Two Years A Vegan! Before, During and Current Pictures. #FoodIsMedicine #Eat2Lose #GoVegan #LoseWeight

January 6, 2014

January 1, 2015

     New Year's Eve, it will be 2 years since I made the change from a typical American Style diet to a Whole Foods Plant Based or Vegan Style diet. I love to eat and meat was a major part of my diet. Food is comfort. Food is satisfying. Food is fun! But at the age of 58, I decided I'd had enough fun and needed to take better care of myself.

     Changing was entirely a proactive decision. No health scare needed.  I had been following Joel Kahn, M.D. on his blog for a number of months. He discussed study after study comparing variations of the American diet with a diet that is low in oil and  eliminates all animal products. The only diet that consistently resulted in across the board maximum health benefits was and is the Whole Foods Plant Based diet. 

     

     Historically, in my family, people tend to die from heart disease and cancer. Sprinkled in among my relatives are problems like obesity, peripheral vascular disease, senile dementia and Diabetes. I already had the first one and wasn't looking forward to developing the other three. So I changed my attitude from "There's no way I could ever do that!" to "This is something I have to do!" 

     Thanks to Dr. Kahn, who happened to be an old friend and to the local Plant Based Nutrition Support Group, I find myself much healthier and more fit at the age of 60 than I've been in the last 30 years. I feel younger than I did when I turned 50. My lab work and physical exam results are better than they were when I was 40.  As a bonus, I also lost over 100 lbs. That's a lot of positives without a single negative, other than having to buy all new clothes.

     As you can see from the pictures the change in my appearance has been dramatic. The feeling of well being is remarkable. Changing this one little thing has made all the difference in the world to me. My only regret is that I didn't change my ways even sooner.
New Year's Eve is almost here.  Resolve to get your health in order. Check out pbnsg.org for recipes and lots more information.

September 7, 2015