The Bitch Train's a'comin'. All aboard!

I haven't prepped much for this big challenge I've talked myself into.  I had planned on trying a few new things with my mother-in-law when she was here, since she's vegetarian, but she's the kind of vegetarian that usually prefers grilled cheese and french fries with a big side of dessert, so there wasn't much experimenting going on.  However, if I wanted to have a big junk food binge leading up to the challenge, well, I think I got my wish there! I've indulged in almost all of my favorite things I'm sure to miss, but I could always use another good cheeseburger or three.

For the first time last night, I actually looked on the calendar to see just how far away 100 days is...it's April 10! That seems so far away!  I'm a little afraid of how hard it's going to be.  Just yesterday, we were out of coffee, so I decided to "get ready" for caffeine withdrawals with some Diet Pepsi and my best friend, Excedrin, in lieu of the coffee.  I still ended up an edgy mess with a headache.  I wonder how long I'm going to feel miserable at the beginning of the challenge, and how long it will take to start feeling wonderful (assuming that happens.  I don't see why it wouldn't).

Still, I know there's going to be some rough times ahead for my friends and family.  I'm just going to have to apologize and keep apologizing for being a crabby bitch until I get into the groove of this.  I know it's going to be an adjustment for them too, just having to remember that there's one person in the house not eating any meat products.  I just hope at the end of it all it will have been worth it for them too.