Going healthy, more than ever is a big priority in my home. The first thing you think of when going healthy is to get off your butt, get moving and “eat” healthy. So if you’re anything like me, you go online and search for Diet Food. But what exactly is Diet Food? Instead of saying you’re going on a diet, which usually means you are going to deprive yourself from one thing or another, why don’t we change the way we look at Diet food? Are you thinking of going on a Vegetarian, Vegan, or Plant Based - Whole Foods diet? What does it all mean and what are the benefits of each? Do you believe in enjoying everything in moderation?

Just to get things straight, I’m not here to sway you to any particular diet. I am however here to motivate you to join me and get healthy.

Vegetarian Diet: In general, a vegetarian is someone who doesn’t eat meat. But there are several kinds of vegetarian diets.

• Lacto-ovo : Vegetarians eat milk products-such as milk, cheese, and yogurt-and eggs, but no meat, poultry, seafood, or fish.
• Lacto-vegetarians : Eat milk products, but not eggs, meat, poultry, seafood, or fish.
• Pescetarian : Is the practice of a diet that includes seafood but not the flesh of other animals.
• Vegans : Total vegetarians. They eat only plant foods. They don’t eat food that comes from animals in any way, including milk products, eggs, honey, and gelatin (which comes from bones and other animal tissue). According to information posted on vegan.org a Vegan is someone who, for various reasons, chooses to avoid using or consuming animal products including, dairy, eggs, fur, leather, wool, down, cosmetics, chemicals and animal testing.
• Semi-vegetarian : Many people are semi-vegetarian or flexitarian - most of the diet is vegetarian, but sometimes they may eat meat, poultry, seafood, fish, and/or eggs.
• Plant based - Whole foods Diet: eat whole or minimally processed plants, primarily fruits, vegetables, whole grains, tubers, and legumes. It excludes or minimizes animal-based foods such as meat (including poultry and fish), dairy, and eggs, as well as refined foods like bleached flour, refined sugar, and oil.

Wheuu… That was a lot of info.

REAL FOOD : Because we see the benefits of each of these “diets”, we have decided moderation is key. But wait, you said you were going healthy! Yes, yes we are, and how you might ask? We are going to be cutting out processed food and switching to REAL FOOD. I will further explain the details on what we are going to be eating and drinking in my next post, but in general we are cutting out the JUNK!

So… Who is in?

I will be sharing a printable grocery list soon for all those willing to join me. Make sure you are my Facebook friend for free downloads!

Hey everyone! How has February treated you?

I know I have been gone for a couple weeks, don’t worry I haven’t abandoned you! I have been busy continuing my education in Pilates. I am getting closer to getting certified and have been putting a lot of time and energy into learning nutritional benefits in going Vegan, Vegetarian, Whole foods, Plant based diets and so on. I would like to share all of this information with you as I progress, and invite you to join me in this transformation. Lets Get Inspired, Get Healthy, Get Fit, Eat Right.

This transformation will be broken into weeks. We will be making small changes one week at a time. I will be getting my husband and picky eating kids along for the ride, so you might want to pull yours in too! I always believe that if you have support at home, you are more likely to succeed. If you feel you are alone in this journey, don’t fret, share your concerns and as a community we can do it together.

So who’s in?

You have heard it said many times before, you are what you eat.

Unfortunately for us, it’s true.

As you know I have been on a weight loss journey. I have even gone as far as to getting myself into a program to get certified as a Pilates instructor.

It has taken so much dedication, and hard work to lose just 11 pounds, but it has been so worth it.

If I had to share one secret that has really helped me in cutting down on my calorie intake, it has been writing EVERYTHING down!

So today I am offering my first of many free printable. A food journal you can print and fill out during your day. I know, I know, there is a app for that! Yes, and I actually tend to use the app sometimes too, but the truth is if I don’t place it on my fridge, I over eat. This way before I grab something from the fridge, I know how much I have eaten already! Besides, it’s cuter than your app!

What do you do to stay on track?

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