If you were paying attention, and hung on my every word, you'd know that Frank and I decided to become Vegan at the beginning of this year. We committed to the first quarter of 2009 to "see how it would go". And we did it. Successfully. In fact it went so well we decided to continue on indefinitely.One of my goals becoming vegan (among other things) was to lose some weight. Note that I have not lost one single pound in three months (actually 4 now). NOT ONE SINGLE POUND. And I've got about 20 to go. (in fantasy land 20, probably 10 would thrill me at this point) Even though I haven't lost a pound, however I've been feeling pretty good on my new vegan diet and I love the influx of vegetables and fresh fruits I've had in my life. However.. I don't love the influx of soy and carbs. Soy is evil, and if you want to know more about that, let me know and I'll do another post on it...in the meantime..back to my blathering about being fat.
It could be a lot of things. Stress makes you hold weight, and I'm pretty stresed out most of the time since I work 12 - 14 hour days. Or it could be lack of sleep...another thing that makes your body think its in crisis mode. It might be my colossal lack of excercize. That would make sense, or, YOU might think its because I eat like a pig. The truth is Y'all I do eat like a pig. Constantly shoving Something in my face. I may have an oral fixation they tell me since I quit smoking several years ago. However, even if I am eating like a pig, I am no longer eating things like cheese, cream, butter, burgers, and fries like a pig. Now I'm eating brown rice, and avocados, and broccolini, fruit, kale, beans and quinoa like a pig. Wouldn't you think that the mere change to less caloric foods, less animal fats and proteins would have me shedding the pounds? I mean I used to eat egg and cheese breakfast tacos EVERY SINGLE DAY! and at least one cheeseburger a week. Nope...not a pound has shed. Needless to say, I'm feeling a wee bit dismayed with my choice to eliminate so many things from my diet with so little weight loss reslut to show for it. (and by little I mean NONE)
So Frank and I think it might have to do with a wheat allergy. YUCK. So now.. vegan AND gluten free? NFW! (Thats No Fuckin Way if you couldn't figure out the acronym) I simply can't do it. And for the last two weeks I've been craving eggs like its nobody's business..
To top all this off, Frank went camping and did a 20 mile hike in the wilderness last week and went off the wagon hard core by eating freeze dried beef stroganoff and lasagna. I remained strong. Then Last night I texted him to see what he wanted to do about dinner and what did he say " I don't know but I'm hungry for some dense protien!" You may be asking yourself "uh, El, What the hell is dense protien?" but thats just cause you don't understand how Frank talks. What he meant was " I WANT SOME DAMN ANIMAL PROTIEN". That was the final straw. So I offered up fish as an option. He Jumped at the chance...and off we went to Central Market.
We bought Sable which is super buttery white fish at $10.00 a pound cheaper than our favorite Sea Bass. We got little mexican grape tomotoes, organic garlic, Italian white wine, Olives, Caper Berries, Onions and Lemons (for the zest) and I went right to poaching us some fish. MMMMMM. Folks, I don't know if you know this, but...I used to be a chef. I miss food damnit . I miss cooking things with butter...I miss cream. Less the cream than the butter. I miss cheese. I miss eggs and I totally missed Fish!
I served this lovely flaky, buttery white fish poached in garlic wine and grape tomato broth over a bed of garlic sauteed spinach. We drank the wine I didn't use in the poaching and topped the whole dish off with a mince of olives, lemon zest, caper berries and parsley as well as the wine poached tomatoes. It was delicious. I feel great. Isn't it crazy that being bad now means eating poached fish with my veggies?!?!?! Fuck that. I can't feel guilty about poached Fucking Fish! On the other hand I'm not ready to give up my new found health and regularity by maowing down on a giant cheeseburger either. So I'm back on the vegan wagon Today.
I'm considering changing my status from Vegan to ...
Gluten Free, Lactose Intollerant, Organic Cage Free Ovo, Wild Caught Pescatarian. Look that shit up. Then come over for dinner. Mmmmmmmmm
I encourage feedback from all you vegans and non out there.
