On Tuesday night, I had my first "I CAN'T DO THIS 'VEGAN THING'!!!" moment. It all began when I tried a package of "Chicken-less strips" from Trader Joe's with one of my favorite recipes, Chicken and Broccoli. I figured it would be a perfect medium to inaugurate my new vegan friends. Barf! They were GROSS! They were made of soy, and thus, tasted like biting into pure soy. It was gross, nasty, barf, ick. I ended up throwing it all out. And as someone who feels a large sense of guilt (and disgust) in throwing away food, I was highly concerned. I threw up my hands and wanted to give up entirely. Then I remembered my high cholesterol. "Sure," I told myself, "you can go back to eating meat, no problem. But your cholesterol will go back up again, too. Is that worth it?" I decided not, and that learning to like things will take a certain amount of trial-and-error, and that I'm okay with that.
On to a more positive note: everyone around me seems to be getting sick. The flu is going around COCC like the plague (although I probably shouldn't joke about the plague, seeing as though we had it here in Prineville last year...). I, however, feel great, and I owe it to my new diet, which is rich in antioxidants and vitamins. I get so much Vitamin C in a day that I wonder if I'll even get sick this year. I certainly hope not!! I'm also remembering to keep myself warm and get plenty to sleep at night. The latter is something I struggle with, since I'd rather stay up late watching TV -- but I know that I need to have enough sleep in order to be well. So I'm trying to curtail my TV watching at 9 pm. I think that's helping!
More later!
Weight: 180 lbs.
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