The vegan update

So I mentioned back here that I would be eating a mostly vegan diet for 30 days. We are about 2 weeks in and have been going well.

We aren't completely vegan. There is still cows milk and butter in the house, but on a whole we are eating more whole foods and WAY less processed crap. Not that we were eating much processed foods to begin with, but by incorporating more whole foods we seem to be 'crowding out' the bad.

I love the term 'crowding out'. Instead of depriving yourself of something you are just pushing it aside as you don't have time for it because of all the wholesome foods you are eating. It is exactly how I feel at the moment.

I can't really share the recipes of the foods I am eating at the moment due to the 30 Day Vegan Guidelines. But the food has been great. Some examples of our dinners are:

Avocado and White Bean Wraps
Pad Thai
Broccoli and Peanut Noddles
Lemon, Garlic and White Bean Noodles
Rainbow Salad
Baked Tofu and Watermelon Salsa

They kids have eaten pretty much everything, although the only thing newish to them is Tofu. We already eat a range of lentils, beans and other pulses at least once a week.

We haven't eaten meat in over two weeks, and I can honestly say I don't miss it. B has agreed with me on that too. Every night after dinner I check with him to see if he would happy to see it on the menu again and the answer has always been yes.

I think that once the 30 days are over there will be a huge change in our eating. I do plan to introduce back in fish/seafood, chicken and lean red meat, but only once a week for each (or less). The other meals will all be either vegan or vegetarian.

I can't see us erasing eggs, cows milk, cheese etc from our diets over the long term, but decreasing their presence in our diet is a certainty.

I already feel better for the whole experience, my skin is clearer (well as clear as my PCOS cursed skin can be) my digestion is better and I just feel better. The only down side has been just how 'gassy' everyone has been, but as our bodies adjust to this way of eating this will ease. In the meantime I guess I just have to live with the fart jokes...

McFatty Monday {with linky}

So it seems the universe was against me last week, the week that I publicly admitted defeat with my weight and pledged to change my lifestyle for the better.

There has been pretty much no exercise due to the fact that I started the week off with a throat infection which by Friday had turned into an ear infection too.

I did increase my incidental exercises in any way that I could, but proper focused workouts just didn't happen. I did focus on my eating though, and was more aware of what I put in my mouth.

I received a comment on last weeks McFatty Monday post that really made me think about my eating habits over the past few years, and really nothing has changed in that sense at all. I can honestly say that I eat now pretty much the same way I did 6 years ago, of course I also used to walk to work most days and even though I had an office job, I had to use two flights of stairs every time I need the loo. Life is busier now than it was 6 years ago, I didn't have three kids to look after and a house to run. It was just B and I and the occasional housemate. We would walk the dogs most days too, these days unfortunately that only happens once a fortnight...

So really I have to stop being so complacent and try to incorporate more incidental exercise into my everyday life.

Have you become complacent with your eating? Have you notice the same thing happening with your eating habits and weight?

Feel free to link up any healthy living or weight loss posts you have posted recently. There is only one rule persay, and that is:

1. Please link back to me to acknowledge that you are linking up with McFatty Monday. I wold really appreciate that!

Next week I hope to have a badge to share with you too. Monday just snuck around way to fast for me this week!