I've been on the vegan diet since the week before Christmas 2011. It's February 3rd and I've lost 12 pounds, and have to say its not horrible. About the only thing I miss is eggs, and butter on toast. OK, butter in general. Butter is a really wonderful thing.
I don't miss fat as such. I've stopped craving it. About a week in I went past the deli section of CUB foods and the smell of the wings almost brought me to my knees and I had to walk away and steady myself. Since then I've not been seriously tempted.
I do think it would be much easier to cook with olive oil.
There was a funny moment when I was leaving for work and Josh brought home pizza. So I imperiously inquired of Julie, in my best Torquemada voice. "Are you going to have pizza?" She said, "Perhaps."
"Oh I see, I guess I'm doing this alone." and headed out the door. I've not had a fully unbridled passive aggressive attack like that in a while, with a heaping helping of self pity. Julie had a great time pointing out how over the top pathetic this was the next day.
What's weird is how closely related self pity and self righteousness are. Kissing cousins of emotional drek. Julie was right to call me on that.
I don't miss fat as such. I've stopped craving it. About a week in I went past the deli section of CUB foods and the smell of the wings almost brought me to my knees and I had to walk away and steady myself. Since then I've not been seriously tempted.
I do think it would be much easier to cook with olive oil.
There was a funny moment when I was leaving for work and Josh brought home pizza. So I imperiously inquired of Julie, in my best Torquemada voice. "Are you going to have pizza?" She said, "Perhaps."
"Oh I see, I guess I'm doing this alone." and headed out the door. I've not had a fully unbridled passive aggressive attack like that in a while, with a heaping helping of self pity. Julie had a great time pointing out how over the top pathetic this was the next day.
What's weird is how closely related self pity and self righteousness are. Kissing cousins of emotional drek. Julie was right to call me on that.
If you are wondering how I wandered down this path, I had come across a youtube of Dr Neal Barnard talking about reversing diabetes through diet. Researching his work, I came across Caldwell Esselstyn (Bill Clinton's diet guru) http://www.heartattackproof.com/ Who knows, I've dropped 12 pounds and Julie says my love handles are becoming more contoured.
I can't remember who I heard say it, but whoever it was, when I heard them say, "Diabetes is one of the few diseases where the cure is what you put in your mouth." That struck a nerve. Since I've been researching it, I think that actually covers a whole spectrum of problems we have. Neal Cousin's is the one that described the Standard American Diet as S.A.D. The processed food industry, Cargill and ADM are exquisitely evil.
So when I embarked on this diet after hearing Dr Barnard, I vowed to not be preachy, or attack people wearing leather etc. Then I picked up the Esselstyn's book and the first admonition was NEVER EAT ANYTHING THAT HAD A FACE OR A MOTHER. I chuckled.
