Prepared to be impressed. Let me start by saying that dieting is hard. We all know that. Now let me tell you that being a vegan is incredibly, unbelievably hard. It seems as though everything is off limits, and to be honest, it actually kind of is. Surprisingly, what I have found most difficult to give up is dairy. I would have thought desserts (you all know how my sweet tooth is) or at least bread (mmm, carbs) would have been my weakness, but I'm actually yearning for dairy. I think this is because "good for you" items that I typically tend to gravitate to while dieting are now off limits, like yogurt, a bowl of granola, my skinny cows, oh my skinny cows, and of course, cheese. God, I want some mozzarella. See! This is unusual, because I have always given top priority to the sweets in my life -- hence my need for a detox. So imagine how distraught I was when my darling coworker Natalie stood in front of me with a giant platter of delectable confections and I had to decline. She had cookie sandwiches with icing filling, for crying out loud! I told her no and she walked away. I had the urge to resort to some type of crazy Titanic-esque response where I threw my hands out and chanted, I'll never let go chocolate, I'll never let go! But I didn't, because while my sweet coworker friends would not necessarily be surprised, I do think they would be a little concerned. Okay, maybe I've changed my mind, I think I want that fudgy brownie more than I want my granola.
