"Dilbert" once said, "Change is hard. You go first."
Dear Jamie -- I applaud you for stepping back and taking a close look at the anomalies in your life, and especially for going more plant-based in your eating. Having been a vegetarian, bordering on vegan, for over 25 years, I have nonetheless been experiencing some serious heart health issues that have caused me to reassess the way I've been eating -- too much "junk" food, even though it was technically vegetarian, too much sugar, and still consuming dairy cheese. Since learning that a component in dairy cheese can cause atrial fibrillation, I've given up cheese forever. Now I'm reading Dr Joel Fuhrman's book, "Eat to Live," which has provided me with a new impetus to get rid of the "toxic" foods in my cupboards and commit to a healthy lifestyle. There is SO MUCH eye-opening information in that book!! Nobody who reads it can say it isn't extremely well-researched. The hard part for me is living in an area where I've yet to meet any vegetarians, let alone vegans, so I'm traveling this road alone. I have to reset my compass every morning (and sometimes during the day!) to make sure I keep on course. Setting clear goals for any change makes all the difference! With a clear goal of improving my heart health, I trust this new path will be worthwhile.
I wish you all the best on your new path, and look forward to reading your posts.
Thank you so much for sharing your journey with me. I love what you said about having to reset your compass every morning. That is a good piece of advice for so many different life changes. It is easy to stray from what we know in our hearts we really want to do. The book you referenced sounds like one I'll have to look into. I'm still eating meat, but have definitely been cutting out most things that come pre-packaged and preparing everything from scratch. Like you said about the book, it is eye opening once you start taking note of what is in the products we're buying.
"Dilbert" once said, "Change is hard. You go first."
Dear Jamie -- I applaud you for stepping back and taking a close look at the anomalies in your life, and especially for going more plant-based in your eating. Having been a vegetarian, bordering on vegan, for over 25 years, I have nonetheless been experiencing some serious heart health issues that have caused me to reassess the way I've been eating -- too much "junk" food, even though it was technically vegetarian, too much sugar, and still consuming dairy cheese. Since learning that a component in dairy cheese can cause atrial fibrillation, I've given up cheese forever. Now I'm reading Dr Joel Fuhrman's book, "Eat to Live," which has provided me with a new impetus to get rid of the "toxic" foods in my cupboards and commit to a healthy lifestyle. There is SO MUCH eye-opening information in that book!! Nobody who reads it can say it isn't extremely well-researched. The hard part for me is living in an area where I've yet to meet any vegetarians, let alone vegans, so I'm traveling this road alone. I have to reset my compass every morning (and sometimes during the day!) to make sure I keep on course. Setting clear goals for any change makes all the difference! With a clear goal of improving my heart health, I trust this new path will be worthwhile.
I wish you all the best on your new path, and look forward to reading your posts.
gm
That quote is so true Gloria!
Thank you so much for sharing your journey with me. I love what you said about having to reset your compass every morning. That is a good piece of advice for so many different life changes. It is easy to stray from what we know in our hearts we really want to do. The book you referenced sounds like one I'll have to look into. I'm still eating meat, but have definitely been cutting out most things that come pre-packaged and preparing everything from scratch. Like you said about the book, it is eye opening once you start taking note of what is in the products we're buying.
Good luck on your own path as well!
I've missed seeing the progress/stages of your home 'make-over".
Thanks Linda! I'm hoping to get back to renovating the house sometime soon and will share what gets done.