#VeganWeek Day 4: Thanks to YOU!

I hope you’re not sick of hearing how overwhelmed I am with gratitude to those who have followed the #VeganWeek…hard to believe this started as a random conversation between me and Michelle — miles apart — and became a blogging sensation.

Today, we asked you to consider making one meal or all your meals vegan, to see what it’s like.

Here are just SOME of the people who posted:

• sarahghostworld: I will be participating!! i’m a total omnivore with no plans of putting labels or restrictions on my diet, but i do have have ethical qualms about the environmental and economic impact of meat-eating. so i figured . . . .why not! i linked to both of you in my post today (here) and will be photographing my eats all day to show tomorrow! i have a 20 mile run planned, so . . . there will be a lot of them
• Kristen: I’m participating in vegan for a day: http://inspiredbydooce.blogspot.com/2009/11/blo… So far the hardest part is the pictures…I’m taking pictures of what I eat for the day and it is hard to remember to put all of the ingredients in the shot.
• nutritionista: Yay for Vegan Week/Day!! I just posted my list of 10 Reasons to Go Vegan, and I plan to post a summary of my day’s vegan eats later today. http://yournutritionista.com/post/249757081/10-…
• Megan @ Healthy Hoggin: I just put up my first post about being Vegan 4 A Day: http://wp.me/pB1yI-5q So far so good, although the second I tell myself I “can’t” have something, I seem to want it more than ever!! Isn’t it funny how that works?? I have a feeling some cheese is in my future… but not today.

And on Twitter:

• @vegetarianwife: My vegan eats http://vegetarianwife.blogspot.com/2009/11/vegan-eats.html #veganweek
• @BodyandSoulmag: some friends were doing a #VeganWeek challenge, so here are some delicious vegan recipes to try! http://ow.ly/DQiM
• @pure2raw: Twin’s 20 reasons for being #vegans in honor of #VeganWeek http://bit.ly/3P5LgK
• @dysterious: Back to the gym tomorrow I hope! Been since monday and I’m itching to go but must clean all night. + drink Stickelback vegan wine #veganweek
• @abbynormally: http://twitpic.com/q4wmz – Does this meet the requirements for #VeganWeek?

And on, and on, and on. You guys rock my world.

So does this:

If you follow me on Twitter, you noticed that I talked about moving today. We packed up our current offices, and moved to some swanky new digs that afford me an incredible view. And this hunky husband wasn’t too bad to look at, either — he helped us lug some of the heavy stuff around!

Luckily, I’d fueled up with some Kitchen Sink Granola and oatmeal, served with a splash of almond milk:

Because the moving took all morning and part of the afternoon…while on a key-copying run, I got a caffeine boost with a soy, 4-pump sugar-free hazelnut coffee:

Then finally tucked into these beauties…a salad with veggies and tahini dressing:

And a juicy grapefruit:

Ran around some more, then headed home to catch up on #VeganWeek tweets (and soothe my pacrhed throat):

While my pre-made Yuca Shepherd’s Pie casserole (Veganomicon, again) cooked, along with some Cornmeal-crusted masala brussels sprouts:

So, so good. I stuck it under the broiler for 2 minutes after baking, and the yuca topping got crispy and crunchy. And the sprouts…heaven. By the way, heaven is spicy. Just like me.

I already have plans for cooling my mouth down:

And, since I have some work to catch up on, this guy gets remote control (which is good, because Syracuse is on TV!) This means I’ll be DVR’ing Project Runway, so heaven help the person that spoils it for me.

Evil dog in the background.

So, what can you look forward to when it comes to #VeganWeek?

**The Glo Bakery bar giveaway is open until 7pmET tomorrow. ENTER NOW!

**Tomorrow, I’ll be posting about a vegan diet and weight loss. Check it out and let me know what you think!

**Jess from A Fete For Food just did an amazing post on Michelle’s blog, about the environmental impact a vegan diet has. She taught me so much!

**Catch up on all the #VeganWeek action on my page here and Michelle’s page here.

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