Lethargic-ness (Is that a word???)

Hey everybody. Remember when I told you that I ate meatballs? (From IKEA!!!) Well, the next day I had to eat steak. Involuntarily. We went to have dinner at a friend's house, and my (genius) mother decided not to tell the host that I'm vegetarian. Or pescatarian. Whatever. So anyway, we get there, and it turns out we're eating steak with Orzo. Or Orso. I don't know how to spell it. And salad. So I just ate a lot of salad and orzo and a tiny piece of steak, because I felt like it would be offensive if I didn't eat any steak. (The host's husband had been smoking the meat, and it had taken him 5 hours. I felt bad not eating it. And I didn't want to tell the host that I was a veggie, because then she would get all flustered and make me something else, and I didn't want her to have to do that.)

So that was three days in a row of eating meat at some point in the day. And gosh was I tired on Monday! I can now confirm that not eating meat gives you more energy. I had gone to sleep pretty early on those three days, and I was still exhausted, and extremely lazy. I almost fell asleep in my cooking class! And that class is actually pretty interesting. I felt extremely lethargic, and so I'm not eating meat once again. My mom says I was probably tired because of lack of sleep, but I don't think so.

I'm going to Colorado today!!! I'm so excited. I haven't seen snow in 6 years! I seriously can't wait. But our flight is at the end of the day, so I have to wait for a really long time. We're going to go skiing. Has anyone ever gone cross-country skiing? I'm going to do it with my dad, cause I've never done it before. My brother recently broke his arm, so he definitely won't be skiing. This is the first time he is going to remember seeing snow. He can't wait  to make a snow man!

(Sorry for spelling mistakes!!!)

CHOCOLATE CAKE!

Well, as you can infer from the title of this entry, I wasn't very healthy today. I made chocolate cake. Devils Food Cake to be exact. It's so DELICIOUS! I had a ton of fun making it too. (I'll include a picture and recipe.) I think I will try to make a healthier version of this, and share it with people. The cake consists of two cake layers, sandwhiched together with delicious (and sugary) icing. I actualy messed up on the icing the first time. I used normal sugar rather than powdered/confectioners sugar, and it cam out all grainy and weird. But I did it right the second time! I'm not going to put on too much icing, 'cause that will just be way too sweet. I'm looking forward to eating it tonight at a small party we're going to!
 This cake has been described as sinfully chocolately, so if you don't like chocolate very much, don't make this!

This is how (part of) my cake turned out. The rest was eaten and enjoyed!

(I'm adding the recipe on another post, I got it from a newspaper, and I can't find it online.)

So today we went to my friend's house to discuss something VERY important, and I made the cake for that occasion. It was a Wine and Cheese dinner. I wasn't quite sure what that was, but it was really good. We had bread with Brie cheese, and grapes, and SWEDISH MEATBALLS from IKEA!!!!!!!!!!!!! I indulged in meat today... But I don't feel bad about it, because I get to have Swedish meatballs from IKEA only every two years, and I wasn't going to pass on such a delectable opportunity. So I did have meat today. And it was yummy. So that's ok. (For those who haven't had Swedish meatballs from IKEA, you better haul a** over there!)

Nope, I'm STAYING!

Hey guys! So I read an aticle today that, I think, helped me with my journey. It sort of gave me the deterination I needed to keep going. I think. Oh well. It was an article written by a VEGAN (I could never be a vegan) scientist. It said that eating colorful fruits and vegetables (spinach, blueberries) could reduce your risk of getting Alzheimer's! Which is exciting to me. Which got me to thinking, it would suck to have such a terrible disease named after you! Imagine. You walk by a person and they go: "Ugh. I HATE Alzheimer's!" And you're just there, like, "Well, I'm sorry!!!" It woud be awkward, wouldn't it be? I feel sorry for whoever has diseases named after them. Though it is a scientific discovery, so I guess it's also rewarding... Well, anyway. The point of that rant was to tell you that I have a renewed determination and will (hopefully) stay vegetarian.

I've been doing karate, and I love doing it. I actually practice almost every day, which I've never done for anything! (Like, anything. EVER.) I really want to do some other exercise, too. HOWEVER, it's Daylight Saving Time, which means I wake up to darknss. I cannot, simply cannot, wake myself up before light! It's horrible. And I defiitely can't make myself work out in the dark of the morning, and I'm way too busy in the afternoon. And I'm worried about this summer, too. Over the summer I usually eat a TON, because we go out, and my grandmas cook delicous food for me, and I NEVER exercise in the summer. I need to establish some healthy habits! I'm hoping to start running. I'll have to think of a way to do that though. Does anybody have an suggestions (for summer or otherwise)?

(SORRY FOR ANY SPELLING MISTAKES!!!)

Long time no blog!

Well, hi everyone! It's been a while since I posted anything. How many weeks has it been since I started my veggie journey? It's been at least a month, I know that much. And you know what? I'm getting sort of bored with it... I'm craving a piece of steak right now, or maybe chicken. My friend said that I should let myself eat meat once a week, but if I do that, I just know I'm going to slip. Yesterday, my mom and I were watching Create TV, and it struck me that I will nver be able to try those delicious-looking noodles they were makng, because I'm vegetarian (I know that sounds a bit extreme). I don't know if I'm going to keep doing this or not. We'll see.