Roy's Weekly Blog September 29, 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
I started spreading the word about this website, and I hope it is a source of motivation and at least a good reference point for starting a whole food plant based (wfpb) lifestyle.
Lots of travel this week to “acid” test this lifestyle and my commitment to it. My family and I visited extended family in South Carolina this week. Catching up with family that my mom had not seen for over 50 years and I have never met was a great experience. With that came the challenges of what to eat while traveling, at the hotels, and how to eat healthy while staying with family.
Eating while traveling by car was pretty easy, as I packed fresh fruit, nuts, popcorn and seeds. I found a sale on bottled water, so I purchased a case for the trip. The first night was a bit tough. There was a celebration event that started soon after our arrival, so I tried to eat there for dinner. Bad choice, there was nothing that fit my requirements accept mixed vegetables, and there was a reluctance by the servers to give me a sufficient helping. I was very hungry by the end of the program, but the fruit and nuts on the ride down held me until I was able to purchase mixed vegetables and rice from a local Chinese restaurant.
The next day, after church I found a Trader Joe’s to stock up on healthy salads, fruit, nuts, etc. We stayed at a Residence Inn, so we could prepare healthy meals from the supermarket. We did stay with a relative for a portion of the trip, and they were very accommodating to my eating preferences. Boston Market vegetable sides with a Trader Joe’s salad was very satisfying for dinner while staying over.
It turned out to be a great trip, and I was able to successfully stay on plan losing another two pounds this week. I forced myself to increase my calorie and fat intake (other than oil). Many article stress consuming enough calories to lose no more than two pounds a week to avoid possibly sending your body into starvation mode and plateauing weight loss.
The plan for this week is to continue on with the two pounds a week weight loss and ramp up exercise..
Video of the Week
Brooke Miles speaks at a 2015 TEDx event in Wilmington, Delaware.
Brooke Miles, a former-dairy-fanatic-turned-vegan, is a humorous writer and a sought-after, award-winning speaker. By day, she runs her own social media consultation firm, Delaware ShoutOut. By night, she dishes up vegan “experimental” masterpieces for her meat-and-potatoes family. Some family members even eat her food. While Brooke doesn’t expect to convert the world to veganism, she aims to educate people on nutritional choices through a light-hearted approach.