Do Vegans Eat Eggs?...

I know, I know... of course they don't.

Have you ever just reeeeeeeeally wanted to eat eggs? Ok, maybe I'm alone in this desire but I can not express how much I want eggs.

I feel like I could go into a Forest Gump rant about eggs...

-hard-boiled eggs

-soft-boiled eggs

-deviled eggs

-fried eggs

-omelets- ohhhh... that sounds soooo good!

So, you get the idea right? I'm Jones'ing for eggs. Ridiculous!

Anyway, this whole egg situation has got me thinking. I mean, if I allow myself to eat eggs, than I might as well eat dairy... I do miss cheese... especially in an omelet :P

What's stopping me?

I have some insane sense of duty to stay on the straight and narrow path for you all. You were there for me when I bitched and whined during my juice fast and have continued to offer support and I feel like I would be letting you down. Just writing that down makes me sound even crazier than I feel. Good grief!

Since I can't realistically live for the approval of my adoring fans (thank goodness I never became a rock star, haha) I have to make a eggstravagant decision in the best interest of myself, my sanity and my family.

Do any of you know how much smoother my household would run if I ate dairy? I know that I am loved but oh boyyyy... my "special diet" can be pretty restricting and cause a little bitterness trying to prepare meals.

It really would open up a lot of opportunity to actually eat the same foods- to some degree. I refuse to even consider meat. Not only am I afraid that I would get sick but I really like not eating meat.

Here's my proposal... run an experiment with eggs and a small amount of dairy for a couple weeks- or less if it looks like it's causing more problems than it's solving. By then, maybe the obsession will be out of my system and I can just get back to being a vegan again. If after the holidays dairy is still present, I will be doing another juice fast and that would be a good time to return to a plant-based diet.

Since finishing the juicing program and introducing the whole grains, my weight has plateaued. No loss and I've actually been fighting to keep 2 pounds from reappearing. They come back, then I lose them, then they return. ugh.

Some of the problem may be that I'm feeling so restricted so the things that I can have are not being limited. Brown rice is good but not if I eat enough to fill a vat. Ok, not that extreme but you get the idea.

Oh, and I've discovered many vegan cookie recipe's and do I need to explain my cookie obsession? They just make me feel... umm... pretty ;)

I love them, they love me.

I had to make a rule for myself one year to limit cookie consumption... if I wanted them, I had to make them from scratch. That actually helped because no matter the desire, sometimes you just don't want to go through all that hassle.

So.... What have I decided?

hmmm.... decision making is not my strong suit but I think I'm going to introduce eggs and a little dairy into my diet. Nothing extreme. I can't/won't drink regular milk. blecht. I think I'm just going to be a little less extreme with my cooking and maybe the fact that I "can't" have something will remove the desire to actually want it. Do you know what I mean? Am I the only person in the world that thinks like this? Aaaagggghhhh... I feel so frickin crazy! 8-)

Well, I hope this experiment works and that I'm not disappointing too many people. I'll keep you up to date with how it goes.

Happy Thanksgiving Everybody!!

My hope is that your holiday is fun and drama free :D