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Saturday, November 12, 2011
My Journey Entry #1
Anyone who knows me knows I love to eat. Food and I have a love/hate relationship but it always wins. I used to say if I couldn’t eat what I wanted then there would be no point in being alive. I mean I am self-proclaimed foodie. I watch The Food Network like it is a soap opera, I read recipes like they are the greatest novels written, and I cook like I am making love. Food is awesome. Until the things you love get taken away. I was just diagnosed recently with some major health problems and guess what? Food is no longer a luxury. I am now on a vegetarian diet with some vegan over tones. WTF!! No meat? No cheese? No milk? Just shoot me now. Not really but that was how I felt. I am a meat eater. Steak? Make it the biggest, medium with mushrooms and onions. Cheeseburgers...yum yum. Bacon, I could eat a whole pack if you let me. I love meat. Cheese is like a third appendage to me. When I make something that has cheese I double the cheese content. So how do you deal with having your diet changed suddenly? First you scream and cry, and then you get down to business.
This is a personal journey. You can take it with me or you can leave now. Up to you. I just need to do this. I need the release that I can’t find anywhere else. In addition to my diet changes I also have to loose 25lbs. I weigh 152 right now. Yeah, I’m a fatty. See:
So in this journey I will talk about my move to a vegetarian lifestyle and my weight loss. I am not getting help with the weight loss; I am going on my own. Exercise and the diet change should help a lot. I hope to share some vegetarian recipes I find good. Most of all I hope to find some comfort in writing this out and maybe find others that are doing this too. Or at least someone to say “Hey, I am with you and even though I have no clue how you feel right now I will hold your hand.” A little dramatic yes but when you almost bribe your daughter with 20.00 for a chicken nugget you know that you have to do something :)
I will not sugar coat anything here. If I want to cuss I will, if I want to be ignorant I will. I will be keeping this real, so if you get offended I am sorry. But this is my journey and I will handle it the best I can and do what is best for me.
TTFN,
Bobbie
This is a personal journey. You can take it with me or you can leave now. Up to you. I just need to do this. I need the release that I can’t find anywhere else. In addition to my diet changes I also have to loose 25lbs. I weigh 152 right now. Yeah, I’m a fatty. See:
I will not sugar coat anything here. If I want to cuss I will, if I want to be ignorant I will. I will be keeping this real, so if you get offended I am sorry. But this is my journey and I will handle it the best I can and do what is best for me.
TTFN,
Bobbie
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bobbie im not going to say i no how u feel i just no how i felt when iwas told that i couldnt have meat sugar salt or anything that i really like cheese or milk inless its 2% i can have all the vegetables i wanted exceot potatoes if i eat salad i have to use light dressing breakfast isnt no difference not suppose to eat eggs bacon or anything like that but i can have ceral anything with wheat like wheat bread its really hard to give up everything u like instead of pop i drink water and certain kinds of drinks but mostly water i do drink coffee for me its hard but i can have chicken or fish i dont no if this helps u or not but i hope it does i just pray u get ur health up to par its hard i no but ure astrong person and u have a family that loves u and they will love u through this if ull let them diane
I totally understand!! I really need to do what you're doing, so you aren't alone, trust me! Good luck on your journey, it's not easy, but you have made the first step...
I know it isn't much fun to be told to change your meals. I chose to make the choices to cut down on my meat/dairy intake after I ended up in the hospital. I was a big steak & potato eater. Cheese? Ah! I could eat it all day long.
After 4 years of eating 90% veggies, fruits, legumes..well you get the idea - I feel better and more energetic. I no longer suffer from migraines.
Now, here's the biggest surprise for me - I actually crave the healthier foods now. I want the salad with nuts or a fruit smoothie with soy milk. If I eat the wrong foods, I feel bad almost immediately.
I wish you the best and I hope your journey is a good one.
It's not an easy road to walk, I can attest to that, especially if there are others in the household on a different diet. However, it's not impossible, and it does get better. Some days will be great and you'll have no issues, other days you'd kill for a (insert here), but those bad days disappear after awhile. Also, make sure that your cravings are not triggered by a deficiency. Our bodies work in odd ways like that.
Giving up meat, the first time around wasn't too hard but i was very determined. We went four months, until my face swelled so much I could hardly breathe. A trip to the allergist & Dr proved a wheat allergy, soy intolerance, and a confirmed intolerance to dairy. Doesn't leave much to eat, besides meat, veggies, fruits & nuts. However, I hate to eat a lot of meat, and I can only eat so many beans before they make me ill, even peanut butter hurts my stomach.
So I'm choosing to basically eat some beans, rice, quinoa, veggies & fruit. Maybe some nuts, and coconut yoghurt on occasion but I'm not into overly processed foods either.
You are not alone, not by a long shot! Whether that is good or bad lol, I don't know. I guess we'll find out. I'll be following your story, and if you have any questions feel free to contact me & I'll help as best as I can! Good luck!
Thank you everyone!! It feels good to know I am not alone. I am finding the hard part to be recipes, lol. I will be posting about my day yesterday which was frustrating to say the least. I am so glad it does get easier. I told my mom yesterday that I feel like an addict trying to give up a dependency I am addicted it, so weird. Thank you again for all the lovely comments, they really made my morning. I wish you all the best too <3
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