Update.

I’ve been vegan and alcohol-free for four whole days now. Crazy.

So that means no more*:

- drunken make-outs/hook-ups

- drunkenly being asked to be in a threesome, because, “We like you. We think you’re strong enough to handle it…to be the guest star.”

- drunken photo texts from guys…with pictures of their dicks

- crawling on my hands and knees to vomit in my friends’ bathroom, only to be mercilessly slagged by them the next day [and they're all guys, so that's ALL I HEAR from them]

- meat, cheese, milk, ice cream, eggs, candy…so basically I’ve been eating rice and vegetables

-fun.

Twenty-six more days, and I’ll be back with a vengeance.

* This was just a brief recap of my August. Yeah. That’s how I roll.

A Little Experiment

I was thinking today, like usual. I don’t know how this originated, but I decided to become a vegan for the month of September.

It will be difficult, but most worthwhile experiences are. And I know it will definitely have an end point, so it might be easier to stick with it. My body says: Give up cheese forever?! Do you want me to die?! Yeah, definitely needs to have a time-limit.

I am moving to a new apartment on September 1st, so what better time to start something new and radical like this?

Here are some of my thoughts on the matter:

• the purpose would be multi-fold: it will be cleansing [of body, and hopefully also of mind, spirit...and perhaps, though unrelated, of finances]; it will be healthy; it will be interesting and a challenge.
• also plan to remove alcohol from my diet for the month. That will make me less fun at parties, but hopefully this pudgy beer belly will start to diminish.
• I don’t want dinners to be a monotony of standard stir-fries, so some culinary experimentation will be crucial [I have a huge cookbook of low-fat cooking that has many vegan options].
• hopefully I can renew my love of tempeh, and find a suitable remedy for the post-soy milk indigestion I usually experience.
• I’m sure I will find non-vegan products in recipes, restaurant menus or prepackaged items and groan with anguish — so hopefully I can just stay away from dining out and stick with the produce section of Stop & Shop.
• cheese and dairy products will sit, alone and sad, not being eaten by me. Or maybe, more likely, I will be beyond consoling in my longing for brie. Se la vie.
• haha, that last line rhymed.
• should I cheat, there shall be dire consequences. Like…something really bad, though no ideas come to mind yet.
• but when I succeed, I should be handsomely rewarded. Again, nothing comes to mind. But i have a few weeks to brainstorm.

So that’s about it for now. I would love some ideas, recipes, or other advice. And also, if anyone wants to become vegan for a month with me, let’s do it!!

I also plan to blog about it, so stay tuned…