Last week was easy. What I lacked in sustenance, I made up in excitement and anticipation. I imagine this week will be considerably harder. I’ve started a new craving that’s making life miserable. I just want to eat a salad. I keep picturing delicious salads with all these wonderful tomatoes and sunflower seeds and all kinds of good things that grow out of the ground. I think this week I need to figure out how to get my hands on some produce. I hear grocery stores throw stuff away all the time…

“In the United States, Canada, and Europe, some bakeries, grocery stores, or restaurants will routinely donate food according to a Good Samaritan Food Donation Act, but more often, because of health laws or company policy, they are required to discard food items by the expiration date, because of overstock, being overly ripened, spoiled, cosmetically imperfect, or blemished. If disposed of “as is” and not destroyed, some of this food may be made “safer” for consumption if properly decontaminated and spoiled ruminates are removed.” -Wikipedia

Day 8
Today was easier than it should have been. I’m on the “safety committee” at work and we had a lunch meeting today. I don’t think freeganism is the healthiest way to live.

I haven’t had a can of coke in about a hundred years. I hope freeganism doesn’t make me fat.

Day 9
9:22AM
I haven’t eaten yet today. I don’t feel well. I hope my absence of health is not related to my current freegan lifestyle. I still have a microwave meal someone gave me last week if for some reason I feel hungry again. Ever.

4:51PM
I ate that microwave meal. It was Turkey and “dressing.” I heated it up before tutoring mathematics to high school students. They all complained that something smelled like chicken soup. I kept quiet.

8:22PM
After working out, I was starving. I went to my friend’s house and she gave me this guy.

Day 10
9:41AM
This morning I am starving. Jesse Wayne called me to tell me he snagged some organic raisins from the Nashville Film Festival. I’m going to try to go get them later. In the meantime, today sucks.

1:45PM

Generous coworker gave me this popcorn. I was so relieved, but burned it real bad. I still ate it.

8:10PM
Lalie and I went to Mad Donna’s. I told her I wouldn’t be buying anything. She shared her nachos with me.

They were pretty great. I decided not to let everyone buy me stuff anymore. It feels too easy.

Day 11
Today I had lunch with my band and the recording engineers doing our EP. I wasn’t going to buy anything, but one of the dudes hooked me up with a $3 kid’s meal. There were a bunch of orange slices by the drinks, so I supplemented my meal.

My mom and grandma stopped by my house on their trek from Florida to NY. At first I planned on gaining their sympathy and getting them to buy me groceries, but I really am through letting people just buy me stuff. They wanted to get me some fruit but I said no way. They did take me to dinner at Jackson’s though. My grandma didn’t finish her “Rio Roll” so I took it home.

Day 12
Today I spent all day in the studio. I heard some vague comments about “lunch,” but it never happened. There was a lot of candy though.

We finished around 6PM and I watched everyone eat burritos. Jon offered me chips, but I’ve also decided not to take just anything simply because it’s free. Last week I felt horrible. Chips are not appealing to me normally so I shot them down. When I got home I was physically shaking. Luckily my grandma’s sandwich was still in the fridge. I really need to get on the whole healthy free bandwagon soon.

Day 13
Today I was feeling pretty much done with life. I ended up taking my dog for a walk with the BF. He bought me lunch.

It was the healthiest thing I’ve eaten all week. I feel pretty good now and the day is about over.
I’ve been supplementing with organic raisins and fruit leather from the Nashville Film Festival. Thanks to Jesse.

Day 14
Today was pretty awesome. Accounting has been working overtime lately and they ordered a bunch of food. They gave me quite a bit of it. I enjoyed an egg roll and am saving the rest of this stuff.

In the background you can see the pretzel “nuggets” from the Nashville Film Festival that I’ve enjoyed all day. I also have been eating more organic raisins. I don’t know what I’m gonna do when the fest is over. It’s really keeping me together right now.

Working out was next to impossible tonight. I’m not sure how I even made it through.

Week two was a success overall, but I didn’t really do a good job of finding produce. Next week will be better.

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