things I have learned and had never thought about before this new diet thing...

... I did not realize just how much dairy I was eating until I forced myself to stop cold turkey! Holy cow... it was a lot. I find myself no longer feeling sick after every meal. Don't get me wrong, I miss the eating up till that sick feeling point... but the sick feeling I don't miss. And I have lost close to 6 pounds in less that 2 weeks... Umm, yea... Dairy was loving me and I was loving the dairy. But no more.
... I also have way more energy. I can actually come home from work, make and eat dinner and not just feel like sitting on the couch and doing nothing active until getting ready for bed. David and I have been going on walks a few times a week which has been fun and good for us.
... I have been reading some new literature... The Skinny Bitch Cookbook and the No-Nonsense, tough-love guide for savvy girls who want to stop eating crap and start looking fabulous! Book that comes along with it... So funny. Here are a few things I learned:
-This was the intro and thus I was hooked :P- "What's better than eating? (If you say "sex," you are either a liar or a pervert.) The answer is: Nothing! There is nothing better than eating! We're total pigs and eating is, without a doubt, our favorite thing to do."
-"Just like human milk is for baby humans, cows' milk is for baby cows. We are the only species in the planet that drinks the milk of another species. We're also the only species on the planet that drinks milk as adults. It's not only gross, it's creepy." Ummm... I never ever thought about this... it makes a lot of sense and yet I am still craving glasses of milk... hope that ends soon.
-"Brace yourself girls: Soda is liquid Satan. It is the devil. It is garbage." I have never heard any food or drink be compared to Satan... but I like this one and think it is very appropriate.
Those were just a few tidbits I have enjoyed... but I also liked the part about coffee and how it stores fat cells... too long to write on the blog... but if you are a coffee addict you should check it out. :)
As for eating, I have had a few things so far that I really enjoyed. Wraps with hummus and veggies... I made a turkey meatloaf with Almond Cheese... Non-dairy "cheese"... it is not good just sliced like a yummo slice of Tillamook... but melted, it was really quite a good meal.
All in all, it has gone pretty well and they say it only gets better, so we will see.