Day 8: week 1 wrap up

So far on my challenge I’ve been doing pretty good. Despite giving myself the leeway to eat meat once or twice a week I haven’t yet had the urge to eat any. I thought I would crave it- especially chicken. This might just be that the novelty of the challenge hasn’t worn off yet. It will take time to tell.

One of the biggest challenges this week has been getting the motivation to actually cook my own meals. Living at home I’m definitely used to the luxury of coming home to hot dinners. Cooking isn’t something I have a particular passion for and I can’t say it’s something I have great skills at. I didn’t get the chance to go food shopping before I started this challenge so I was limited to what I could find buried in the press and down the bottom of the fridge. At the start of the week, I batch cooked a kidney bean and chickpea chili that I reheated for dinner a couple of times. I think meal prepping for the week will definitely help me feel more excited about this challenge and not feel like such a chore.

During the week I did have one accidental slip up. While in the shops I bought a packet of jellies without even thinking about what I was buying. It wasn’t until I was about halfway through the packet that I realised I was eating gelatine. This showed me that my brain is definitely still on autopilot and in the future I’ll have to be more careful about hidden animal products.