I am not a vegan.

I’ll never be a vegan. I want to make it clear that I am only practicing the vegan diet. The only reason I chose a vegan diet over the other whole food options was due to the research I have been doing on heart disease. I’m not ever going to turn into one of those enthusiasts who won’t own leather or has to order special soaps and makeup due to the animal products in the ordinary brands. I’ll never own a “Vegan Certified” automobile. It’s not about the hippie lifestyle. It’s not about the animals rights or how #everylifematters. It’s about my health, my mind, and my life.

I never want to be a vegan.

With that being said, my vegan diet has been pretty on point this week. I could have replaced a few of my junkie snacks for some fresh veggies, but you know – Baby steps. I have noticed that my energy levels are a bit out of whack lately. We could blame all sorts of things for that though, so let’s not assume that it’s because I’m not getting enough protein. Please.

I’ll be hanging out with some friends tomorrow so I’ll be away from the comfort of my own home. I’m planning to take some snacks out with me. It’s much easier to bring my own than to try to figure out what I can have at Joe’s Pizza, Pasta, & Subs… I’m adjusting very well to this diet change so far. I would go into details, however, I’m not sure you guys want to hear about it. It’s a total over share.

Alright guys, it’s time again for me to unplug and get some much-needed rest.
Good night. 

Days 3 & 4 were all about temptations.

Cheese! Oh god, the cheese…

If you’ve known me for more than 35 minutes, then you know I love my cheese. It’s kinda my life line, really. I’m fairly certain there’s some black wax cheddar running through my veins.

A dear co-worker of mine kept telling me about this yeasty flakey thing that was supposed to taste like cheese. Something about sprinkling yeast in the form of fish food flakes just wasn’t doing it for me. So after a few days of her really trying to sell me on this stuff and me turning my nose up every time, she brought me some to try. I still haven’t tried it yet, I’m waiting for a popcorn craving to hit first! I’ll keep you guys posted on the first fish food taste! It’s called nutritional yeast, for those of you who would like to know more information.

My husband went to the store yesterday. He tried his hardest to get me some things that I could snack on but as I was putting away the groceries all I could focus on was the cheddar flavored chips, sour cream, deli meat, cheese, pizzas, and other stuff that I am choosing not to eat at the moment. Hey, he tried, we’ll give him credit! (After all, he DID bring home a pretty tasty dinner.) I was proud to say that I had made it through day 3 successfully!

This morning I found myself full of energy and ready to tackle the day. First thing this morning another dear coworker of mine brought me some Larabars to try! DELICIOUS! Things were going well until someone had to go and remind me that today was the “July Festival” at the office. You know what that means, right? Burgers. Hotdogs. All the things that go along with the burgers and the hotdogs.

“Okay Meighan, this is easy. Just stay in your office, turn the music up and ignore anyone who knocks on the door. You got this.” Good plan, so I thought. I had failed to calculate the amount of water I had guzzled about an hour prior to what I called the “Lunchtime Lockdown.” My bladder won and I was forced to leave the safety of my hole in the wall. Just as I started waddling to the bathroom as fast as I could, a group of about 5 people walked through the door with ALL THE THINGS!

It smelled so good. They were so happy. There was REAL CHEESE. “NO! Meighan, focus. Just go pee and get back to your hole!”

No matter how much you try to imagine the rice cakes as hamburgers, they still taste like styrofoam and sand. Damn, that was hard.

Thank you all so much for the support, you really don’t know how much it means. Right now my bed is tempting me and I must give in. Can’t win em all, right?

Good night, 

Some times you just have to cheat. You get tired. You get lazy. You get cravings. You give in & order takeout.

CHEESE! At last! My precious!! Sweet, juicy, tender pork. Crispy, flaky egg rolls. Not having to do any dishes at the end of the night, or clean the kitchen – WORTH IT!

Now, by this point you guys are no doubt thinking I’ve given up, am I right?

To those of you who had even a little bit of faith in me, thanks! Turns out there is a vegan restaurant right down the street from our house. VEGAN! I decided to try it out after the husband and I looked over the very limited menu for over what seemed like an hour. It took a lot of convincing myself that this was just food. It wasn’t going to hurt me and I didn’t need to get upset over the thought of eating “fake meat.”

Let me just tell you this, that might have been one of the best quesadillas I’ve ever had. Black beans and some kind of “cheese substitute.” SO GOOD! Now, rest assured that I did not eat everything on this plate. This is going to be lunch tomorrow as well. I think this is just what I needed after drooling over something hot, juicy, and meaty all day long.

I can’t wait to keep trying new things from this place. I’m impressed. Now that my belly is full and the serious cravings have subsided, it’s time for me to get some sleep. I’ll post more tomorrow. I have lots to share!

Bonne nuit,