Vegan?

I was talking with a friend the other day, and I said, "So I'm vegan now." As she choked down her burger, she said, "I'm sorry what?" The sky has not fallen, but I have gone vegan.  Before all of my conservative (and non conservative friends too) fall off their chairs, let me just say for now it's only a 30 day experiment.

So last year, I did the Daniel Fast for 40 days as part of a church wide fast. The Daniel Fast is a raw diet that allows you to only eat things from the ground (cows don't count, I asked!) and anything that is a remotely satisfying thing like coffee or chocolate.  (Hey Daniel, coffee and chocolate grows from the ground!)  But seriously, it was about replacing our focus on food or addicting things like chocolate or caffeine with a desire for God.  The first week was horrendous, friends and family will say I was a wee bit cranky.  As I got into week three, I noticed a change in my energy level, I wasn't as tired, I felt lighter.  I would like to say that the fast was amazing the whole way through but the truth is that I really struggled.  It was a very stressful time for me in my business, personal and spiritual life.  The fast was really like 56 days long (because we did it over lent) honestly by day 45 I really just wanted a big juicy steak and I didn't feel like I had any spiritual revelations or I was any closer to God through the process. The entire process was really just being obedient to God.

So why on earth would I do it again?  Well I have this teenager that is into healthy eating and she has been asking and asking and asking me to go vegan with her. And then this happened....

I picked up a book called "The Miracle Morning" about two weeks ago.  It's an amazing book that inspires you to make small changes in your life each day.  I strongly recommend it.  I have committed to 30 days.  30 days of waking up early, meditation, visualization, prayer, exercise, and working on a personal goal that you never have time for in your every day life.  Part of this process has been eating healthy.  I refuse to sabotage myself by putting junk in my body every day. But really, secretly I just want a chocolate chip cookie and a steak....so if you are interested in this journey for some crazy reason I have decided it would be a great idea to blog the daily struggle of a carnivore being vegan.