I've made a huge change in my eating habits. I've decided that I'm no longer going to eat meat, or animal bi-products. This means no cheese, milk, eggs, butter, ect, ect. I'm also cutting out all the highly processed foods, and oils and such. That's right, I'm going raw, or as close to raw as I can get. I'll be getting my proteins from beans, nuts and (cringe) tofu. I don't have a lot of experience at this so my food choices right now are pretty simple. Make something that doesn't taste awful and that doesn't have anything I'm trying to avoid. Already after 3 days doing this, I feel amazing. Now, to be fair the first day I had dairy creamer in my coffee because we had nothing else. I have a french vanilla coconut milk creamer that I'm now using. I cheated yesterday and had a solo cup of homemade chex mix with cashews in it. More processed then I should have been eating. The chex mix was made with butter and I'm sure some of it's ingredients contained animal products. I'm just starting out, and have cut animal products out cold turkey. I don't feel bad for my little cup of chex mix. I don't think that for cutting it all out all at once that I'm doing too bad.
In other news it's snowing. That's right it's snowing. It feels too soon for snow, but I guess it really isn't since it's December and all. I'm not ready for snow, or the holidays this year. I'm very much enjoying not having to be doing school right now in the midst of trying to get ready for Christmas.
It's quiet in the house right now. It's a rare thing that this house is quiet. The baby is taking her one and only nap right now, so I'm trying to make the most of my free time. I cleaned yesterday did bathrooms and vacuumed, so I'm not in any rush to get up and "pick up" the baby toys. If I clean them up now when she wakes up all she is going to do is scatter them everywhere again. I daunting pointless task to pick up toys in the middle of the day. Diaper laundry is in the washer, and tomorrow I'll need to do a few loads of regular laundry. At some point this weekend I need to get out and get a few groceries. Since my eating habits have changed I'm finding not many things in the house are animal product free.
Okay, I feel I need to clarify something. I don't want to get judged by anyone thinking I'm out to "save" the animals by not eating animal products. I don't care even the slightest if Wilber ends up as bacon. I'm choosing to not eat meat and animal bi-products, because studies show that they aren't good for you. That they are the leading cause of heart disease and cancer. So to live a healthier longer life, I'm doing this for me. Not for a cause, or to try and prove anything to anyone. I hate it when someone says "Oh your going vegan?", well yeah, I guess I am. Really though what does it matter to you? I'm not asking you to eat the way I do. This just goes to show you, that people still piss me off. My rage is normal I hear, and if it's not oh well. I'm not going to lose sleep over it.
It just occurred to me that it's been a little bit since I blogged. I have started to write a few times, but then found myself with nothing to say. That happens rather frequently since my life isn't exactly overflowing with excitement. I lead a boring, simple life. I wouldn't have it any other way. I don't like drama, never have. It just complicates things.
The only goal remaining for today is come up with something for supper that tastes good, and have the kids do their advent tree.
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