Afternoon Brittany
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Just caught up on your diary hun. More power to you for going Vegan
, it takes a lot of determination and focus, but I know if anyone can do it you can
. If you've stayed away from non veg for so many years with discipline, it only requires the same, its just about having the right mindset and I think easing yourself slowly into it is the right approach. 2 months will give you enough time to look up recipes and plan stuff that you can have in the weekdays at work and on weekends when your out. In London there are loads of Vegan restaurants popping up everywhere, its really catching on. I generally feel people are becoming more aware and taking more interest in their health rather than just relying on meds to sort them out. Diet is so important for our long term health and well being. It sounds cliché but, what we eat today is what our health will be tomorrow. I must admit 2 years ago when I was overweight (before I started SW) I used to treat my body like a human dustbin
. My only criteria when I went shopping to the supermarket was, as long as it tastes good and has the same amount of fat grams as my body, its going in the trolley :sigh:. Due to all the junk food I was eating I started to suffer from acid reflux. It got to a point where I could not hold my food down. The doctors had to prescribe me tablets which I took after food so I don't throw up
. Anyway I wont put you to sleep with my story hun, but basically I woke up one day and decided I don't want to become dependent on tablets for the rest of my life. I started doing research and reading books like you and one of the diet plans that I absolutely love and swear by is the G.I. Diet. I learned to eat food that are low in G.I and were high in alkaline. This had a fantastic affect on my body and I no longer needed the tabs and my acid reflux vanished for good
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I also made a decision to cut out red meat. I have not eaten it for 2 years. I do eat chicken on occasion and fish, but funny enough I think its just psychological, when we tell our brain we cant have something we want it more, but actually I have had weeks where I have had no meat at all and have been completely veggie. Maybe you can convert me Brittany
. I love quorn and I find I use it a lot and don't feel like I'm missing meat. When I go shopping now I really do read the food labels of everything I buy. I am looking at the fat grams, carbs and salt content especially and any E numbers. I never ever thought I would take interest in this kind of stuff but I do now
. You know what, in 2 months, just to give you company,( I don't think I can do Vegan lol) I might go vegetarian for a month or two and see how I feel.
I'm so glad you posted soup hun, you know I'm doing the challenge with the girls
that cheered me up no end
. Your soups are lovely Brittany, I remember from last year on your diary. I'm loving your carrot and lentil soup :drool:.
I am encouraging the girls this week to all share their soup recipes with one another to help others get inspired. Can I ask you for a favour hun if you don't mind, do you mind posting your yummy soup recipe up on the soup thread, the girls are going to love it !
Anyway must dash now, I need to have my own soup today
, I'm having a mixed veg soup but I've added quorn style chicken pieces to it, its really yummy and I'll be posting it on the soup thread later if you want to check it out
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I'm so happy that you've come back with a new focus, I have missed you so much
, hope going Vegan works out for you. I am doing a mixture of the G.I Diet, Calorie Counting and SW, yes I find combining all 3 works for me
. But I will look into becoming vegetarian, because if I can have quorn then I don't miss meat
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Anyway enough rambling from me lol, hope you have a nice day lovely and I look forward to catching up with you real soon ! :hug99:
Kay xx
PS. Hope the job thing worksout for you, if it doesn't I'm sure there will be plenty of other opportunities in the future. I have worked as a Retail Manager for many years, you've got great people skills, I have no doubt you will make a fab Manager one day !
