New girl, happy to be here!
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 4:54 pm
Hi all! My name is Heidi. Yesterday I was on SparkPeople (hadn't logged on in months) and happened to notice someone giving rave reviews of the No S Diet. I was curious, and then delighted with what I found!
Four months ago I decided to adopt a plant-based diet for its health benefits and it's felt great. I don't eat meat or dairy or eggs but I'm truly not inclined to any more, so I don't feel deprived. I also don't eat processed vegan foods. I don't even eat tofu or other soy products because they deplete you of iron and can cause you to become anemic. I'd be an avid fish eater but mercury contamination concerns me so I don't bother...except for the odd smoked salmon! Yum!
I make most of our meals from scratch and have actually come to love cooking, but I especially love to bake and that's why I'm here. I tend to try to be perfect at eating healthy 100% of the time (all or nothing girl here!) and then fall off the wagon but HARD! Sure I still eat healthy meals, but add pies, cookies, cakes and chocolate bars into the mix, and maybe even all on the same day! I can also tend to over eat, especially on vegan pizza. All that homemade doughy goodness!
Obviously I need some balance.
Glad to be here! I'm already enjoying planning what treats we'll have this weekend!
Four months ago I decided to adopt a plant-based diet for its health benefits and it's felt great. I don't eat meat or dairy or eggs but I'm truly not inclined to any more, so I don't feel deprived. I also don't eat processed vegan foods. I don't even eat tofu or other soy products because they deplete you of iron and can cause you to become anemic. I'd be an avid fish eater but mercury contamination concerns me so I don't bother...except for the odd smoked salmon! Yum!
I make most of our meals from scratch and have actually come to love cooking, but I especially love to bake and that's why I'm here. I tend to try to be perfect at eating healthy 100% of the time (all or nothing girl here!) and then fall off the wagon but HARD! Sure I still eat healthy meals, but add pies, cookies, cakes and chocolate bars into the mix, and maybe even all on the same day! I can also tend to over eat, especially on vegan pizza. All that homemade doughy goodness!
Obviously I need some balance.
Glad to be here! I'm already enjoying planning what treats we'll have this weekend!