My Story Is Comin’ Right Along…

Posted on | May 20, 2010 | 4 Comments

About three months ago, I wrote about changing my story. I had decided to get off Ativan. So far, I have systematically reduced the dose, slowly, until I have cut back by an entire milligram. I don’t mean that to sound sarcastic–a milligram is a huge deal for me. The really shocking thing is that I feel much better taking less. Go figure, right? So I’m continuing this slow taper–I’m not in a hurry because that’s how I screwed things up last time I attempted this. However, this is not an attempt, I am doing it.

I have decided to do a trial period of veganism. I will try it for one month. I have three reasons for doing this. I am disgusted by meat and our factory farming practices in this country. I have truculent pounds that refuse to come off, and in my story, I am not fat! Finally, I read that Type 2 diabetes can be reversed in some cases with a vegan diet. I’m flirting with prediabetes, and the main reason I have not done this before is that I thought I wouldn’t be able to get enough protein. I researched what I read, and the evidence is rock solid. So, I’m on the lookout for some nommy vegan recipes, since resorting to a diet of guacamole and chips isn’t going to cut it.

The most difficult part of this is going to be cooking for my guys, who have exactly zero interest in this whole endeavor. I’m either going to have to find vegan recipes that are so delicious that they won’t notice the missing meat and cheese, or find a few more very simple recipes to prepare for myself. Right now, I’m eating on a pot of lentil/chickpea curry that I made–topped with avocados and bananas, it’s pretty good. My other vegan meals are oatbran with blueberries and soy milk and roasted Brussels sprouts with baked sweet potato fries. All very good, but I’ll get sick of it soon enough if I don’t find something new. Thank goodness for the Internet, right?

The first thing I am looking up is a recipe for squash blossoms. I saw a few in a friend of mine’s garden, and I wanted to tear them off and stuff them in my mouth. Weird impulse, since I’ve never had them before. Hopefully I can find some to cook–I’m thinking the Mexican market.

Photo by Laskaris

Another thing I am working on is being more sociable. I have turned down just about every invitation to parties and events that I have received. I have a variety of reasons, but not feeling good about how I look is a huge one. Well, my inbox has three invites right now, and I’m pretty determined to go, since not going would make me a bit of a wimp in my story, and parties make stories interesting. One of them is being thrown by old high school classmates whom I haven’t seen in many years. I wouldn’t bother with that one, but I live in a pretty small town, and it seems pretty anti-social to have not gotten together with these folks much sooner.

I have not bought new clothes, other than my summer play clothes, and I need something to go out in. I’m thinking this tank or this peasant blouse. Since quitting my job and freelancing, buying a shirt is like buying furniture was previously. That’s okay, though.

So, hold me accountable. In one month, I should have attended some parties, bought something nice and lost a few pounds from being vegan (I hope!!). The Ativan should be down by another quarter milligram as well. Whoohoo!

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4 Responses to “My Story Is Comin’ Right Along…”

Kelvin Kao
May 20th, 2010 @ 2:00 am

I don’t know how you can cut on milligram. Nope, that’s not sarcasm either. It’s just that every time I try to cut or peel pills, they fall apart on me or split up rather unevenly.

Sounds like life is good. Keep this plot line going!

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Margaret
May 20th, 2010 @ 2:18 am

You have beautiful taste in clothes–I love both of those! You’d better go, or else! My older daughter was a vegan for a number of years(now she’s just a vegetarian) and they ate some great stir fry dishes, lots of tofu, made some great veggie pizzas (with fake cheese) and ate a lot of beans. Baking was difficult though; egg replacer just doesn’t work the same as eggs. I can ask her for some of her favorite vegan recipes if you want.

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Emma
May 20th, 2010 @ 3:12 pm

It’s surprising how conscious of spending we become when our income decreases, I’ve been going through the same thing it’s been over a year since I left my job. My favorite vegan recipes are seitan fajitas, black bean enchiladas, scrambled tofu with hashbrowns. After going raw any of these foods sound decadent. Years ago it was like a trend for all of my friends to become vegitarian and I didn’t do it because I hate strict rules and I didn’t want to be like everyone else, then when prop 2 was on the ballet in CA and I stopped to take a look at some of the deplorable conditions in factory farms, I became unable to eat meat. Good luck with everything.

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Pacian
May 23rd, 2010 @ 7:17 pm

I can already tell that your story has a happy ending.

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