There are so many thoughts I want to "put out into the world." But, to avoid sounding super ADD I'll try my best to organize my posts, so that they are easy to reference. My husband probably wishes I could do the same when I converse with him, but I'm just not that talented, yet. You see, the thing is....when I get excited about something, I get REALLY excited. I've always been an all or nothing girl. I'm either going to work my butt off...or just sit on it. So, at the risk of sounding overenthusiastic and totally insane, jibber-jabbering on and on about my latest health kick, here goes nothing...
First off, I think you deserve a bit of a history lesson. When I was in high school (2004) I took an economics class. Once day, we watched the film Super Size Me (a documentary about a guy that eats all fast food. He goes vegan afterwards to cleanse) and at the end of the movie the girl behind me said, "there is no way anyone could really be a vegan." Side note: I'm a pot-stirrer, individualist, and I just plain like the shock factor of things sometimes. I can't help it. So, I spun around and said "watch me." That's all it took and I became a vegan for about 3 years. I was smokin' hot. I weighed about 140 lbs and felt great. Then, as a result of my immense sex appeal, I met this guy named Charlie, who wooed and teased me with perfectly grilled cheese sandwiches, sashimi and all sorts of great American delicacies like giant burgers and jello ice cream. By the time we got married in 2007, I was still eating pretty healthily but not vegan, not even vegetarian. In the first 2 years I gained 30 pounds. When I got pregnant in 2009 I was eating all sorts of ice cream, gargantuan meaty sandwiches, cheesecake, hot dogs..the works. The day before I had my beautiful daughter in March of this year, I weighed in at 228 lbs...dude, that's like almost 90 lbs gained in 2.5 years. That's freaking disgusting. Yes, I know I was pregnant blah blah blah...but 6 weeks after having her I was still at 203. People, that is just ICKY!
Fastforward....
On a recent visit back home in Michigan, my mom bought the book, The Kind Diet. While she ran some errands on day I decided to flip through it. Ummm...there are some pretty darn disturbing facts in there! I ended up reading the whole thing and put down my string cheese with triumph in my spirit. So, that's what brings us here. I've been back on the vegan bandwagon for over a week and I feel lighter, brighter and you guessed it--super excited. I've already lost 12 lbs! I'm not doing it just for the weight loss, but for all the wonderful health benefits you get from a plant-based diet. I'm also cutting out white flour and sugar whenever possible and focusing on loooots of fresh produce and solid whole grains. This is about HEALTH.
Speaking of health, I have one more point to make. Two days ago, Charlie (who is a little wary about this whole vegan thing, but knows how stubborn I am) pointed out to me that I could eat a strict vegan diet my whole life and not be healthy. Health is about total wellness which means diet, exercise and emotional stability. He's really spot on, guys. Well, I've never been good at exercising (more on that later) and I tend to run on the anxious side. Therefore, expect to see plenty of exercise tips and tricks, relaxation techniques and a whole bunch of other random stuff that sounds "healthy-ish" from me.
So...heres to a new day! A new me! I'm taking the path towards complete being and not moseying through life feeling "okay." I saw a license plate frame yesterday that read, "Going crazy, wanna come?" and that's kind of my mentality right now. I'm "Going healthy (and probably a little crazy), wanna come?" It's going to be fun, I promise.
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