During the past month I have continued on my journey to
explore the Vegan Diet. I am preparing to take a 10 week Vegan course in April
and I have been transitioning to the Vegan life style. I have given up meat,
but I have had some ice cream, cheese and chocolate along the way. I’d like to
think of myself as a, “Health Nut in Training,”. This month has brought me some
great discoveries. I discovered I do not like Green Smoothies, after purchasing
my Nutribullet and putting spinach in a smoothie. I did discover that I do like
the spinach when cooked with garlic and onions in a bit of Olive Oil and they
are quite easy to make. I have discovered that eating a mostly Vegan diet I
have to rely a lot more on vegetables.
I discovered that when I make foods ready to eat by washing
and cutting my fruits and veggies, they are easy to take to work. I have also
found success in eating my raw veggies salad’s first thing in the morning. I
have been using a new motto, “Small Changes = Big Results, “ to keep my on
track with eating my vegetables. I have discovered that my primary motivation
for consuming the vegetables has nothing to do with the taste, but rather all
the benefits for my body. In my mind eating a raw veggie breakfast meal is the
equivalent to going for a five mile run!
I still suffer from Binge Eating, but throughout this month
I have noticed a significant reduction in my craving’s as I have been eating
natural air-popped popcorn, natural apple sauce and gram crackers, and dried
fruit candy.
I have begun to swap sherbert for ice cream, and am working
my way towards Sorbet. I have purchased some soy ice cream as well.
I have been dealing with my evening snacking primary by
eating healthy stuff like popcorn and sun flower seeds without any sort of
calorie counting.
I have begun to acknowledge and accept that I eat healthier
on the weekdays/workdays than on the weekends. It is on the weekends that I am
likely to slip back into old eating habits.
I have also noticed this month that I have been having
challenges digesting wheat gluten and textured vegetable protein. Not being
able to eat a majority of the fake meats has forced me to eat more veggies,
nuts and beans.
Over all I am very happy with my progress this month and I
look forward to March and all that it will bring.
CLM
