I took a swing around to the grocery store today and checked out their organic and vegan section. Becoming a vegan is a little bit easier than I thought it would be - did you know that they not only have Tofurkey but also Tofu Italian Sausages? There's soy product "cheese". They have amazing vegan cookies made of only the good stuff and they're awesome with real chocolate chips... mmm. I realized I don't really have to change the way I'm cooking as much as change a lot of the ingredients I'm cooking with - obviously Tofurkey instead of chicken or turkey.
I told my boyfriend about my latest venture and he wholeheartedly supports me, which I appreciate. I'm also afraid that those closest to me will judge me, ridicule me, and I'm not sure why, but when they do it bothers me so much. I get defensive and cranky, and they were probably just making conversation, but why can't they just get it? Why can't they just be understanding and be happy for me?
At least someone understands, and for me that's good. I can start feeding my baby girl more vegan things (she already likes the cookies!), but I won't force her into an all-vegan diet, that's something you need to decide for yourself, and especially being a kid (and a skinny one at that) it's more difficult to understand why you can't have a hot dog or eat pizza on pizza day at school, or even grab a happy meal every once in a while. I wouldn't want to put her through that, if she wants a happy meal, I'll get her one, but a lot of the things at home will definitely be vegan.
I'm hoping that this will help me lose weight, in a healthy way.
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