plantcentric
plantcentric
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Never say never! I never thought I'd be a vegetarian, let alone completely plant based; and I also never thought I'd write a blog. I've lost 85 lbs. in a year, my husband has lost over 100 lbs., and we've kept it off for a year now. So many people have asked how we did it, how we're keeping it off, what we eat, etc. Some have said they wish they could become vegetarian or vegan. We've had people go through our grocery cart to see what our secret is, and grocery store cashiers never fail to comment about what we're buying.
On May 1, 2010, I made a decision. I joined Weight Watchers due to a dreaded upcoming 30th Reunion. The goal was to just be able to get my wedding ring on. It wasn’t easy to change my eating habits. I was addicted to fat and sugar. My favorite food was a Mr. Hero’s Romanburger. Every day, I’d get up and have to make the decision to stay on track. At first it was a decision meal by meal; sometimes it was minute by minute. By the time the reunion came around in July, I had lost about 30 lbs. and my wedding ring fit. Awesome! I made the decision to keep going.
As I continued learning and losing, I kept "tightening up" my diet all while still keeping track of Weight Watcher Points Plus values. I read You On a Diet by Michael F. Roizen, MD and Mehmet C. Oz, Md, and started adding the Rule of 5's to our diet. Simply put: no simple sugars, white flours, high fructose corn syrup, saturated fat or trans fat. I DVR'd The Dr. Oz Show faithfully every day (still do) and started learning why eating meat was not as healthy as I thought. We watched the documentaries Forks Over Knives, Food, Inc., Super Size Me, Food Matters, etc.
A family member had a quadruple bypass, and he started following Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., MD's Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease's plant based diet. Dr. Esselstyn is Bill Clinton's heart doctor, and we knew him from the Forks Over Knives movie. We went to hear Dr. Esselstyn speak, bought his book and his son, Rip Esselstyn's book, The Engine 2 Diet, and tightened our diet again Dr. Esselstyn's way. No meat, dairy or oils. We have never felt better!
This blog is a collection of information for my personal benefit and yours. We don't preach this lifestyle. What a turnoff that would be! We only speak about it when asked. I spend at least 28 hours a week researching the health/diet connection. The information I publish here is for whoever is interested. Maybe you'll see something you'll want to pass on to someone you love. Maybe you'll want to just adopt a meatless day once a week. Maybe you'll want to "tighten up" your diet due to health reasons or the dreaded reunion. You can use this as your one place to get info from or as a branching off point. Just remember, every day: It's a Decision.
Laura
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