Fast Food

So my little brother really likes McDonald's, which isn't surprising, given that he's 7 and their food is basically the perfect to make your brain want more, since it has sugar, salt, and fat (the unhealthy trifecta). But I convinced him I didn't want to go there, so we went to Burger King, which I guess wasn't really a victory, but I was interested to see them marketing healthier options, like apple 'fries' and a garden salad, along with orange juice, water, and lower calorie meals. I decided to have orange juice and apple fries, which wasn't terribly satisfying, but were about the only two things I could purchase that wouldn't violate any of my rules. Technically the regular fries don't either, so I leeched some from my brother, but we can't be perfect all the time, can we?

I don't find meat terribly difficult to give up, but giving up all dairy has turned into a sport. My first choice of spaghetti sauce had parmesan cheese, so I had to pick a different marinara, which was kind of surprising. This morning I made pancakes with rice milk and bananas to replace the eggs- I think they were quite delicious. I topped them with margarine and some home-made jam.

However, I am now craving vegetables. Time to go hunting!

P.S. Corn syrup foiled my plans to have sweets, so I guess I'll have to get some sorbet or just make candy at home.

P.P.S. Fast food is terrible. I really dislike that I went to a fast food joint today, but I was at the behest of my brother. I feel like between the movie 'Super Size Me' and reading Fast Food Nation, I should never be willing to enter another fast food establishment, but man, do they get you when they convince kids to come. I feel like the toys and playplace areas need to go. Shouldn't there be some kind of regulation on advertising directly to children? At least when the product is unhealthy, anyway.

Vegan

I know I said I would post pictures every week, but I don't have a reliable scale anymore (hooray, moving back into my parents' house!), and I don't know if just the pictures would cut it.

Anyway, I decided it would be easier and just as effective for my diet to be vegan. It's something more people understand, and often times, it's easier to find things to eat. I guess I just think it works better.

I have successfully avoided chocolate and corn syrup, which are probably the hardest things to not consume. I went to eat some crackers (honey-wheat crackers) and they had high-fructose corn syrup as one of the sweeteners.

I know most vegans don't eat honey, but I really, really like it... so I'm not sure if that will go. I need to find out more about the bee-keeping industry.

In terms of the success of the diet, I think I'm losing some weight, though it's hard to be sure. My hipbones look a little more defined, so there's that. More pictures and stats when I buy a scale.