PS We're Done

Sorry about that. Life gets kind of busy sometimes.

Our first official non-vegan day was April 1st. Appropriate, I know.

Now, I know I was supposed to take so much away from the experience that I would remain vegan and never look back...but in my brain, an experiment requires testing new hypotheses and such. The new one after the 90 days being...what would meat DO to me? So I sauntered over to a cafe and got a salmon burger. Easy on the stomach, right?

Wrong. I thought my tummy was going to cramp itself into 1000 little knots. It was almost immediate. The fish was so not even worth it. I've tried meat a few times since and really just not felt very good about it. Not good at all.

I am kind of enjoying the freedom of not checking EVERY label ever. The strictness for the sake of the pact is no longer weighing on my brain, but the ultimate effects of how I shop and how I eat are. I am remaining vegetarian for now to the best of my ability, and downright vegan at home. Restaurants are hard to navigate, so I will proceed with caution there.

Ultimately? I LIKE how I feel as a vegan. I feel like all my organs work correctly, I don't feel cramped or bloated or gross or anything. I just feel like I have the right fuel. I didn't have any negative health effects during the 3 months. No mom, I did not become anemic and my hair did not fall out. :) (She was concerned about protein...she's a mom).

And as my admirable vegan friend J will tell me...it's not about how *I* feel but about the impact on the world and living things at large. He's right. I am doing as best I can, perhaps baby stepping after my "cold tofurky" (hahaha) experiment.

I do plan to research more things like eating local, eating in season, avoiding pesticides, etc. All this is important to take care of the bodies we are given.

Jamie is alive and well, too. If you beg her to post, perhaps she will. :)

-- Jana