Jumping off the Wagon

Okay, so instead of falling off the wagon on a whim or a serious need to indulge a compulsion to eat when upset, James and I went off vegan for two days or so. GASP! I know, right? But, but, but, you said... yeah, yeah, I know what I said. I said that I would do this vegan for a whole month! Here's the story:

I went to work at the pizza place in the next village over. It has the most delicious Italian food (and I don't like Italian food)! Before the dinner shift they have something called family dinner where they serve dinner to the people working that night! Awesome, right? And its totally free!
Now this is where James and I have made a slight adjustment... if the food is free, eat it, even its not vegan. Cuts down on our food budget. Its fiscally responsible.
Anyway, the food was delicious as always.

Then the next day, we were out with our dear friend Laura and we all went to a Mexican restaurant. James got the chicken enchilada, I got the beef enchilada. It was good, but not overwhelming. We had ice cream. Again, good, but underwhelming in the deliciousness.

We. Regret. These. Decisions.

James and I have felt heavy, sluggish, tired, and generally gross from eating all of this over-caloried food. We found ourselves craving tonight's vegan taco dinner. Which was, honestly, far more satisfying than the restaurant Mexican food we had!

Let me know when you are back in your seats... I know you all fell over from surprise!

In essence, we have found that eating vegan food has increased our energy, regulated our systems, made us much more emotionally pleasant, and generally feeling much better about life.

So our two day experiment with the SAD (Standard American Diet) has left with surprising results... we prefer fruits, veggies, greens, grains, and nuts over meat and dairy.

Now all we need is a juicer and a blender and we will be SET!