So I've officially been vegan for 2 days.
Well, sort of. I spent all of yesterday being vegan, but I was also detoxing, so I wasn't actually eating anything... That was hard for it's own reasons - mostly that I would walk past a restaurant and smell food that I know is delicious, and not be able to eat it. But I feel clean and healthy after 3 days of detoxing, so... all's well that ends well.
So far, being vegan actually hasn't been that hard. The cravings for dairy and bacon haven't set in yet. I'll admit, it's weird to open the fridge and not be able to drink milk. It's strange when I think about the fact that I may never eat a hamburger again, or chicken picatta (which does make my heart shrivel a little bit...), and to walk through a grocery store or look at a restaurant menu and realize how much there is that I can't eat anymore. When I think about it, I've found that it's really easy to get caught up in all the No's, all the things that I can't eat anymore. But if there's anything I learned from Coach, its that the way you think about things really does make a difference (thanks, friend!). So I'm trying not to focus on that. I'm trying to focus on how thankful I am that I can afford to be vegan - both financially and simply in terms of the fact that I have food readily available at hundreds of different sources nearby.
Even over the last 2 days, I'm feeling more blessed and healthy than ever. Praise be to God.
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