The Journey to Vegan-hood.

Meat. I love it. It is a staple in my diet. Along with Mac and Cheese, all things fried, all cheeses, eggs, white bread and buffalo shrimp. Wow. Sounds healthy right?

I tried to sneak in some veggies, more fruit than anything. But I am constantly bloated, lethargic and moody. SO, I picked up the book 'Skinny Bitch'. New york best sellers list. It is a harsh tough-love guide to "chunky ass girls" who want to be skinny. Wait, chunky ass? That's me! That's me!

I figured this book could give me the reality check I need. The main mantra of the book is "you can't shovel the same crap into your mouth and expect to get skinny". Hmm. Interesting. Sounds like something I could do.

Then the real fun stuff starts. They got me hooked with their angry lesson plans, scientific chemical body reactions to harsh additives and can-do attitude in the first 2 chapters. Then, all of a sudden they tell me I have to go VEGAN if I want to really be healthy in Chapter 3! SAY WHAT skinny bitches? The rest of the book proceeds to ramble on and on about cruel conditions of slaughter houses, in very graphic detail. It this turns my stomach MORE than watching a video of it, which I later did to solidify my decision of going veggie.

To me, vegetarian rules are MUCH easier to follow than my own "eating healthy" regimen (which I usually try to convince myself Kraft Mac and Cheese is really a delicacy, and should be devoured daily). VEGAN, on the other hand, is NO animal by-product. So I did a mental scan of my diet staples. Meat, egg, cheese, either packaged, fried or in large quantities. I don't have a problem with portion control, I have a problem with multiple portions...

It's easier to trick my brain into thinking Meat Cheese and Egg are repulsive rather than trying to eat these items in moderation. All or nothing, I'm a little stubborn that way. I know myself, 25 years of 'junk food moderation monitoring' OBVIOUSLY doesn't work. So, I am going to try this vegetarian to vegan lifestyle for a change. That way, the only things I CAN eat are already healthy for me. Vegan pastries etc, as a fellow veggie/semi-vegan has informed me, are extremely delicious and can make you a chunky butt. I guess I still must learn how to monitor, no matter what, huh?

DAY ONE
So, day one begins, vegetarian style. Whole wheat bagel, 80 oz's of water, almond spring salad for lunch. I meat up with my man at a bar, I order a garden salad and water, and he gives me a funny look. End of the day, I feel alright. Go to sleep.


Day Two
Vegan experiment: Wake up more tired then I've ever been. Could be any list of reasons. Fresh fruit and a soy green tea latte for breakfast, salad for lunch, Roberts American Organic spinach and kale rice puff snack, apples, oranges, grapes, snack on some celery and carrots. For dinner I eat a moderately disgusting "Texas Style" veggie burger, with a side of steamed veggies. Snack is a soy ice cream sandwich. Around 10pm, I am beyond nauseous. Too much soy for one day...The book said this would happen. Nausea when you stop eating junk food. Like an addiction, I quit junk food cold turkey......mmmmm, cold turkey. WAIT. Stop it. No turkey. I'm having withdrawal, just no cravings. Not bad.

Day Three
Go back to vegetarian: I wake up extremely energentic and ready for my calculus exam. I prepare some organic wheat pasta, asian veggies and organic mushroom marinara. I am clear and level headed, and I do very well. Eat my fresh fruit and type out this blog. I have a jump in my step but still, my belly hurts...

Stay tuned for updates!