Month 2: Vegan

I'm embarking on my second month of being vegan. Today marks 5 weeks, but since it's the first Tuesday in April (my next post on being Vegan will be on May 1ish) I thought I'd start this month out on a high note.

The first thing I'd like to mention is that as of this morning I have lost 7 pounds since I started my journey!! I was really skeptical on my losing weight, or lack thereof, because I read that some people don't lose weight at all, but I figured that since I'm not at my healthiest weight that I would lose at least a few pounds. After three weeks of not knowing if I lost weight (because I didn't have a working scale) and not feeling or looking like I was losing weight, I was honestly a little concerned. It was slow at first, but now it's to the point where it's dropping off...close to melting! 7 pounds in 5 weeks? I'm absolutely happy with those results. And it's the healthy way to lose weight!

Over the weekend I tried to do a juice feast. It didn't go so well. I borrowed a juicer from a co-worker and started the feast on Saturday morning. We got about three hours in before we decided to eat. We kept on drinking the juice (which was delicious), but started to crave food. I have learned on past diets that when I force myself to give up things that I need in my body, then start to crave, I do a 180 and overeat. I don't think I'm up for that kind of challenge just yet, but it was good to see how easy it was to make the juice and how delicious the juice was. The only exception? It's SUPER expensive! I think I bought $40 worth of vegetables and that lasted me one day.

I'm really excited for this weeks meals because not only are they vegan, but they are also gluten-free (thanks to my new cookbook, The Gluten-Free Vegan). I will be making:

-Yam Enchiladas with a Pomegranate Sauce

-Minestrone Soup

Then we will finish up the Apple Sage sausages that I bought on Sunday.

It's supposed to be pretty snowy this week, so I thought a hot soup would be perfect for the cold nights!

Oh! When I was doing the juicing, it leaves you with a bunch of shredded vegetables. So instead of throwing them all out, I decided to add it to some tofu to make a tofu scramble for breakfast this morning. There was enough left for lunch, too!