SAA, Tans and Bus Passes

Alright all you Copper Bebes and Tree Frogs hooligans, this one is for you. And me of course. [:

Hi, My name is Melanie, and I've gone 72 hours without sweets. With a change in diet, I've decided to start my own support group for sugar addicts like myself. We'll call it Sugar Addicts Anonymous. Oh how original! Teeheehee. Anywho, instead of serving cookies and juice at the end, we'll have protein shakes. Brilliant, no?

Now don't think I'm crazy for what I'm about to say. My brother knows a bit about nutrition. A few of them do actually, but particularly this one. After noticing what I eat [more like what I don't eat] he educated me on the benefits of protein. I thought I was getting enough, even though I am vegetarian. However.... He soon told me the difference between animal and plant protein break downs. So.... although I was getting enough protein for an omnivore, I was at half of what I should be for an herbivore.

Since increasing my protein intake, my sugar cravings have been tamed. For example... There is a bag of delicious chocolate chip oatmeal cookies that have been sitting on our counter since Sunday. Yes. And today is Thursday. It is absolutely fantastic to not be a sugar peon. However.... I still get tripped up on images of sugar.... I've noticed I google images of chocolate and cheesecake more than I used to.... I don't know if that's a good thing, or a bad....

You'd think that living in Hawaii has maybe boosted my tan, but sadly, it's barely noticeable still. No worries. I have roughly five years to become not albino.

Lastly, I'll mention the joys of a bus pass. I am absolutely thrilled to not have to shell out $2.50 per ride. I feel a great sense of triumph just flashing my bus card and moving on in the line. And I don't feel so bad for taking a wrong bus, or getting off at the wrong stop. Boom chief! I got the power!

Talk about a nineties flashback. Or was that eighties? In anycase, now comes the part of the day where I become a cleaned up citizen of Hawaii instead of some mangey bum that lounges around all day. Cheers!

P.s. Disclaimer- Increasing protein doesn't necessarily mean eating meat. In fact, I still do not eat meat, I have merely supplemented my diet with protein powder.