oprah. oprah. oprah. i love her. and i am SO sad that this is her last season because her new OWN network isn't cuttin' it. period. its not in HD and i have yet to see a show that i like. sad. anyhow... i record oprah everyday and usually find time to watch it on my days off while im folding laundry or cleaning the house. the topic of the recorded show i watched yesterday was veganism and food consumption awareness. her guests included famed food author michael pollan, author and well-known vegan kathy freston, as well as general manager of cargill meat solutions beef processing facility in fort morgan, colorado, nicole johnson-hoffman. the show was very informative and eye-opening and even included footage of oprah correspondent, lisa ling's tour through the cargill slaugherhouse with nicole johnson-hoffman. the video was graphic, but terribly interesting. johnson-hoffman did an excellent job of explaining the methods and processes of the facility during the tour. but what i found most intriguing was that after seeing the slaughter right in front of her eyes, lisa ling, a meat-eater before the tour, still eats meat after what she saw.
oprah challenged the staff of harpo studios to a 7-day vegan diet. the challenge was optional, however 378 staffers, including oprah, signed on: no meat. no milk. no animal anything. one week. so, like i have done before, i am going vegan for a week. however, my biggest challenge is not giving up animal products, its convincing my husband to get on board with me. i gave him the heads up today and he says he is going to think about it this weekend. i figured we would start on monday, after the big game this sunday. that will give us a weekend of gluttony followed by a week of cleansing. as for myself, i have done many vegan cleanses in the past. most of them including no alcohol, no caffeine, and no processed carbohydrates. because heck, i can go on a tater tot and cookie binge all week and still remain vegan. thats not the point. so, even if i cant get brian to join me, starting monday, february 7th, i will be on a vegan diet.
i purchased two new books for my kindle to get me motivated. you should too!
stay tuned for my daily journey through my 7-day vegan challenge
