Inspired by Alicia Silverstone's "The Kind Diet" and Michael Pollan's "In Defense of Food," we want to experience the vegan lifestyle to improve our health, boycott animal suffering, and reduce our carbon footprint.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Shannon: Overweight and Vegan?

Ok, so I thought that once I became a vegan any excess weight on my body would just melt off me. Initially I lost three pounds, but since then I've stopped losing weight. I know that I don't have much to lose and that I'm at a very healthy weight, but I think we all at times have pictured vegans as gaunt and way too skinny and incapable of maintaining a healthy layer of fat. This is not the case for me :) So far I feel my body is thriving and somedays I might be eating just a tad too much.

So far so good on this diet. My dog has enjoyed samplings of all the foods I'm eating too! He's my sous-chef in the kitchen.

This week I've been craving naughty foods a bit more, but those cravings go away quickly and I can easily stay on track.

Nothing else to report right now....

1 comment:

  1. I've heard that when you have a craving for a "naughty" food it's a good idea to set a timer for 15 minutes and wait it out. When the timer rings, your craving may have disappeared :-) So much of our eating is impulsive. I'm trying to be more aware of all things going into my mouth. I'm also going shopping for a kitchen timer!!

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