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Vegan restaurants not so vegan?

So I read this article today, found here, about vegan restaurants serving animal products in their food.

This is upsetting seeing as how joey and I would like to open a vegan restaurant one day. I hate for businesses to cause the general public to not have faith in that type of service/product. After the vegnews debacle that just happened (info here) it is very upsetting.

The other thing I noticed though was that there are 20 vegan restaurants in L.A. WOW. Insanity. Pittsburgh is a little behind, but we're hoping to help change that someday. We're making a 5 year plan.

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CONFESSION: I have't exercised for the last THREE days. I've been miserable, have't been feeling well. I had a tooth infection, it tends to get pretty bad (it's cracked and broken and a wisdom tooth and I need to get it fixed  asap.) It gets infected off and on, usually clears up, sometimes requires antibiotics. It's been a long time, but I finally have money to get it fixed, so I'll be looking into that real soon. Anyhow, the infection tends to make me super weak, like, holding my mascara is impossible cuz it feels so heavy type of weak.

I've also had migraines the last few days and have been napping and then going to bed really early to escape them. I take a migraine med, maxalt, which has been making me feel a bit on edge, it's causing some mood  issues I think, and I've just been miserable.

I feel better today. Tooth doesn't  hurt, so far my head doesn't hurt. I have to start getting ready for work in a min here, but when I get home I will do my c25k day that I missed. I feel terrible having missed so much this week, but man have I felt awful.

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No excuses, tonight, I exercise!
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  1. AnonymousApril 16, 2011 at 7:45 AM

    I hope you start to feel better soon. I have tooth issue going on as well, I need a crown done.

    Don't feel bad about not exercising, your body needed time to heal itself.

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  2. 135by2012April 17, 2011 at 8:25 PM

    I have the privilege of visiting two of those 20 vegan restaurants in LA. I really loved them. The food was packed with flavor and so filling.

    I am sorry for your tooth issues. But know how you feel. I had been in great paid and fighting with my broken wisdom tooth for months and just had it removed this weekend. Not pleasant, but worth being pain free when I am all healed up.

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  3. Beyond WillpowerApril 17, 2011 at 8:44 PM

    sweet pea, thanks, I need a crown as well as a wisdom tooth removed, but the wisdom tooth is a priority.

    135: That's awesome! Also, glad you got the tooth taken care of. I'm scared, how long will it take to feel better do you think? I don't currently have PAIN because it's been SO long the nerve is just dead, but it does often get infected and makes me really sick and weak and fevery with cold chills. My doc fears for me but I just don't have the money and no dental. Hope to get it soon, picking up extra hours at work and saving some money and going to a sliding scale clinic.

    Thanks for the comments!

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