Things that help me

Okay so I know some of you people out there on the interwebs are like I was a few months ago, lost and clueless about diet.  Well I have found a few things that help me with loosing weight and feeling good about myself without feeling like I am restricting myself down to like a bird size portion of food.

• CRON-O-Meter (cronometer.com) 

          CRON-O-Meter is sort of like MyFitnessPal because it is a calorie counting/weight tracker website which gives you a very detailed and broken down concept of what you are putting into your body.  It helps you understand what you are getting vitamin and mineral wise and if you realize you are not getting enough of certain vitamins and minerals (aside from B12 which has to be supplemented on a vegan or low fat/cholesterol vegetarian lifestyle) then you can get a multi vitamin in order to sustain your levels in a healthy way.  Also when switching from an animal based diet to a plant basted diet you need to make sure you are getting enough calories so tracking calories to make sure your intake is high enough because if you eat to few calories you could possibly develop orthorexia, anorexia or bulimia because of the stress.  Just don't stress and meditate, all will be ok.

• Youtube (youtube.com)

          I use youtube as a motivational tool.  I will say do not, DO NOT believe everything you hear on youtube because anecdotal information isn't the best information because what happened for them will not always happen for you.  If you hear something then look it up through a reputable source (google will suffice because you can find actual information backed by science and not just personal experience).   If you want recipe options youtube is a very good place to look because you can get out of the box ideas which are really good despite being weird.

• Netflix (netflix.com)

         Yes I know not everyone has netflix but if you can watch the documentary Forks Over Knives then you should.  It is an amazing documentary based on science and backs up the people's experience in the documentary and watching it can give you a very good idea on where to begin with a vegan diet or a vegetarian (mostly vegan) diet.

I have learned a lot through research which I might be posting along the way.  I will probably be posting pictures of pretty much everything I eat to give you all options but I basically eat similar foods every day.  I do hope you have an amazing day!

Dinner- My way of making them eat more veggies

So I decided that I was going to try to make something for the whole family to eat.  I settled on a vegetarian lasagna and I made it.


I actually think it looks very good.  It has eggplant, mushrooms, yellow squash, zucchini, orange, yellow and red bell peppers, onion and spinach.  There is cheese in it because it was for the family not just me but it has a white sauce(homemade), a can of tomato sauce, ricotta cheese, and mozzarella cheese.

With it being vegetarian it is about 1/2 to 2/3 fewer calories than meat lasagna because it has no meat in it obviously.  The fat content is WAY less because it is mostly veggies and also the cholesterol is WAY less because of no meat.

My grandmother likes her lasagna unadulterated and she said it was absolutely amazing and she didn't miss the meat because of all the flavor I imparted into the vegetables so the meat wouldn't be missed.  My mom has yet to taste it but she said it looked and smelled good.  Fingers crossed that she likes it.

Introduction- That Mandatory Thing We All Hate

The stupid first post.  It is something none of us really like doing but ya know it has to be done I guess.

So actually I currently weight 333.7 pounds and I am 5'6" tall.  I need to lose about 175 pounds to be in a "normal" body weight range but I have already lost about 30 pounds so hey I'm on the right track!

I am transitioning into a vegan lifestyle and am eating little to no animal products and don't really see myself eating much or any animal products in the future.

I am lactose intolerant so I actually can't digest milk and ice cream so the only reason I haven't dove feet first into the vegan world is I love my yogurt.  I haven't found a vegan yogurt which tastes as good to me so until I find one I guess I will be technically be considered a yogurt vegetarian instead of a vegan.

To be honest I don't care at all what people want to call me or label me I just know what works for me and I can help anyone find out things which can help you guys too!  I am not a doctor or nutritionist I just know how my body reacts with food and supplements and exercise.

I hope you guys actually follow me and join me.  Thanks!