Vegan-ish

So on my quest to find my inner skinny bitch, I have tried everything over the years. I have tried Nutri-System, Medi-Fast, Weight Watchers, P90X and countless OTC diet meds. Nothing works. I am sure some people out there just need a little jump start and it can work for them...but my will power SUCKS! This is proven by my unflinching need to spend tons of money on ridiculousness. (i.e. Tory Burch) Over the past 3 months I have been taking an Rx called Adipex and one called Lipo-trim. The Lipo-trim helps in the breakdown of fats in the body and thus helps in weight loss, but does not cause a sudden drop in weight. Adipex on the other hand focuses on appetite. “Adipex-P (phentermine) is a stimulant that is similar to an amphetamine. Adipex-P is an appetite suppressant that affects the central nervous system.” I take Adipex because I have a self-proclaimed food addiction and the Lipo-trim is just an added bonus.

No, I am not dumb enough to think that a pill is the answer to my prayers. I do however know that the Adipex is curbing my appetite enough to make me snack less and be able to make better food choices when meal time comes because I am not dying of hunger by 5pm. I have dropped 12 pounds in 3 months with diet and yes…exercise. I wish I worked out more, but with 2 jobs, school, a husband, house and 3 dogs…you can say things are a little busy.

Let’s get on to the “Vegan-ish”. I have always thought that eating organic and clean was the way to go. But thinking and doing are 2 very different things. Taco Bell is just so damn good…I mean icky…love…hate. So over the past few months I have been inserting more organic foods into my diet. I drink light soy milk, eat kashi cereal, organic almond butter…etc. I did this because these foods are better for me, and quite yummy I may add. My best friend is having a rough go with migraines and has recently completely changed what she puts in her body…she went Vegan. I made fun a little because she orders veggie plates with no butter or oil when we go to dinner, but I know she was doing it in order to hopefully control her migraines. She has also dropped G-d knows how much weight without trying all that hard. So with her pestering me to try going Vegan to lose weight…I finally agreed. I am trying it for a month to see how I feel.

I say Vegan-ish because I am trying to be strict on the diet, but there will be a few things I let slide. I will continue to each fish and the occasional egg. I say this in hopes that it will be very rare. I have stocked my fridge and cabinets with vegan supplies such as soy crumbles, tofu and vegan noodle bowls.  However, there is the occasional egg in some things such as the Haman Tashen I couldn’t resist (see will power issues) and the gluten free whole grain pizza dough I made. I went all out at Kroger getting replacements for all of the things I love. I am on day 4 now and have tried quite a few new-ish things. Lol. The things I am most proud of are my dinner meals. Gluten free vegan-ish calzones on Tuesday and vegan sloppy joe’s with brown rice last night. I will post how to’s somewhere.