How I lost 60 pounds and revolutionized my life.

I love food. 

I love to eat.

I love to cook.

If someone had just told me that I could eat the above without guilt, without measuring portions, without counting calories, it would have been hard to believe...

If someone had just told me that I would eat cookies to my satisfaction without guilt and I would feel nourished and happy, instead of full, sick and guilty...

If someone had just told me that breakfast would be quick, delicious and healthy...

If someone had just told me that I would have pizza 

and not miss the cheese at all...

If someone had just told me that desserts would be healthy, guiltless and nutritious...

If I had known that potatoes are healthy food and actually help you lose weight...

If I had known that my favorite meals would look more like desserts than normal food and they would nourish and fuel me instead of make me sick and fat...

If someone had told me that I would love salads 

and crave them...

If I had known that beans would be my go to ingredient even in baked yummy goodies like brownies and be a favorite of the whole family...

If I could only have known that I wouldn't have to give up on my favorite flavors. They might look different but taste and be better for me... 

 If I only knew that I would be able 

to eat carbs without guilt...

If I only knew that I wouldn't have to give up on my favorite textures. I wouldn't have to exchange 

deliciousness for health...

Well... I am telling you... it's possible.

Check out a little of my story HERE.

At the end of the blog post there is a link to the interview I gave to Elena Wilkins.

 

It's possible!!!

Eating the good stuff,

Tereza 

What if ?

Most of us don't give a second thought on the nutrition value of what we are putting into our mouths and subsequently into our bodies.

Most of us don't realize that those items are the fuel to our life.

What if we did?

What if we stopped to consider what is the nutrition value of our breakfast? What if we realized that our breakfast has zero phytonutrients and antioxidants (those important plant compounds that have healing and restorative properties)?

What if we learned that our breakfast is clogging up our arteries and could cause a heart attack? What if we learned that the pain in our hands, knee or body is caused by what we are gorging at the fast food joint?

What if we learned that all we had to do is change what we eat to see the pain go away? To see the pounds melt away. To feel lighter, have more energy, begin smiling again...

Would we be willing to change? Would we be willing to learn to eat different foods? Learn to begin again ?

It's not easy but it's not impossible.

We could make a plan. We could set up strategies to help with temptations and pitfalls. We could pause daily to become aware of what we like, what we look for when we eat.

What kind of textures are we drawn to? What kind of flavors? Do we prefer sweet, savory, spicy? How often do I eat and why? When do I grab that cup of coffee or the sweet in the office?

We could then begin replacing those foods for real nutrition.

The 2 o'clock pick me up coffee could be an apple with a handful of nuts. Or an ice cold peanut butter flavored smoothie. Or some celery sticks with hummus.  Or just plain water because I'm not really hungry, just thirsty.

There are so many ways to create change in our lives.

I would love to help you. Reach out if you need help brainstorming how to go about starting a whole foods plant based lifestyle.

Don't get overwhelmed. Take one meal at a time. Begin with breakfast or supper. Pick a meal. The one that would be the easiest for you to implement. It doesn't have to be complicated.

I'll show you some examples next time.

What are some of the changes you want to see in your life?

Sometime in 2014

March 2016

For more photos, check out the previous posts.

Eating the good stuff, :)

Tereza