It's tough to be a vegan on Saturday.....

Day 2 was a little difficult because it was Saturday and that means fun which usually means eating out and such. Tyler took Ryan to GA Tech for a class on how to make Apps so Ryan wanted a donut on the way. Ryan is not even trying to take the challenge, but that is ok because we never planned to make the kids do it. Christa and I had a bagel with apple butter for breakfast which according to all labels seemed pretty vegan. Tyler has coined a new term "label" vegan meaning if no animal product is listed on the label then he is ok with it. I know there are many products out there that have animal product in them upon researching but we just can't go that far with it.

Tyler picked Ryan up after his class at GA Tech and took him to his regular computer programming class in Toco Hills. Again, food temptation everywhere. Ryan was hungry so Tyler took him to lunch before his class and Tyler ended up having a bagel with cream cheese. There is a great bagel shop in Toco Hills. Not vegan, but at least vegetarian. Usually he would have gotten a bagel sandwich with three meats on it all processed so I think we are making good steps.

Christa and I snacked on nuts and fruits all day. She apparently does not like pistachios but I told her she had to try them at least.

The REAL challenge was at dinner. We went out with the family--mom in law, sister in law, kids, friends, nieces, etc to Arena Tavern before we went to the Gwinnett Arena for the hockey game. Micheal scored us free tickets because of his awesome job. So, what would we normally get??? Chicken wings, burger, or something like that. What did we get this time? Tyler had a house salad with balsamic and a little cheese. I had nachos with no meat--just black beans and salsa, etc. with cheese. No, it is not vegan but seriously there were really no great vegan choices. Probably not a lot of vegans hang out at the Arena Tavern. Ryan had a burger with bacon--again, not even trying and Christa had noodles with butter. I love how she eats vegetarian without ever eating vegetables. Not a great way to do it but this has been a battle with her for a long time since she decided not to eat meat when she was 6 years old.

As we arrived at the Gwinnett Arena for the hockey game, I could smell the burgers and pizza but it was not horribly tempting. I am becoming more aware of how it is all around you and how you get on auto pilot when you order. You almost feel sickened to watch everyone ordering all this food knowing how bad it is for you, for the animals, and for the planet. I think Plato said something about being in a cave once and I saw a lot of cave dwellers. Of course, maybe I still dwell in the cave a bit too!

The good news is I have already lost weight just doing no meat for the last couple days. I have not felt hungry ever, but I have also not felt the same satiety as before. Experiment continues today with Super Bowl Sunday. How does one have a vegan Super Bowl party??? We shall see.