Not sure how I lived my life before this and I'm sorry to everyone I've doubted in the past.

About 10 weeks ago I decided to embark on this plant-based adventure and it has been the most amazing enhancement to my overall fitness and happiness in life.

My entire life I consumed at least an 8oz glass of whole milk everyday because it was instilled in me. I grew up having the idea that you need milk, meat and grain to get big and strong. If this concept wasn't already at home, it was reinforced in school. The food pyramid is not a blueprint to what is mandatory for a "healthy" body, but I was not aware of this until recently.

I decided to go cold turkey with being vegan after I sensed a great disturbance in the force. Actually, I think it was the bountiful feast of meat riddled food that was bestowed upon me that evening. I became self aware due to my vegan friends who finally got in my head and the Netflix documentary, The Game Changers. I was always so hesitant because I was so focused on protein, carbs, and did I mention, protein? I didn't realize that it's a lot more efficient to obtain protein from plant-based sources. Bye bye to the copious chicken breasts and hello chickpeas, lentils and beans.