A mere mortal, I am powerless to the influence of Oprah. After She challenged her audience to follow a vegan diet for one week, I accepted! 'What the heck, I'll give it a go,' I thought. Well, it worked! I felt healthier and more energetic at the end of the experiment. Although I have incorporated some non-vegan foods (like Greek yogurt and fish) into my diet, I would say that I am still about 80% vegan.

To complement my new, healthy lifestyle, I joined a hot yoga studio, where all of Aspen's devout yogis go to sweat and stretch. Although I've been doing yoga for years, the extreme heat nearly caused me to pass out, and I often had to leave the room for some fresh air. Nonetheless, I continued to go. After all, I did purchase the monthly, unlimited membership. I'm proud to say that after a about a week, the classes had gotten much easier, and I began to feel great!

This weekend, I was a very naughty vegan yogi! I indulged in cupcakes, deviled eggs, and even meat(!) at an Easter party. I planned on an early morning yoga class to get back on track. My alarm sounded and I cracked open my eyes to the sight of gray skies and snow! I was in no mood to get out of bed. So, I stayed in my pj's until noon.

Finally, I decided to get my lazy butt ready for an afternoon yoga class. I changed into my favorite yoga pants and red Nike tank-top when my belly started to grumble. Starved for a pre-workout snack, I looked in the fridge to find only limp celery and almond milk. I decided that an almond milk latte would suffice and shuffled over to my laptop to do a little web surfing before class. With each minute that passed as I waited for my computer to load, I grew increasingly frustrated . The longer I watched the little blue circle spin on my computer screen, my blood pressure increased until I could take it no more... CRAPPY WEATHER + EMPTY FRIDGE + ANNOYING SLOW COMPUTER = DELIVERY!

Instead of going to yoga, I ordered pasta primavera, chicken wings and a salad from Domino's. The pasta was DE-lish, but the wings were nasty--bones and fat! (The salad went in the fridge.) Hours later, the snow endured. Still unmotivated to brave the conditions for a two block walk to the yoga studio or three block walk to the grocery store, I ordered more delivery. This time, I got a thin-crust veggie pizza, chocolate lava cake, and another salad. The pizza was decent; the cake was a-mAzing! (The salad went in the fridge.)

Despite this huge overindulgence, I'm proud of myself! Why, you ask? Because I felt absolutely no guilt! That shit was good! (minus the wings) ...and I had plenty of healthy salad for the next day! Anyway, it doesn't look like Oprah stayed on the plan either. Nobody's perfect...but I'm close enough. ;)