Great Vegan Adventure: Day 6

Dammit...DAMmit!

Yesterday I ate an entire bag of mesquite bbq flavored potato chips. Not in one sitting, but throughout the entire day. And that's in addition to the other things I ate which were pretty healthy actually. Whole grain pasta with sun dried tomato, roasted pepper, broccoli, garlic and onion and olive oil accompanied by tofu "steaks" with Soy Vey teriyaki sauce.

But the chips...the CHIPS! I realized that this was an entire day's allotment of calories AND this medium sized, half full bag of chips cost me $3! Can you believe that we pay $3 for a bag of chips and it's only half full? Well, at least I'm being optimistic. But we can make potatoes at home for a fraction of the cost!

Anyway, my sister in law called and asked what I was eating while we were on the phone.

"Potato chips." I crunched.

She laaaauuughed and laughed.

"You're on this vegan thing and you're eating potato chips!?"

"What." I said. "Potato chips are vegan. They come from a plant..."

OK, this begs the question...

Why are some vegans so thin and others gain weight?

Potato chips, fries, fried zucchini, fried mushrooms, anything fried that comes from a plant...fried bark...fried grass...

I keep forgetting that just because we aren't eating meat or dairy doesn't mean that I can eat whatever I want, however I want it. I still have to eat in moderation.

At times I've had no choice but to eat in moderation because all of the fiber has filled my body with copious amounts of gasses which have been releasing themselves in various ways. But that's good because I can't fill myself up and then go back for more right away...I'm full...which is a feeling I haven't really had, or paid attention to, in a long time. Which probably means that I've been eating low fiber food for too long and I know I haven't been taking care of my body and it's definitely rebelled.

I've always believed in "everything in moderation" and still do. I've never been a believer in cutting out entire groups of food. I tried the low carb thing and it made me want to kill people. I think that carbs affect serotonin which affects mood and I need as much serotonin as I can get.

So cutting out all animal products sort of goes against my thinking...but that means I have to modify my thinking by telling myself that I'm just cutting out a certain form of protein. There are still lots of forms of protein that I can have.

See how I'm conditioning myself?

You get the idea...

We'll see if it works!

Cheers!