Hello and welcome to my new blog! In the past I have had a blog documenting my
love of scrapbooking and crafting, and enjoyed it so much that I wanted to
share my vegan and running journey. I have a love for being vegan….running? Well that I am trying to love. LOL! Why start
a blog on this? Well, I have had lots of
questions regarding being “plant strong” as to, where to start?...how to
shop?...and then there are the opposers saying it’s just another diet. No, it’s
not. It’s a lifestyle and a lifestyle I choose. I agree it may not be a lifestyle for
everyone, I mean why would everyone want to feel great? Okay, something about me – I tend to say what
I think without a filter. Anyways, J (my
darling husband and my biggest supporter!) and I have tried to stay away from
meat as much as possible in the past but always end up back at the bar eating
junk…killing out bodies. That changed in
March, J had his physical for work coming up and knew it was going to be a bad
outcome. Myself, I was getting ready to
try on a pair of size 16 pants and had enough.
I talked my co-workers into starting a Summer Weight Loss Challenge I
was ready to drop this weight! First
step was my diet. I knew what I needed
to do. I’m not stupid. More veggies and fruits, whole foods,
non-processed food…that was my starting point and thank God for a husband that
wanted to join me! That was March – fast
forward to June – I am 25 lbs. lighter, J has dropped 30 lbs. AND stopped
snoring!! LOL, sorry but it was a big
deal for us. Our physicals went amazing
and all of our levels perfect. We had to
apologize to our doctor for being so “boring” as we had no pains or
aliments. He actually said that he
wished he had more “boring” patients like us.
Where to start?
Books, Blogs, where not to start!
There is a wealth of information out there that’s for sure. For us the Engine 2 diet hit home. Rip is a fire fighter as is J, and his
writing is easy to follow. Instead of
thinking “vegan” he likes to talk “plant strong” both will get you to the same
finish line…a healthy body! For me
Vegucated hit me the hardest. I am an
animal lover and learning more about how our farm animals are treated just did
me in. I love this quote – “I’ve often said that if slaughterhouses had
glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian.” – Paul McCartney.
So, now you’ve read the books or watched the videos time to
go crazy and buy everything you can!! Easy
mistake. Yes there are those stock up
items that are great to have, but I have found buying them as needed works just
as well. My number one tip – plan your
meals for the week starting with a grocery list as well. Looking for that great meal to make Pinterest
rocks my ever loving world! Start an
account and start pinning! And look for
those recipes where you know what all the ingredients really are (or google if
you’re not sure about one). After you
have that list time to go shopping. I
find that what works best for our family is having everything ready to
grab-and-go! Sunday is normally my day
that I put on my cute apron, turn on a movie and start dicing! Fruits such as strawberries, watermelon, cantaloupe
and pineapple all get sliced up and ready to eat. Any carrots, apples, etc. get washed and put
in eyes view. Then I plan one simple
grab-and-go lunch for J and I for that week.
Normally a salad or soup of some type.
I make this up as well and we are ready for the week! Sounds like a lot, but really it’s not. Again, make
it fun turn up your iPod and burn off some calories while slicing and
dicing your way into better health!
I guess you could eat out and have this guy making your food
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Again, thank you for stopping by and I hope you stick around to enjoy this journey with me!!
xoxo
K
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