Eden Vegan just getting off the ground
HELLO WORLD!
I live in Canada and work as a librarian.
I recently was given the Tony Robbins Living Health
cd set from my dad - who is a big fan of Tony Robbins.
Mom and dad learned alot from the CDs (they decided
to cut out alot of meat, and also to eat more greens)
and they decided to keep them if any of their children
would be willing to take them home and listen to them
as well. So I did.
I listened to them every day for about a week while I was
getting ready for work in the morning.
At the end of listening to them, I decided to try to make
a life change.
In the meantime, I have overhauled my diet.
I have decided to go on a strictly plant-based diet.
That means: no milk, no eggs, no meat, no animal
products whatsoever. I have also cut out yeast, wheat flour,
refined sugar, caffeine, salt (cut down) and alcohol.
I started this diet on Monday February 26.
The first few days I had couscous with lentils and spinach
for breakfast, broccoli and chickpeas for lunch, and I
made vegetable stew with pumpkin the first day. This was
not very appetizing (especially with no salt - because I
am a big salt addict) although I have been eating broccoli
with chickpeas for lunch many days to try to control my
blood sugar (I have had hypoglycemia for most of my life),
so I am used to that.
On Tuesday Feb. 27, I developed scaling red patches on my scalp.
I discontinued the new shampoo I was using, to try to
remedy that. Some things I've read suggest that the body pumps
out toxins in the first few days of detoxifying.
After the third day, I noticed a truly elevated mood
- I just felt alot more energetic and happier - less
irritable. I can't really explain that part of it.
On Friday morning March 2, I woke up after having done this for five days, and weighed myself. I had lost 10 pounds. Tony Robbins cites a woman who did this sort of diet and lost 50 pounds in 6 weeks. He interviews a Dr. Robert Young, who studies the blood, and attributes weight loss under this diet to the body reverting to a more alkaline state in which all kinds of inflammation, minerals and fat are no longer needed to buffer the body from the toxins and acid associated with sugars and cooked meats.
I also noticed that the itching and scaling of my ears died down significantly by Friday, and the red patches on my scalp were cleared up.
Really interestingly was the fact that my GP put me on the water pill for borderline high blood pressure about 3 months ago, and on the Wednesday February 20, before this diet I was at the OBGYN's office - they took my blood pressure and it was 150/90
At my GP's office the Thursday night March 1st, after I had been doing this diet for 4 days - my blood pressure was 110/70!!!!
Now about a month ago, my friend took my husband and I out for our birthdays, and so
we made plans to take her out for her birthday on Friday, she paid for us and celebrated with us, so I wanted to make sure we reciprocated, so:
On Friday night March 2nd after doing the vegan diet for 5 days, my husband and I took her out for dinner - for all-you can eat perch, chicken, french fries coleslaw and buns. I ate lots of everything, my approach before this point has been "I will do vegan 360 days of the year and the other 5 days, enjoy myself." However, after eating all of this greasy food, I really felt that there was alot of grease in my mouth that I could not break down - for about 15 minutes afterwards. I also had a pepsi when we were at the racetrack after.
In the night after eating all of this, I woke up at 4:30am and could not sleep. (which is why I am on here typing!) I had heart burn and acid, not entirely refluxing, but at the top of my stomach which was doing alot of churning around, and this was keeping me awake. Tony Robbins in his CDs says that eating alot of this kind of food causes the blood to thicken, clog up and be sluggish, so that less oxygen is getting to the system and we become enervated. Ultimately eating these big meals puts alot of pressure on the system to process it and I think that at some point he says that this can affect our sleep - what I really notice is that the plant -based diet moves through the system much more quickly - this chicken and grease is still sitting in my stomach at 7:18 the next morning.
Now that I think about it, before I was on this diet, I would wake up at least once in the night, if not more than once and sometimes be awake for awhile. I feel like while I was eating vegan however, I was sleeping through the night without getting up much - or if I was, I was able to fall right back asleep. I was also feeling more energized in the morning.
Another really interesting thing I did notice is that, before I went on this diet, I was waking up every morning with a stuffed up nose and a mucous ball in my throat. I thought I was developing an allergy to our long-haired cat, who we keep in our bedroom at nighttime. However, while I was on the diet, I was no longer waking up with these ailments. Interestingly - this morning after eating all that crap - it happened to me again that I woke up with a stuffed up nose and throat.
Another reason why I was having trouble sleeping was because my ears were ITCHING like crazy again in the middle of the night - after eating CRAP!!!!
To me, these differences are really stark and really hit it home for me how much of
a response my body has to eating bad foods.
Before I finish this post, I just wanted to mention that after surfing the internet for gluten free vegan recipes I realize that there is alot more I can do with what I'm eating. My menu for the upcoming week includes flax granola with blueberries and soy milk for breakfast, all-vegetable soup and salad made with spinach, cashews, and beans with a dressing made of silken tofu, rice milk and herbs, for lunch - and perhaps veggie ground round tomato sauce on brown rice pasta, or mashed potatoes made with rice milk and dark green veggies with almonds, all kinds of stirfrys with nuts or tofu or both, and also chilis, stews, hummus, baba ghanouj for snacking, thai stirfry with rice noodles, tofu and peanuts, stirfryed italian veggies with pesto, white beans and brown rice noodles, etc. I also carry a nut and seed mix with me for snacking.
These are my observations so far. I actually can't wait to get back to "day three" state of happiness and energy that I was able to achieve last week.
Also I should mention that I take a vitamin supplement and salmon oil supplement daily to supplement for any reduced iron or calcium intake.
I'll keep you posted!
I live in Canada and work as a librarian.
I recently was given the Tony Robbins Living Health
cd set from my dad - who is a big fan of Tony Robbins.
Mom and dad learned alot from the CDs (they decided
to cut out alot of meat, and also to eat more greens)
and they decided to keep them if any of their children
would be willing to take them home and listen to them
as well. So I did.
I listened to them every day for about a week while I was
getting ready for work in the morning.
At the end of listening to them, I decided to try to make
a life change.
In the meantime, I have overhauled my diet.
I have decided to go on a strictly plant-based diet.
That means: no milk, no eggs, no meat, no animal
products whatsoever. I have also cut out yeast, wheat flour,
refined sugar, caffeine, salt (cut down) and alcohol.
I started this diet on Monday February 26.
The first few days I had couscous with lentils and spinach
for breakfast, broccoli and chickpeas for lunch, and I
made vegetable stew with pumpkin the first day. This was
not very appetizing (especially with no salt - because I
am a big salt addict) although I have been eating broccoli
with chickpeas for lunch many days to try to control my
blood sugar (I have had hypoglycemia for most of my life),
so I am used to that.
On Tuesday Feb. 27, I developed scaling red patches on my scalp.
I discontinued the new shampoo I was using, to try to
remedy that. Some things I've read suggest that the body pumps
out toxins in the first few days of detoxifying.
After the third day, I noticed a truly elevated mood
- I just felt alot more energetic and happier - less
irritable. I can't really explain that part of it.
On Friday morning March 2, I woke up after having done this for five days, and weighed myself. I had lost 10 pounds. Tony Robbins cites a woman who did this sort of diet and lost 50 pounds in 6 weeks. He interviews a Dr. Robert Young, who studies the blood, and attributes weight loss under this diet to the body reverting to a more alkaline state in which all kinds of inflammation, minerals and fat are no longer needed to buffer the body from the toxins and acid associated with sugars and cooked meats.
I also noticed that the itching and scaling of my ears died down significantly by Friday, and the red patches on my scalp were cleared up.
Really interestingly was the fact that my GP put me on the water pill for borderline high blood pressure about 3 months ago, and on the Wednesday February 20, before this diet I was at the OBGYN's office - they took my blood pressure and it was 150/90
At my GP's office the Thursday night March 1st, after I had been doing this diet for 4 days - my blood pressure was 110/70!!!!
Now about a month ago, my friend took my husband and I out for our birthdays, and so
we made plans to take her out for her birthday on Friday, she paid for us and celebrated with us, so I wanted to make sure we reciprocated, so:
On Friday night March 2nd after doing the vegan diet for 5 days, my husband and I took her out for dinner - for all-you can eat perch, chicken, french fries coleslaw and buns. I ate lots of everything, my approach before this point has been "I will do vegan 360 days of the year and the other 5 days, enjoy myself." However, after eating all of this greasy food, I really felt that there was alot of grease in my mouth that I could not break down - for about 15 minutes afterwards. I also had a pepsi when we were at the racetrack after.
In the night after eating all of this, I woke up at 4:30am and could not sleep. (which is why I am on here typing!) I had heart burn and acid, not entirely refluxing, but at the top of my stomach which was doing alot of churning around, and this was keeping me awake. Tony Robbins in his CDs says that eating alot of this kind of food causes the blood to thicken, clog up and be sluggish, so that less oxygen is getting to the system and we become enervated. Ultimately eating these big meals puts alot of pressure on the system to process it and I think that at some point he says that this can affect our sleep - what I really notice is that the plant -based diet moves through the system much more quickly - this chicken and grease is still sitting in my stomach at 7:18 the next morning.
Now that I think about it, before I was on this diet, I would wake up at least once in the night, if not more than once and sometimes be awake for awhile. I feel like while I was eating vegan however, I was sleeping through the night without getting up much - or if I was, I was able to fall right back asleep. I was also feeling more energized in the morning.
Another really interesting thing I did notice is that, before I went on this diet, I was waking up every morning with a stuffed up nose and a mucous ball in my throat. I thought I was developing an allergy to our long-haired cat, who we keep in our bedroom at nighttime. However, while I was on the diet, I was no longer waking up with these ailments. Interestingly - this morning after eating all that crap - it happened to me again that I woke up with a stuffed up nose and throat.
Another reason why I was having trouble sleeping was because my ears were ITCHING like crazy again in the middle of the night - after eating CRAP!!!!
To me, these differences are really stark and really hit it home for me how much of
a response my body has to eating bad foods.
Before I finish this post, I just wanted to mention that after surfing the internet for gluten free vegan recipes I realize that there is alot more I can do with what I'm eating. My menu for the upcoming week includes flax granola with blueberries and soy milk for breakfast, all-vegetable soup and salad made with spinach, cashews, and beans with a dressing made of silken tofu, rice milk and herbs, for lunch - and perhaps veggie ground round tomato sauce on brown rice pasta, or mashed potatoes made with rice milk and dark green veggies with almonds, all kinds of stirfrys with nuts or tofu or both, and also chilis, stews, hummus, baba ghanouj for snacking, thai stirfry with rice noodles, tofu and peanuts, stirfryed italian veggies with pesto, white beans and brown rice noodles, etc. I also carry a nut and seed mix with me for snacking.
These are my observations so far. I actually can't wait to get back to "day three" state of happiness and energy that I was able to achieve last week.
Also I should mention that I take a vitamin supplement and salmon oil supplement daily to supplement for any reduced iron or calcium intake.
I'll keep you posted!
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