My New Label

I am pleasantly surprised by how easy the vegan diet is. I anticipated a very hard transition for some reason. I thought I would be desperate by now for a big hunk of Dubliner cheese, but I'm not having any cravings. Perhaps I am in some sort of honeymoon phase and it just hasn't hit me yet that I won't be eating anymore thin crust cheese pizza. But last night I had a dream that I was eating out and I forgot I wasn't eating meat so I ordered a grilled chicken sandwich. I took a bite and the chicken was raw. YUCK!!!! It was so traumatic I can still see it.

Anyway, I'm still drinking coffee but my dear sister suggested almond milk and it turns out that works great! So I still get my caffeine fix in the morning. Then for lunch I've been eating vegan soy hamburger patties which I love. They are so good although I love BBQ sauce on them but I gave that up too because of the high fructose corn syrup. So I've been eating them on a whole wheat bun with mustard and pickles. Avocado seems to be a good substitute for the cheese and for dinner I eat a great big salad with brown rice and lots of beans like I always have. So things really aren't any different. I don't consider myself vegan because I still wear leather shoes and I'm no animal lover for sure. I will label myself a strict vegetarian for health reasons.

Side note: I owe apologies to Wendy and Kelly who I thought were totally nuts because they were vegans. When Grandma died and we all met up in PA for the funeral, we all ate dinner at some restaurant and Wendy and Kelly ordered salad and baked potatoes with no butter or sour cream. That's all they got to eat and I remember thinking they were a little crazy and that I would never be able to eat like that. But I totally get it now and I wish I would've known better back then. Maybe I wouldn't be in this predicament I'm in now. You girls really kick a$$!!!