Linda - Day 1 -Confessions of a Carnivore

I must start by saying that this is a stretch for me. I don't know that I have ever not consumed meat at least for one meal in a day and the others would usually include cheese or eggs.  I am a carnivore. It will be interesting to see if I can make it the full 30 days.  I may have had a few meals in college that did not have meat in them but if I did, I really don't remember.  Even when I have attempted to reduce the amount of meat in my diet, I have resorted to fish, seafood, cheese, and dairy to soften the blow. I had my labs drawn in April and will need to find them to post but, my numbers are very good.  I take Synthroid for hypothyroidism which causes my metabolism to not be what it once was and magnifies small changes.  A little change in diet or exercise can quickly result in an added 5-10lbs. 

My first day:
Coffee x 3 cups - non-dairy creamer in two, artificial sweetener in all 3. I try to avoid added sugar, it's been something I have done for a while.  However, I do indulge in the occasional desert. During Christmas this year I fell off the desert wagon and have not fully recovered, hopefully thinking about this will help. I intend to replace that need for the sweet fix with fresh fruit.

I forgot my lunch this morning (first day back after leave) so I had a snack of Starbuck's nuts and seeds at lunch time.

Dinner was a nice salad of fresh greens, strawberries, tomatoes, salad fixin's (nuts, seeds), sun dried tomatoes, dried jalapeños and Walden Farms Sun Dried Tomato dressing (Calorie free-although I am skeptical about this claim). To add a little crunch I had a handful of Sweet Potato & Salted Brown Rice Triscuits.  They had a salty sweet taste, lots of flavor. I also had a glass of red wine.

One thing about vegan is it does include the 3 main food groups: Coffee, chocolate, & wine. :-)

I had a snack of pistachios (which need to be hulled) after dinner.

I must confess last night I had steak; in preparation for the sacrifice. 
I am sure it will take me a few days to get into a routine, I am very much a creature of habit.  The key for me is to do something long enough for it to become a pattern and to pick good patterns over the bad ones.

Bon appétit