Intro

Out of the blue, without having any symptoms, my husband was diagnosed as diabetic and told by his doctor to follow the South Beach diet. After three years of eating a low-carb diet his glucose numbers have not gone down, his diabetes medication has been increased, and we are both on medication to lower our cholesterol levels.

After reading "Reverse Diabetes Now" by Neal D. Barnard, MD, we have decided to try instead, a low-fat vegan diet. According to the book, we can expect to see a change in as little as three weeks.

Both of us being life-long meat and dairy eaters, this is big change in our lives, but I don't think it will be a particularly difficult one. I have always been a bit uncomfortable thinking about exactly where our dinner comes from anyway, and I look forward to the challenge of creating delicious, satisfying meals in a new way.

We've been easing into the change by trying out some vegetarian dishes the past few weeks while we use up all the 'animal products' we have around the house, because once we start, we want to be very strict for the entire three week period.

Through this blog I plan to chronicle our journey to a vegan lifestyle and any changes in my husband's glucose levels; and hopefully, our cholesterol will go down and I will drop a few pounds!








Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Day 11- 243

Breakfast:  Oatmeal

Lunch:  Leftovers

Dinner:  Trader Joe's Shiitake Mushrooms and Tofu in Black Pepper Sauce with Rice.

See the "V" on the bottom left of the box? That means it's vegan... I'm learning.  It was good, but pretty peppery.  It's nice to not have to cook or even think about dinner every day.

While at Trader Joe's I also picked up some snacks. Brown Rice Marshmallow Treats (vegan!) and some Spicy Hummus Dip (contains no animal fats, but is "manufactured on shared equipment with peanuts, eggs, milk, wheat, tree nuts, soy, fish, and shellfish"... well, I guess we're taking our chances that not too much milk or eggs tainted the equipment!

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