A Greener Me: Week 4

I have made it to week four of my vegan challenge only I didn’t really make it. I enjoyed cheese and eggs Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I had planned on doing this due to our plans to go to the Red River Gorge in Kentucky with nine other friends. I could have committed and skip the Miguel’s Pizza but that feels like a sin when I only get the chance to have it once or twice a year. Excuses excuses…. So I am back on the wagon and vegan world again. Week four was kind of hard to get back into the routine but not bad. I am keeping my eyes on May 2. That is the day I will be giving blood and get a chance to look at my cholesterol. I will also do all the same tests I did several weeks ago. I am hoping for a bit of change. I have not really seen any changes in my weight, so I will be curious if there will be other benefits.

I had intended to begin juicing after returning from the Red River Gorge. It is a big commitment and I haven’t had a chance to begin. I have been busy starting my seedlings and getting caught up from work and tasks around the house. So that is my plan to begin that soon. I need to remind myself how great I feel when I juice.

I had hoped that trying vegan I would begin feeling better. This makes about 8 weeks since I haven’t had a good night sleep. It is getting the best of me. I am feeling run down, unmotivated and a bit loopy. I want to change this! So I have been watching my gluten intake but not as closely as possible. I find it hard to go vegan and gluten free.

Are you interested in the Red River Gorge? Well it is part of the Daniel Boone National Forest. It is 2.5-3 hours south of Cincinnati. If you like hiking, climbing, camping or repelling, you need to go to the park. It is a beautiful place. We try to go a few times a year. This trip we did 3 hikes and 2 I have never done before. We hiked to Natural Bridge, climbed through the rock at Cloud Splitter, and then Sunday before we headed home we hit up Indian Staircase. I have some pictures. This was a great trip because we did a few of those ‘secret trails’. Most trails are on maps and in books but there are a few not widely advertised. Possibly because they are a bit dangerous. We luckily had a few experienced hikers to help, people like me, get through some of them.