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My new Years resolution
My new years resolution is to quite eating junk food, how can I achieve this?
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Go high carb, low fat, whole foods, plant-based VEGAN! It's not a diet, it's a lifestyle change. I went vegan this year and have lost 40 pounds, with minimal exercise, and eating AS MUCH as I desire bringing down my BMI from 30 to 24. I weigh less now than I did throughout high school, as an overweight teenager, even when I exercised for hours while on Junior Varsity and Varsity sports teams. I went to my annual physical earlier this month, and even my doctor was in shock.
My goal for next year is to lose 30-40 more pounds, I just need to start exercising on a regular basis. Nothing crazy, just 30-60 minutes of jogging, Ballet Beautiful, bike riding.. things like that.
I think it's amazing what I've accomplished so far, just by changing my diet, though. It's a lot easier to go vegan than it seems. I was never vegetarian, I went from being able to eat an entire box of pizza or entire tub of ice cream in one sitting to a full-fledged vegan. I now spend a lot less money on groceries, have more energy (never need caffeine, and never feel lethargic like I used to on a regular basis), have more concentration, am learning to cook, and etc. Try it for a week, that's how I started, and I felt so good that I just kept going, and it's now been 5 months! You can get every nutrient from plant foods, including protein!
Where do you get your protein?! 10 comebacks from a Vegan.
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The only vitamin you need to supplement is B12, and one I personally recommend is Garden of Life's B12 spray (cause I personally hate swallowing pills, and methylcobalamin is better than cyanocobalamin). You can buy it at any health foods store (Whole Foods, Sprouts, Trader Joe's, etc.), or online.
More on vitamin B12
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These two movies turned me into a vegan overnight.
Forks Over Knives
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Processed People
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Cowspiracy
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Here are some good YouTube channels that have helped me, too.
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Good luck!
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I agree, I know many friends who've tried to cut out everything bad all at once and then they end up feeling awful when they've eaten something bad, it does need to be a gradual thing.
Healthy alternatives I eat instead of unhealthy foods are:
Low sugar squash + soda - when you're craving something fizzy, it doesn't have to be sugary. My favourite is lime cordial and soda.
Fibre-packed anything is good for filling you up - wholemeal instead of white, plain cereals which I can sweeten myself with fruit or a bit of sugar, Ryvita instead of crisps (depends on where you live if you can buy those).
Unfortunately i've found no alternative for chocolate, but low fat yoghurt tends to be much more filling if i'm looking for something sweet. Basically, it's just about finding things that you like, cutting out junk food doesn't have to be a sacrifice as long as you have a positive attitude :)
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Its not just about cutting out bad things, but replacing them with good things. I recommend not just quitting cold turkey. that will create cravings and then you get too tempted and crash and burn. So start with one thing a week to get rid of. So if you love chips, decide to cut out chips this week. Look for snacks that are LIKE chips but have less fat and sugar content, and that are higher in fiber. There are baked chips and pita chips or crackers out there that are pretty good. You just have to look for them. Then, if the week goes well, next week pick another weakness. And find a replacement for that. When you eat out, just try doing little things like asking for veggies or baked potatoes instead of fries, diet soda or water instead of juice or soda. The more often you do it, the more of a habit it will become until one day you won't even have to think about it anymore. Good luck.
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