5 Inspiring YouTubers

When I got a new television last year I started watching a lot more on YouTube and subscribing to channels that I really liked. Before that I just thought of YouTube as a place where I could find music videos (sometimes with lyrics) and clips from tv shows that I hadn't seen but had heard...

Build a Bowl: Breakfast

Today I weighed in and I'm down 3.3 pounds from last week. This was a surprise because last week was humid and even though I was in a Fitbit Workweek Challenge with my sister it was too hot to move. All week I pretty much sat as still as possible in a pool of my...

Weekly Weigh-In #1

When I'm not eating as well as I feel I should be, I don't weigh in, but the fact of the matter is that when I was weighing in more frequently I was losing more weight. So in an effort to hold myself more accountable, I'm once again going to follow a regular weigh-in routine....

Angry Gall Bladder: My Fatty Relapse

After months of following a whole food plant based diet that was low fat, low sodium and almost gluten free, the pressures of life started chipping away at my resolve and I started to fall into some junk food vegan habits. Buying one tub of Ben & Jerry's Non-Dairy ice cream to try as a...

It's the Food

Did you know the World Health Organization classified processed meats (bacon, sausage,  ham, wieners, deli cuts, etc.) as a Class 1 Carcinogenic, or something that likely causes cancer (at the same level as smoking and asbestos)? You might have heard something in the news a couple of years ago about this, but then you likely...

My Top 5 Favourite Vegan Things #1

Since I started this whole food plant based lifestyle I've been reading a lot of books and articles, watching many films and videos, and following a lot of groups and individuals who are making or have made the transition to this way of living. I started for health reasons but the more I learn, the...