Vegan Diet and Weight Loss

It looks like after a little over two weeks I have actually gone down in weight, more or less about 4-5 pounds.

(Mon 179 lb)
(Tue 178 lb)
(Wed 179 lb)
(Thu 178 lb)
(Fri 178 lb)
(Sat 177 lb)

Yes, i suppose my wife may have a point about me being obsessive with my weight. On the other hand, i always have liked numbers.

I thought about this a little more today and here is why i think this may be:
- Vegan food is just not that good. Now of course there are LOTS of delicious vegan meals that will beat a carnivorous meal any day. But realistically, how often do you eat those meals (can i say Bacon anyone?). The snacking on nuts, vegetables and fruits just doesn't add up as much. And you don't have the kill instinct to go after your meal till there is nothing left like you may when you see a bloody steak on your plate.
- Vegan food is not as accessible: its not like you can pull into a McDonnalds and order a vegan burger. Most snack crap in the stores have animal products
- Vegan food fills you up with less calories. Ok, this is anecdotal, (someone must have done research on this) but it seems true first hand.

Still standing

Despite Anne's clever post - and my Wife's arguments - the fact is that I am still VEGAN!

Yes, it was a stupid mistake to buy HONEY tea. I stopped myself from drinking it immediately after i realized it contained honey. Why else would I bring a FULL bottle back to the office?

This is reaching a boiling point - the stupid honey is not allowed in a vegan diet is so stupid in of itself, what is the reason? They process of gathering and creating honey doesn't hurt any animals, it actually helps the environment. Besides, honey is delicious.

Very frustrating.

Day Five People!

Ok People - today is day five!

Non Vegan foods I miss the most:
- meat
- cheese
- honey
- cream in my coffee

Here is my (i am sure uninteresting) food log for yesterday:

BREAKFAST:
- almonds (this sucks as same breakfast three days in a row)
- coffee with Soy Milk (Soy milk is a very poor substitute for milk in coffee)

LUNCH:
- Dinner leftovers of pasta

DINNER:
- Super treat: Lentils with carrots and peas in a curry sauce out of a crock pot (delicious, i suppose I should post the recepie)

First three days of veganizm

I am precisely three days into being a Vegan. As far as I know I have so far not broken any vegan rules (actually, is there a vegan bylaw?).

I am lucky to have a very supportive crowd. My colleague Laura is the best vegan resource and seems to be a big fan so far. My wife is constantly pointing out things I cant eat - I will win that bed, regardless of how many meals she ruins for me.

So here is where we stand on meals so far:

DAY 1
BREAKFAST:
Vegan funnel cake - Laura broght to office, great start - so far its EASY!

LUNCH:
Falafel sandwich - I freaked out a bit because I thought tahini was sour cream but now I know better. EASY!

DINNER:
Hummus plate at a bar - this was a bit tough as I was meeting some friends for drinks and the only vegan option was this. All in all not a bad first day.

DAY 2
BREAKFAST:
Almonds - not great

LUNCH:
Bean Burger at News Cafe with fries - FRIES!!! What a savior!

DINNER:
Pizza - this was tough, we had to go through a while substitution routine. The waitress was great though and very supportive. Luckily this was a shi-shi pizza place - Crust.

DAY 3
BREAKFAST:
Flex Bar at Starbucks (Mara is challanging this - Note to self, need to check the ingredients to make sure its vegan, at the time I assumed all bread is vegan).

LUNCH
Potato Chips - this kind of sucked

DINNER
Home made tomato basil sauce with pasta and Swiss Curd - very good!

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So far I dont think I have broken any laws. My allowance in the bet is that I have to knowingly stay vegan, accidents will not count against me - based on the honor system.

I have some surprises (more on that later) and I certainly have been reading the labels a lot more carefully.