The Workout crave

10 weeks ago I went Vegan. At about 5 weeks in I started battling a sinus infection, fairly common for me as a year round sufferer of allergies. The cold was on and off for 3 weeks due to my refusal to take antibiotics, the only known real "cure" for this type of infection. Musinex D is great at putting colds at bay but doesn't knock anything out completely. I hate taking antibiotics, simply put they destroy your gut...and circling back to the point of this blog, all I want is a healthy digestive system.

Alas I took the meds and the cold went away. With my sleep returned and energy restored, I started working out again. I typically work out 3-5 times a week and with the cold was down to about once a week. With this return I was presented with my next challenge, the "crave." Not the White Castle type but not too far off. I can't say what exactly I wanted but I'm pretty sure a burger would have satisfied it. 

As a result I've spent a lot of time thinking about how to combat my sugar and salty cravings. All vegan and gluten free of course.

Salty:

- Veggie sushi

- Roasted sweet potatoes dipped in ketchup (Annie's organic)

- Roasted Brussel Sprouts

- Amy's black been chili

- Amy's bean/rice burrito 

- Chipotle Veggie Bowl (brown rice, black beans, onion/peppers, tomato salsa, guacamole, lettuce)

- Urban Vegan Yellow curry w/ Tofu

- Roti Rice plate w/ veggies, hummus, tomato/cucumber salad, eggplant

- Protien Bar veggie chili quinoa bowl w/ sweet potato chips

Sweet:

- Swirlz Chocolate peanut butter cupcake

- Almond Dream Toffee Chocolate crunch ice cream

- So Delicious Mint chocolate chip ice cream

- Natures Path pumpkin waffles

I haven't completely beat the crave, but I'm not going hungry.