I will have made it 30 Days Total Vegan come midnight, tonight!
Here's how everything went down on my final day...
Bootcamp. Kicked my ass. Ran outside. I was in the "B" group. I don't want to talk about it.
Had a Vega protein shake when I got back and 3 cups of coffee throughout the morning. I decided for my last day that I needed to go by this place called Dulce Vegan http://dulcevegan.com/ in the Kirkwood neighborhood. I met my buddy, Eric H, over there. It's a cool vegan bakery and sandwich shop and a favorite of my friends, Russo and Tina. A little secret I learned: you can rock so many baked goods vegan and never know the difference. Instead of eggs, you can use apple sauce as a binder and just not use cow's milk. I would encourage people to try Dulce Vegan. Don't be scared because of the word "vegan"!
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| Pumpkin chili was the soup of the day- Very good & spicy! I tried a few bites and took the rest home. |
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| Their version of the mock chicken salad sandwich-if you go, get this! Awesome and also a little spicy, too! |
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| Chocolate cupcake with raspberry icing- Eric got one and tried a bite and couldn't tell the difference |
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| Big E- Talked him into going to this place! Finally agreed it wasn't bad |
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| Great final meal for the blog! Black Bean Soup and a salad |
Here are the recipes courtesy of one Laura Lou:
Black bean soup:
2 cans black beans, rinsed
1 container fresh salsa
1 can vegetable stock
Simmer and put half in a blender, and then add it back to the pot
Added quinoa on top of soup.
Salad:
1 can hearts of palm
1 can artichoke hearts
1/2 cucumber
1 seeded jalapeño
1/2 red onion
1 avocado (unfortunately ours wasn't ripe tonight)
4 tablespoon white vinegar
Cilantro
Salt and pepper
Butter lettuce
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| Dessert- Mini dairy-free ice cream sandwiches Tiny, but not bad. I guess that's how they keep 'em at 90 calories! |
A lot of you have asked me... How do I feel? What will I do next? Will I continue being a vegan? Stay tuned for my last blog entry as a final Recap on what I learned!
Also, for those of you in the ATL who want to join us:
You can find me at my favorite BBQ joint, Community Q BBQ , in Decatur at 7pm tomorrow!
I have loved sharing this experience with you, Neil. I love your courage to take this on, stepping totally out of your comfort zone. Also, I love that you created this blog and really committed to it. You rock, I do hope you do at least one more post about your thoughts of your overall experience and what you eat tomorrow:-) Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteI am very proud of you! I know it was not easy but you stuck to your guns and did it. I know you are feeling great and you have noticed changes in your body. I am sure you that you will probably adopt some of your new eating habits into your daily life. I wish you luck in your new healthy lifestyle. Keep up the great work!
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