Day Fourteen

Well, I'm back in Seattle now. It was a lovely sunny weekend in San Francisco. I ate at 2 amazing Vegan restaurants! I highly recommend them to anyone who's going to the bay area anytime soon. 1. Herbivore - Justin took me here for lunch on Friday and it was fantastic. Totally reasonable prices for lunches (<$10). I ordered a "Philly Cheese Steak" sandwich.  All of the ingredients were vegan, but it tasted better than a regular philly cheese steak sandwich! I was amazed. I think I need to find more cafe-style vegan restaurants in Seattle so I can enjoy not bringing my lunch to work every day. 2. Gracias Madre - Justin, his girlfriend, and a few Accenture friends took me to this restaurant. How fantastic that I can still eat Mexican food and stick to my vegan diet! I definitely need to find a vegan Mexican restaurant in Seattle.  We all ordered sangria for our drink (YUMMY ... fresh fruit and delicious tempranillo red wine).  For my entree, I ordered the Mole Enchiladas. It was made with black beans, tomato sauce, cashew cheese, and onion. SUPER delicious. It tasted as delicious as regular meat enchiladas. There was also steamed kale on the side, and it was pretty tasty as well. I'm still getting used to eating kale :) We also went to a few normal restaurants, and I was amazed at how many vegetarian options they had. I still had to get pretty creative with some of my meals, but all in all I stuck to my diet and was always fed well. I also had the chance to go to Athleta! It's the Lululemon of the GAP family stores. I purchased the "pack anywhere" dress that I've been wanting for over a year, and it's a pretty periwinkle color. I'm excited to wear it on my cruise in April. I am also going to buy a swimsuit from them, but I need to order it online because they didn't have my size in the colors I wanted. Athleta is only located in California and in a few other major cities, so I'm really excited I got to go. Finally, Today officially marks 2 weeks since I started my "no meat, no dairy, no dessert" lifestyle, and I'm so excited for what's to come. Every day I'm learning more and more about eating healthy and taking advantage of my time at the gym. I hope you all take a second to think about your next meal, and try to cut out meat, dairy, and dessert just for one meal. I promise you will feel so much better afterwards :)