HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Well I survived Thanksgiving. Whew!! We were to have a house guest for 1 week and he decided not to come. Ok. I’m not mad at him.  In the meantime – I cooked turkey, gluten free dressing, salad, sweet potaoes, greens and had pumpking pie. Done! It took every bit of 3  1/2 hours to  prepare and 7 minutes to eat.

We watched the documentary “What the Health.” Before it was over my husband, Terry, said “I’m in. Let’s do this.” Wow , shocked me. So, we started a vegan diet. He is 100% , I’m quasi. I refuse to throw away food I already have in the refrigerator. I will eat it until it’s gone and just not replace it. OR replace it with dairy free items. I put what was left of the turkey in the freezer. I will save it for when Terry falls off the wagon. I have not been able to really eat turkey anyway because it activates my gout. So, today is day 6 for Terry and day 8 0r 9 for me (sort of). I have had eggs.

Previous, to going vegan, I had suggested to Terry in order to make it through the holidays unscathed from sugar issues, I said let’s have 1 (one) dessert a week. NOT 1 piece but 1 cake or 1 pie, 1 pound of See’s Candies, etc. He said no. He wasn’t going to restrict himself to that. I am standing by that one.  So far, so good. We went out yesterday , I took a snack pack of “safe food.” We were offered a variety of Christmas cookies to eat there and to take home. We refused. One thing, they weren’t vegan and I wasn’t going to sabotage my dessert formula.  I bought a pound of See’s Candies and started on them Wednesday. I still have some left. I have been eating 3 -4 pieces day. I have not felt physically any particular way, good nor bad. So far, so good. They won’t last til next Wednesday and I’m good with that. I have to schedule my holiday desserts. Hold up, let me call my girl for her FAMOUS pecan pie, Ok, she has me on her list. Now I have schedule that in on my dessert calendar. For real – this is work!

Surprisingly, we have not had gravings. Miraculous!! I have bought prepared foods from Whole Food and Berkeley Bowl. I MUST start using my vegan cook books ‘cus it’s expensive to buy out ALL the time. I am NOT creative in the kitchen. I have about 4-5 vegan cook books and EVERYTHING looks so labor intensive. Damn!! I’m too lazy for this crap. Gotta do what I gotta do, tho. UGH  I signed up for online support with a mentor AND it’s free. I sure hope this works.

I can report that yesterday night, while going to the bathroom, my legs and feet felt better. I didn’t feel as stiff and crickety. I work at my compurter hours at a time. Usualy, I am SO stiff and crickety getting up. Today, I don’t feel so crickety. I need to keep a medical journal of how I physcally feel on a daily basis. I notice small changes(some good , some not so good) and should document them.

Moving along on the lourney of life with great expectations of SUCCESS through these holidays. I feel better already. You remember the book by Elijah Muhommad – Eat to Live? Well, here I am 30 + years later JUST getting what he was talking about. It’s never too late. Thank God!!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS. Be safe.

MarshaAgogo – gone!