Vegan?
I've officially been 90% vegetarian and 75% vegan for about 3 weeks now! It has taken me over a year to get to the point where I'm comfortable in cooking this way and planning my meals / snacks out. As all you vegans/vegetarians know there is no such thing as fast food for us! Reading The China Study is really the reason I'm trying to go 99.99% vegan, but as always there are battles in there. My main battle right now is just trying to figure out what to eat, as I can't eat soy. So ALL (rather 80%) of vegan alternative food (cheese, yogurt etc) are out of question for me. I'm grappling with the concept of eating a cup of greek yogurt a day, but also want to see aka "feel" what the difference is for my body. Already being meat and dairy free most of the time has me much more alert, feeling lighter (even thought I have no clue my before/current weight) and I have almost 0 stomach aches now YAY!
For those considering a vegan/vegetarian lifestyle my suggestions:
Be steadfast in your reasons, they will be questioned even by those that love you dearly (Read: The China Study, Watch: Forks Over Knives, Vegucation)
Transition sloooooooowly (no crash veganing allowed!)
You must have a support group (husband, children, someone that understands and doesn't ask "what do you eat then")
Be prepared to feel SO MUCH HEALTHIER and more in control of your effects on your body and your effects on the earth!
Commit to a life-change, not a fad-diet.
Make it work for you (note-my daily cup of yogurt, cheese every once-n-awhile and cow milk with my coffee from the coffee shop once a week) and don't feel guilty that you are not 100%, if you choose to go that route.
For those of you asking why? And What do you eat?....? More to come soon! My family tested my steadfastness recently, so I now know I'm ready for a good debate and thoroughly know many studies from dairy farm scientists that support a plant based, whole food diet!
















