(no subject)
One week of vegan.
The best day yet.
Had a lumpy bowl of oatmeal with a personality-less banana for breakfast. But things improved from there. Last night was Mindy's birthday, so to celebrate we went to the Old Spaghetti factory where the lamps look like purple lady hats. That delighted me to no end when I was a child and my parents would take me, but on reflection that probably just distracted me from how bad the food was. Fortunately there WAS a vegan option on the menu. Spaghetti with marinara and mushrooms. I am both relieved and surprised by how easy it has been to find vegan alternatives to my usual meat-fest at restaurants. Not being a picky eater helps, and I'm beginning to see why Jeff couldn't agree to go vegan with me. Even though vegan options are offered, they tend to be highly varying in flavor and composition. Jeff cannot tolerate cooked vegetables or warm fruit. Maybe he would be interested in doing a raw food diet once this month of veganism is up.
I was feeling low energy for the first couple of days, but now I've noticed that as long as I eat small meals and snacks consistently throughout the day my energy stays fairly stable. I've also been waking up without that horrible feeling of being too hot and sweaty. And my pants are looser! I had the medical assistants weigh me at work, and I've already lost five pounds! Awesome!
My friend warned me that when going vegan, it's important to stay away from overly processed foods and try to stay with whole grains and fresh fruits and veggies. Now that meat and dairy are gone, I've started to look forward to fresh veggies, and I've really started to enjoy them on their own merit. For lunch today I took steamed edamame and broccoli with some brown rice and a sesame orange dressing. It was much better than the shitty processed lunch I usually get and afterwards I felt great.
I feel really good, even though I still miss the flavors of meat, my body doesn't seem to be missing the meat or dairy at all. I also haven't had any debilitating stomach cramps or horrible gas. Pretty much entirely convinced that I am lactose intolerant now.
Even though this is difficult and at times depressing, I'm glad I'm doing it.
The best day yet.
Had a lumpy bowl of oatmeal with a personality-less banana for breakfast. But things improved from there. Last night was Mindy's birthday, so to celebrate we went to the Old Spaghetti factory where the lamps look like purple lady hats. That delighted me to no end when I was a child and my parents would take me, but on reflection that probably just distracted me from how bad the food was. Fortunately there WAS a vegan option on the menu. Spaghetti with marinara and mushrooms. I am both relieved and surprised by how easy it has been to find vegan alternatives to my usual meat-fest at restaurants. Not being a picky eater helps, and I'm beginning to see why Jeff couldn't agree to go vegan with me. Even though vegan options are offered, they tend to be highly varying in flavor and composition. Jeff cannot tolerate cooked vegetables or warm fruit. Maybe he would be interested in doing a raw food diet once this month of veganism is up.
I was feeling low energy for the first couple of days, but now I've noticed that as long as I eat small meals and snacks consistently throughout the day my energy stays fairly stable. I've also been waking up without that horrible feeling of being too hot and sweaty. And my pants are looser! I had the medical assistants weigh me at work, and I've already lost five pounds! Awesome!
My friend warned me that when going vegan, it's important to stay away from overly processed foods and try to stay with whole grains and fresh fruits and veggies. Now that meat and dairy are gone, I've started to look forward to fresh veggies, and I've really started to enjoy them on their own merit. For lunch today I took steamed edamame and broccoli with some brown rice and a sesame orange dressing. It was much better than the shitty processed lunch I usually get and afterwards I felt great.
I feel really good, even though I still miss the flavors of meat, my body doesn't seem to be missing the meat or dairy at all. I also haven't had any debilitating stomach cramps or horrible gas. Pretty much entirely convinced that I am lactose intolerant now.
Even though this is difficult and at times depressing, I'm glad I'm doing it.