Day 25 - Portion Control

I went out to eat at Moe's tonight. It's a burrito joint. I used to get a full burrito crammed with stuff and then I would eat a side of chips with queso. Today I got two tacos with chips. It was a much more reasonable amount of food. To be honest, one taco would probably have been fine. I'm getting a much better handle on portion control. This seems crazy that I even have to talk about this, but when you're eating fatty, salty foods, you're never really full until you're over full. 

Day 24 - Still Going

I don't have much to post, but I wanted to affirm that I'm still making progress.  I'm down 16.8 lbs and I haven't cheated yet.  I'm totally gonna do this thing.

Day 21 - I Think I'm Changing

I just got back from having lunch with a colleague at the small cafeteria where I work. Something struck me while I was there. I ordered a spinach wrap with lettuce, tomato and pickles. On the side was a small bag of Lay's Chips and a pickle spear. This was a pretty small wrap. About 2/3 of the way through I felt stuffed. I kept eating it so as not to waste it and now my stomach hurts.

The change is in how I'm approaching food. This going to sound ridiculous, but I'm 3 weeks in and this is the first time in the 3 week period that I've felt overfull. It's unpleasant. It's also not new. Not that I've been "clean" for 3 weeks, I realize that I used to be overfull pretty much all the time. I used to eat way too much food. I used to hit the point where I was full and then finish whatever I had... and then maybe have dessert. Right now, all I can think is that there's no way I'm eating dinner tonight. This would never have happened a month ago.

I'm really happy about the change. I'm seriously considering staying Vegan, or at least 95% vegan + fish or something. I'm sure there's a name for that. The benefits to my weight and the way I feel are to good to throw away for a cheap hamburger.

Current Weight: 220 lbs

Day 20 - Today is Hard

Today is hard as crap.  It's just been rough and most news is bad news.  However...

Day 20 - Vegan Fish is Gross

I don't know why I keep doing this to myself. We went to the grocery store last week and bought an assortment of pre-prepared vegan foods. Beer brats, fish patties, chicken patties. That sort of thing. All made with some sort of unholy melange of vegetable protein strands.

I tried the fish patties last night. I had to toast some bread and drown them in ketchup to make them edible. I cooked two of them for a grand total of 360 calories. I didn't want to throw away food, so I ate them both. I was actually over full from eating what would have been a meal prelude a month ago. I'm actually still hurting a little this morning.

Fake food is a terrible idea. If you're going to go vegan, just embrace it and eat "normal" foods that are vegan to begin with. Make a nice curry. Eat some stir fry. Don't eat fake meats and fake cheese.

Current Mood: Grumbly
Current Weight: 221.0 lbs (13.2 lbs lost so far this month)

Day 19 - I feel Like Crap

Yesterday was pretty rough.  Today seems even worse.  My stomach is killing me and my head is throbbing.  And I can't sleep.  I laid awake until maybe 3 AM with the TV on and now it's 7:42 AM as I type this.  I've read that a lot of people who go Vegan get sick over the course of the first month or so.  I'm really hoping this is just something I ate and not a longer term thing.  I totally called out sick today, which sucks because I only have 3 more days I can use for the rest of the year.  You always want to use your days off for fun things...  like pretending to be sick!

Day 18

Long fucking day. Needed comfort food. Did NOT cheat. That is all.