This past week saw a disintegration in my commitment to this challenge, bite by bite. Particularly in the sense of sugar intake. As I talk about it, I cringe at my sugar intake. It's interesting, actually, how I made decisions to replace all the processed, meat, dairy foods with sugar. So I had a few snacks. Ok, I had snack attacks like crazy. So I'm coming clean so I can continue on and be back on track for the next week and a half, voluntarily, so I can make it to another week and half of involuntary veganism and sugarlessness during my 10 day retreat, from April 28-May 7th, and finish off with a bang.
Although I struggle with sugar, I've been doing ok with the processed and meat product portion of this thing. I think at the end of this, I'll be able to go vegetarian (mostly). I can't see myself taking out sugar completely, but I'm hoping to do a more manageable limitation on them when this is all said and done.
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Sunday, April 17, 2011
Sunday, April 3, 2011
The CHALLENGING part of this challenge
This challenge is not just a vegan challenge. I actually don't think that the vegan part's going to be... well, challenging. It's more of a natural food challenge.
NO processed sugar. NO processed (packaged) food. NO meat. NO animal products.
I love cake. I love cupcakes. I love chocolate cake, carrot cake, red velvet cake. I love pepperoni Combos and Salt and Vinegar potato chips. By the way, this blog will be a recipe blog and will contain stories and reviews of the food I eat and buy... but it will probably be a complaint blog, with some food porn (in memoriam, really).
I really hope to learn more about veggies and spices and try some new things. Today, although it's officially not the first day of the challenge (as evidenced by the 4 slices of cinnamon raisin bread I ate when I woke up), I will make something new for a party I'm attending this afternoon:
Fennel Salad with Roasted Chickpeas
Recipe will be forthcoming. I've never eaten fennel, but it tastes fun, so I'll try it. It's a real risk to make something completely new for widespread consumption, but hey, what's life without some risk? It could be great.
NO processed sugar. NO processed (packaged) food. NO meat. NO animal products.
I love cake. I love cupcakes. I love chocolate cake, carrot cake, red velvet cake. I love pepperoni Combos and Salt and Vinegar potato chips. By the way, this blog will be a recipe blog and will contain stories and reviews of the food I eat and buy... but it will probably be a complaint blog, with some food porn (in memoriam, really).
I really hope to learn more about veggies and spices and try some new things. Today, although it's officially not the first day of the challenge (as evidenced by the 4 slices of cinnamon raisin bread I ate when I woke up), I will make something new for a party I'm attending this afternoon:
Fennel Salad with Roasted Chickpeas
Recipe will be forthcoming. I've never eaten fennel, but it tastes fun, so I'll try it. It's a real risk to make something completely new for widespread consumption, but hey, what's life without some risk? It could be great.
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