Going Strong!!

I know, I know - it's only been a few days since you started the vegan thing, Stephanie. But let me tell you something, not just getting rid of meat has its tough moments, but no milk and no cheese is such a "killer"!! I ♥ me some cheese!! But not only that, I'm also going without oils and nuts!! THAT makes it even more difficult!! However, I'm still going strong and haven't given in. But no doubt, I have a few moments, like last night, where I just wanted to have one tiny bite of what the boys were eating. [Last night, they had cheese and potato pierogies!! YUM!]

This is what I ate yesterday:
BREAKFAST: Banana with a glass of low-fat chocolate soy milk.
SNACK: 1-1.5 cups of Strawberry-banana smoothie drink.
LUNCH: Lettuce, tomato, and mustard sandwich.
SNACK: Orange.
DINNER: BBQ Sandwich with corn.
DESSERT: Coconut Chai Breakfast Cake

Also, I've been working out. I wanted to take a nap yesterday, but I decided to work out before I fell asleep. The work out wasn't too intense, but I still worked out before I took that much needed nap. I knew that if I didn't work out before I took a nap, I probably wouldn't be in the mood to work out once I woke up. But once I woke up from my nap and ate dinner, I felt so bad about my horrible work out earlier that I worked out a little bit more. It was nice working out my arms, chest, and shoulders, along with some ab work. My shoulders are a little sore today, but with a little bit more stretching and some heat, they'll be fine. My sister and I took the boys out for a walk yesterday, as well. It was drizzling rain about 90% of the time we were out, but we were okay. The boys had their hoods on, they were bundled up, and we walked with the rain most of the time [versus walking against/into the rain]. Even with my little bit of slacking yesterday while working out, I made up for it in the evening, and I feel good about myself and how I did yesterday.

Today's been a good day, as well!! I've had an orange and a small amount of a fruit smoothie drink I bought yesterday. I already went out for my run, and I ran just about the whole distance. [The only reason I walked about 50 feet more toward the middle-end was because I thought my legs were going to give out on me. Once I felt that my legs were fine, I went back to running.] It was cold out when I ran, and I'm pretty proud of myself for running just about the whole distance. I just hate that since it's cold, I have to spit every 2 minutes because everything starts to build up in my throat. Yuck!

But things are going well. I'm proud of myself, and as each day passes by, I become more proud of myself. I've been feeling great lately, too!! I haven't had a migraine in days, I don't feel incredibly sick to my stomach when I eat, and while I do want to nap during the day, I have more energy now when I'm awake than I did before.