Hence the delay in posts. It has also become apparent to me that my previous blog design was very popular and everyone was copying me. So it was time for a change.
School is busier than I ever imagined. My cravings for non-vegan food have been pretty intense and I have given into temptations on many occasions. The problem with this plan is that I actually like "regular" food this time, whereas last time I didn't. It's hard to cook my husband's pizza without eating a piece of it. Or 2. Or 4. Yes, that has happened a few times. And then we ran out of the vegan version of something, so I used the regular version. That doesn't happen that often, and it's usually coffee creamer. Plus, money is always tight and vegan food substitutions are very expensive. $6 for a personal-size soy cheese, rice crust pizza? And $9 for the full-size version??? Are you kidding me?? Maybe we'll just make pizza at home from now on....
Anyway, I feel guilty about cheating. I don't know if it really makes a difference in my health to eat vegan all week except for 1 or 2 meals here or there. When I do eat non-vegan food it makes me feel like a faker. That is what I do care about. But, my goal in all of this was to keep it affordable, and make a change for the better in my health.
At church yesterday (we go on Saturday nights) the pastor preached about fasting. I've fasted certain things before (a particular kind of food, facebook, soda, etc.) but never a whole meal or more. I tried, but it somehow just didn't happen. I'm not saying being vegan is equivalent to a fast, but it is an effort to control what I put into my body. I don't want to be controlled by anything, but instead serve God. Like 1 Corinthians 6:12 says (paraphrasing), "Everything is permissible for me, but not everything is beneficial". That kind of sums up my approach to veganism for me. So I'm trying to do better. And also update this blog more.
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