Sadly, it ended August 28th, 2017.

*insert list of excuses here*

I lasted fourteen days… fourteen good days.  I felt confident that this was going to work.  I started to see all of the positive results every vegan talks about.  I was full of energy and physical strength.  I started to feel really light during yoga practice.  Running felt blissful and fast.  I started to believe that life really was a fairy tale.  I was feeling excited! I was going really strong until all I had left was rice and beans.  Despite being Mexican, I wasn’t strong enough to talk myself out of eating what those around me had on their plates.  First came tuna, then came cheese, then came chicken and then came beef.   Unfortunately, I underestimated Hurricane Harvey.  I did not prepare to be stuck at home for a very long week without being able to leave.   I never believed the rain would continue nonstop and I never imagined our wonderful city would be underwater.  Even though we were very blessed that our home did not get any water, we were unable to leave the neighborhood due to street flooding.

It has been close to a month since Hurricane Harvey paid a visit and it has been very emotional to see all of the devastation our city went through.  My heart goes out to all of those that were effected.  There is still so much out there we can do to help: go volunteer, help your neighbor, donate money, donate supplies, donate blood, lend a hand, lend an ear, give a hug and so much more.  The rebuilding and starting over process is never easy, but we are Houston Strong!!!

As for my Veganism… Vegan tendencies is all I can commit to at this time, but my journey to be vegan still continues.