Vegan schmegan

The other day, LP and i were sitting around and i told him "i think i may try doing the vegan thing for a while." now, anyone who knows me knows that i like to eat fairly healthy. don't get me wrong, i'll go out and eat something completely decadent and not feel a lick of guilt about it, but for the most part, i eat lots of veggies and hummus and things that are fairly healthy. so this was not too surprising coming from me. what was surprising was LP responding with " you know, i was thinking the same thing and i bought a book about it." WHAT?!?!? i was blown away. i mean, he eats fairly healthy a lot of the time, but he definitely likes his burgers and pizza and stuff. needless to say, my socks were knocked off. so we started talking about it and he had bought a book called The Engine 2 Diet by a guy who is a firefighter in austin (shoutout!). the book (although the title says it's a diet book) is pretty much about the benefits of eating a plant-based diet. it says you only need to do it for 28 days to feel better and lose some weight so we thought it would be a good start. now, LP says he's only doing it for the 28 days and i may or may not do the same. but so far, i don't really mind it. the book has some pretty tasty recipes and i don't miss the meat part at all. the cheese, yes, i miss it terribly, but my willpower is pretty flippin' strong so i'm in it to win it. and as long as i get to keep eating this well, i'm fine! for example, yesterdays menu included:
-whole wheat tortillas filled with soyrizo, frozen hash browns, mushrooms and salsa
-brown rice with snap peas, carrots, red peppers, mushrooms and onions

today's menu was:
-potatoes, tofu, frozen spinach, peppers and onions cooked together
-air popped popcorn
-almonds and cherries
-whole wheat pasta with a vegetarian, low-sodium tomato based sauce which we added mushrooms, onions, frozen spinach and garlic to

so far, so good. i'll let you guys know how it continues to go and we'll see if i make to 28 days or even keep going with it!!!