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Aw, this is cute

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Bikes: they can go places that cars can't.

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Day 4 Vegan Update

I had my work dinner yesterday and it went extremely well. My anxiety was all for nothing, the worst I got after ordering veggies and steamed rice was my boss suggesting that I was missing out. I told him that meat tastes good but that what I had chosen was better for me and he agreed. That was it. Day 4 feels great. It already feels perfectly normal and my dad and I are going to have dinner together tomorrow night at a restaurant that caters to both vegetarians and vegans. This is making my life better. I have this new confidence that is not based on looks, but pride. I have gotten up early enough to put more thought into styling myself again and I received a compliment on my look today. I'm on cloud 9, I hope there is no crash coming.

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Breakfast: strawberrys, banana and mandarin oranges.

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Day 2 of being Vegan

Today I woke up on the right side of the bed (literally and figuratively). I woke up cuddled up with my puppy, and feeling so proud of the changes that I'm making. I really didn't expect to feel this awesome. I have been slightly dehydrated and have a mild headache but I honestly feel my soul is glowing. It isn't hard. I thought this would be really hard, I put it off for so long. The truth is that it's easy. Maybe a little less convenient (but not even, really) but it's easy to be kind. And once I decided that eating eggs and cheese was not kind, it was really easy to make the change.

I am a little apprehensive about "coming out". I thought I would have more time to transition before I had to deal with the 10th degree. My friend at work decided to quit her job and move back home to California (where we all migrated from for work) so we are having a going away dinner for her tomorrow. We're going to a hibachi style restaurant where they cook at a table side grill. While they were able to accommodate my vegetarian preferences in the past, I am just worried that my bosses will make a big deal about it. They are very sweet and understanding about me being a vegetarian, but they buy us all lunch each week and I know certain places just won't have something that is vegan. I am dreading the day I have to say, "I think I'm just gonna go home for lunch." Only because they will ask me a million questions. Not to mention the company parties where they already had to scramble to accommodate a vegetarian, can you imagine them trying to feed a vegan? I am more than likely going to bring a vegan dish for everyone to try so that they don't have to worry about it. My vegan enchiladas are always a crowd please. 

I guess I just wanted to express those anxieties. I know everything will be OK and no matter what happens I know I am making the best decision, but I had to get it out. I live in a place where I don't know that many people and I don't know any vegetarians, let alone vegans. Please, if you'd like to connect and offer any advice or wisdom or anything, my heart is open to you.

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Workout Log

I’m lucky enough to have a home gym and a husband who is a strength coach, so he pretty much took care of my programming here.

Warm Up: 3 mins jump rope 10 squats (45#, just the bar)

Lift: 5 squats 65# 5 squats 75# 10 squats 88#

5 sets of 6 goblet squats 35# kettle bell

3 sets of 10  Superset Leg Lifts/Hamstring curls 35#

Abs: 3 x 30 sec plank

Cool Down: Yoga 5 mins mixed in with various leg stretches

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A Huge victory for me, I started lifting weights today!

Today I completed my first successful lift in over a year. I'm feeling intensely proud because I've put this off for so long, making excuses and hiding behind fear. Last time I'd lifted was before I had a steel rod hammered through my tibia. What's that? Oh is it time for a little back story? Well, okay. In 2013 I was on a roll lifting weights at the gym each morning at 5 am, 4 days a week. I'd developed a sudden passion for fitness and health and I tell you, I was on a fucking roll! By Halloween I had lost 15 lbs of fat and my body was already looking better. I dressed up in my cutest dead girl outfit complete with a tight, collared Wednesday Addams getup and started pre-gaming with some friends before hitting a zombie themed pub crawl. I am embarrassed to admit that I was hammered by the 3rd stop and on our way to the 4th I had stumbled and broken my leg. I got into a cab and went home and slept before going to the hospital. When I woke up to pee I tried to walk on it because I'd forgotten all about my little accident. 5 days later, after having surgery and getting several pieces of permanent hardware, I was released from the hospital. I was on strict bed rest for weeks and was not allowed to even attempt walking for 2 months. My surgeon praised me on how quickly I was recovering when I walked into his office with no crutches or canes only 4 months after surgery. I could have began lifting then, but I just kept putting it off. I continued with junk food and excuses and the couch for far too long but today, even though I didn't want to, I fucking did it. This feels awesome. I just had to share that.

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Lunch: 1c veggie/tofu stirfry, 1c kung pao tofu

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Breakfast: 2 scoops of vegan chocolate protein powder, 1 tbsp peanut butter, 10 oz coconut milk.

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every single person you know has something in their life and past that is probably worth collapsing to the ground in an uncontrollably sobbing heap over, so be nice to each other and tell good jokes

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Note to self.

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