Day 0: I totally went full out grocery shopped and meal prepped all of my food for the week. As seen on my previous post I put a couple of the recipes together. I was really eager to have spaghetti squash for lunch this whole week. My mindset was on how delcious spaghetti squash is since everyone who I talked to who tried spaghetti squash.
Day 1: Wahoo day one!! I was pretty excited to see what my potential can be. For lunch I had spaghetti squash, vegetable balls (from Ikea), and roasted garlic sauce (from Trader Joe's); and boy that was a game changer right at the beginning. Totally wasn't feeling the texture of the squash nor was I feeling the taste of the sauce and vegetable balls. For a moment I wished for Swedish meatballs to comfort the maybe mistake I might have made. The meal filled me and I almost lasted the whole day, however at night my hunger came out of nowhere. Thank goodness I packed extra snacks (I.E. roasted seaweed and an apple) to get me through till I got home. For dinner I had what was left over of my squash. Since I had three more containers of the spaghetti squash and sauce I made it a mission to eat it all and never have it again. . . for a while
Day 2: In the morning I was in a rush and I pulled out cream cheese to have with my bagel. After the second bite I thought "HOW THE F*CK!?!" was I going to get through this without cheese, in general, in my life. Then I realized it was only a month I was doing this so I had a light at the end of the tunnel. I had avocado to add some plant into the mix.
The second time I had spaghetti squash, it wasn't bad. Yay for improving my palette!!! Dinner i had shredded potato and the chicken-less tenders I bought from Trader Joe's which where pretty delicious in its own way. Not the same as McDonald's chicken nuggets of course and it did suffice my chicken nugget cravings.
Day 3: With including an AM and PM snack my energy stayed longer and I started to drink more water. I only had one cup of coffee which was such an improvement to having a couple of cups throughout the day. At this point I noticed my lunches were portioned large because I never finished my lunch. So instead of one serving it was actually two; yay for not being a fat@$$!!! This vegan thing wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. . . then I learned about Vitamin B12, From what I can re-call Vitamin B12 has animal product in it and therefore not vegan. That made me more conscious about reading the label. I also was reading the label more often trying to make sure the product was vegan friendly. . . I actually was making sure there were no sign of any milk product, honey, eggs, or butter. . . oh God I miss butter!!
Day 4: I really don't remember this day, was getting into the routine of having my snacks and lunch. I spent a lot of my time looking up recipes and seeing how I can substitute items. My sweet tooth started knocking at the door and the thought of not being able to be vegan crossed my mind again. . . chia pudding to the rescue!! Also tried Soy Delicious cashew ice cream. . . non-dairy ice cream is much harder than regular ice cream. If I want vegan ice cream I wouldn't be able to enjoy it right away because I have to let it thaw out. . . and still, there is a creamy consistency missing.
My coffee this day was barely touched and I was not feeling groggy at all. I also felt more nimble. I was climbing the stairs to my apartment my knees were not as hurting as much as it was the last couple of weeks.
Day 5: Woohoo!! Made it through the first workweek and what better way to celebrate than alcohol!! A margarita was the best vegan I had this week . . . just kidding. It was actually the chia pudding. I forgot how much I love chia pudding. . . oh yeah I grew to have a minor allergy after eating chia pudding morning and night for a few days straight. Thank goodness it wasn't a food allergy in the end.
Weekend: So here we are with the weekend. I found a lot more vegan product which alleviates my effort into cooking every morning/night. I also found out one of my favorite Indian fare restaurants (Vik's Chaat in Berkeley, CA) has vegan options!! ^O^ I made string beans and had coffee and there was bread. Since I wasn't as active as I am during the week I was able to eat less. . . but I did have a donut. Don't judge me!!!!
OVERVIEW: Not a bad first week going cold-ish turkey. With meal planning and prepping and the food itself I was able to portion smaller and my hunger was non-existent. I felt satisfied the whole day without consuming too much. I didn't incorporate a lot of dark greens so I will put that into consideration for this upcoming week.
This upcoming week I'm excited about because I get to have rice with avocado and teriyaki sauce. Also no more spaghetti squash!!!! Get out of here spaghetti squash you are done!!! It's all do-able when you prepare, and I am so prepared. Those about to venture the vegan way for a while what is helping me the post is having 3 meals and 2 snacks a day. The meals are on the smaller side and the snacks are small snacks. Plenty of water helps as well. Hope this can help those venturing. This week was a little killer but my taste buds will persist as will I. ^_____^
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