Becky Goes Veggie

I never properly thanked everyone for donating and helping me reach my goal amount so thankyou :)...

Sat, 23 Feb 2013 13:52:38 -0500

I never properly thanked everyone for donating and helping me reach my goal amount so thankyou :)

Unfortunately my uncle passed away a year ago in january, surrounded by his family. He got to see all the work we all put in fundraising for the future and all the way til the end he pushed and fought to raise awareness and money, even when it took away simply the ability to walk and move around and even be awake for long periods of time. He was fighting and cracking jokes all the way through and I’m proud to have had him as my uncle.

Only two days left

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 06:13:07 -0400

Thankyou to everyone who has got involved and donated. All of your support has meant the world to me. I hope it”s made some small difference. I’ve spoken to so many people who’ve been affected by cancer over the last month , which has only made me more determined to make it to the end. I haven’t done anything huge, but its a personal challenge for me. Its not been easy to avoid something I eat every day but it has been fun. The whole reason behind this has been because of what my Uncle is going through, and I appreciate people being so understanding. This whole blog and whole experience is dedicated to him, his family loves him very much and are with him every step of the way. If there”s anyone left who has yet to donate, I would still be hugely grateful!

Getting there! :)

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:59:36 -0400

Getting there! :)

Photo

Tue, 31 May 2011 15:12:19 -0400

If anyone gets the chance

Tue, 31 May 2011 15:02:14 -0400

There’s a piece in the evening news (The News paper) about my charity veggie month, go take a look. It’s on page 16. Huge thanks to Sam Bannister for setting that up!!

Still going up. Thankyou so much to everyone who’s given...

Thu, 26 May 2011 04:59:14 -0400

Still going up. Thankyou so much to everyone who’s given money. I can’t begin to explain how much it means to me. I’m pretty much on the homestretch now, i’m doing it until the 9th of June and we’re nearing the end of May. There’s lots of people who’ve promised money, so if you’re one of them please donate asap!

Also

Mon, 23 May 2011 05:18:54 -0400

A lot of people have asked how I’m doing it, and isn’t it hard. It is hard, but its only one small thing. Its one small thing that I hope can raise awareness and money to help anyone else who has to go through what my family is. I’ve heard so many times “haven’t you felt like crumbling?” The honest answer is no. My uncle is now in a Hospice and is spending most of his time sleeping. Any time I find it hard I just think of him, or my Dad cousins and Aunt who are all finding this so difficult. I think I can find it in me to do a month of this, if they can endure months of worry.

Week 3

Mon, 23 May 2011 05:04:55 -0400

Slowly getting used to the absence of meat. Its still odd to go out places and not immediately choose meat, but I’m finding more things I like because I’m choosing different things. Went to Costa with Mandy and instead of a steak panini, I got a cheddar tomato and pesto panini, which was so yummy. Need to spread the word a bit though, if I want to hit £200. Anyone who can (and hasn’t already) please donate, I’ll be incredibly grateful.

Still going strong

Thu, 19 May 2011 06:14:09 -0400

Almost at the end of my second week and still not touched meat. Had lots of roast dinners just minus the meat, and I don’t really miss it. It’s becoming second nature now, i’m getting so used to not having it.

I think it’s not as difficult as I thought it would be because I’m so committed to the reason i’m doing it. Which makes it incredibly easy.

Chichester today

Sat, 14 May 2011 06:03:40 -0400

May go to the Real Burger Kitchen, which I went to the other week with mum as a non veggie. But while I was there I did notice they do a lovely selection of veggie burgers so I’m excited to go and try them! Going to be a real test when Andy and his Dad will be eating the burgers I know are so yummy!

Catch up

Fri, 13 May 2011 07:54:15 -0400

So its day five, I’m nearly at the end of my first week and so far everythings gone ok! I’ve been avoiding meat at work, even though they put out chicken nuggets and I loooove those chicken nuggets. I was good though, I had my salad. Andy forgot to tell his mum I was over for dinner so had a small fail there in that she had made spag bol. No escaping the meat there! Fortunately she had veggie burgers in the freezer so I had them and some rice. Yums :) Same problem at James’s (men, seriously). His mum had gammon, chips and beans but she replaced the gammon with egg for me. Sorted! Been quite enjoying myself really, its nice to find alternatives rather than stick with the norm. Going to attempt to cook with andy on saturday, some sort of veggie meal. Thankyou again to everyone who”s donated and please anyone who hasn’t, feel free!

Please Please

Tue, 10 May 2011 14:26:15 -0400

Donate!!

Mexican Dinner

Tue, 10 May 2011 14:17:18 -0400

Had a vegetarian mexican dish tonight, which i’ve made hundreds of times before so I was happy to be able to have it for dinner during my veggie stint!

I thought i’d put the recipe on here, because it’s my boyfriends favourite meal and he’s definitely not veggie!

You’ll need:

6 Tomatoes
1 Red Onion
1 bag of Coriander
1 Green Chilli
1 Lime
2 tins of mixed beans
2 pots of sour cream
1 or 2 bags of tortilla chips.
Cheese!

You’ll need quite a big dish, like a casserole dish as theres many layers.

First of all to make the salsa, get a large bowl and chop up your tomatoes into reasonable sized chunks and dice your onion. Then chop up the coriander and chilli add into the bowl. Slice your lime in half and squeeze the juice into the salsa and mix around well.

Then crush up your crisps in the bags, and put a layer along the bottom of the dish. Then you can either microwave one tin of beans or leave them cold, either way put a layer on top of the crisps followed by a layer of the salsa. Then smother sour cream over the top and grate cheese. Repeat this process.

At this point, you can either put the dish in the oven to heat or do what me and andy do, which is to grill it so the top layer of cheese melts then we microwave it if we fancy it hot :)

It should serve four, and I should add it does look like a mess in the dish as it’s just layers piled on top of each other!

Day Two

Tue, 10 May 2011 08:14:42 -0400

Had a small fail last night, in that the corner shop doesn’t sell veggie burgers. So made some more lemon rice and snacked on cashew nuts. Surprisingly filling! Was a bit annoyed by lunch at work today. They put out chicken, beef and sausages, but nothing else. I had a cheese roll and a bowl of fruit salad in the end, but I know there’s genuine vegetarians that work here so what are they supposed to do? Madness. Making mexican tonight, its one of my favourite dinners AND its veggie, result. Will put the recipe up tonight.

Day One

Mon, 09 May 2011 12:34:52 -0400

After a succesfull meat free tester weekend and a brilliant £100 raised already, day one has been a bit slow.

However, I have completely avoided meat despite waking up and thinking “oo I may go to greggs an get a sausage roll”.

May leave the Risotto making until tomorrow/wednesday, just going to have something simple tonight. Might pop to the shops to see if they have veggie burgers. Will be much more experimental once I get a veggie cookbook :)

Thankyou again to everyone who’s donated so far,...

Sun, 08 May 2011 17:24:50 -0400

Thankyou again to everyone who’s donated so far, we’re on £71.28 at the moment, which is brilliant after 2 days! Can’t explain how grateful I am, all the support is definitely helping me keep on track :P

Hello all :) My tester weekend has gone incredibly well, I...

Sun, 08 May 2011 16:59:00 -0400

Hello all :) My tester weekend has gone incredibly well, I haven’t had one bit of meat. We had Indian takeaway last night and I ordered a vegetable korma, which is a big deal for me!

They also put meat out again at work, including the really yummy walls sausages, but I was good and had salad and some chips.

Then tonight I decided to make a proper meal so I boiled some brown rice, made a cheese omelette and a tomato, beetroot and lettuce salad. Then got a lemon and squeezed it over it the salad and rice and had a small bit of champagne balsamic vinegar with the salad. (from oil and vinegar). It was incredibly yummy, picture above minus the rice which hadn’t finished yet. Definitely going to make it again tomorrow for lunch. Attempting to make a butternut squash risotto for dinner too. Yum Yum.

Success

Sat, 07 May 2011 13:10:56 -0400

So after my little trial run today, I’m feeling quite confident. I managed to choose the veggie option even when there was curry right in front of me. I’ll be back on here on Monday, wish me luck :)

£22 :)

Sat, 07 May 2011 07:45:51 -0400

I wanted to put Leannes message on here, because I thought she worded it beautifully. Also the mystery donater was Heather, so thankyou ladies I am very grateful! “Good Luck Becky!!! The wording above the comment box has told me to tell others why I am supporting this project and why I think it is important to join… I am supporting this project because becky is amazing, I know she’ll succeed and because she is doing it for the love of a family member. Beating cancer is close to my heart and it’s important to join because I don’t think one person on this planet is safe from being affected by it whether it be through having it themselves, it affecting someone they love or someone who they love’s own loved person. And we all want to help the ones we love :] So hopefully this is a good enough start for you Becky! xx”

Thankyou so much

Sat, 07 May 2011 07:26:29 -0400

To the people who have already donated, I know Leanne did which I am hugely grateful for, she also wrote a lovely little message on the fundraising page. I would love to know who donated the other amount so if it was anyone reading this, please tell me!