Jonster's Thoughts and Jonisms

This is my first week of doing this Vegan thing for real, not foraging while traveling. I'm wrapping up 3 weeks with a pure plant based diet with no sweetener except fruits and honey. Honey isn't Vegan, but that's what my doc told me to use as a sweetener, over maple syrup even. I have the honey sourced locally and hardly use it for much. I'm also not eating dairy or eggs. If it comes from a plant, I can eat it. If it's made in a plant, I can't. My weight bottomed out at 139 and is now hovering at 143 from being 150 for years. I'm 5' 8 & 3/4" on a good day. I feel great. I seriously think my mind is firing on all cylinders. I think smarter. The hardest thing was eliminating sugar. I did have withdrawals for about a week. And I didn't realize how much crap has dairy and eggs. I love dairy and eggs! I have had luck traveling, but, it takes a bit of work, like Ubering to a Vegan restaurant in a foreign city, settling for tasteless ...

  What I’ve experienced so far: 1: I lost 11 pounds and I only weighed 150 to start. 2: It’s almost impossible to find ANY vegan food when traveling for business, especially at hotels, even 5 star hotels. 3: Indian restaurants have some of the best vegan food I’ve eaten, including the recipes I’ve tried. 4: From my research on the web, most vegan web hits are full of surprisingly pretentious hateful people spewing their arrogant attitudes towards non-vegans. 5: I LOVE the way I feel. 6: My senses are on overdrive. 7: My appetite is super active. 8: I can smell scents I’ve never before been able. 9: Eating is more enjoyable than ever before in my life 10: I love dates ( I've always hated them )