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My Life Thus Far
2006-09-09 03:52:25 (UTC)

VIVA LA VEGAN!

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"When People get angry they lose all sense of happiness.
Even if they are good-looking and normally peaceful, their
faces turn livid and guly. Anger upsets their physical
well-being and disturbs their rest; it destroys their
appetites and makes them age prematurely. Happiness,
peace, and sleep evade them, and they no longer appreciate
people who have helped them and deserve their trust and
gratitude."

This is so true. I spent a long time being very angry with
my step-father, and it did me absolutely no good. Now that
I've let go of the anger, I feel so much better. I even
said something nice about him today. Don't get all bent
out of shape, I wasn't justifying what he did or
glorifying him in any horribly Stockholm Syndrome kind of
way. I simply described to Snookums how driven he was to
advance in his military career, even though he didn't
agree with all the rules and regulations. He may have been
a sick and twisted individual, but he was a good sailor.
Okay, now you can compose your "you're in denial, being
nice to the bastard" mail. I'm ready for it!

I had a fabulous day! I figured out why I was so tired
yesterday. It was a combination of missing breakfast (I'm
not sure how I forgot to eat breakfast, but didn't realize
it) and PMS. The PMS completely snuck up on me! I had
missed the subtle signs (the desire to cry for no reason,
feeling tired, abdomenal pain) because they were nowhere
near as severe as they usually are. I contribute this to
my vegan lifestyle. A lot of the ailments I previously had
a hard time with in the past, are almost non-existent. My
IBS is not a problem (because I eat very little fat), my
PMS, as I said earlier was much milder. I didn't even
bloat or gain a single ounce! In fact, when I went to the
doctor on Tuesday, I'd lost a pound.

Speaking of weight loss. I'm really proud of how I'm going
about it this time around. Since my diet is so healthy and
there's so little room for error (by error, I mean eating
something bad for me), I feel much more in control. I can
eat whatever I want and it's always low-cal and good for
me! Even though I'm menstruating, I had NO urge to eat
chocolate or salty foods (like I always have in the past).
I feel balanced, my system feels clean, I'm lighter
mentally and physically. I'm feeling really great. I have
VEGANISM to thank for it! VIVA LA VEGAN! I've only been a
vegetarian for 18 days, but it feels like I've been doing
it for a lifetime and I'm not sure when my pledge is up,
if I'll be changing anything. I don't miss any foods I
haven't been able to replace with plant-derived products.
It has less to do with the animals I'm saving than it does
my health. I feel healthy. Which is new for me. Because
for the past 9 months, I've had one health issue after
another. Kiki and I know our way around Naval Hospital
really well!

This is Snookums last weekend home before he leaves again.
On Wednesday, he'll be leaving for just over a month. I'll
miss him, but I'm looking forward to only making one
dinner a day and not having to buy meat. The girls' can't
tell the difference in the meat substitutes, but Snookums
is persnickety. I also want a chance to lose some more
weight and really tone up. I make so much more progress
when he's gone. Not that I don't love having him home, but
if he must leave, then it's best for me to have a hobby.
My hobby is my body! At least it doesn't cost anything and
I can always take it with me!

I think I'll sign off for now. Snookums and I are going to
retire to our bedroom, eat watermelon and watch tv until
we fall asleep. It's my favorite way to end a day. Ciao.




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