DAY 2

Day 2 of my revised eating plan and I would say it started off with a sheeeebang! YEA! I had the most scrumscious breakfast: a raw hotdog. Lol it sounds funny but it was composed of kale, banana, almond butter, and shredded coconut. mmm mmm... sadly I washed it down with a soy drink. ok ok I'll stop complaining about the soy drink already. I'll just accept the dooming sugar rush. Promise! Just have mercy on me for a few days as I get immune to it.

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----It's later in the day now and I'm feeling quite emotional. The day went by pretty well although I spent it just roaming around..most in Whole Foods. weird huh. I did discover a cute health food shop that had bulk herbs and supplements so I bought nutritional yeast and spirulina.

Nutritional yeast is a source of protein and vitamins, especially the B-complex vitamins. It is also naturally low in fat and sodium. Some brands of nutritional yeast, though not all, are fortified with vitamin B12. The vitamin B12 is produced separately from bacteria and then added to the yeast. This is exactly why I chose to get it. As of right now I don't think I'm getting enough B12 which is bad because it can lead to severe damage to the nervous system (YIKES!)

Spirulina on the other hand contains an unusually high amount of protein, between 55% and 77% by dry weight, depending upon the source. It is a complete protein, containing all essential amino acids, though with reduced amounts of methionine, cysteine, and lysine when compared to the proteins of meat, eggs, and milk. It is, however, superior to typical plant protein, such as that from legumes. Spirulina is rich in gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), and also provides alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), linoleic acid (LA), stearidonic acid (SDA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), and arachidonic acid (AA). Vitamins
Spirulina contains vitamin B1 (thiamine), B2 (riboflavin), B3 (nicotinamide), B6 (pyridoxine), B9 (folic acid), vitamin C, vitamin D, and vitamin E. The bioavailability of vitamin B12 in Spirulina is in dispute. I've been a bad vegan lately and haven't been making sure I get all my vitamins. Oh! as I was saying before, I'm feeling emotional today because my stomach has been feeling bloated and it feels like the muscles are torn from eating more so quickly. I understand it's for my health but if getting healthy has to hurt I think I will take the slow way. Once I finish the soy drinks I'm going to go a more natural route that is without so much sugar. I really don't feel like getting diabetes at 19. YAWN! Oh man I'm tired! I guess I will sign off here. Adios!

New Gain Weight Plan

Last night I cried my eyes out because I'm tired of looking like a little boy so I've made a firm decision to revamp my diet so that I can gain weight . Luckly I was at the store the other day and discovered that they have a nutritional drink like Ensure but it is made from soy YeAH! That means I can be a full vegan now. *Applause is needed here* But this is not the only change I am making. After reading a few articles around the net, I've learned that to gain weight healthily I need to eat more period but a bulk of my diet needs to incorporate more greens for nutrition and protein purposes. Adding nuts, seeds, and oil will also help the weight pour on more quickly until I am at a desired weight.

So here's how I've done so far today:

• 5:45 -I had one of the new soy nutritional drinks. I basically chugged it because I felt thirsty. It has lots of sugar(26g) and my body doesn't react well to sugar so I laid down and went back to sleep.




• 8:00-Woke up again at around 7 but didn't eat until 8. I had a raw burrito made out of Kale, avocado, dates, walnuts, and shredded coconut. It was delicious! I also drank half of another soy drink.




• 10:35- Midmorning snack of five cherries and the rest of the soy drink.




• 1:30-After a little strole to get bananas, I ate a eggless egg salad sandwich with spinach, onion, avocado, a fig I hijacked from a fig tree (they are pictured below) I saw while on my grocery strole (sorry I couldn't resist:)) and surprise! surprise! another soy nutritional drink. As of now though I'm starting to think that drinking so much of the nutritional supplement isn't going to work very well. It makes me jittery so I'm going to stick to two a day from now on.



• 5:23 -Wasn't very hungry but ate a little snack of 1/4 cup raspberrys and 1/4 cup soyyogurt.



• 7:30-Yummy salad for dinner with kale, avocado, corn, beets, pear, and more soy nutritional poison(after this one I felt like I was going to be sick)



• 9:00- A bit late to be eating and wasn't hungry but ate a banana with peanut butter cause I know I need the calories

It was a pretty good day I would say despite the sugar shock caused by the soy drinks. I consumed approximately 1,843 calories according to thedailyplate.com which is off from my goal of 2,271 to gain .5 pounds a week but it is a step forward. Its the most I've eaten in a long time. I guess I should celebrate a bit YEA! I will make it my goal to eat more calories tomorrow.