Vegetable Diaries: Day 5

Vegetable Diaries is my new title for anything I write pertaining to Vegetarianism.

So it's Day 5 of both being a Veggie and not drinking soda. Holy. Cow. My body has been so bloated from soda and I didn't even realize it! I haven't lost any weight (so far) but I've also been on my period so that didn't help anything, haha. But the soda crash -- oh man, if you have a choice to start drinking soda or are just thinking about quitting, quit now! The crash is HORRIBLE! I mean, physically I feel great. I have less bloating (especially around my midsection) and I'm regaining my natural energy that I had replaced with the sugars in the soda... But the crash has made me SO tired. I mean, I'm a little different in the sense that I'm severely anemic so that's already making me more tired than the average person, but add the sugar crash and I'm a zombie.

Last night I made my very own shepherds pie. Now, let me just say that I've never had a normal shepherds pie, but it always sounded good to me. I used my mandolin and sliced 2 potatoes* very thin and lined the bottom of a dish. I added cauliflower, peas and corn and poured some cheese soup (in a can) over top. I did mix the soup with milk to make it easier to evenly distribute. Then I mashed up 4 potatoes, skins and all, with about 3 TBS. of butter and about 1/3-1/2 cup of milk and some parmesan cheese. Chunky, but creamy. I put that on top of the vegetables and added about 1/3 cup of italian breadcrumbs and more parmesan cheese and baked it a total of 75 minutes at 350 F. It's freaking delicious, even with the mishaps*.

*I think next time, I'm going to boil the potatoes even before slicing so they will cook enough in the oven. I had to cook the dish 3 separate times. Yikes!

I'm proud that my first cooking session was so inspiring! My boyfriend loved it! And I didn't even have a recipe! Yay me! :)

Intake:
Morning - N/A (slept)
Afternoon - Cereal + milk; 1 bottle of water
Night - Vegetarian Shepherds Pie + berries + applesauce; 3 bottles of water

Changes:
- Little to no issues with constipation.
- De-bloating.
- Better energy.