I also changed from vegetarian to vegan just over a month ago (during Earth Hour, actually). Why? Just cause I can, I guess. The decision was made much the same way I decided to go vegetarian: many moons saying that there would be no way in hell I could give up steak or ham or bacon or cheese or yogurt or whatever, and then suddenly realizing that giving up said gastronomical pleasures is exactly what I was about to do. Heading in to the Earth Hour event that I attended with my only other vegetarian friend, I had no real intention of becoming vegan, other than a passing interest. But one very interesting talk by a vegetarian-turned-vegan and ex-cheese-a-holic made a light bulb over my head go on. At that point I understood that really it was up to me to decide if it was what I *wanted* to do. Sounds simplistic, but it was an epiphany for me at the time .... By the next morning, I was making a plan to phase out the dairy and eggs in my fridge and go whole hog into veganism. This is not to say that I am going to be a fanatic about it. If I eat something that has some dairy or eggs in it I won't be offended. But I will do my best to avoid it. The major reason behind doing it (for me) is as simple as I have just managed to cut out most of the problematic foods in my world. It is suddenly much harder to eat emotionally, because the foods that I used to turn to are no longer on the menu. There are always versions of things like cheese and yogurt, but I don't think of them as being the same. There is never every going to be a substitute for a fantastic brie. Ever. But I know already that my arteries are thanking me, so it is worth it.
Another change is that I started new depression meds a few months ago (I know - I am behind on all the news). They, well ... they didn't go so well. I experienced a fatigue so all-encompassing that it made working very difficult. So difficult that I had to take the day off yesterday because I was ready to go back to bed by 8:30AM. Seriously. By 9:00AM I was asleep on the couch, and I didn't rise until 2:00PM. That is just not right!! So today I got a new medication prescription. Let's hope that it is better, cause otherwise it is going to make training for the 5K race I want to do very hard.
Hmm. Yes. 5K race. I have apparently lost my mind and decided to try taking up running. A few friends and I are going to try to do the 5K portion of the Toronto Marathon in October. I don't know what I was thinking when I agreed to it, other than it fits in with certain health goals I have for myself. Goals like not following in the footsteps of my parents and getting sick or dying young (sorry for the downer moment, but it is true).
I think that is the big changes of late. I am sure I have missed something, but part of the problem with the brain meds is it feels like my brain is cloudy sometimes.
I hope that I will be updating more often. Apparently people start to wonder where I am when I go on radio silence for more than a few hours. :)
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