I never thought I'd be saying this, but Vegan365 has returned, under a different name, of course. :-) I didn't realize that my perpetual food allergies would bring me to my first love, vegan blogging.
I maintained the Vegan365 blog off and on without too many readers, just a few devout followers, mostly relatives and former professors. I started this little nondescript page called WeightLoss365 that became Girl on Fire: From Underdog to Beastmode which is now approaching 400 likes. I trumpeted my 34-lb weight loss, thinking I'd never touch this page again and drift into the sunset a thinner and changed individual. :-)
As luck would have it, life did not turn out that way. I started having severe GI issues. Like, seriously couldn't go anywhere without getting just a touch nervous type of issues. It was so bad that I had to stop running because running exacerbated the problem. The problems continued for weeks and I couldn't figure out what was causing the problems. I started tracing my eating habits and the common link between all my food I was eating was milk, milk protein, and soy. I had always had a problem with soy, it wound me up to the point of being uncomfortable when I had it in tofu or tempeh and resulted in the same aforementioned problem. So I knew that meat imitation was out of the question, and so were most dairy imitators. So, basically I would have to cook all my meals from scratch, figuring out exactly what was going into my food and avoiding soy, dairy, and meat. For someone whose idea of cooking is to throw a meal in the microwave and get a fork to stir it, this notion is scary to say the least. There are very few soy-free ready-made items at all, vegan or otherwise.
Plus, I was horrible at veganism before, my very first attempt at veganism was going to Whole Foods almost daily and eating pre-packaged dinners. So needless to say, I got very sick and weak and it was pretty damned expensive to maintain. I somewhat sharpened my technique as time went on, but many of my foods were still ready-made and I just felt so wound up and overwhelmed that I ended up burning out. As you can imagine. I almost developed an unhealthy attitude towards myself and towards my body. I did do some vegan cooking, mostly because I have a healthy aversion towards handling raw meat (I let the chef in the family, my fiancé, deal with that). But I got so burnt out on it plus the snide comments from certain friends and family members that I kind of gave it up.
It is weird how life became full circle for me. I started out with this blog, it was the love of my life for at least 2 years. Then life happened, as well as going to school full-time, and I started to lose interest. But I think now I will be able to revive the blog, mostly because if it is indeed what is wrong and I need to retweak my diet dramatically, I might as well document it. Cause someone else might find it hilariously amusing. I sometimes do, reading back on it.
I hope everyone has a fantastic day. I have a lot to think about, but I'm remaining optimistic. :-) Be blessed and enjoy the journey!
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