Kelly's Vegan February

I started out a meat eater. Then I became vegetarian.

Now I'm Vegan. For the month of February, at least.

This is a record of 28 days of living
a Vegan Lifestyle
for my 28 Day Challenge
at Whole Foods Market Columbus Circle.

The struggles, the successes, the food!

Let's do this like it should be DONE.


Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Day 16: Feb 16

Up oh so early today to go to the DMV.  It was like one of those "I better get a darn good start to this day else it totally blow up in my face at the terrible DMV."  So I had a bowl of plain soy yogurt (Whole Soy--so terrific.  No funky aftertaste), with some sort of spicy granola (I can't remember the brand) and my lovely coconut-flax-pumpkin seed ground deliciousness.  It was so filling and great.  And it really made a difference to my mood. 

Admittedly, I was one of those bacon egg and cheese on a roll girls for A WHILE.  And OFTEN.  Man, those things are delicious, I mean, sorta.  Cuz inevitably, a few minutes after I ate one, I had a kinda gross feeling in my stomach. Followed by a very unsatisfying poo an hour or so later.  And I was always hungry soooon after.  So I don't think I'm going to ever really go back to a REGULAR breakfast diet of bacon egg and cheese on a roll.  Maybe I'll make myself one ever now and again on a brioche roll, thick cut uncured bacon, free range egg.  If I do at all.  Those indulgences, though, aren't really worth it in the end.  Not when I FEEL better after eating yogurt and granola.  Who cares if that shot of salt and fat give me a rush for the five minutes I'm consuming it?  I gotta remember that emotional, habitual eating can take on more positive results.  I can get emotional and habitual about fruit and oatmeal and almond milk and bananas, I know I can. 

(Sigh.  Bacon.  Damn you.  Really.)

I'm super tired this afternoon due to an early start this AM.  But I'm drinking lots of water and have a great spinach and portobello mushroom burrito for lunch.  While a little on the large size (when are burritos NOT shaped like food bombs?) I really loved the flavor of all those vegetables.  I'm starting to really love the taste of mushrooms and spinach, not just as my favorite VEGETABLES which they've always been--but as some of my favorite FOODS. Favorite FOODS.  That's the crazy thing.

Other than that, hmmm.  Looking forward to serving up a Cashew Carrot Spread tomorrow for a demo.  This stuff looks beautiful and delicious.  And it is.  I tried. I'm going to serve it up alongside apple slices and crackers and celery.  The fat in cashews is a beautiful thing.  Creamy creamy creamy. 

Only four more days til I leave for Austin!  Can you believe it?  It's almost here!  Eeeeek!

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