vegan?

Thanks to Freelee the Banana Girl and Gary Yourofsky, I am now, as of February 9th, vegan!! I am very excited about this lifestyle change. It's been about two and a half weeks and I feel so amazing already. My acid reflux is better, same with my acne and my skin is smoother. Plus, I've lost 7.5 lbs. It's been way more than worth it. It's been so long since I've posted, but I am going to start back up and blog during my vegan journey and my weight loss journey. I want to post my meals and what I will be eating to show how much and how awesome you can eat being vegan.

Weight Gain: At my lowest, in grade 12 (about 3 years ago), I was 137 lbs. Since this time, I've gained about 90 lbs and my highest is 231 lbs... it's been very hard on my body and having stretch marks for the first time devastated me, having been a thinner person my entire life. It's now my ultimate goal to lose the 90 lbs that I've gained and get back to a healthy weight and life. From my weight gain, I've experienced: acid reflux, shortness of breath, IBS, acne, depression and stretch marks. A big cause of this weight gain was due to the fact that I was in an emotionally abusive relationship, causing pretty bad depression. I have recovered quite a bit from this and feel very happy and positive again. I am ready to change my life for the better and I think blogging will help me stay on track.

My Inspiration: My main inspiration would be fashion and saving the animals. When I was thinner I would wear anything I wanted. I love vintage clothing and it is very hard to find cute vintage clothing at thrift stores when you are a size 16. I used to love going thrifting with my mother, but now that I've gained the weight, I barely ever go. I would love to lose the weight and show you guys all my cute vintage clothing items. Saving the animals is a huge part of me going vegan. I read most of the book "Skinny Bitch" and I am still reading the rest. It has so much useful and inspirational advice in it. I would highly recommend reading it. It has turned so many people vegan. ;) Also, go on Youtube and watch some of "Freelee the Banana Girl", she has been vegan for a long time and is lean and beautiful. She has some great informative videos.

Here is a vegan dinner I made. It is baked potatoes, with simulated bacon bits and Daiya cheese, meatless "pork bites", and some lovely carrots.