Well, I have to admit, I’m pretty disappointed. I thought for sure after a month of living a vegan lifestyle I’d see a significant change in my body; or, at least a lower number on the scale. But, nothing, not even a pound of water weight. I mean, c’mon, throw me a bone here. *sigh* But, to be totally honest, I haven’t exactly been 100% perfect. I have definitely slipped off the vegan bandwagon and eaten an animal product or two or ten.
However, what this whole experiment has done is finally broken me of my eating off the kids’ plates. For years now I haven’t made my own meal, I’d always just eat whatever my kids didn’t. Which made it easier in planning meals, but then I’d end up eating a ton of food and not even realizing it. I guess I figured if I didn’t sit down, then it didn’t really count, right? But now that I’m trying to maintain this new lifestyle and my kids aren’t, it’s easy to just throw their food out. In fact, it actually quite liberating.
All right, so here’s my new plan. I am going to pledge to eat 100% vegan from now until Thanksgiving. It’s only about a month and half a way, I know I can do it. But, I’m just telling you now; I better see a difference by then!
October 10, 2007 at 7:01 pm
Good luck on your ventures!
October 10, 2007 at 7:41 pm
Thanks. I’ll keep you posted…
November 27, 2007 at 1:54 pm
You should try listening to Vegetarian Food for Thought – the podcast by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau: available here. She might be the steady voice you need to hear right now.
Being vegan is not really a weight loss “diet,” it’s a lifestyle that incorporates awareness of animal suffering and a willingness to live according to your beliefs. It incorporates an environmental awareness – you are minimizing your ecological footprint. It does mean that you’re eating healthier and minimizing your chance of getting cancer and heart disease, as well as extending your lifespan. I think if you widen your perspective, it may help to strengthen your resolve towards the vegan path. While I lost some weight becoming vegan, it’s easy to still eat the same comfort foods and have the same unhealthy habits such as overeating and etc. Anyway, I just wanted to pop in and share some information. I hope that helped in any way!