Day 4 has come to a close and I feel good!

Hello everyone!
I am pleased to announce that since the start of this a few people have joined on with this 30-day challenge!! You should too =) Please remember though, if you have any current health situations or risks please talk to a doctor before beginning this lifestyle of eating plants! (tasty ones none the less) Anyways, Congrats and welcome on board miss Leslie, Sarah, and Meg!!

              

Today was a GOOD day! I feel great!! The first 2 days was hard. My body was feeling like it was going into starvation mode and I swear I was craving chicken all day long. Day 3 was rough. I woke up feeling ill and tired and kind of faint. But, day 4 was pure magic! I feel AWESOME! Kind of like a vitamin high I guess (although I've never been high but I'm assuming it feels something like this) lol. I'm still researching more and more each day, so the only thing I'm learning to add in each day is new things to eat and try! It's funny because I am such a go-getter girl, a just jump and see where it takes you kind of gal, but when it comes to food it's insane how much control it has over my mind! I feel like my brain is at war with my hands! Very scary to realize how much my body has gotten addicted to the junk and preservatives that's in pretty much all of our food these days, and it feels like it's fighting me to eat good stuff that's healthy and preservative free. I'm realizing that for 23 years I've been poisoning my body with chemicals, junk, preservatives, and refined bleached flour and sugar. yuck. so gross. I always thought I was in control of what I put in my mouth, but now i'm finding out that my brain is in control (or was) because it's addicted to all the wrong foods. wow. that's a big step coming from the girl who lovesss/loveddd? meat and dairy. With that being said this is what I ate today:

Breakfast: soy protein shake and a banana
Snack: organic unsalted sunflower kernels and peanuts, and strawberries
Lunch: Rice pasta with dairy free tomato sauce and veggie "ground beef" (which was amazingly yummy) and peaches.
Snack: broccoli with hummus (my new favorite)
Dinner: Rice minestronie soup with extra beans and tomato's with a cup of chocolate soymilk.
Dessert: dairy free fro yo with strawberries and rice mochi.
Vitamins: vitamin b-5, 6, 7, and 12. Calcium, and a multi-vitamin.

Workout: 7.5 miles of biking!

Let me know if you guys have any questions! Tomorrow I will be exploring the info behind soy and find out if it's really that good for us. Best of Luck!!

                            Keep Walkn' in His Grace, Michelle =)