Day 1 as a Vegan

We are snowed in, with nothing to do but think about what I'm going to eat next.  I'll be honest, today has been very tough.  I've eaten nothing but carbs all day long!  I kept track of a lot of the nutritional values of the foods I've consumed today and I think I'll actually gain weight if I continue as a vegan!  Maybe being snowed in has something to do with it, but I have been hungry most of the day.  I can't say the food has been terrible, in fact I've actually liked everything I've eaten, but just having to be so particular about everything I put in my mouth is a pain. 

I am feeling much better than I expected today - even without having coffee this morning and having to get up at 3:30 A.M. and seeing what looked like a replay of the Metrodome. 

This is what was left after I slashed through the canopy to release the pressure applied by approximately 250 pounds of snow.

The Food:

Breakfast:  bagel with tomato and some oatmeal with raisins.  Nothing exciting...
Lunch:  Blackbean veggie burger with alfalfa sprouts, avocado and tomato on a Pepperidge Farm Deli Flat bun.  DELICIOUS!  And some yellow corn tortilla chips to go with the homemade guacamole.
Snack:  Cream of Wheat with maple syrup.
Dinner:  Raw zucchini spaghetti with marinara sauce over Boca Chik'n patties.  This tasted just like chicken parm with crispy noodles.  I could do this again!

This is what the zucchini noodles look like when making them.

Looks like spaghetti...right?

Workout:  Today was a rest day, so I don't know how I'll feel after working out as a vegan.

Notes:  I've consumed about 2500 calories so far today and only about 75g of protein.  I really want to stay under 2000 calories and get at least 140g of protein, especially on a workout day.

I weighed in at 229 pounds last night and my goal is to lose 24 lbs over the next five weeks.  If my calorie consumption is this high, that may be a huge challenge.  As mentioned before, I am feeling pretty good for having been woken up at 3:30 a.m. by the collapse of my gazebo and not having any coffee.  This has been a nice surprise because I really expected to have a headache all day long while detoxing.