Vegan Goddess in 30 days and Glowing!

Sat Nam. Before giving any other introductions, I’d like to present myself to you as Truth. Sat=Truth, Nam=Identity/Name.

Okay, now we can continue… Nicole Bloomberg here!

Loving you, honoring all you beautiful souls out there that are connecting to yourself and feeling Gorgeous.

This diet has allowed me to feel light, airy, and radiant. My skin is glowing and I have lost 8 pounds.

I became vegan for 30 days and it was not that hard. Well, maybe on Passover when I could not eat bread.

But, it is all little changes that are healthier for your body and you will start to feel amazing inside and out.

I had profound changes like a love for animals and dogs, being more in tune with my self, and conscious of

what was going into my body and becoming more green. It make you a better person and happier also.

I chose to do it for 30 days as a detox however, I do not think I will eat meat or dairy again. As for now, I am

eating fish a few times a week and will see how I feel. You need to do what is good for you and you can

always start small and flirt with the idea.Try “Meatless Mondays” and ease into the lifestyle. You will be

healthier and help save the environment. I am excited to start growing my own veggies in my backyard.

Things I changed:

1). COOK AT HOME!!! Divide you plate so that 1/2 is veggies, 1/4 is grains, and then pick your protein.

2). Earth Balance butter-vegan and tastes the same as butter

3) Toffuti cream cheese –If you are kosher it is parve. It tastes like temptee cream cheese

4). Veggie Cheese- when melted tastes the same. If you want to lose weight great choice and good on Ezekiel bread or baked potato.

5). Macrobiotic cooking.

6). Milk:Soy, Rice, or Almond Milk.

7). Eating out:When going out to eat choose healthy choices like tofu, veggies, and brown rice.Eating in international restaurants will make it easy to find something.

8). Explore new foods.

Here are categories of Vegetarians:

What do Vegetarians eat?

The PASSIONATE VEGETARIAN approach avoids labeling people, suggesting that ways of eating, and other people, be considered more fluidly. Besides, labeling so often leads to filing away, writing off, and just generally diminishing others).

BUT, particularly when individuals are starting to nose around ways of eating which may be new to them, they often want definitions and a way to think in categories. This is concomitant with the “What do vegetarians eat?” question.

So, here are the commonly defined “types” of vegetarians:

Vegans	Vegans eat only foods of plant origin, no foods of animal origin; that means, no eggs, dairy products, or honey. Soyfoods, legumes, nuts and seitan form the protein building blocks, and are rounded out by grains, fruits, and vegetables.
Lacto-Vegetarians Ovo-Vegetarians Lacto-Ovo Vegetarians	Lacto-ovo vegetarians eat as above with the addition of dairy products (lacto) and/or eggs (ovo). This, in common parlance, is the style of eating most often meant in America when people refer to “vegetarian.” Lacto-ovo food choices, in other words, do contain some foods of animal origin, but no foods composed of the animal’s actual flesh, or products thereof (for instance, if rice was cooked in chicken stock, it would not be acceptable to your typical lacto-ovo vegetarian).
Pesce-Vegetarians (sometimes called Pescetarians)	In addition to the foods above, pesce-vegetarians eat fish. (Most vegans and lacto-ovo vegetarians do not, by the way, consider those who eat fish “real” vegetarians — you see why definitions can create divisions between people?)
“Vegetarian Sympathizers”	Folks who do eat meat, fish, and chicken — but perhaps much less than they once did, and perhaps more carefully (they may choose organically raised meats). They lean somewhat towards a low- or no-meat way in their thinking. Frequently Sympathizers and Pesces are on the continuum towards a lacto-ovo or vegan way of eating.
Passionate Vegetarian	As given on this site and in the book PASSIONATE VEGETARIAN, PV recipes are lacto-ovo, with plenty of vegan options, but always, always sensually pleasing regardless of how you define your way of eating. The recipes are frequently seasonal, not afraid of big flavors, and borrow notes from regional cuisines from all over the world. But PV attitude is just as important. It is inclusive, welcoming, non-proselytizing, and absolutely respectful of anyone’s food choices. PV’s know that just as you don’t have to “be” Italian to love Italian food, you don’t have to “be” a vegetarian to love vegetarian food. PV’s set a generous, delicious table — and everyone is welcome

I took the next step from Vegetarian to Vegan after reading the Kind Diet by Alicia Silverstone.Her website, thekindlife.com, features her dishy blog, networking with like-minded users, and tons of info about her fave cruelty-free designers, products and restaurants. Check out her book and her yummy recipes.

Love and Light,

Coley B.