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.

Day 17 - Preperation is Key

I went to an all day party/event today and didn't adequately prepare for it.  I knew that food was going to be provided and I thought to myself, "you'll just eat the cut up veggies and maybe go get a granola bar or something."

Didn't happen.

All that was available was pizza and cake.

Literally nothing else.

So by the time I got home I was starving.  I had made a peanut butter and jelly sandwich early this morning and forgotten about it.  I tore into that thing when I got home.

On the upside, it was a really fun event.  I have a friend who runs a gaming store and I'll be helping him plan and execute some all day type events.  We'll even be throwing a midnight release rave night next month.  I just know now that for these all day type events, I'll need to plan ahead and bring food to eat.

It might be worthwhile looking into keeping some granola bars or something in my car.  That obviously won't work with the summer heat, but come fall I don't see why it should be an issue.

Also, I'm almost below 220.  This is historically the weight limit below which I don't store nearly as much.

Day 16 - Restaurants :(

I went out to an Italian restaurant for dinner. There were two things on the menu I could eat. Fried mushrooms and applesauce. The fried mushrooms were burnt and the applesauce was, well, applesauce. Being vegan requires better planning. I should never have gone there.

Day 15 - Still Going Strong

Including July 31st, today is the halfway point. I'm certain the second half is going to be easier. I've tried new things and lost over 12 lbs so far. All in all, this has been a very positive experiment. I'll post more tomorrow morning.