Taylor Victoria

Born and raised in California, I eat plants, bike a lot, hope to travel more and pursue a career that I love.

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Little video of the sunset descent down OSM road in Santa Barbara last night. Good friends. Good conversations. Followed my some good food after 🌱 #optoutside

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I mean, we’re all trying to find out who the hell we are, aren’t we?

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I love being horribly straightforward. I love sending reckless text messages (because how reckless can a form of digitized communication be?) and telling people I love them and telling people they are absolutely magical humans and I cannot believe they really exist. I love saying, Kiss me harder, and You’re a good person, and, You brighten my day. I live my life as straight-forward as possible. Because one day, I might get hit by a bus. Maybe it’s weird. Maybe it’s scary. Maybe it seems downright impossible to just be—to just let people know you want them, need them, feel like, in this very moment, you will die if you do not see them, hold them, touch them in some way whether its your feet on their thighs on the couch or your tongue in their mouth or your heart in their hands. But there is nothing more beautiful than being desperate. And there is nothing more risky than pretending not to care. We are young and we are human and we are beautiful and we are not as in control as we think we are. We never know who needs us back. We never know the magic that can arise between ourselves and other humans. We never know when the bus is coming.

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She has to let you go now. She has to let go of the feelings she has for you. She has to stop admiring you, adoring you, and even loving you with her whole heart. She has to because she can’t take it anymore. She’s tired of all the mixed signals you give her. She’s tired of staying up all night wondering what she did wrong to deserve this from someone she did nothing wrong to. She’s tired of listening to sad songs and weeping all throughout. She’s tired of all the nonsense conversations that only happens once in a while. She’s tired of being just the girl whom you’ll talk to when you’re bored. She’s tired of your selfish ways - ways to get into her pants. She’s had enough of your baggage. She’s been through enough. She has to let you go now. She needs to. But she can’t find it in herself to do so.

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I’m sitting here trying to convince myself that I don’t want you, but the more I say it, the less I believe it. I am starting to accept that you never loved me.

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Before I went vegan, I was eating what I thought to be a very healthy diet. I was following a ton of "fitness and health" instagram accounts and although this led me to start becoming more aware of the kinds of foods I was putting into my body, I had it all wrong. I began meal prepping and calorie counting and working out- a lot. My typical day of meals looked like: 🔹1/2c oats with whey protein powder, chia seeds, almond milk and nut butter 🔹Quest Protein Bar 🔹Small salad with a lot of veggies, salmon and a dressing made of olive oil and lemon 🔹Protein Shake with protein powder, almond milk and ice 🔹Some sort of stir fry with 1/2c brown rice, chicken and veggies This is what is considered "clean eating" in the current health and fitness world: high protein, low carb, low calorie. I was taking a ton of different supplements and "skinny teas" with the hope that they would give me an edge in losing weight- green tea pills, CLA, and tiny tea- and guess what? It worked. I lost probably 30-35 pounds, but I also lost my period and totally lost my hunger cues because I was over-exercising and under-eating. Fast forward 2 years and I am probably the healthiest I have ever been. I focus my diet on mainly whole-plant foods not because I have to or I force myself to, but because I have educated myself on how freaking awesome eating plants can be to our own health, the health of the animals and the health of the environment. I stopped looking at exercise as a form of weight loss and food as an inconvenience. I found the incredible sport of cycling and have joined a community of absolute bad-asses that tackle century-rides and climb mountains like bosses. 🚴🏼‍♀️🚴🏼‍♀️🚴🏼‍♀️ I have also found a real passion for spreading the plant-based message and hoping to inspire and educate others in what I have learned. I hope to help debunk these "health" myths that are spread carelessly throughout our society and show people the #science and the evidence behind plants. I want to inspire others stop feeling helpless in their journey to be healthier and happier. So go eat some more plants and get outside. #themountainsarecalling

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