About Blog I was inspired to start this blog after witnessing the power of
eating a plant based diet first hand.
Not exact matches
Though our
eating styles vastly differed when we
first met (I focused mainly on a
plant -
based, gluten free
diet and Stacey being Paleo) I loved how we were able to see through our differences and find the common ground: The fact that we were two women seeking health for our individual bodies, able to appreciate a lifestyle different of our own.
When I
first began my journey into
plant -
based eating I followed a fairly strict Macrobiotic
diet.
When Annie
first heard the concept of a
plant based diet, she was already
eating a vegetarian
diet.
Going from a meat -
eating diet for the
first 34 years of my life into an organic,
plant based diet entirely has «spawned» some very incredible, eye opening aha's around the worlds» apart nature between
plant as food / medicine and animal flesh and products.
If you really want to run your
first marathon — the safe way, the strong way, the right way... AND do it while
eating a
plant -
based diet... this is the best decision you can possibly make.
What is the
first question you get when
eating a
plant -
based diet?
I said I do
eat a
plant -
based diet, I just pass it through a cow
first!
First,
eat a balanced and varied
diet that is heavily
plant -
based, includes all the 6 colours of the phytonutrient spectrum, yet avoids refined carbohydrates like sugar and white bread.
The
first key to revving - up metabolism is
eating a whole foods
diet: lean protein, high quality grains,
plant -
based fats and oils, fresh fruits and veggies, and drinking lots of water.
I only stress caution because I too struggled and also felt sick my
first time at the gym on the treadmill and the manager there stressed that
eating high - fat foods were so bad and encouraged me to try a healthy low - fat
plant -
based diet for good heart health and to lose weight, the American
diet isn't heart healthy.
In the
first 3 weeks, Jessica transitioned from a low - carb
diet to a low - fat
diet,
plant -
based, whole - food lifestyle, by significantly increasing her intake of fruits and vegetables and reducing her intake of animal products.Initially, she was nervous that
eating carbohydrate - rich foods would dramatically increase her insulin use, but despite this she started her program with an open mind, hopeful to experience positive change transitioning away from a low - carb
diet.
In summation, before starting any hclf
diet, I recommend that everyone do a
plant based atkins to burn out the ceramides
first and also only
eat fruit on an empty stomach and limit fruit consumption at any one time to 500 calories for women and 800 for men.