Day 1

Prepping for Day 1 of this was hard. I washed and packed berries and an apple and a salad with chickpeas. That's what, 300 calories for the day? I'm typing this after I've already left for the day and I just remembered I forgot to add sprouts to my salad. Like that extra 3 calories was going to make me feel full, I guess. Even worse, I have a singing gig tonight so I am going to be in a bar ... hamburgers and bar food will be my dinner options! Are french fries vegan? Right now my plan is probably to visit Panera between work & the gig for a big salad and vegetable soup.

Clearly I don't have the food plan completely worked out yet. I'm really not clear on how I'm going to get enough protein without living on nuts, nut butter, and protein powder for the next month, which is not exactly in keeping with what we're trying to do here. Nuts are great, but PB sammiches are not the foundation of a healthy diet.

I can already see a major challenge will be sticking to the spirit, not the letter, of this challenge. Vegan bread, corn chips, pasta etc may be vegan food options, but 21 days of spaghetti and marinara sauce is not really expanding my horizons or changing my relationship with food - at least, not in a good way.

Breakfast: vegan toast with peanut butter and an almond milk protein shake

AM Snack: strawberries and blueberries

Lunch: Spinach/romaine salad, EVOO/balsamic, chickpeas

PM Snack: apple

Dinner: Black beans and rice (home, gig got canceled)