30 Day Vegan Challenge (End of Week 2)

Terry Carter

Today, I'm going to talk about how I'm feeling after finishing my 2nd week of my 30 Day Plant Based Vegan Diet. Just to be clear vegan is cutting out all meat and diary out of your diet.

I was out surfing this morning and got motivated to rush home and record this. Even though the kids are stirring and the dog is out and about I wanted to share with you exactly how I'm feeling both mentally and physically.

I'm feeling outstanding, my energy in incredible and I'm loving of my body is responding to this plant based diet.

Although I don't sleep much anyway but I have been averaging 3-4 hours of sleep a night. But I think the key is that I'm getting up consistently at 4 AM to do my morning routine and my body and mind is locking into a solid routine.

In this 2 week period I have lost 3 pounds. Losing weight has not been the goal but it's just a side of effect of cutting out the meat and diary out of my diet. Don't get me wrong it's nice to drop a few pounds but I am not starving myself or limiting the amount of food I'm eating. As long as it's vegan I'm eating as much and whenever I want.

Here is what my diet is looking like right now: - Banana with almond butter in the morning. - Oatmeal with flaxseeds, chia seeds and blueberries. - Raw vegetables: carrots, bell peppers, zucchini, cucumbers, with hummus. - Black bean burger (without a bun) - Organic home popped pop corn. - Fruits: apples, pears - For dinner: sweet potatoes, quinoa, peas or corn

For date night my wife and I have found several really great vegan restaurants here in the San Diego area. We have also found a vegan bakery that makes the most amazing cookies and desserts, and we even found a vegan double chocolate gelato that is to die for.

Going vegan is a great choice but can be difficult to explain to your family and friends.

My advice is that you have to be strong in your convictions of why your choosing a vegan diet. But I recommend that you talk to them and answer their questions and inform them the best that you can.

Remember that this is a 30 day vegan challenge for me. It's no different than when I did the 30 day sugar detox a few months ago.

It's give it a shot for 30 days and then see how you feel. You don't have to be locked down to something for the rest of your life. Maybe you want this to become a permanent part of your life but take it one day at a time.

For example I do eat sugar now, but it's in very limited quantities and I'm more aware of sugar and how much of it I consume.

You have to be able to make it at least 30 days of stopping something. If you can't stop drinking, smoking, eating sugar or eating meat, then you have to examine your discipline.

If you struggle with discipline and courage there are many great resources out there, especially here on YouTube that can help you.

I recently finished the book Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell. An amazing book on courage, resilience, toughness, and determination.

The story is about the worse tragedy in US Navy SEAL history. After all 3 of his SEAL team is killed he fights and crawls for his survival.

He talks about after being down and deflated he decides that he is going to grab a rock, stretch it out in front of him, draw a line in the dirt, and crawl to the line. Once he reaches the line he drew another line and crawled to it. He did this for over 7 miles to escape the enemy who were looking for him to kill him.

Here is a short video by Marcus Luttrell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_Pi42Hv858

Remember to stay in the present moment, don't look to the future. Take it one day at a time even one meal at a time to help create that discipline.

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Terry Carter