Transitioning into ANY new way of life and living is hard!
You literally turn upside down everything you know and try to break old habits and form new ones - all at the same time! It's confusing, exhausting and sometimes a little disheartening if you don't understand what's going on!
So, after following a strict bodybuilding diet mixed in with a few weekly binge episodes - I have managed to transform my life into a life of abundance - eating what I want, when I want - and it's full of raw, vegan foods and vegan treats that are SO easy to make - no more binges, just lots and lots of food I LOVE that keeps weight off without STRESSING everday about what you're putting into your mouth.
So, firstly - HOW do you do it?
An easy and safe transition is to make SMART swaps - Swap your breakfast for fruits/veggies. Swap your lunch for fruits/veggies/nuts and your dinner for fruits/veges/nuts - snacks should be fruits/veges. (Freeze them, blend them, make icecream!!!!)
So that's the BASICS - now, there is SO much room to be creative in a vegan lifestyle - meaning you can literally make ALL your fave foods using a simple recipe base and procedure! Visit my Beautifully Raw facebook page for easy recipes that you can use in replacement of your normal meals.
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What to be ready for and what to expect!?!
- Don't expect things to all of a sudden change overnight.
Maybe focus on changing ONE meal a day - eating that meal all week then adding a new meal the following week, maybe up your water intake or add more veges and fruits to your normal meals, until you get to a point where you can eliminate all dairy/meat/animal bi-products/processed foods, and load up on what you need. The extra nutrients and vitamins reduce cravings, reduce bloating - which overall adds to feeling lighter and more energized!
- Be prepared for slip ups! I'm still not 100% there - I'm about 95% there, 2x a week I might have a quest bar or 5 (simply because I can't resist!) or I might have a larger amount of fats somewhere - but its okay! Allow your mind and body to have what it needs - the rest will fall into place! You're not instantly going to get fat after eating 4 quest bars! Give yourself a break, your eating better than 99% of the world!
- DONT EAT TOO MANY FATS!!! This was a HUGE mistake I made at first, leading to a lot of unwanted weight gain which left me SOOO confused!! I ate nuts, seeds, nuts, scroggin, nut butters in large quantaties and little fruit or veg - MAKE it the other way around. 10% of your daily calories should come from Nuts/Seeds/Avocado. (That's like a small handful or two.)
- Delete myfitnesspal and stop tracking everything!!! You'll drive yourself insane. Removing these from your life or having 'set meals times' will make it SO much easier. Sometimes I go like 4 -5 hours without eating but I'm FINE, I'm energized and I look forward to my next meal without stressing about an anabolic window. I have learnt to LISTEN to my body, sometimes my mind still gets the the way but that's honestly just life! You'll survive. It's a practise :)
- OMG WHERE THE HECK DO I GET MY PROTEIN??!?! Omg. This makes me lose my mind lol. Protein sources are abundantly found in plant based foods eg broccoli, spinach, chickpeas, bulghur what, quinoa and many more. Do your research and LEARN how to make this work!
Exercise DAILY for your mind, not for physical purposes. The physical benefits will come if everything is in place :)
I hope this helps you! Remember I'm always here. Just be patient with this process and ease into it - all or nothing usually will just drive your mind INSANE!
Remember also to SUPPLEMENTATE correctly - with calcium, magnesium, zinc, B12 and 5-HTP - this will help you keep your stress levels down and keep your body in well running order!
Be prepared to poop a lot more too lol.
X Sam @ Beautifully Raw.
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