The good, the bad and the getting better

So, for the last 6 weeks or so, I have been really focusing on my food intake.  I decided that I just had to bite the bullet and go vegan.  I have cheated, I have had moment of weakness, but for the most part, I have been quite diligent in this endeavor.  I still have a lot of fine tuning to do and some more adjustments to make before I will really feel like I've got the hang of this.

I find now that I am not even interested in eating meat.  The thought of a nice, juicy, Crispy Chicken Sandwich from Wendy's used to totally consume me, but now it just makes me feel vaguely nauseous.  Hamburgers hold no sway over me and spaghetti with meat sauce is no longer appetizing.  Bacon, now that's a different story.  But really, bacon's not meat, right???  For the most part, I have conquered the animal flesh demon and I'm not even tempted to look back.

You might then ask, "Betsie, what is it that you need to fine tune?  What are your vices here?"  Well, that's a good question and I have a very good answer for it.  Cheese and white bread.  Yup, those are my Achilles' Heel.  In fact, just last night I went out for a drink with my niece and we consumed a staggering amount of yummy white bread.  I did bypass the cheese, so I guess I won that particular battle that time.  But over the past 2 weeks, I've had pizza 4 different times.  I'm awful.  I know it.  Don't even try to make me feel better.

See, the perfect combination of white bread and cheese...  Remember, this is BAD!!!

 

The good news is that this is not a competition or a race.  I have all the time in the world to make the changes I need to make.  I have time to make mistakes and be forgiving.  Which is good, because I'm making a lot of mistakes. 

I know that I need to eat more whole grains and more greens.  I know I need to eat less of the chips and salsa and more quinoa.  I know that while Oreos are in fact, vegan, they are neither plant based or a whole food.  I know that I need to spend less time in front of this computer and more time on the treadmill.  Those are a lot of changes to make and I know that I need to give myself time to change my paradigm.

I have figured out that the more I eat at home, the better I am going to eat.  Restaurants are not even offering vegetarian salads anymore, they all come with meat!  Our families and friends, except the other Divas, are not going to change for us (Which is fine, by the way.  This is our choice, not theirs), so it's not even safe to eat there.  So for now, our social options are limited.  Thankfully the Divas and their families are awesome to hang out with! 

For the next few weeks, I'm going to work on including more whole grains into my diet with will hopefully mean that I exclude the simple carbs more and more.  I'm also going to work on getting 30 minutes of exercise in at least 5 days a week.

Peace and Veggies,
Betsie