Seven days without meat and I am not weak!

[Ilsa]

I feel pretty good. I drink a detoxifying tea about once a day. The only meat I've been tempted by is bacon, which I prepare for my husband and oldest son. But I survived that yesterday and today already.

Here comes week 2!

[smbolisnch]

1. Yay!!

Way to go Ilsa! We all knew you'd do fine!! :yourock:

[CrispyQ]

2. You've got the right attitude!

:toast:



An online friend swears by this recipe for tofu bacon:

http://vegweb.com/recipes/subs/bacon1.shtml

If you try it, report back, ok?

[friesianrider]

3. Good for you!!

I know the bacon thing - it is very tempting for me, too. Have you tried Morningstar Farms fake bacon to make for yourself? I admit it isn't quite as good as the real thing, but it has much less fat and helps soothe the temptation.

Sounds like you're doing *awesome* and are very committed with lots of self-control ;) Hang in there, you know you're making a great choice for your health and the environment.

:yourock:

[Ilsa]

5. Yeah, I have some Light Life "Smart Bacon" - meatless,

made of soy, wheat, and sesame. They're okay, and helped a little the other day.

Later today, I'm having garlic portabella patties by Veggie Patch for the first time. I hope I like them.

I wrote my thread title wrong. I should have have said "Seven days without meat doesn't make one weak!" Duh. Sometimes I think I'm worse tham W when it comes to language.

[Ilsa]

6. Footnote: I just ate that

Veggie patch garlic portabella patty and it was delicious! I even put a strip of the faux bacon on it, but it wasn't necessary. Very flavorful and a very close texture to ground beef.

[Spock_is_Skeptical]

4. Yay!! Good for you, keep up the good work.

[livinginphotographs]

7. Congratulations.

I'm sure the first week is hard. Too much longer, and you won't even miss it.

[Ilsa]

8. Right now the hardest part is planning meals for the meateaters,

and making a variation of it that I can handle.

Thanks for the great encouragement, everyone!