I've been vegan for all of my adult life. When I first cut meat and dairy out of my diet, it seemed like I could eat anything, as long as it was vegan, and I wouldn't gain an ounce. In fact, I was losing weight at a rather rapid pace. Suddenly, my jeans were falling off of me, and I was starting to lose A.T.A., which lovingly stands for "Aunt Tessa's Ass." I, according to my mother, inherited the butt of her great aunt… Thanks mom.
Once I moved out of my mom’s house, and was left to cook for myself, I decided to pick up a few cookbooks and see what I could come up with. Suddenly I realized that I could in fact, eat other things besides avocado rolls, tomato soup, Luna bars and peanut butter sandwiches. With this discovery came a serious love of vegan baked goods, vegan ice cream, vegan chocolate, oily fried veggies, and countless other delicious vegan things. It was like the flood gates opened, and after years of a rather bland and repetitive diet, I couldn't get enough of all of the amazingly delicious new vegan options I had. All of those things are wonderful in moderation, but when you begin to regularly scarf those things down, with complete disregard for portion control or calorie content etc, one can quickly see that the mantra " I can eat anything I want, as long as its vegan," is synonymous with, “ I’ll lay down, you zip!”
Long story short, my skinny jeans got too skinny, and before I knew it, I had gained all of my 'pre-vegan' weight back, Including A.T.A. and half of aunt hellen's.
This blog is about my journey from unhealthy, ‘couch-potato vegan’ to healthy ‘earth mama vegan.’ I plan on cutting out the junk and finding new ways to enjoy foods that are healthy and organic. This time, my goal will not revolve around a number on a scale, but will be based solely on getting fit and feeling good on the inside. ( okay, okay... so if I start fitting into my jeans better, I may or may not be forced to tell you about it)
I'll be posting new recipes, tracking my success and pitfalls, and cracking a few jokes here and there.
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