When you have to be conscious of what is in the food, eating it randomly becomes a bit more difficult. I am very lucky that my wife has been thinking ahead and making bulk vegan dishes that I can take for lunch. The hardest part isn’t not eating regular foods, it is finding suitable replacements if you are not prepared.Eating out at lunch is tricky, but bringing a lunch that I already know is all good, makes life easier. So this morning, I filled a Tupperware with one of the Salads that my wife made, it has Peppers, cilantro, curry, millet, chick peas, and some kind of delicious home made dressing. I took the time to bring it so that I wouldn’t have to worry about what to eat for breakfast or lunch (I don’t mind having the same thing for both)
That is when a co-worker says “Hey there is warm blueberry coffeecake in the kitchen” COME ON! Seriously?? It is hard enough on Tuesdays not to use the olive and chive cream cheese that is provided with the corporate bagels, but coffeecake???There was only one thing to do, Grab the coffee, skip the cake, I RAN from the kitchen back to my cubicle where I have printed and displayed the menu listing the bacon cheese burger I an having on the first day after this program. Yeah, I am not cheating on my burger with the likes of coffeecake. I feel better already.
So yes while this program has helped me mentally with portion control realizations, I am not becoming a fulltime vegan eater or giving up meat… maybe just less of it.
eating vegan seems like a lot of work, especially if you want to eat out! that is awesome through your 30 day cleanse. you should post some results when your done, like did you lose any weight, does your body feel better
ReplyDeletealso be careful about that cheese burger! after not eating food like that for a while it will give you a killer stomach ache!
yeah I have actually thought about that, I may eat a little and then box it up. I will make a post with all the advantages that I experienced
ReplyDeleteStay strong. Stronger than I, that is. lol.
ReplyDeleteGood for you for not giving in to the temptation of blueberry coffee cake! It's amazing what we can do when we put our mind and hearts into it!
ReplyDeleteI think just the fact that you stuck through it shows you have pretty good self control. I'm currently not eating red meat (and only red meat!) for lent, and it's already really hard for me.
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