I sort of cheated on the list, because as much as I care about the earth, it was never enough to motivate me to do half those things. The veganism and all-natural-everything were pregnancy-inspired. If I'm going to create a new life, I'm not about to build it out of MSG and dioxin. I used to eat chicken and dairy, but a couple rounds of salmonella (one of which you were fortunate enough to witness) cured me of any desire to lick a chicken. I started reading a lot about nutrition after finding out that I was pregnant and subsequently phased out dairy too, along with all the processed foods I was hooked on.
I totally love it. Not that I never crave a big cheesy handful of Doritos or something similarly awful, but I'm eating a lot better now than I ever did before. I've had to learn to cook -- finally -- and my husband, who's always been a great cook, is excited about having a whole new genre to experiment in. The other day I mentioned lasagna, and he threw together a vegan lasagna with ingredients we had on hand. It was SO much better than the tv dinner version I was thinking of.
Aside from the "Wow, real food is yummy" issue, I feel a lot better. My morning sickness went away once I went vegan, and I haven't had any of the other pregnancy symptoms I was warned about. I have more steady energy and mood, and I feel sharper mentally. Plus, my baby's going to live forever and never get sick, so you know, that's good.
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Date: 2009-04-23 05:24 pm (UTC)I sort of cheated on the list, because as much as I care about the earth, it was never enough to motivate me to do half those things. The veganism and all-natural-everything were pregnancy-inspired. If I'm going to create a new life, I'm not about to build it out of MSG and dioxin. I used to eat chicken and dairy, but a couple rounds of salmonella (one of which you were fortunate enough to witness) cured me of any desire to lick a chicken. I started reading a lot about nutrition after finding out that I was pregnant and subsequently phased out dairy too, along with all the processed foods I was hooked on.
I totally love it. Not that I never crave a big cheesy handful of Doritos or something similarly awful, but I'm eating a lot better now than I ever did before. I've had to learn to cook -- finally -- and my husband, who's always been a great cook, is excited about having a whole new genre to experiment in. The other day I mentioned lasagna, and he threw together a vegan lasagna with ingredients we had on hand. It was SO much better than the tv dinner version I was thinking of.
Aside from the "Wow, real food is yummy" issue, I feel a lot better. My morning sickness went away once I went vegan, and I haven't had any of the other pregnancy symptoms I was warned about. I have more steady energy and mood, and I feel sharper mentally. Plus, my baby's going to live forever and never get sick, so you know, that's good.