I am about 2. 5 weeks into living a plant-based diet and I
have had no cravings. Don’t get me wrong
I have thought about buffalo chicken wings, crab cheese wontons and even
Thanksgiving dinner. I have not craved
them though but have just realized that I wont have them anyone, not even just
one last taste. I have even thought if
it would be okay to just have it on one special occasion a year and my instinct
is no. The idea of meat, dairy, eggs and
sugar mortifies me now and to be honest I am getting close to eliminating oils
since they are not sitting well with my stomach. I feel like these foods are the most toxic
thing ever and in many ways these foods are toxic, even if most of western
civilization does not agree. I have evolved
as a person and I proud of my commitments.
As the clock hit midnight and 2013 began I had no faith that
I would be able to kick the cravings I had for the rich foods I loved but I
knew I wanted to get into my cute black and white dress. I knew something would need to be done but I
just did not know what that something was.
I had put together several actions steps to start moving forward in the direction
of this commitment to my health. Yes, I
wanted to add plant-based foods to my diet as there was barely any in it. Yes, I wanted to start running again. Yes, I wanted to do a 10-day cleanse to help
kick-start everything and yes I was going to do one-month of yoga.
The switch that made my current path so visible to me was
three things- the emotion and excitement I felt as I imagined myself in that
dress. The norovirus I got that empty my
stomach out and made me appreciate good food and the fact that eating one piece
of meat had me in pain for over 6 hours.
The last piece that tied this all together was the documentary, Forks
over Knives. I am not saying that
everything in that movie was 100% truth as it is one perspective on health that
had a lot of scientific evidence but than again the complete opposite probably
has the same amount of evidence. The big
message of the movie just resonated with me and I knew that I wanted to be on a
plant-based diet. I think once you shift
from needing something to wanting something your commitment towards it totally
changes.
I am truly grateful for the commitment I have towards my
health and the changes that I truly want to make and enjoy making.
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