OH and by the way! June 26, 2010

I have new hair! 

Well, technically its my old hair, but, I dyed it.  Still trying to get to my perfect shade of blonde.  Does this have anything to do with being vegan?  No.  But hey, its my blog and I shall post as I damn well please. 

So enjoy the trip down memory lane with pictures from the last 7 years. 

Me today, look at my skinny arm!!!

 

And, if anyone was wondering…  I have worn just about every shade of color on my head known to man.  I’m a blonde at heart, so…  that’s what I tend to stick to.  (Insert blonde joke here.)

Here are some of my more adventureous hair colors of the past:

Red short hair

 

Dark Brown Short Hair

 

Super Light Blonde Long Hair

 

Blue Short Hair... Yes, I did have blue hair for a short period of time.

 

REALLY RED short hair

 

Copper long hair. I miss my long hair!!!!

Long time no Blog. June 26, 2010

I HATE being ill.  Which I have been for about the past week.  And the week before that was my son’s 2nd birthday.  So, I will go ahead and apologize for the lack of blogging now, and say that I will try harder to blog more often.

This weekend is also exceptionally busy, and we are having issues with our internet, so I am hoping that we’ll have that fixed on Monday.  But, its Com(muinst)cast – so I wont hold my breath.

Whats new in my world?  Not a whole lot, other than I am now the owner of a CRAZY 2-year-old boy.  It is most definitely strange to think that I am now old enough to be married, have a two-year old, and run a business.  If someone would have told me five years ago that this is what I would be doing, I would have laughed at them!  Especially if they would have told me I was going to be a vegan! 

Anyhow, I have lots of recipes and pictures to post.  I just have to get around to uploading the photos.  Which means I will need to get off the computer and go to bed.  Like, now.  I just wanted to let my faithful readers know that I have not dropped off the face of the planet, I was just simply very busy and then very sick.  And, as we all know, stay-at-home moms do not get sick days. 

Feeling better – Lindsy

Being a Vegan in Disney… Yup, I’m back from vacation! June 6, 2010

So so so so so sorry for the extended hiatus from my blog.  My Dear Husband surprised us with a Disney vacation while he was off of work for vacation!  How sweet. 

Anyhow, it was a HUGE challenge to eat vegan in Disney.  Not so much that there weren’t many choices.  I just wasn’t really prepared for how HUNGRY I was going to be walking around all of the parks all day long.  And, yes, even I get tired of fruit all the time.  Anyhow, I did cheat while I was there.  I stayed as vegan as possible, but- when it came to the desserts I could help myself!  LOL!  I also gained 5 pounds, my bad. 

So, now that I am home- I am back to being 100% vegan.  I had a crazy busy weekend- but, I have LOTS of new recipes to post for you guys!!!  They are all fabulous!!!!

Here are a few photos from our wonderful time out at Disney!

A Lego Sea dragon!

The Entry to Epcot, my favorite park!

Miss Tilly's Tugboat at the top of Typhoon Lagoon

My passion. And, the one month anniversary! May 19, 2010

For those that read, and do not know me personally let me explain something:  I am passionate.  I am religiously organized, like, I probably should see someone about it.  I am passionate about sooooooo many things.  Politics, cooking, baking, learning, raising my son, Facebook (hahahaha, but mostly kind of sad.), this blog, my health, my friends….  the list goes on.

I  LOVE FOOD.  Seriously, food can make me weak in the knees.  When I think about the next thing I am going to be whipping up in the kitchen, just the thought of hand making an amazing pizza dough, or chopping up some super fresh green onions can make me need to take a cold shower.  Hahahaha.  I’ve never thought of myself as a “foodie”, only a fatty, which I guess by some proximity they can be the same.  The problem then was the foods I was craving were artificial.  They were not real.  Think about how absurd that sounds, its like craving playdough!  Excuse me while I go vomit a little.

Its been 1 month today since I gave up my diet of dead rotting animal carcasses (to quote the Skinny Bitches), and I cannot even begin to tell how amazing I feel.  In one month I have lost 6.5% of my total body weight.  I haven’t starved myself.  I seriously eat ALL the fucking time!  Exactly one month ago, I decided to get my head out of my ass, and do something good for myself.  Whats most amazing is the good my change has done for other people.  I want everyone who reads this to know that this is not a diet.  Its a lifestyle change, and I feel so incrediable that I can’t help but share it!  Its almost too easy.  I haven’t been kiling myself at the gym, hell, I don’t even belong to one.  I haven’t been eating weird things, or slugging down protien shakes, or exisiting like an air fern.  This is the miracle I have been looking for.  And, I’m kicking myself for not finding it sooner.  Its the simplest concept in the whole world, and I think, maybe, that’s why its so damn hard for us to grasp.  Nothing can ever be easy, right? 

So, my passion?   My passion is to share with the world how easy and delicious HEALTHY food can be.  It doesn’t have to be loaded with artifical flavors/colors/sweetners.  It certainly doesn’t have to be a slab of dead rotting animal flesh.  Nor, does it have to come from the teets of another speicies (Hang on, must go vomit again.) to taste amazing.  I am your proof. 

Me – 1 month age, 200lbs

Brit, Me, Jade – training for the 5k (I’m 187 in that picture)

I can see alot of the weight that came off from my face, arms, middle, and legs.  I now have a waistline!!!  WOOT WOOT!!!  Look at what a huge difference 1 month can make!

Take my word for it – Lindsy

 

5k Training – HAD to share! May 6, 2010

So, since one of my many goals is to run a 5k this year, I started training for one last week.  Today we ran 2.2 miles in 19 minutes.  I did the math.  Thats an 8 minute mile.  I have not run in SEVEN years!  I’m runing just a tiny bit slower then I did SEVEN years ago in cross country in High School! 

I AM SO PROUD OF ME!

I am so PROUD of my sister, and my bestest girlfriends that are also training to run a 5k with me.  This is truly amazing! 

Yes, my thighs do hurt.    But, its not bad enough to make me want to give up.  If anyone is interested in training with us, please join!  The program we are running is called Couch to 5k and we are looking to run a local 5k in about 2 and a half months.  Even if you have NEVER ran before- you can do this!  Here’s the information:  http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml 

Comment if you are in!    Run girl!  -Lindsy