I started watching some documentaries lately about living a better lifestyle and becoming healthier. I'm surprised they have actually made an impact. Maybe it's the age and all the "other" stuff, but I'm taking it a little more seriously this time (at least I think so...or I'm convinced myself right now)
So I started with Supersize Me and Food, Inc. Both of which are good movies about the general effects of the food industry. So set that aside to stew for a few months.
I watched Fork over Knives just to understand what the title meant. It was a good introduction to the vegan/vegetarian/plant based diet/lifestyle. I learned about watching my dairy intake as well. Also it got me thinking about where does our food come from. So I added this to the stew and turned the heat up to medium.
A few weeks go by and I watch Vegucated. I REALL, REALLY liked this documentary (it helps that the host was cute!). But no, I didn't go completely vegan (because of religious grounds, really. More on that later. Maybe). But it got me thinking about cutting out the animal based proteins and eating more vegetables. I made some changes, like cutting out meat and (slowly) chicken and started eating more fruits and vegetables and nuts, etc. Turn the heat up to high!
(The only issue with the Vegucated way was the AMOUNT of vegetables I had to eat to feel full and PREP time. There had to be a better way!)
So enter at the most serendipitous time, the movie that REALLY, REALLY tipped me over the edge and motivated me to REALLY (that's a lot of REALLYs, huh) change my eating habits, the documentary: Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead. This film answered the nagging questions I had after Vegucated, "How am I supposed to prepare and eat all those vegetables?!!!"
The simple answer from the movie was: juicing! It combines the best of BOTH worlds: You CAN HAVE your vegetables/fruits/nuts AND EAT them too! It was like a BIG light bulb going off in my head! Serve piping hot!
So I pulled the trigger and bought my first juicer today (expected delivery is Monday) and went out grocery shopping with the family and bought some vegetables and fruits. I also went online to research about juicing and got some free Amazon Kindle books that have recipes and a process. I also found some good websites to help me on my journey.
I want to do this right so I'm going slowly. I'm going to add juicing to my daily eating habits and then later (slowly) do a 3-10 day fast of JUST juicing. I think that may work. Hopefully!
So by Slowly I mean, sloooowly. I don't want to fall off the wagon as it was and stop in the middle. I know it's going to challenging. Especially the withdrawal symtoms. Or so I've heard.
I'll post my results here in hopes of motivation for me but for others as well.
NOTE: All the movies above can either be found in Netflix or on Amazon Prime.
Thanks for reading!
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