
• 1 high fibre whole wheat pita
  
• water (0.6 L SIGG bottle)

afternoon:

• coffee
• 1 small sesame breadstick
• teeny handful of mini choco chips
  

dinner:

• Yoga Soup with:
• yellow thai curry paste
• ramen noodles
• edamame*
• 5 pot stickers
• broccoli
• ginger and garlic*
• shredded carrot*
• topped with lime juice, hot pepper oil and sesame oil

• water, 3 tall glasses throughout the evening
  

vitamins:

• B12, iron, calcium/vitamin D, B6
  

exercise:

• morning: 20 minutes of various mat exercises - basic yoga, stretches, leg lifts, arm weights
• evening: 25 minutes walk/run intervals in the freezing cold
  

*organic