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Tuesday, July 5, 2016

30 Months a Vegan! Before and After pics. #EatLikeAGorilla #EatToLose #FoodIsMedicine #VeganDiet

Bulgur Wheat and Vegetable Stew
     Another month has come and gone leaving me still a vegan.  I'm keeping the weight off (103 lbs) by eating strictly plants with no oil and getting in my exercise every week to keep my heart pumping, my brain firing and my mood cheerful. It feels great to be healthy! I have to wonder why more people aren't working toward optimum health simply by eating whole foods from plants? 
I think the answer to that question is:

1)  Nobody told them.

2)  They aren't ready yet.

     When I changed over to a totally vegan, whole foods, plants only diet there was no health scare. I got tired of being so fat and my friend, Joel Kahn M.D. gave me enough information via his articles to convince me it was worth a try. Cows and chickens feared me back then. There was no way I was going to change my eating habits.....until I did. I was ready. I set New Year's Day 2014 as my starting point. Yada yada, I lost over 100 pounds since then just by eating. No meds, no surgery, no exercise; just eating lots and lots of fresh fruit, veggies, grains, legumes and a few nuts. When I say lots and lots I'm talking upwards of 5 pounds of food a day. I eat more and weigh less. Go figure. It feels like I'm younger now!

     I started writing this blog tonight feeling all empowered, thinking I have all the answers even if nobody is asking any questions. If you aren't ready yet, reading what I have to say probably won't make much difference. Hopefully, you won't wait until you have a health issue before you start asking.
     Instead, I'll show you my Before and After pictures. A picture is worth a thousand words, so here's two:


Me July 4, 2016 180 lbs
Totally plant powered!

Me 4 years ago 283 lbs
Omnivorous














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