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Hi, I'm new to this group and the low-fat vegan way of life. After

only a week, though, I must say that I feel better than I have in years.

 

I'm a married mom of one in her mid-40s and I live in a small town.

I'm " morbidly obese " and have all the lovely health problems that tend

to go along with that, though I have so far escaped becoming

officially diabetic.

 

I won't go into all the boring details, but let it suffice to say that

I recently got bloodwork that basically screamed out " I am a walking

heart attack " (or worse, a stroke waiting to happen).

 

My doctor has been bugging me for several years to try to slow down my

obvious physical deterioration with a low-fat, vegan diet, and I've

resisted his " crazy diet " mightily. Somehow the bloodwork coming when

it did has turned me around completely.

 

It's just not about losing weight this time. It's about living.

 

What's weirdest, though, is that it has been easy. For once in my

life, I'm not feeling deprived, or hungry, or craving my binge foods

(well, chocolate, cheese, & chicken a little, but only when I actually

see it... that's nothing compared to my " normal " obsession with

chocolate!). I don't even want diet sodas any more.

 

Best of all, for once in my life, I'm not spending all my time

measuring or counting (not calories, not " points, " not fat grams, not

carbohydrates...not nuthin!).

 

The only thing I limit at all are nuts/nut butters, and vegan sweets

(muffins, dark chocolate, sorbet, etc). [Normally, limiting sweets

would have me frantic with cravings, but that's not happening this

time. Not sure why, but I'll take it!]

 

Thank you for sharing yourselves & these wonderful recipes in this

blog. Reading it is something I look forward to each day. I've been so

impressed by the kindness of some of the posts (btw, whoever " Sparrow "

is, you are an amazing person!) and hope to " get to know you " all

better as time goes on. I live in terror that this newfound " freedom

from food " will fade after a few weeks, so I am trying to create a

" personal library " of motivational & inspirational sources, like you!

 

mm