I am sick to the fucking gills of lighterlife, route to management, veganism...all this stuff. I have borrowed books from the library (Which is shit by the way), bought my own and googled the fricking life out of those words. Yes, I've got recipes galore but no definite word on what I can actually bloody eat. What's the point of knowing how to make a chestnut and lentil pate if I can't effing eat it??
I have found this rough guide: here , which might be alright for omnivores but, alas, not for us awkward meat dodgers.
Sorry, I think I'm winding myself up here. It's basically all I've been doing for the past four days. You know, I have said all along that I want to do route to management and it's the key to this whole process but it's starting to really fuck me off. For some reason it's really mysterious. I know the link I've posted outlines things roughly but I want all the facts laid out for me.
Because I'm being an awkward fucker, I want to plan what I'm going to do next and how I'm going to do it - what skills I need, what food to buy etc - but I feel like I'm being prevented through lack of information.
Part of me secretly even wonders if it is worth me doing route to management. The emphasis is clearly on omnivores and veggies and my diet is going to be drastically different. It seems that RTM tries hard to drum a "fresh fruit and veg" approach into people but most vegan diets are like that from the word go.
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Okay, luckily, A just phoned me and we spoke for about 45 minutes about what's been bothering me. So we decided RTM was not really designed for vegans. We established that I am keen to do RTM in order to finish LL properly. It seemed sensible, therefore, to follow RTM but be mindful that veganism probably was not a concern of those creating the plan (eg take it with a pinch of salt). A suggested I ask my Counsellor about making substitutions - beans being introduced in Week 3 in place of the 'additional protein' for example would make my life much easier. We thought that the vegan diet contains a smaller scope of food than an omni diet and that is why RTM takes such a long period to introduce foods. We thought it likely that a vegan plan would introduce food groups more quickly and focus on building calorie intake slowly.
I am going to speak to my Counsellor about it tomorrow. I have been putting it off because I feel that she doesn't take me seriously. Enough is enough though and I need her advice. At the end of the day, the worst that can happen is that she tells me a load of shit and I choose not to follow what she says. At best she can put my mind at ease and give me a load of information. Perhaps if I get it off my chest I will feel better.
I just have a bit of a nagging feeling that if I follow RTM my first few months of veganism could end up being a crappy experience...but hey, on the bright side I guess things could only get better?
Okay, bottom line: I don't have all the information on RTM yet, I am doing something unusual, it's not forever, I may have to make sacrifices. End of.
P.S. Fucking snow stopped me from running today!!! GRRRR!
