Everyday is the best day!

So I know I have not written in a while.  Well mostly good news here on the health front.  I have lost a total of 15 lbs.  I have not been sticking to a strict plant based diet like I should, but I am working on that transition.  It is really hard to eat "vegan" in a country that eats processed food and tons of animal products.  I say "vegan" because it is easier to type than "plant based diet."  I hate the connotation that the word vegan has.  I am not some weird hippie who doesn't eat anything or is a crazy animal rights activist.  I still love leather and my ostrich cowboy boots.  I do however feel like eating a plant based diet is the way to be healthy and happy.

I am in Las Vegas for a couple weeks visiting my parents and I am trying to get them eating right.  So of course that means a juice fast!  Today was day one.  We have been drinking delicious green juice and beautiful red beet juice.  So far so good.  I forget how hard the fasting is, but I do know how great it makes me feel. 

My mom and I woke up and went to a yoga class.  One of the things that I wanted to do was set her up at a good yoga studio.  I think we found one that will help her out.  She needs to be strengthening her core and muscles to help with her back and body pains.  Yoga is a great way for her to do that. I also want to help her get her migraines in check.  I know that through eating right and exercise she can minimize those migraines and limit the amount of medication that she is on.  I have gotten rid of my migraines, I know only deal with small headaches.  

Dad has been really funny throughout the day.  He makes the best faces at the juice.  He does not like it, but he chugs those drinks.  I actually think that he is doing the best on the cleanse.   Mom found out that she hates beets.  She about vomited when she tried it.  I personally love the beet, it is a welcome change from the green juice. 

The more that I research and learn about a plant-based diet (PBD) it just makes sense.  The more I eat a PBD, the more that I know that this is the way to eat.  I know that I will get crap for it, but no one can tell me that eating plants is unhealthy. 

I will be keeping the blog updated on how it goes with the parents, hopefully they will find it as beneficial as I do.