I went to the library and checked out 7 Vegan cookbooks (praise the Lord for libraries). I've picked out over 100 recipes that I need to photocopy and put into my recipes folder. I am really looking forward to cooking new things.
I love new experiences. That's another reason I'm doing this. I can't travel, so I have to be creative in how I'm going to experience new things. I won't beat around the bush - it kind of makes me a cooler/more interesting person to talk to.
This whole thing is little crazy. I'm really surprised at how many people have a negative view of veganism. It's mainly my parents generation that have thought it's actually "unhealthy". My dad keeps hounding me. Funny because he has had Colon cancer and currently has kidney problems - both caused by a high fat diet and can be reversed with high-fiber foods and vegetables. I've had to really bite my tongue when he hounds me about all the unhealthy vegans and how their children are neurologically messed up. I asked him where he got his information and he said the internet. I said "Oh, okay".
I have looked up a couple of sources on the internet of the "cons of veganism" and there really isn't much. Most people just state that there is no way to get vitamin B12. I don't know much about vitamins, or how they are absorbed but I do plan on taking a multi-vitamin everyday.
I am worried about breaking out, having gas, low energy, and headaches. These are all things vegans said they have experienced while transitioning. The body is expelling all the toxins and learning how to absorb the new plant nutrients.
I'm not sure I am going to stay vegan after the month is over. But maybe I will be a vegetarian. Who knows? I did just buy the most awesome vegetarian cookbook for $8.00!
(it sells for $78.00 on Amazon)
I plan on blogging everyday starting January 1st - so check back in.
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