I am still among the living and still very much in the struggle. Many things have been going on in my life and I am striving hard to maintain it all. One of the biggest things I have going on right now is my decision to become a vegetarian and one day possibly a vegan. It's a far cry from the low-carb lifestyle I have been on. Eating meat with every meal and sometimes as a meal itself is what my plan has been. There are many sources of protein in the vegetarian/vegan lifestyle. I just need to acclimate myself to them. Milk has never been a favorite of mine – it never agreed with me. I have tried soy milk and I have heard that it’s an acquired taste. That’s definitely true and I don’t know if I can do it. Morning Star Meal Starters have been my number one source of protein so far and there are many things you can do with them. I am still in the research and experimenting stage. I have been experimenting with this for a couple of months. After the first couple of weeks I could definitely tell the difference in my digestive system. In January of 2006 when I found myself having complications from my past hernia and blockage surgeries, I realized I could no longer have protein days. Eating green veggies with the protein servings helped. Eating less meat made me realized maybe my system would prefer not to have it at all. So I am striving to eat none at all. If anyone has any advice, suggestions or comments on the vegetarian/vegan lifestyle, please feel free to contact me.

 I’ve been blessed to become a new homeowner. The home buying process was definitely a process and it took a toll on me. During the time I was looking for a home, my current landlord took the air units from the duplex I was living in. He said the unit was not in working order. Not sure if I believe that, but the point is during some of the most humid and hot days of the year my children and I were stuck living in a place with no air and no ventilation – most of the windows would not let up. Talk about hot. A fan in every room and it was like stirring hot air around. Needless to say exercise in the house was out of the question. I did some walking in the evenings with a friend, but not enough to make a difference.

Now that things have settled down and my life has a modicum of peace, I am ready to get back in the life and get to moving. My life has no routine these days and that’s where I am looking to begin. Get a routine/plan – for exercise and eating. I remember when I first started with exercise. I walked in place while I watched TV. Back then that was all I could do. Now even though I’m not as big as I was then that’s all the motivation I have right now. So if all I can make myself do is march in place then that’s where I will start.

 

I’m back and need all the support I can get.

I've been thinking about you wondering how you've been doing! CONGRATS ON THE HOME OWNER STATUS!!!!!!!! I am now banded and losing... sticking to mostly lc choices and on my way back to ONEderland! Take care and come see me over on LCF.... OH and you will be proud, I've joined a gym and have been going 3-5 days a week!

Have you ever heard of the raw vegan diet?
google Angela Stokes or Shazzie. Go to lavenderfreed.blogspot.com, she has an amazing testimony. Also visit rawfitmama.blogspot.com

You might not remember me ... it's been a while since my blog was on bravejournal. I had first moved to Extrapounds, and since then I've moved it again to blogspot.

You visited my old journal after I'd lost 91 pounds, and left kind comments. Then I hit a plateau. I gradually regained about 40 pounds and was so frustrated. Then I made a major change ...

I came back to check on you ... and read you are trying to go vegan! I was pleasantly surprised because I that's what I did! I became a vegan in February 2007 and have never looked back. For the first few months I was just learning what to eat -- not everything that is vegan promotes weight loss. But after reading Dr McDougall's books I've made some easy changes and the weight is coming off again.

Best of luck, and hope you visit me on my new blog.

Anna