Day Twelve After a long work day that started at 4am with coffee, a tabata workout and hiking to The Hogback Rocks we pigged out with giant salads. I’m looking into #veganKeto. Anyone currently on it? I am in the curious stage after hearing so many people are on it now )and dropping a lot of Lbs). I’m premenopausal and have gained about 10 lbs in the past three years. I’m half Mexican and we have a propensity to being round (more to hug)! It’s creeping upward so I better figure it out. Extra weight puts a lot of stress on joints plus it ticks me off my pants are so tight!! Ha ha! 🥬🥗🥗🥗🥬🥗🥬 Here are the salad ingredients: Arugula Romaine Cucumber Zucchini Carrots Broccoli Red, orange, yellow peppers Avocado Pepitas (roasted) Dried cranberries BOATLOAD OF CRACKED PEPPER And I finally got my butt to the grocery that carries my most favorite salad dressing: Follow Your Heart Vegan Ceasar. Thanks to my vegan friend Heidi @plantbasedrunner for introducing me to some amazing products out there in the grocery world! My oh my how things have changed. In 2012 trying to get something that didn’t have ANY animal products in it was tough…and I lived in Los Angeles. Now there are entire sections throughout every grocery store that exists. Follow Your Heart brand is good for people that need to take care of their hearts! Paralyzing fact: Did you know that HEART DISEASE is the number ONE cause of death in the USA? 23.5%!!! WHAT THE HECK! I hope you are thinking about how to have a healthy heart through a nutritious diet and moderate exercise. I love you guys and want you to stick around as long as possible! No surprise that CANCER is #2 at 21.3
Fun Fact: “Veganism is an extreme form of vegetarianism, and though the term was coined in 1944, the concept of flesh-avoidance can be traced back to ancient Indian and eastern Mediterranean societies. Vegetarianism is first mentioned by the Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras of Samos around 500 BCE.” Time Magazine, 2008 https://www.instagram.com/p/B6n0RNPgCrw4lbZ5y4Fzrw6EdUgABHqjFS7Jhw0/?igshid=1bzw3p0o8vtsk