No, I am not turning into Frank Sinatra and "spreading the news" what I am doing is starting with my FIRST "client" today. Worked hard over the last few days and made index card recipes for her. For privacy reasons we are calling her D. D is coming by today to make a meal with me and eat it. We are going to do the first Plant Based grocery trip tomorrow. D lives with her Dad, whom I have known for years, and I am hoping he jumps on this bandwagon along with her.
D has tried lots of different things over the years and they haven't worked for her. She is ready to try this. I can only hope she feels as great as I do after her month of the Plant Based Diet.
Anyone out there thinking about doing the same, please pick up a copy of The Engine 2 Diet Plan. GREAT reading and it gives you loads of information on how to make a change in your life that will not only help you lose weight but helps you feel AWESOME!!!!!
So, if you are wanting to live longer, live better and feel like a kid again, consider a plant based diet.
Showing posts with label plant based diet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label plant based diet. Show all posts
19 March 2012
28 February 2012
Photos of proof that Plant Based Diets work
I thought I would post some of my fat pics on here for people to see the difference in my body. The pics start in 2006.
Here I am in front of the Red Neck Cafe on the West Coast at about 185 pounds.
This photo I am in New York in 2007:
I weighed about 190 pounds at that time.
Steve and I at Sandusky Park in Ohio. Road my first roller coaster there. (also my last ride on a roller coaster, thank you.)
And this last photo was taken by my eldest this past holiday 2011.
I do ride my bike in good weather, but the bulk of this weight came off due to cutting out animal meat and animal by-products (also known as liquid flesh)
Yes, I did get an allergy that caused me to give up dairy but I have been susceptible to the effects of dairy on my body for years.
Changing to a plant based diet has brought my health to a level that is amazing. I feel so great these days and I have LOADS of energy to do everything that I need to do. I have ZERO days of being "blocked up" and ZERO days of the lethargy that comes from consuming flesh, cholesterol and fat.
So check out the pics and see how my body has changed.
Here I am in front of the Red Neck Cafe on the West Coast at about 185 pounds.
This photo I am in New York in 2007:
Steve and I at Sandusky Park in Ohio. Road my first roller coaster there. (also my last ride on a roller coaster, thank you.)
And this last photo was taken by my eldest this past holiday 2011.
I do ride my bike in good weather, but the bulk of this weight came off due to cutting out animal meat and animal by-products (also known as liquid flesh)
Yes, I did get an allergy that caused me to give up dairy but I have been susceptible to the effects of dairy on my body for years.
Changing to a plant based diet has brought my health to a level that is amazing. I feel so great these days and I have LOADS of energy to do everything that I need to do. I have ZERO days of being "blocked up" and ZERO days of the lethargy that comes from consuming flesh, cholesterol and fat.
So check out the pics and see how my body has changed.
25 February 2012
The year of living Veganly.... or other bad movie title puns
So, as my readers may know, last year I discovered I had suddenly been "ALLERGIZED" or in other words, developed an allergy to dairy products.
At first this was daunting and really pissed me off.
Now, however, I have to say honestly, it was the BEST THING TO EVER HAPPEN TO ME.
Steve and I both cut all dairy out of our diets. We also cut out meats, since the way BIG FARMS feed cattle is atrocious and it also contains dairy whey or casein which was making me ill.
We were going to continue to eat fish and seafood. I was trying to coin a new term for it (peskavegan) which didn't seem to catch on... grrrr.
BUT now we are COMPLETELY plant based!
No more meat, fish, dairy or processed foods.
We shop the produce section of the grocery store and the frozen veg section and since we drink almond milk, we shop that outter ring. The only things we shop the inner isles of the grocery store for these days are grains, beans, canned tomato and cat food. (ladies monthly products as well, however I didn't think that should be typed without brackets.)
I am 43. Will be 44 in May. I feel like I am 16.
I don't have to stretch my legs before I get out of bed anymore to ward off the pain in my foot.
I can climb stairs quickly and take two at a time if I like.
I can walk up the SUPER big hill by the house to Main Street and can still hold a conversation while doing it.
I weigh 130#!
Yes, 130 pounds! I haven't been this thin since I was 20.
As soon as the weather breaks and it gets warmer up here I should be dropping those last 10 pounds by cycling all over the Great Allegheny Passage and the C&O Canal bike trail. WOOOOOOOOO!
The best thing there is I have maintained the 130# through this winter, with no exercise. Now, I am not advocating no exercise, but just saying that a plant based diet has make it easy for me to stay at this weight when I am not very active. WOOOO!
So, I am going to post a recipe a day for 30 days so that anyone who says, WELL I DON'T HAVE TIME TO COOK will have to eat their words, while eating a lovely plant based dinner!
AWESOME!
LET THE FOODING BEGIN!
At first this was daunting and really pissed me off.
Now, however, I have to say honestly, it was the BEST THING TO EVER HAPPEN TO ME.
Steve and I both cut all dairy out of our diets. We also cut out meats, since the way BIG FARMS feed cattle is atrocious and it also contains dairy whey or casein which was making me ill.
We were going to continue to eat fish and seafood. I was trying to coin a new term for it (peskavegan) which didn't seem to catch on... grrrr.
BUT now we are COMPLETELY plant based!
No more meat, fish, dairy or processed foods.
We shop the produce section of the grocery store and the frozen veg section and since we drink almond milk, we shop that outter ring. The only things we shop the inner isles of the grocery store for these days are grains, beans, canned tomato and cat food. (ladies monthly products as well, however I didn't think that should be typed without brackets.)
I am 43. Will be 44 in May. I feel like I am 16.
I don't have to stretch my legs before I get out of bed anymore to ward off the pain in my foot.
I can climb stairs quickly and take two at a time if I like.
I can walk up the SUPER big hill by the house to Main Street and can still hold a conversation while doing it.
I weigh 130#!
Yes, 130 pounds! I haven't been this thin since I was 20.
As soon as the weather breaks and it gets warmer up here I should be dropping those last 10 pounds by cycling all over the Great Allegheny Passage and the C&O Canal bike trail. WOOOOOOOOO!
The best thing there is I have maintained the 130# through this winter, with no exercise. Now, I am not advocating no exercise, but just saying that a plant based diet has make it easy for me to stay at this weight when I am not very active. WOOOO!
So, I am going to post a recipe a day for 30 days so that anyone who says, WELL I DON'T HAVE TIME TO COOK will have to eat their words, while eating a lovely plant based dinner!
AWESOME!
LET THE FOODING BEGIN!
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