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Is anybody else out there needing a post holiday detox? I know I am. I definitely did not stay vegan this holiday, vegetarian yes. I still struggle so much when around all the family with aaallllll the non-vegan food. I bring my option (yummy roasted brussel sprouts and cauliflower with toasted breadcrumbs) but I can't just eat that?! I didn't eat the ham, but my mother in law asked me what I thought of it and I said yummy! I do not think I am ready to tell them nor do I think they are ready to hear me say I'm not eating meat, much less dairy, cheese, butter... Some of you out there are stronger than me. I did have potatoe casserole, poppy seed bread, rolls, cake, salad (good:) and on and on. Ugh! Detox stat!! Hope everyone is having a great holiday!! Be safe, the blizzard here is crazy.

i stayed vegetarian for sure, and mostly vegan. i did give in to a few holiday favorites like christmas cookies, but my family helped as much as they could to keep my holiday vegan. my "detox" starts tomorrow, dec 26. i'm going to get back on my vegan horse and try and keep my diet as Superhero as i can.

Get all your non vegan food out of the house, that's first. It's too hard to say no when a platter of cheese or cake or cheese cake is staring you in the face. Then just pick up where you left off, that's what I'm doing, new day, new start!

Thanks Steph, You're right! I ate brown rice and spinach tonight for dinner and oatmeal for breakfast and already feel better. I have a long history of beating myself up for going off food programs but now I have achance to do it better. I re-read The Kind Diet again esp. about sugar and it all helped.thanks again! Yes, Forgiveness is kindness and move forward.Patricia.

I'm glad someone started this discussion, because I'm feeling a little down on myself after the holidays! I'm actually still at home until December 31st, and it continues to be a challenge! I have been doing pretty well, considering the fact that my parents are unsupportive...but I had a few slipups with dairy that I feel really bad about! I ate one chocolate that apparently had "butterfat" in it even though it was dark. And, I ordered soy cheese wontons at a restaurant that were so good I devoured them all. When I asked the waiter what kind of soy cheese they use, I realized it was a brand with casein in it. Also, I've been eating lots of sugary things and less veggies than usual because my parents' fridge has no room in it and they aren't big veggie eaters. I can't wait to go back to clean eating when I get home. My parents are taking me to babycakes bakery before I go back upstate, which I'm really excited about (they don't know it's vegan, haha). My mom humored me and took me to Gobo and Vegetarian Dim Sum House in NYC because it was my turn to pick the restaurants. Anyway, I have lots of brown rice, and I made baked beans, polenta, stuffed mushrooms, and tofu florentine...but ironically, even though my parents don't "like" vegan food, they've been taking whatever I made for lunch and adding meat to it, so I run out pretty quick. It's been a struggle eating while at home, since my food disappears and my mom keeps trying to give me milk chocolate. At least they are sort of getting the idea that my vegetarianism is "strict," but they certainly aren't making it easy for me. We are going to Bravo's for dinner tonight, and I didn't even love that restaurant when I wasn't vegan. I forgot my "Kind Diet" book at my house! So, I've been making do with my creativity and "The Vegan Table," which is a good book. Post holiday detox is right around the corner!