Starting isn't hard. Anyone can be vegan for a day. But, to make the plant-based diet a lifestyle, you must have solid goals and reasonable expectations. They key is giving yourself a break if you relapse and remind yourself why you made the choice to make the shift. You did it for love - self love. Try these 5 motivation inducing tactics I use every day to stay on track.
Read MoreThe greatest resistance to any change is fear. We fear we will lose something when we make a huge (or small) change so we hesitate. in the case against going vegan, fear of not enjoying food is resistance factor number one. We have grown up learning to eat for enjoyment and not fuel - why not do both?
Read MoreI used to eat everything - in droves. I've always been athletic and had a high metabolism so being fat wasn't ever at the front of my mind. I used to eat all types of meat, carbs, and sugars. My weakness was pastries.
Read MoreEat clean and vegan movements could not be as big as they are if what we’re eating as a society wasn’t the norm. Our world is engineered around the eating habits that support food factories and meat farms. So no, it’s not your fault. That doesn’t mean what you’re eating isn’t making you sick.
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