Day 30 - 12.13.16Nathan: I am so excited for tomorrow. This vegan diet has restricted me too much and I just wan’t to start eating food like cheese sticks, yogurt, and Nutella. I love eating this food and I am sick of being vegan.
The past two days I have been eating edamame for dinner. This food is great because by the morning all the weight I had gained the night before is gone. Edamame is also a really good food, I think I will continue to eat this the rest of the week. My dad had bought a lot of vegan food. It is annoying because last week he had bought more tofurkey, and I really don’t want to eat it. I am so sick of vegan meat and even tomorrow when I am not vegan I will have to eat more vegan food. This vegan challenge was tough, being a vegan is extra tiring and I am tired of it. I don’t think I will ever become vegan again because it is not something I want to continue. I understand why people are vegan but I do not ever want to be vegan again. Daniel: I am so F#!king excited for tomorrow I have become a vegan Animal that a month ago Id make fun of myself, searching aisles at the store for vegan pizza, for veggie beef. Over this past thirty days this challenge has stole a part of my soul and Im excited to obtain that part of my soul again tomorrow. The past few days I have been not eating too much. But for dinner I had some salad that was horrible that tasted like mustard. Tonight was the football banquet and it had a lot of different deserts and I knew I had to finish strong so I didn’t eat anything, but I did take 5 donuts and 5 Churros. I put them right next to my bed and I waited with the smell driving me mentally crazy. Then it finally happened, the time struck 12Am and I went crazy on those dang donuts. After I finished the donuts I ate 8 beef sticks and 5 Pack of Reeses, And for the first time in awhile I went to sleep feeling my soul fulfilled. This vegan challenge was very rough and Im excited for it to be over!! |
A Vegan ThanksgivingNathan: Today was crazy. It started at nine o’clock sharp. I woke up went upstairs and was instantly bombarded with chores and my parents telling me, “just give up the vegan thing already it’s Thanksgiving.” Our family decided to set up Christmas decorations on a cold wet day. I decided not to eat anything so I could save my stomach for dinner. I was lifting, hanging, moving, and putting up Christmas decorations on an empty stomach. I was looking forward to dinner because my dad made a couple of vegan options and I was stoked to eat them. My dad made vegan mashed potatoes, stuffing, green beans, and an old dry slab of tofurkey(fake turkey). The mashed potatoes, stuffing, and green beans were delicious. But the tofurkey proved to be the largest challenge. As I wolfed down the rest of the meal I shifted my gaze to the tofurkey. My mom kept telling me, “I buy it you eat it.” I knew I had to eat the disgusting thing but I had to figure out a strategy so I could limit the time it was in my mouth. I previously had tried a small chunk it was hard to chew fast because of the alien texture and terrible taste it had. I decided to eat as much of it as possible in as short of a time as possible. That was the longest fifteen minutes but most glorious fifteen minutes of my life. Eating that tofurkey slab was the most difficult food I had ever had to eat.
Daniel: I knew from the start of the day that it would be rough. After a night of sleeping like a baby. I awoke to the sound of people getting murdered and women screaming, my little brother was playing GTA in my room at 6:30Am. As you could imagine, this was more lovely than waking up to birds chirping softly in the distance. Since my day started of in such a lovely way I decided to just skip breakfast and lunch, leaving me very hungry by 2pm. Now for dinner I had quinoa, Brussel sprouts, and mashed potatoes with vegan gravy. But because I had nothing eat all day I stacked my plate to sky with quinoa and mashed potatoes and ALOT of gravy. Since I didn’t taste any of the gravy, I just guessed that it would be good, but I guessed wrong it tasted like ground up liver with with moldy cheese and animal manure. But I had to finish my plate even though it was covered in thick brown gravy. I finished the plate, than my mother tested my veganism by bringing out pumpkin pie with a huge bowl of whipped cream. But I held up and I ended the night with a stomach for mashed potatoes and quinoa. |
Day 29 12.12.16Nathan: Oh man what a day it was. I felt completely terrible after wrestling and I finally figured out why. I was looking over my weekend refuel diet and I realised how awful it was. Saturday night I only had a bag of fries, Sunday I didn’t eat any real food. I just ate stuff like fruit roll ups.
I am glad I figured out what I was doing wrong because I feel awful because I haven’t been properly nourishing my body. As my teammates grow stronger, I am growing weaker because my diet has been complete poo. Today I followed my usual routine of peanut butter for breakfast and a PBJ for lunch with a Naked juice. For dinner I ate a whole bag of edamame, salad, cliff bar, a Naked juice, and some vegetable roles. This was a high protein dinner and my body felt great after eating dinner. Our challenge is almost over, and I feel blessed to have been given the opportunity to try out being vegan. I do not think I will continue to be vegan at the end of this. I choose to become an omnivore again because I miss food such as yogurt, mac and cheese, and milk. Being a vegan can be very bland because a lot of the great flavors of the world come from animal products. I am excited to reintroduce flavor into my life! Daniel: Im feeling great, I have been eating good for the past few days and I wish this would have happened earlier in the challenge because in the earlier days I wasn’t eating to well!! I am soooooo happy the challenge is almost over, im going to eat a cow on Wednesday and destroy some cheese. I have been anticipating wednesday for so long and it crazy its almost here. Today i Didn’t have anything for breakfast. For lunch I had a Veggie burger. I didn’t have anything for dinner since Ive been eating so much. Its near the end, its been a long ride my boi’s!!!! Day 25 12.8.16Nathan: Veganism is a way of life. This past 25 days have been a blessing and I am glad I took the opportunity to be a vegan.
We are five sixths of the way done and we are still strong. Today was a weird day because the school was freaking out about the possible snow storm. This snow storm was lame and it was fine. Being vegan I don’t think I have been eating enough calories to stay warm. I am very cold and I don’t warm up easily but my mom got a space heater for my room. Now my room is constantly 80 degrees and I am more than happy. I followed my usual routine with the peanut butter but then for dinner I ate about 20 peanut butter crackers. They were very filling and delicious I will eat crackers everyday because they are the greatest thing I have ever eaten. Daniel: Being vegan is very hard. But I have learned very much from this experience and will cherish for years to come, one day I will tell my brothers children my stories of the Vegan challenge.Theseare great memories!! We are very close to the end, and I have mixed emotions about it. I can’t wait till I dig my teeth into a nice sandwich, but I love being vegan I love the vegan experience. For Breakfast I ate some fruit. For lunch I had a teriyaki Burger and some fries. For Dinner, I just had a peanut butter protein milkshake an it was delicious. Day 24 12.7.16Nathan: Today was a rough day. I want to switch up my meal plan because I am sick of eating nothing but peanut butter on toast. I am kinda sick of it. I don’t know what to change though. A lot of my options have been destroyed because of my veganism.
This challenge has turned into more of a disease rather than a challenge. It is sucking the good food out of my life and forcing me to eat nothing but healthy food. I ate all of our bananas in about two days because they are so good. They are honestly some of the only good food I can eat. For dinner I had some vegan soup, bread, and a pack of crackers. I love crackers so much because they are light and filling. I would eat all of the ritz, but I want to save them so I can eat them over the next week. Our challenge is almost over and my body is fed up with this challenge, Daniel: Today was ok. I am ready for a Costco piece of pizza touching my tongue. But I will wait patiently. I have come to realize that smoothie are a good source of food intake, cause its all compact. For breakfast I had a lot of Oatmeal and was satisfied. For lunch I had two PBJ sandwiches and water. For Dinner I had some noodle with margarine and broccoli in it and it was surprisingly delicious. My family and I made some delicious tofu Donuts which were super goo!! I will keep trying to make good vegan food till the end!! Day 23 12.6.16Daniel: Today was good! I woke up and was dedicated to the day. I was going to do my best in every class and work my hardest in after school workouts for Football. But at the end of the school day I was very tired from the night before staying up till 12Am. After working out for 2 hours, I was mentally prepared for the 5 mile run home. But as soon as I walk out of the doors of the school I come to realize it wouldn’t be a joy run. It was below freezing and I had a cut up muscle shirt on and the backpack I had on was already feeling heavy. But I finished the run with no feeling in my hands or feet, but I felt good knowing I’ve worked my body to failure.
For Breakfast I had a large quantity of oatmeal. For lunch I had another teriyaki veggie burger they always seem to satisfy me. After my 5 mile journey I walk in the front doors of my house grabbed 2 bananas, peanut butter and some almond milk. I put both bananas in a pitcher and the whole jar of peanut butter with some almond milk and I blended it together, and right after it was blended I chugged it in 30 seconds, leaving my grandma looking at me like I was a fierce wolf tearing apart a dead moose. After I was done chugging, I ate some oatmeal. Than I went to bed satisfied with the day. We only have about a week left of this challenge!! Nathan: Today was a long cold day. Walking outside I was slapped by shear cold and I wanted to just curl up in a ball and play Pokemon Moon. I had started going on runs right before I go to bed but tonight I couldn’t because my body felt like an old lamp. This morning was a hard one because I got up ten minutes late, short shower, and my breakfast wasn’t very filling. I want to eat more food but I am trying to maintain a light weight for wrestling. I have found a new love in this challenge, bananas. They are delicious and our family usually buys lots of them so I can eat three or four a night. I love bananas, they are so delicious. For lunch I had a couple of fruit slices and for dinner I ate some more rice. For some reason my dad was calling it ‘dirty rice’. This triggered me because I was worried it was rice from off of the ground, but really it was a cooking phrase used to say it was rice mixed with other stuff. The rice was delicious. I also ate a salad, but salads aren’t as good without dressings such as ranch. This challenge is coming to a close, and I feel blessed to have been given this opportunity. Day 22 12.5.16Nathan: Today was good I ate a lot of food and was warm. I followed my daily routine except I switched from crunchy peanut butter to creamy peanut butter. The change between peanut butters was a weird one. I can’t believe the taste difference between the two even though they are the exact same.
I also had a great lunch, I love PBJs. For dinner I ate the same super spicy indian food. I love the indian food it tastes so good, I would eat it everyday of my life if I could. My dad bought tofurkey sausages, I am so sad because I really dislike tofurkey and never want to repeat the thanksgiving events of the horrible tofurkey. I think I will chop up the sausage and mix it with some potatoes, that would be a very delicious meal. I am excited to try cooking new stuff. Daniel: Today was ok. But as soon as I walked out my front door I realized it was full on snowing outside and my little cotton sweater had no chance of surviving against the hardcore wind and slushy snow. I would have gone and grabbed a coat but I locked myself out and it was 6:30Am and I didn’t want to wake up my whole family, so I was soaked when I reached the bus. Other than that today was Gucci Mane. Today for breakfast I had a delicious smoothie that had 3 Bananas, a lot of chocolate soy milk, and a lot of peanut butter. For lunch I had a teriyaki veggie burger and some fries and it was surprisingly delicious. For Dinner I made vegan spaghetti and I learned from last time and this time it was very scrumptious. This challenge has taught me a lot including cooking, I have never really been able to cook. I was very surprised when I tasted my spaghetti and it gave me a boost of confidence to finish this challenge!! I am already dreaming about my first meal not vegan, but I will stay strong till the 14 of December!! Weekend Update 12.2.16-12.4.16Nathan: This weekend was an awful one. On Friday I had to go to bed at 8:30 because of a super early wrestling tournament. So I ate some edamame spaghetti which is loaded with protein but tastes like old rocks. No matter how much tomato sauce I put on the spaghetti it would not muffle the taste. After powering through this meal I went to bed and got up at four o’clock the next morning.
Saturday was an extremely long day. I got up at 4:00 A.M and got back home at around 10:30 P.M. After a long day of wrestling our team went out to five guys for burgers. Sadly I was vegan, so I just ordered a veggie sandwich and a regular set of fries. The fries are terribly salty and so was I. Sunday was a nice day, I got up ate a lot of mincemeat pies. These are vegan pastries. I ate about 40 of them. I then ate some really spicy indian food and then went to bed. This was a successful day. Daniel: This weekend I ate barely nothing, I have been sleep deprived and food deprived. Its been hard not to eat vanilla pudding, my mom put it in the fridge exactly 2 days ago that nobody has literally even laid a finger on. I will be extremely mad if someone eats it before my vegan experience is over. Saturday I think the only thing I had the whole day was some dry malt-o-meal. On Sunday I had a two veggie burgers that were gross. But my mom was looking at me with a disappointed look saying in her head “I buy it you eat it”. Day 17 12.2.16Nathan: Today was a drag. My body was slow and so was my mind. I felt terrible most of the day. But at least I was hydrated. I have been thinking about eating food such as pizza, donuts, and chocolate. I really want pizza, usually I eat pizza abut once or twice a week. My body is expecting it but it is not receiving it.
I was pretty close to breaking today because I opened my fridge and I saw a cup of Chobani yogurt. I love Chobani yogurt so much. The fruit and yogurt mixes together perfectly to caress my tongue. I also miss Gogurts. Usually when I want to have a Gogurt I eat 5 or 6 of them but now I have to resist it. What have I become? Today I followed my usual breakfast with my usual lunch. But dinner was terrible. I didn’t know what to make because all of my family was gone. So I heated up some plain rice, a vegan burger, and some really old tater tots. These tater tots were the worst things ever, they tasted like dirt. But I pushed on and ate them all. Also I am sick of vegan burgers, they have carrots or something in them that gives them crunch. I do not like it. Vegan for life! Daniel: Today was ok. My whole body is sore so is my mind the past few days the only thing I’ve been doing is either workout or doing homework. Every night this I’ve been staying up till 12am doing homework, telling myself if I dont finish my homework im going to be a failure a no job loser when I get older, so I finish it. Right now I really want a hot dog and and whole Costco pizza with some ice-cream. My stomach and mouth are screaming for the taste of Pizza, the gooey cheese the greasy pepperoni. Today I had a basic breakfast a big yellow fascinating banana. For lunch I had a vegan teriyaki burger it was actually really good. For dinner I had a large quantity of rice and went to sleep(: |
Day 8 11.22.16Nathan: Today was rather difficult, I am sure I am severely dehydrated but that is an easy fix. We had a party in one of our classes and Dan and I were stuck only eating Oreo’s. In fact we were blamed for eating all of them, when in reality we only ate about one third of them. I love the planet and this is one of the reasons I have decided to try being a vegan, I love the earth like it is my kid or something. I say this because I have to take care of it and do my part, but in return it takes care of me. For breakfast I had my usual peanut butter toasts. For lunch I ate a PB&J sandwich, fruit, and a naked juice thing. For dinner I ate some lentils and rice. I love rice because it is animal friendly. I am vegan and I am proud!!
Daniel: Today was ok, considering I ate more than I usually do. But it was rough when Nathan and I had a class party,and there was a lot of food and we could barely have none of it(only oreos). For breakfast I only had two bananas. For lunch I had three PBJ sandwiches and some water. For dinner I had some rice with noodles and broccoli. Its the eighth day and I am looking forward to the next 22 days!! Day 9 11.24.16Nathan: Today started off terribly. I woke up early, went to wrestling and felt as if I were going to pass out because I was so dehydrated. However, I powered through practice and went home and drank a lot of water. After wrestling I ate a lot of food did some chores and played Pokemon for about seven hours. I would say today was a pretty successful day. But I did receive some criticism. A lot of vegans have been challenging Dan and I’s vegan challenge. A lot of claims have been made saying we aren’t true vegans! I am outraged and down right triggered. I love the earth like a baby and am a vegan for all of the right reasons, including the dietary benefits. For breakfast I had peanut butter toast. For lunch I had lentils and rice and a juice. And for dinner I ate a vegan burger. I would say my meal plan is great but my hydration plan is terrible.
Daniel: Today was alright I got up about 8:57Am, which is a good time cause I never get to sleep in. But I got up and sometime in the afternoon, my Friend Nate sent me a snapchat saying that some people were saying that we aren’t true vegans. I was truly hurt, we have put our heart an soul into this challenge now there are people out there trying to kill our save the earth vibe. For breakfast I had some peanut butter toast. I didn’t have anything for lunch, which was a horrible idea I was very hungry all day. For dinner my said “finish all of your vegan leftovers”. So I threw together a crazy concoction of rice, noodles and broccoli after heating this in the microwave I doused it in hot sauce. Making the greatest meal I’ve had since the challenge begun. I will keep trying to create good meals that I like and finish this challenge!! Weekend Update 11.25-11.28Nathan: This weekend was wild. Dan and I are almost half way through the challenge and we are turning into mega vegans. This weekend was a cold on, my body was freezing I think this is because of the vegan diet. I do not think I am consuming the correct items to reach a beautiful state of homeostasis. Because of this my hands are freezing and my body is cold as well.
This weekend I followed my usual routine with the peanut butter toast for breakfast. For the other two meals I usually ate some vegan soup and strait up bread. I am low on energy and I really don’t want to cook anything because it requires so much work. I am eating all of the good food and leaving the bad food in my kitchen. I need to plan my meals out. Another thing is my family is drinking all of the Naked juice. This juice is probably one of the greatest vegan drinks I have, I was drinking it slowly so I could have it for a longer amount of time. My family started drinking it! It’s an outrage! They aren’t vegan and they are drinking all of the Naked juice, I am salty. They are drinking the only really tasty thing we have. This is getting more challenging everyday but I will finish what I started because I am already half way in. Daniel: Weekends are fun they are probably easier for me, because all I eat is PBJ sandwiches and stale noodles with hot sauce and play tag with my lil brothers and sister:) This whole weekend I was either trying stay warm or go outside cause I was over heating I dont know if these are side effects of the vegan diet or me just being super hot For Breakfast lunch and dinner on Saturday I had PBJ sandwiches for a total of about 6 sandwiches. On Sunday for breakfast and lunch I had PBJ sandwiches for a total of 6 sandwiches and for dinner I had noodles with margarine and hot sauce. which now thinking of I did finish my noodles so ill have to make more. At this point in my life, I have never craved something more in my life. I want meat, so I just stop thinking about it completely. But writing this I realize how much I want dead animal flesh in my mouth, and have my teeth tear it to shreds. I walked into this challenge knowing that it was going to be hard, but I will finish as strong as I came in!!! Dan UpdateSo this challenge has definitely got me shook. I have never craved something more in my life then meat right now, Its really tearing me apart mentally and physically. I have lost 6 pounds since the start of this challenge. This challenge is really setting me back from my weight goal 190 for the football season. But this will only make me try harder to eat A LOT more vegan food!!
Day 14 11.29.16Daniel: Today started off pretty bad, First I slept past my alarm. Leaving me only time to get dressed, I had my outfit planned out. I had my Shirt, Jacket and socks on my bed, and I dried my pants over night, but some idiot forgot to push the start button. So I was left with a pair of drenched pants and I had no time to go an search my closet for another pair. At this time I was very mad and as I was halfway(running) to my bus stop I realized, I forgot my lunch. When I was driving away on the bus I was in a completely hostile mood, I was salty. The only thing I had all day was some Rice and a large amount of Spinach. Now today wasn’t the hardest, I will take today and learn from it!!
Nathan: Today was a long old day. My hands were ice cold all day and my mind was slowly shutting down. The vegan diet has not stored enough energy to last me all day. I feel like a raunchy guinea pig that is on a hamster wheel. I crave any food mostly lentils and rice, I really want lentils and rice because it is the best vegan food I can think of. Today I ate almost nothing, but thats fine because I am not super hungry right now. This vegan challenge has prevented me from eating thousands of cookies and that makes me sad. I haven’t eaten any candy or real junk food for about 14 days now. What have I turned into. Today I only ate five carrots four apples slices and a banana. I also drank a lot of water. Day 15 11.29.16Nathan: I haven’t eaten a full meal in two days, my body is broke. My muscles are squishy and I am confused. When I stand up I feel light headed for like 20 seconds. In wrestling I felt as if I were going to pass out.
I am craving a terrible Mcdonalds cheeseburger. I want one so bad, the artificial taste is something my body is lacking. I want my body to consume bad food again. I haven’t had chocolate for like two and a half weeks this has really taken a toll on me. I love chocolate especially Nutella. I just want to smother myself with it, I would be happy. Today I didn’t eat breakfast or lunch I just ate a thing of rice and a banana for dinner. I want to eat more good food, I want unhealthy food but this vegan challenge has restricted my livelihood. Daniel: I am very tired and very hungry this vegan challenge is not a joke, it will tear you to shreds. I have been lacking calories and protein for at least four days. But I will not forget my lunch again! I want a Gosh dang donut so bad!! For Breakfast and lunch I had nothing I completely forgot for the second day this week! But for Dinner I was going to make a lot of noodles with Prego. But my mom said ” you have to finish all of your leftovers. ” I was triggered all I wanted to do was eat some nasty spaghetti but my mom made me eat nasty leftovers:( Day 16 11.30.16Nathan: I am a salty sailor and I know it. After not eating anything for two days and still not making weight for wrestling I am the saltiest sailor in town. This morning my head was throbbing and I am pretty sure my stomach had shrunk. Thanks to not making weight I was allowed to eat whatever I want again.
I started taking a multivitamin with breakfast to boost my spirits. By lunch today I felt great, my energy levels had returned to normal and I was moving quick. My mind however has still been on the thought of non-vegan food. Dan and I were looking at pizza and donuts all fifth period yesterday. We each were sharing terrific stories of the good ol’ days where we munched on pizza and chocolate whenever we felt like we wanted too. I found a cadbury’s milk chocolate in my pantry. My family never buys those, but they did right when I became a vegan. They are trying to break me. This morning I ate two peanut butter toasts, my normal PB&J sandwich with a naked juice and for dinner I ate a vegan burger and some bread. Today went from terrible to great. Vegan for 30 days! Daniel: The last few days Ive been very forgetful, I have forgot my lunch two days in a row. Ive never been more sleep deprived in my life from homework, so after football workouts I have a short fuse, leading to me getting in trouble from my mom with my “attitude”. For breakfast and lunch I didn’t have anything. For dinner I had some potatoes and spinach. I am feeling good about the challenge, knowing that we are half way through. But Nathan and I were looking at food on the web and I am missing the old world and my old food, but I am liking my new clean, animal free life. We are half way through this dark tunnel we are beginning to see light in the distance and we are running, trust me we won’t trip:) Tips From the BoysVeganism isn’t easy! Also being a vegan isn’t just a diet, it is a lifestyle. I am a true vegan I have called non-vegans out for eating meat and my adrenaline was flowing all over as I criticized a meat eater consuming animal products. What carnage!
As I said being vegan isn’t easy, as you receive hate from carnivores, you need to ignore that and think about what really matters, the earth! Hate should be expected as a vegan, many don’t understand the reason behind being vegan. Everyone should eventually be vegan to get back to our roots in nature! This challenge makes us realize how much we take meat for granted and how everyone else does too. Its so funny people dont realize animals are beings, and we see people in the lunch room just throw some hamburger across the lunch cause its funny. Well its not funny animals are being killed to feed us. |
Day 1 - 11.14.16Nathan Johnson: After the first day of a tough wrestling workout I felt pretty terrible coming home. I had a short temper and wanted to lie down and sleep. I started my day off with two peanut butter toasts, a banana, and a glass of water. For lunch I had a peanut butter a jelly sandwich, apples, pears, and an apple juice. I finished the day with some corn, quinoa, peas, two potatoes, and some broccoli. After day one my mentality is destroyed the lack of animal nutrients has really gotten to me. My mouth craves ripping apart animal flesh but I decided to keep pushing. My stomach and mind are being pushed, I need to increase my calorie intake, it is the only way I can healthily cope with this for another 29 days.
Daniel: The first day is always the hardest. It’s just like the first day of working out, you will wake up the next day sore, except in our case we are craving meat every 1 to 2 hours. For Breakfast I had a large quantity of oatmeal and two pieces of peanut butter toast, and for lunch I had a delicious pack of peanut butter crackers, and last but not least I had large amount of delightful squash and two plain baked potatoes. Now it is obvious I did not get the adequate amount of calories and protein, so therefore I was in a bad mood after football practice and for the rest of the night. But i’m a big boy and I will find a way to get a high protein diet. I’m strong and I will not back down i’m packed up and ready for this journey!! Vegan fo 30 days. Another concern for me is my constant need to dye/ damage my hair. I have changed my hair look every 2 weeks for the past 7 months, so this is a pretty hard commandment to self-enforce. I do try to be as careful as possible with my hair, using only argan oil based dyes and bleaching minimally. Lastly, my hair cycles from being uncontrollably damaged to manageable. Since my hair grows so fast, everytime it becomes manageable I end up having to re-dye it. I have just dyed my hair black so I'm anxious to see how it changes during this month. As of right now my hair has been growing 1 inch every month. Throughout this challenge I will record what happens to my hair: level of greasiness, amount of growth, and how quick the dye fades. Day 2 - 11.15.16Daniel: Today was a rather good day considering I was never really hungry and I got the right amount of calories. But the protein is still a problem and I need to find a way to get more of it. Today has been the worst i’ve craved meat in my mouth since the challenge begun. For breakfast I was in a hurry and only had two pieces off peanut butter toast. For lunch I had the same old, same old PBJ sandwiches and some water. At last for dinner I had plain whole wheat noodles, Rice, and Broccoli. Day three has been pretty rough not to just grab a piece of meat and devour it. But vegans are tough and they are mentally stronger than most. I am happy to say im doing the 30 day challenge and I will finish strong!!
Nathan: Today I feel awful. I got home after tough day of wrestling and did my workouts. My saliva tastes like pure salt and I am sure I am missing some proper nutrients in my diet. I need to figure out what I am missing in my diet and make the change. My mouth thirsts for animal meat and I have to reject that desire and maintain focus on what matters most. For breakfast I ate two slices of peanut butter toast, a banana, and some water. For lunch I ate a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, fruit punch, a vegan fig bar, and some apples. For dinner I had some vegan pasta with one of my favorite things, Prego. I then ate about one cup of raw noodles because I couldn’t muster the strength to cook some more Prego. Day three has really gotten to me and my body is signaling to me that I need to nourish my body. I will survive, because it is my job. Day 3 - 11.16.16Nathan: Today was easier but not that easier. I currently am super hungry and questioning my sanity. Constantly throughout the day I was exposed to possible breaks such as granola with honey in it or chocolate cliff bars. I felt a sudden urge to eat non-vegan items, but found the courage to fight through the pain and remain a strong vegan. My mind is constantly thinking about meat and the beauty it holds, but as I sit here and type this I realize the meat is more beautiful when part of an animal. For breakfast I ate a banana, two peanut butter toasts, and orange juice. For lunch I consumed a PBJ sandwich, apples, pears, and an apple juice. Today during dinner my dad cooked some wheat noodles(vegan noodles). After cooking them and telling me that they were vegan noodles he promptly filled the whole serving dish with Parmesan cheese, whatever is left of my soul shriveled up into a ball and was tossed into the garbage. I continued by eating two cups of quinoa. I will complete this challenge.
Daniel: Today was rather rough I could say. Right now I am very hungry, and feel like going up stairs to my kitchen and grabbing the leftover steak and eating it like an untamed Liger. Today was filled with “oh that has….. that’s not vegan” and me getting quite annoyed with fact that I cant just eat anything I get my paws on. I’ve come to a conclusion that meat is just a obstacle to get to the final goal to become an ultimate veganist and to become one with nature. For breakfast I had a decent size of delicious oatmeal and two pieces of extraordinary peanut butter toast. For lunch I had two beloved PBJ sandwiches. today during dinner I had the worst spaghetti in my life, it tasted like grass in a bowl mixed with dirt and worms. From yesterday to today I have already improved my calorie and protein intake and it will continue to improve over the course of the next 30 days. I also got to say, a lot of people didn’t believe in Nathan an I. They thought we came up with a good idea an weren’t gonna go through with it. But no we are not quitters we are winners, go-getters, and last but not least vegans(for 30 days). Another concern for me is my constant need to dye/ damage my hair. I have changed my hair look every 2 weeks for the past 7 months, so this is a pretty hard commandment to self-enforce. I do try to be as careful as possible with my hair, using only argan oil based dyes and bleaching minimally. Lastly, my hair cycles from being uncontrollably damaged to manageable. Since my hair grows so fast, everytime it becomes manageable I end up having to re-dye it. I have just dyed my hair black so I'm anxious to see how it changes during this month. As of right now my hair has been growing 1 inch every month. Throughout this challenge I will record what happens to my hair: level of greasiness, amount of growth, and how quick the dye fades. Tips From The BoysNathan: Now, being an experienced vegan I have some tips to help break yourself into the vegan diet. The best way to break to the vegan diet is to ease off animal products. Don’t repeat what my friend and I did, we were not prepared for the massive change in diet. We didn’t ease off animal products instead on the last couple days of being a full carnivore we gorged ourselves on animal products and had a happy belly. We chose to do this and didn’t think about the consequences of our bodies constantly trying to convince us to go back to our previous diet.
Daniel: From being vegan from the past few days, Nathan and I have come to realize that becoming vegan is a process. You have to slowly ease off of animal product, not just one day decide to not use them anymore. If you decide to be vegan before you do try and make vegan food part of your everyday diet before you become a full time savage(aka,vegan). Day 4 - 11.17.16Nathan: Today my I felt as if my body was slowly deforming. I feel malnourished and exhausted. Currently I feel sick, my throat is filled with mucous and I feel pretty awful. Is this related to my vegan diet? Maybe so. The pasta I had the night before helped stop my arms and legs from being soar. My body is slowly and painfully adjusting to the change. Today my breakfast contained a banana, two slices of peanut butter toast, and a glass of water. For lunch I ate a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, a fig bar, fruit role-up, some oranges, and a fruit punch. For dinner I decided to try some vegan meat for the first time. I had a burrito with beans, corn, and vegan taco meat all inside a vegan tortilla. The bean and corn part of the burrito were terrific. However, the meat tasted like smashed paper dowsed in gasoline. I think my tongue just needs to adjust to the vegan taste. I will be eating a lot more vegan meat and I look forward to it.
Daniel: Today was bad but not the worst. I am sick I dont know if it from being vegan, i will overcome this sickness, even though my throat hurts and my nose is clogged. Today for breakfast I had two bananas and a glass of water. For lunch I had two PBJ sandwiches and some water. For dinner I had rice, noodles, and cauliflower.Overall today sucked but I will finish clean!! Weekend Update - 11.18-11.20Nathan: This weekend sure had its ups and downs. Some of it was full of delicious meals and loving the vegan life. The other part was full of meals that I will now avoid at all costs. I ate a lot of food this weekend but here are the best and the worst meals I had. On Friday I followed my usual daily routine but for dinner I only ate a bag of quinoa. This was a poor choice because as healthy as quinoa is a person can only have so much if they want to stay sane. On Saturday I stuck with my daily routine but for dinner I had vegan nachos. My mom wanted me to finish off all of the extra vegan taco meat so I poured about 2-3 cups of it onto the chips and added some re fried beans. At first the vegan taco meat was bearable and the re fried beans added a bit of a surprise. As the meal went on I started to feel sick in my stomach, this is because I had already eaten one or two servings over the suggested serving size. At this point I had just finished half of the vegan meat. My mind started repeating ‘you gotta push past the food wall’ this is when I realized I had become an extreme vegan. I eventually ate all of it, went downstairs and went to sleep. I would not suggest ever eating this amount of vegan meat because as you eat away at it, it eats away at your soul. On Sunday I woke up and decided to give the soy milk a try. I poured some vegan cereal into a bowl and added some soy milk. To me, the cereal tasted sweet but it was very bearable. As I finished all of the cereal I drank the rest of the soy milk remaining in to bowl. I think I will try to avoid soy milk now. These were just poor decisions I made and I think I will rethink how I build my meals. Nobody said being vegan is easy, but as I further enter this challenge, the easier it gets.
Daniel: Man oh man, this weekend was down right horrible. On Friday I had the same food I usually have and after losing a state playoff game having me crying and mentally unstable Nathan UpdateNathan: This is the eighth day of our vegan challenge. This was a slow day today, I got up 7 minutes later and went to bed thirty minutes later than I usually do. This has made me extra tired than usual. I think this vegan diet has made me very sensitive to the amount of sleep I need. If I get too much or too little I get a minor headache. When this diet began I got sick, I think this has been due to the vegan diet. I believe this diet has weakened my immune system and increased the time it takes for stuff to heal. I think this way because last weak I accidentally cut my arm, it has taken about a week for it just to scab up! What is my body doing? I need to focus up, for it is the only way for me to tighten down on this diet and evolve into my final form.
Day 7 11.21.16Nathan: The Vegan Chile I had last night was delicious, in fact I would rate it over normal Chile. My dad put his heart in soul into that Chile and it was a very pleasant surprise. Today was a tough day because I was constantly being bombarded with bacon, butter, and french toast. I was strong enough to deny all of these and stick to my diet. My goal in this challenge is to prove everyone wrong, everyone who doubted my ability to pull random diets out of nowhere and stick with them for the given time. Today I stuck with my average routine, and I also ate some leftover Chile for dinner. Right now my stomach feels scrumptious. I think my body has almost fully adapted to the vegan change and I am like a proud father right now, proud of my body and the intensity it can take. However I am looking forward to the end of this challenge so I can again vacuum up truck loads of meat and dairy products. We are just under one fourth of the way done and Dan and I are still strong and triumphantly denying non-vegan food options and constantly criticizing our peers intake of non-vegan products.
Daniel: Today was rather ok. But around 5th period i started to feel really jittery and energetic, I think it was a symptom of not getting enough calories or protein. For breakfast I had oatmeal and a banana. For lunch my lovely teacher gave me a granola bar, because I forgot my lunch at home. Lastly for dinner I had rice, and some veggies. Today I was good, but I was very hungry all day. |
