Life as a Health Nut
Today marks the third day of living this dreaded vegan/exercising/early-rising life. I’ll give a brief synopsis of how things have been going and what’s to come.
Diet
The vegan diet, thus far, hasn’t been terribly difficult to follow. Other than the occasional chicken sandwich craving, I haven’t had many regrets. Of course, it’s only been three days — ask me again in three weeks. 
However, for full disclosure, I should note a few possible exceptions…
*Green tea: I bought a bottle of green tea which “contains a small amount of honey.” Not included in the ingredients, just in fine print on the bottom of the label.
*Boost protein drink: Contains “milk protein concentrate.” I started buying these last semester, but I don’t think they’re vegan-friendly. I have about six more to drink, and will not be buying any after that.
*Blueberry waffles: Contains whey powder, which apparently consists of milk. I’ll be more careful next time. (Give me a break!)
*Syrup: I bought a bottle of Valu-Time syrup containing “artificial flavors.” I don’t know that it’s not vegan, but quite frankly, that scares me. 
I’m not an anal retentive purist, so I won’t be deterred by things like a “small amount of honey.” I’m doing this diet primarily for health reasons; saving an animal or two is a bonus. 
Fitness/Early-rising
Yesterday, I woke up before my alarm; I didn’t sleep much at all the previous night. This morning, however, I happily shut off my alarm and promptly returned to sleep for an extra three hours. As a result, I missed out on my morning run. Yesterday’s workout went quite well.
Effects
Yesterday morning, I had a surge of creative energy in the morning (after my workout) that lasted a good couple of hours. I don’t know how to describe it other than that I couldn’t bring myself to do anything but brainstorm ideas, whiteboard style — and so I did! I also experienced a brief stuffy nose this morning, which may have been a detox symptom due to the diet.
Expect another update on this next week.
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