It has been around a month since we started our “eating to be healthy diet” (whole food Plant based diet). We had some set backs especially during our vacation to Georgia. We bought hot dogs, chicken, hamburger, all the things we said we were going to avoid. This journey isn’t one that we just thought up…we have been on an “almost doing this” for years now.  We would watch a documentary on the power of food and how to live a healthier by your choices in food. I would look up the books and buy them…all of them. So of course my library of healthy books, cookbooks, workbooks became quite extensive. However, I never did anything with them.

For the past two weeks we have really stuck to the diet/change in eating for our health. Krystal found lots of really good recipes and to be honest most of the have been really good. I really have not missed meats… It is almost sad for me to say this, my entire life I based my dishes around a meat. Two weeks ago we went to get our weekly grocery’s, and we were talking about what we were going to get. I said we need fruit, vegetables and chicken. Krystal looked at me and said “no chicken”. I heard “you will never eat again” NO Chicken! She already took out the red meats, now chicken… As we walked around the store I’m sure I had a few break downs. Yes we were going to eat whole foods/plant based, but had talked about keeping chicken and turkey in our diet. Now NO Chicken.

Changing someone’s diet isn’t the easiest thing to do, I’m a grown women and I do want to be healthy. I recently lost my mother, she could have lived many more years. I feel a sense of loss for her and her great grandchildren. Many more memories could have been had by all if she would have been more open to change in her life. I want to be around a long time, my mom was only 16 years older than me and 16 years isn’t long enough for me, I want more. So if a Whole Food Plant Based Diet is the secret to a longer, happier, more productive life I’m in. I need to wrap my brain around this and stop acting like a child.

So I’m embracing it, I’m looking up recipes, watching YouTube videos and finding my favorites channels to get recipes. I really like to be able to cook with the boys. Both Collin and Matthew want to help us cook. I have never followed recipes and had a break down the first time I did, Collin wanted to do this and Matthew wanted to help, I just couldn’t get my baring’s on what I was suppose to do to complete this meal. I had to step back and take a few breathes. I have two beautiful grandchildren that want to spend time with me to create our dinner. Time to step back and take it in and if this dish doesn’t come out good, so what!!!  At least we are spending time together.

So here we are two weeks in where we are really cooking correctly and following the plan. Except I do still use butter and eat eggs… I know that’s not the plan but give me a break!!!! I’m really doing great “NO MEATS” Yea I’m good… As Krystal said “I’m going to the dark side” I can see us eating this way for the rest of our life. I say this with the understanding that this is the best way to eat for our heath.

The boys however are not so happy, they are starting to have a hard time. Collin in the beginning was on board, eating all the meals and not complaining about it. I think he was under the impression that this would be a short time thing since we have done this in the past and always went back to eating our old way within a matter of days. We did have a Chicken Sunday and took the boys to PDQ. We asked them what they wanted and they almost broke out in song in the back of the van, “We can have CHICKEN????” I’m sure once we get more recipes the boys will find meals they like. It will become easier for everyone the more we eat this way. I have to believe that this is the best for everyone.  It’s the only thing getting me through this “No Chicken” life!!