Archive for December, 2009

December 23rd, 2009

Winter Coat

My winter coat.

It’s officially been winter for a few days, and as you can see above, my winter coat is fully grown for the season. Unfortunately, I live in California, so I probably won’t need it. It’s possible it grew in anticipation of going somewhere actually cold in the next few months, but who knows.

It’s now day 23 of my vegan experiment, and I’m happy to say it’s still in progress. Contrary to various predictions, I’m still alive and well and haven’t withered away. In fact, a few days after the first week, it felt like a layer of fog had lifted from my head. I had a little more energy and I could think a little clearer. Strange, I know.

Due to Christmas and a road trip coming up, I might be ending the experiment a few days early. Don’t fret though, I’ve already accomplished my goal adding in more non-diary things to my diet. When I go back to being a regular vegetarian, it’ll be with less cheese and eggs.

One more thing… I ordered a few t-shirts from threadless.com and accidentally ordered two of a shirt. Instead of dealing with returning it, I’m giving it away to the first person who wants it. Call, email, or comment below. Here’s the page to see what it looks like… threadless.com. It’s a Guys XL.

Until next time…

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December 1st, 2009

Day 1: Vegan Experiment

Cheese for everyone!
Cheese for everyone!

Today I embark on a month-long experiment of being a vegan. For those that don’t know, a vegan is a vegetarian, but crazier – no meat, and no animal or diary products. Well, it’s not really a experiment, but that word has more umph than “reset” or anything else I could think of. Let me explain.

As most probably know, I’ve been a vegetarian for about three years know. As humans, when one thing is taken away from us, we often compensate with something else. When I became a vegetarian, I took away meat and replaced it with more diary, such as eggs and cheese. Over time, I have become a very poor vegetarian, and probably not much better than a meat-eater when it comes to healthy eating.

To combat all the eggs and cheese I’ve been eating, I’ve decided to “reset” my diet and become a vegan for a month. Why? It will force me to branch out and find more things to eat that don’t contain eggs or cheese. At the end of the month, I’ll emerge with a new, less-cheesy diet, that hopefully will be healthier.

I’ll post updates throughout the month. In the meantime, I have to get rid of all this cheese!

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