EATING PLANTS - I LOST WEIGHT Eating plants, all animals, some of each. Which is best? I know, I know. <sigh> If you've been following me for any length of time at all, you know that my struggle with diet is real. I'm definitely what professionals would call a yo-yo dieter. And that doesn't seem to be changing any time soon. But I shift what I'm eating for good reasons. Usually, it's because I get 'symptoms' in my body. What I mean by that...
Plant-Based Keto sounds like a crazy idea, when you first consider it. Right? I mean, isn't one of the biggest attractions to a keto diet the fact that you can eat all that meat, poultry, fish, and eggs with abandon? Oh, and cheese. Omg...the cheese! Well, maybe. If that kind of food makes you feel good. And I'm talking physically here. I'm primarily about health. But animal cruelty IS something to think about. Let's talk about that later. For...
MIMI KIRK INTERVIEW - FEBRUARY 23RD, 2010 "Eighty Percent Raw online magazine editor, Tracy Partridge-Johnson chats with 71 year young Mimi Kirk about her designation as PETA's 2009 pick for America's Sexiest Vegetarian Woman Over 50. Listen in as Mimi shares her secrets to youthful energy and lasting beauty!" THROW BACK INTERVIEW This video has received the most views of any videos I've created over the years, so I thought I'd re-post it...
Raw Foods - I Used to Eat Loads of Them! This post is mostly for me...to track my progress and how I'm feeling. So, it won't be long. After years of bouncing back and forth between a HFLC (High Fat Low Carb) Keto-Carnivore diet and a LFHC (Low Fat High Carb) WFPB (Whole Food Plant Based) diet - incorporating mostly cooked whole plant foods...and just continuing to gain weight and feel sub-standard, I decided I've had enough! So, about three (3)...
Markus Was One of My Early Raw Food Heroes. Back in 2007 I began a journey in search of the optimal diet for healing and disease prevention. That search led me to a mostly raw food diet. I've written a lot about that experience over the years. You can read my personal story HERE. But to summarize, I was was convinced that eating a mostly raw, whole-foods, plant-based diet was the answer to human nutrition and disease prevention. As a result, I...
Now, here's something we all need for Halloween...like a hole in the head, lol! *Thanks to delish.com's Editorial Fellow, Megan Schaltegger, for this entertaining and delightful post making me aware of the trendy new cup! But seriously, I'm a huge Starbucks fan a-n-d Fall is my absolute favorite season of the year! So, ya, I'm happy to start thinking about preparing for Halloween and the upcoming autumn months! BRACE YOURSELF! There WILL be alot...
MY AMAZING MARY'S MINI RESULTS I gotta tell you...after 10 days on the Mary's Mini version of Dr. John McDougall's Starch Solution I was pretty happy with my results! Not only did I lose weight, but I'm also noticing some other health conditions improving in that short time. Yes, I lost 5 pounds in 10 days...which is incredible...but I also noticed my skin looking better and my energy improving! Honestly, I'm not completely sure if my success...
I've been following the 10-Day Mary's Mini version of Dr. John McDougall's The Starch Solution weight-loss plan, and today is Day 8. These are my thoughts and experience so far. I talk, in detail, about the differences between the two plans and why I'm choosing to try the Mary's Mini version instead of the basic plan. Basically, for either plan you make starch the center of every meal you eat. The biggest difference is that on the basic plan,...
Are you as confused about diet and all the freaking weight-loss programs and theories out there as I am? In this Car-Chat video I share (most of) my personal story about the struggle I've been through trying to lose weight and achieve optimal health and wellness. I have been dieting, literally, since I was 10 years old. If people think it's a new phenomenon for kids to worry about their weight, I've got some news for you! Ya, I inherited my...
I'm sitting here in pain. Abdominal pain. It started late yesterday afternoon and it's now 8:05 the next morning. It kept me awake most of the night. It's a digestive thing. Nothing too serious...I can just tell. You know...the kind you feel after eating too many beans? Ya, that kind. But intense. It comes in waves, so it's not constant. But a new cramp comes on every few minutes and it makes me writhe and palpate my belly like I would knead a...
