My Journey to Plant-Based Eating

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MY JOURNEY TO PLANT-BASED EATING

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MY JOURNEY TO PLANT-BASED EATING

• I wasnt always a plant-based eater. I was raised
  in an Italian family.  My mum was an incredible
  chef and my parents always owned and ran Italian
  restaurants.  I feasted on a traditional Italian
  diet and loaded up on dairy, pasta, chicken,
  fish, sliced meats and anything and everything
  Italian.  And I absolutely loved it.  I never
  questioned what we ate.  Our meals were home
  cooked, and mums food was out of this world.  As
  a family we enjoyed a home cooked meal together
  every day and connecting over foods was always my
  favourite part of the day.

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Our family in the late 70s. Thats me on my mums
lap
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• Fast forward to 2007, my father, at 61, passed
  away suddenly of a heart attack.  It forced me to
  dig deep into why he left us at such a young
  age.  He had so much life to live, he was
  healthy, hed just completed his first half
  marathon and he was in the peak of his life.  How
  could this happen? And why did it happen?
• I didnt know what to do all I knew was that
  health would become my priority.  I didnt know
  where to start until I attended a Tony Robbins
  seminar where he talked about vitality and
  health.  From that day I gave up meat and slowly
  moved towards a wholefoods diet.  And I say
  slowly because even today, I am still working on
  this.  My journey has evolved and now I do eat a
  predominantly plant based diet.  And with a
  recent auto immune diagnosis, Im even more
  determined to become cleaner in my diet.

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• My diet is 95 plant based.  The reason I dont
  label myself as vegan or vegetarian is that it
  becomes very rigid.  I dont want my diet to be
  stressful and being a little flexible makes life
  easier.  And who isnt looking for more of that?
• My diet is filled with fruit and vegetables,
  nuts, seeds, grains, legumes and the occasional
  tofu (and chocolate).

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• If Im out and about and there is a bit of dairy,
  gluten or eggs in my meal Im okay with that. 
  Even though thats no my preference, I do my
  best.  Im also human and occasionally revert
  back to old habits.  I can go on a binge and
  indulge in foods that I know dont serve me.  I
  acknowledge that and just do my best to get back
  onto a clean diet that I know is best for me.
• I truly believe we need to dial into our souls
  and find what works best for us.  Food is
  amazing.  It can be consumed in abundance it can
  be easy and fun and nourishing.  Food is to be
  celebrated.

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