The Challenge of Going Vegan

[handmade34]

15. nah...

the biggest challenge is, unfortunately, social... many people not accepting of how others eat

I am not dogmatic about it but find that my diet is primarily vegan... I don't have a private chef (in fact most of the time don't have a kitchen...work 'on the road') usually shop at regular corner grocery stores and spend less money on food than I did years ago.

Anyone who says it is too difficult to eat healthy (vegetarian/vegan) is not informed, motivated or lack self-discipline (I admit- the toughest) ...I was mostly vegetarian and at the end of last year(because I want to buy a cheap life ins policy) gave up all processed food -esp. all added sugars- my diet consists of fruit, vegetables, grains, sometimes nuts... I have lost 25lbs... I just gave blood Sat. and my vitals were: BP: 100/69, pulse: 68, hemoglobin: 14+

I carry a slow cooker with me, also olive oil, braggs, a water filter pitcher... and cloth shopping bags!

my partner wasn't so careful about food and ate lots of meat, processed food, etc... until... an eye exam a month ago showed serious problems. He got into a doc... lab results were pretty bad and he immediately took on my way of eating for his own and in just a couple of weeks has lost 8 lbs... blood sugar level went from 300 to a fasting reading of 110 yesterday...

all it takes is the right motivation to want to do it... maybe just caring about the earth and our life blood- the source of our very life -collectively- (the environment) should be enough!!