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I'm sorry I have failed to provide a follow-up until now. I was feeling bad about what I had to tell...
Good news, bad news, good news:

The 1st good news is that I started feeling better. The headache subsided and the general achiness disapated.
Bad news- I ate meat. (I'm still 'flirting,' and my primary focus is to remove all meat from my diet. I'm trying to reduce dairy, but not pulling that totally just yet.) I was feeling horrible and hubby wanted to get me out of the house and said some friends invited us out to eat, and it was a local Japanese restaurant that has the primary focus on sushi. I love me some sushi so gave in and indulged. I'm not positive that was what made me feel better (physically), but I definitely started feeling better later that evening.
The 2nd good news is that I've been back on the no-meat wagon for a good couple of weeks now and feeling good. Yay! Occasionally not feeling so great, but not like that first time. :)

Readygurl- Funny you should mention the zit attack because I've been having that problem off/on for a couple of weeks - and not necessarily related to any 'monthly' stuff. I hope that doesn't go on for much longer. Ugh!

Thank you all for your suggestions and support. I'll try to keep you posted - and please keep the suggestions and ideas coming! :)

For me sweets are like drugs in the way that the more I eat, the more I crave. If I do not engage in sweet foods the cravings go away and I feel so much better, but as soon as I give in I have to almost go through a withdrawel again.

I went vegetarian about 3 weeks ago and found I had some mild side effects for about one week. I was a very heavy meat eater. I feel extremely hungry all the time, lightheaded and dizzy and just kind of weird-but now I feel the best I ever have and I know that when I start to go vegan (almost there) that I will feel even better. Hang in there and good luck! :)

Im in the same boat. I cant kick the sugar. Ive been good about the meat, that hasnt been hard. Ive cheated a little with eggs and cheese, but not much. It seems I do this more when Im to tired to cook and my husband wants chinese or pizza. Maybe I need to make more of the peanut butter cups because I did better when I had those handy, even though Id eat a bunch throughout the day. I did make them smaller in the mini cups. I just cant kick the coconut m&ms and almond snickers...and my husband bought me a bunch of junk for valentines and I ate most of it. I keep telling myself that all three catagories are hard to kick at the same time and once I conquer the dairy and meat, then the sugar is next. Oh, and smores...

On another note, is anyone feeling dizzy at times? is it part of detox?

I love sweets too! I used to never keep them in the house, because I could control my intake much better if they're not around. But, then I would binge when I was at family things or special occassions since I never ate them. The refined sugar is so addictive, But with the new recipes, it's easier to stop at a healthy amount!

That's one of my favorite thing about Alicia! She encourages us to indulge our sweet teeth, just in a healthier way :) When I looked at the vegan meal plan, and saw chocolate chips in the pumpkin bread for breakfast on the first day I knew I could do it :)

I just made her Crispy Peanut Butter Treats last night. They taste so naughty and delicious, but I made them w/o chocolate, which makes them superhero food! Even my non-vegan baker roommate thought they were amazing. Throw in some non-dairy, non-sugar chocolate chips and you have an indulgent and kind dessert :)