Living Whole Food, Plant Based!
I have always believed that the Whole Food, Plant-Based (WFPB) lifestyle is a journey full of obstacles. Choices abound, right or wrong, compliant or non-compliant, and what do you do when the world is turned upside-down? In full transparency, I fell off the wagon. I’m …
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Welcome 2020!
As one year closes and another begins, possibilities abound. We spend time making (then breaking) resolutions. We want to make changes in our life, but life is funny. Old habits are so hard to change. It is so easy to fall into our old routines. The very ones that we are trying to change.
I am no different.
I launched this site one year ago today. I did so as a re-dedication to the Whole Food, Plant-Based lifestyle. I was determined and committed to the lifestyle and the reasons I had for adopting this way of life. Then life got in the way.
Keeping it real with you guys, I successfully maintained the lifestyle for almost five months. Then I started traveling a lot and when home, I was tired and didn’t have the energy to make a compliant meal for myself and then a non-compliant meal for the family (I’m the lone vegan in our house).
I fell off the wagon for a couple months, then was compliant for a couple months, then off the wagon for a few weeks, back on the wagon for a few weeks, and so on. If I actually looked at the year in total, I was compliant for eight to nine months. Not what I intended and not what I wanted for myself.
So here I am, January 1, 2020 assessing my goals for the year and the resolutions I am committed to seeing through. A Whole Food, Plant-Based lifestyle is at the top of my list, as is a commitment to my blog. The blog will see some changes, including regularly scheduled posts each week. There will be one recipe published each week as well as a “check-in” post once a week. This “check-in” will be my thoughts, experiences, and recommendations on books, articles, YouTube videos, etc. that I think you will find useful.
As I am here to serve you, I welcome any questions or requests for content. I am not a medical doctor or nutritionist, but I do believe that I can offer insight for the average person that is relatable.
I hope you join me on this journey and make 2020 our healthiest year ever…together.
Wishing you the best of health!
Stephen
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