Day 4: Rest Day and Church Day

It's been a laid-back, easy-going kind of day. My fiancé and I were out late last night going to see the Newsboys in downtown St Charles, and we didn't get home til around 11 at night. This morning I was feeling awesome but really wanted to take it easy as far as eating went, and use the rest of my paycheck (which is not much, but it's money) on Monday to cook something cool. :-) So it's been a easy day, I went to church in the morning, and I was delighted to see people in the front of campus waving to us. I have to commend them for being rock stars because it was super cold this morning and they were out there smiling and having a good time. I saw my friend from church and we went to Bible Study and I talked to her about my becoming a vegan (again) and how I had developed some weird food allergies.

Now, I have always been nervous about telling Christians I'm vegan. As a former Buddhist, at the temple everyone was vegan or vegetarian and I enjoyed their awesome vegan/vegetarian lunches after zazen, but as a new Christian I've kind of got the same stereotypes of Christians that I think Christians do of vegans (and Buddhists, for that matter, lol!). I'm always grateful when someone proves me wrong about a certain stereotype I present in my own mind, it makes me feel better about my choices in life. Anyhoo, my friend was very supportive and quite pleased with my weight loss and positive changes in my life. Don't people like that totally rock? :-D

Speaking of, I have hit 195 as of yesterday, with a little creep back up after eating out yesterday and going to the concert (where I had a mountain of cashews, vegan and delicious!). My fiancé and I always enjoy snapping a photo of ourselves before the concert, and we have done that before most concerts we go to without friends or parents with us. (Which are only a few like TSO with my mother-in-law every Christmas.) I still have the photo my fiancé took at a Chris Tomlin concert in March and the differences are pretty impressive.

 

3/2/2013, Chris Tomlin

10/26/13, Newsboys. My fiancé is actually smiling! lol

 

I wouldn't exactly the differences are staggering, except maybe in my fiancé who has lost a little weight since starting his new job, but I can kind of tell a difference in my face, it isn't as rotund and has lost some of the chinnage. :-) So it's a good start and I know being vegan will help with that as well as help with my health issues.

 

I hope everyone has a good night! I am about to hit the hay but I wanted to say hello and goodbye before I did that. Be blessed and enjoy the journey!