Category: Weekly Check in
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Inspired by Birds| May 18, 2023
In 2021, my Aunt Hilde and Uncle Don visited from Kelowna and brought with them a homemade birdhouse, it was beautiful. We had never had a birdhouse and hadn’t thought too much of the birds. We installed the bird house near a tree on our back deck and a swallow family took the the house…
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Weekly Check in | Exam Room LIVE in LA Podcast
I wrote about meeting Dr. Barnard and Chuck Carrol in last week’s post and this week wanted to share a bit about the podcast experience. Spoiler alert, I had a blast!! Dr. Barnard and Chuck remembered my name from the night before and greeted me by name when I got to see them again. I…
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April 25, 2023 – I met Chuck Carroll and Dr. Barnard!!!
OMG OMG. I met Chuck Carroll, host of the Exam Room Podcast and Dr. Neal Barnard President and founder of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM). The Exam Room Podcast is my FAVOURITE PODCAST. It has been the LIFELINE that has helped keep me on track, awakening me to the power within me to…
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Weekly Check in | March 23/23 – BINGE
This is not a post that I’m thrilled about writing. I debated NOT writing it but figured I may as well be honest. I guess that’s why I started this blog, though the perfectionist in me secretly hoped starting the blog would mean I would sail perfectly to my goal. That wishful thinking is hysterical…
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Weekly Check in | March 16/23 – The Black Hole
I can fall into a black hole of despair very quickly. While I do know what to eat for optimal health, knowing what to eat and following through doesn’t always translate. I love whole plant foods and have had so much success losing weight and keeping it off because when I eat predominantly whole plants,…
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Weekly Check in | March 9/23 – My top 3 meals!
I’m always fascinated by what other vegans eat and yet am hesitant to share what I eat. Mainly because I am not a recipe creator, I’m not a nutritionist, and I often change the method or ingredients in recipes. It’s also lots of work to share recipe steps, so mad respect to all the recipe…
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Weekly Check in | March 2/23 – Banned!
We ordered vegan pizza from Panago this weekend. Cousin Clint says I’m banned. Last month was the first time I had any sort of pizza since April 2020. Almost three years of no pizza and the second time I have it, my family issues a ban. Dammmmnnnn!! It’s comically shocking to me that I immediately…
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Weekly Check in | Feb 23/23 – The Birds
When I was in full on food addiction as an addict, I was selfish. People in my life would never have called the old me selfish, but I was. Most of my focus as a non-vegan was eating my addictive foods of choice, preferably with company. To make this happen, I regularly offered to pay…
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Weekly Check in | Feb. 16/23 -Vegan Pizza!
Confession time. I tried vegan pizza this weekend and it was D E L I C I O U S !!! Why are we constantly artificially inseminating cows, taking away their babies and keeping them hooked up to milking machines when vegan pizza is so good?! We had a mask making party with some animal…
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Weekly Check in | Feb. 9, 2023
The success I have had thus far has had nothing to do with willpower. While there may be some level of willpower, I find I only have so much of it and it only lasts so long. The true testament to my success thus far has been changing my mindset which has allowed me to…
From Pizza Addict to Vegan 