I haven't vanished off the face of the Earth and I am still Vegan. I haven't had as much time with my little one (who is, incredibly, one this month!) needing me so I haven't had time to update.
In August I will be celebrating my two year vegan anniversary - not bad for someone who 'gave it a go' for a month. In that time I have rediscovered my love for baking and I can tell you all about the new vegan shops/eateries I have visited. Being vegan has only had benefits for me and I truly do find the idea of eating dairy again repulsive.
With Vegan diets being more mainstream now there are more food choices which can only be a good thing - but as a side effect Vegans can now load on the weight alongside everyone else. I lost all my (modest) 'baby weight' naturally within two weeks of Eden's birth but it has been a struggle to shift the pounds that I was carrying extra beforehand. I've managed to get a few off, but I find calorie counting so depressing I keep quitting. Then I stumbled across 5:2 by accident and the more I read the more interested I was - mainly about the associated health benefits. I read everything I could on it and rewatched the Horizon program that started it all. I thought it was worth a go - I'll let you know how I get along. Google 5:2 and you will be pointed towards a plethora of information if you want to have a look into it for yourself. This however maybe useful as it's published by Viva and written by their founder - a qualified nutritional therapist (whatever that is).
In the meantime I have also started collecting Vegan baby led weaning recipes on Pinterest - you can follow my finds here.
In August I will be celebrating my two year vegan anniversary - not bad for someone who 'gave it a go' for a month. In that time I have rediscovered my love for baking and I can tell you all about the new vegan shops/eateries I have visited. Being vegan has only had benefits for me and I truly do find the idea of eating dairy again repulsive.
With Vegan diets being more mainstream now there are more food choices which can only be a good thing - but as a side effect Vegans can now load on the weight alongside everyone else. I lost all my (modest) 'baby weight' naturally within two weeks of Eden's birth but it has been a struggle to shift the pounds that I was carrying extra beforehand. I've managed to get a few off, but I find calorie counting so depressing I keep quitting. Then I stumbled across 5:2 by accident and the more I read the more interested I was - mainly about the associated health benefits. I read everything I could on it and rewatched the Horizon program that started it all. I thought it was worth a go - I'll let you know how I get along. Google 5:2 and you will be pointed towards a plethora of information if you want to have a look into it for yourself. This however maybe useful as it's published by Viva and written by their founder - a qualified nutritional therapist (whatever that is).
In the meantime I have also started collecting Vegan baby led weaning recipes on Pinterest - you can follow my finds here.
