Why Not Begin Today?

My  friend Kim is a great cook.  I decided to join her and begin to eat different.  I have been enjoying the fabulous Shabbat dinners that she prepares every week.  The dinners are full of fantastic food, all kind of foods, creamy soups with nuts and fruits, and always a salad with different colors and textures and dressings, as well as meats, fish, and of course the bread and wine.

We began to follow Dr. Furhman's Nutritatrian Lifestyle almost 3 months ago.  To tell you truth, It was difficult! We tried to keep some our favorites dishes and accommodate some of the changes, but that did not go well (understatement).

So, I had a serious conversation with my self and concluded that I am too heavy for my size!  So I better get my act together--all this cheating was not helping!  And in addition, my back was hurting.  I had to do something, I was desperate!

Since, I had been enjoying the vegan dishes that Kim prepares for Shabbat, I decided to try making my own vegan dishes.  So far it is working and the scale is going in the right direction.

My favorite  food time is breakfast.  You won't believe that you can soak a bowl of oats with almond milk overnight and then add flax meal, some craisins and chia seeds to make this delicious and fulfilling breakfast. And after, I am enjoying a gigantic salad with greens and some legumes which make a good lunch and/or dinner.  I try to finish my daily dinner, before 6pm.  

Today my lunch was a half a cup of brown rice with 3/4 cup of lentils with a a classic Peruvian topping (chopped tomatoes, hot peppers, thin sliced onions seasoned with lemon juice, chopped cilantro and mint and a pinch of salt and black pepper.  Delicious!  

Do you think you could make that? I think you can too! That's today is the best day to begin!  

Looking forward to sharing more experiences in my next post! 

Love ❣️

Chaya

PS:  I can't believe it! This is my first blog! So excited!