My Vegan Journey.
“WTF are they putting in our food?!”
My Vegan journey began in June 2019. Before then, as an adult, I was always health conscious (growing up is a different story as I’m from SC - where everything is deep fried and white rice is served with almost every meal). I had stop eating beef and pork years earlier and switched from eating poultry to being a vegetarian to pescatarian. I did this over the course of ten plus years. In 2018, I did the majority of cooking at home, only eating out once per week. If I did eat anything fried, it was a treat and I only ate it outside of home. Even with all these restrictions in place and eating “clean,” I would still feel sick to my stomach when I ate certain foods. It was May 2019 when I had a conversation with my brother about how I was feeling; mentally, physically, and emotionally. He then proceeded to tell me about detoxing and eating an Alkaline Plant-Based diet. I was all for it. Up until then, I already had experience cutting everything out of my diet except for dairy and eggs. We both ordered all of our detox materials and went grocery shopping in preparation for the 28 days that we would spend detoxing. All I can say is that the detox was the hardest thing that I’ve ever done in my life. I always prided myself on being a great cook, but cooking Alkaline Plant-Based dishes proved to be a huge challenge, but I mastered it. My brother and I called each other every day, giving each other motivation and support, sharing knowledge, recipes and food pics, and checking on each other’s progress. During my first week, I was feeling good and I even went to the gym. My second week, I struggled so bad and talked about all the things that I was going to eat when those 28 days were up. It was during week three that I noticed something different. I felt like I’ve never felt before and said to myself, “WTF are they putting in our food?!” My thoughts were so clear, it reminded me of the movie Limitless. My body felt like I hit a reset button. I was happy, energized, and accomplishing things left and right. It was then that I decided to never go back to eating animal products or byproducts ever again. At the end of week four, I felt like a lightbulb - full of electricity, full of energy. Those around me saw the changes that took place both physically and within and as a result, I have helped others in their transition to being a Vegan.
Today, I no longer eat 100% Alkaline, but my goal is to make a return to it and to never look back. When that happens, I’ll have another story to tell…
[p.s. My brother who is mentioned in this story and who is also a Vegan is in this picture - sitting on the rock across from me :) ]