Back at it...Round 2 of the 21-day Vegan Kick Start

We are officially on Day 6, but I will give the quickie catch-up of the previous week.

The last 21-day was in 2009. I completed the whole thing and was very successful. Lost 15 pounds, discovered some new fav' recipes and walked around with a grin on my face (mostly without my knowledge - my body was just grateful). From there I spiraled down, down, down. So now that I've see what's 'down' there, I'm ready for another go at the vegan kick start and a vegan lifestyle.

Day 1 was January 3, 2011 - I was pleasantly surprised to get a very sweet and encouraging voicemail from Alicia Sylverstone on my cell phone. The vegan kick-start website has improved greatly and if offers a daily short vidoe (1 - 3 minutes) giving my the what's up for the day. I started the morning off with a spinach/mango smoothie which I discovered while trying out some raw foods - love it! And such a pretty color! Lunch was a quinoa salad and a falafel wrap on the way to school. Mix in some fruit and veggies and I would say the day was a success.

The rest of the week was right on track till Friday night - my cheese-crack dealer came calling and my resistance was low. That brings me to this morning, suffering a queso hangover and begging forgiveness from
Daiya the patron saint of dairy-free cheese.
So what is on the plate today? For breakfast a simply-scrumptious plate of Vegan Banana Pancakes, fresh sqeezed OJ and coffee (no pics as my hands quickly shoved them down my throat before I could get my camera lens cap off). Lunch will likely be some leftover Baked Falafel that I made previously in the week with a lovely side salad. Dinner tonight will either be my favorite potato tacos or Vegan Fishcakes; I'll let you know who wins.