Roy's Weekly Blog September 22, 2017
Roy's Individual Plan
- Three meals a day only and tracking these meals in LiveStrong’s app
- NO sugar, processed foods, or dairy (including diet sodas)
- Avoid oils
- Plant based meals at least twice a day
- Poultry or fish consumption limited to 4oz or less daily
Blog Entry
This week has been a challenge, as I lost one of my dearest cousins to the very conditions this website was created to help family members avoid. Rest in peace Cliff!
I have been working with several family members that want to live this life style, the question regarding protein and where it comes from on a plant based diet has been raised. Well the answer is it comes from plants! Beans, nuts, and leafy greens. These are the main sources for protein I consume. There are many recipes on youtube for delicious protein shakes that feature hemp, beans, greens and nuts that deliver as high as 30 grams of protein in one meal without dairy, sugar, or being highly process.
Education is the key to succeeding with this lifestyle. It is important to know what to eat and why you are eating it, seek alternative foods and be creative, and truly understand the beneficial aspects of this way of eating. There are many videos, books, and articles on this site that help me on my journey. Everyone needs to experience their own educational expedition, whether it be by following using my discoveries or by self-enlightenment. Just like every other learned behavior, there is education then the development of habits. If you don’t understand what you are doing or why you are doing it, building good habits become somewhat impossible.
I am enjoying the craving free lifestyle where my body tells me when to eat. There are times when I just don’t have and appetite for the entire day, but there are times when a huge salad or grain bowl is absolutely required. My energy levels are off the chart, turning my workouts into very productive 30-minute sessions. I’m up early, make the bed, workout, hydrate, and THEN I start work the normal time these days.
The weight is still falling off at about 2 pounds a week. Sorry for missing the post for last week, but it was just too busy to post. If you need support, kickstart, or encouragement please reach out! Most importantly read, watch, explore, then switch to this lifestyle, it may save your life.
Video of the Week
This is really a funny interaction between a little girl and 300 pound defensive linemen David Carter.