I actually don't like the term Vegan. It implies all things taken out of your diet, I much prefer the term Plant Based diet.
I changed my eating habits literally overnight, (although I was a vegetarian for most of my 20's). I didn't see a movie or read a book, I just woke up one day 2 months ago and knew things had to drastically change with my diet. I believe in the saying that when you do the same thing you get the same results.
I need different results. I want to heal my arthritis.
Do I think this will do the trick? I don't know, but I am willing to try. If anything it will be good for my body regardless.
This was not hard for me. At all. I eat pretty healthy on a day to day basis. Lots of vegetables and fruit. Grains and lentils. Nuts and seeds.
Truth be told dairy sneaks it's way in in the form of a handful of chocolate chips, a salad I've been given that has some cheese in it, or bread that's been made with a bit of milk.
I have no desire to eat meat. I also have no desire to eat processed dairy & meat substitutes. The whole point of me eating this way is to eat fresh, whole foods.
But I also will not bring it up when I am a guest in someone's home if there is dairy in my food.
So obviously I am not die hard, but I would say it's in the high 99 percentile of no dairy.
So basically I've been carbo-loading. I know it's totally uncool and the opposite of what everyone else is doing, but it feels right for me.
