21 Day Vegan Challenge

As Kathy Freston says:
Lose Weight, Get Healthy, Change the World

What we're trying:  21 days with no animal products, alcohol, or sugar (you can also cut caffeine and gluten if you want to go an extra step)

Here is the main reason you might want to join in this 21 day endeavor---from Nov. 1- Nov. 21, 2011:

• This 21 day challenge will give your body time to get over the foods it craves.  At the end of the 21 days, the idea is not to turn you into a vegan, but to have set your body back to "zero" and only add the things back into your diet you truly want to eat--usually the more natural items.

You say: This is going to be hard/impossible:
Hey--- I'm nervous, I'll admit it. Yes, I am a vegetarian, but in my opinion, it's a much bigger jump from vegetarian to vegan than from omnivore to vegetarian. That's why we're just going for 21 days---then go back to eating whatever you want. And---that's why I'm hoping to build a group of people to do it together!

Where did you get this idea?
From Kathy Freston. I read her book Quantum Wellness in 2008--- her new book Veganist inspired me to do this once and for all---just take the measly 21 days and see what it does to my body.

You say: Well, I need protein.
Yes, this is a common misconception... there is protein in EVERY food in varying amount, and protein should typically only make up 3-5% of your daily intake of calories.

Check out Kathy's website for more of the benefits of this challenge AND for the benefits of a vegan diet.

Here is the prize:  This challenge ends 2 days before Thanksgiving--- you'll do the challenge and then have the reward of a Thanksgiving meal!

Action steps:
1.  Try to pick up a copy of Veganist and read it/skim it/leave it in the bathroom.
2.  On Nov. 1 (or Oct 31) weigh yourself on the Publix scale at Bartram Park--thenw e will all have the same scale!  (We'll weigh back on Nov. 21 or 22)
3.  Check back here for recipes---we'll be giving you a 21 day meal plan--all vegan-- since many of you haven't eaten vegan before.  (You don't have to use it-- just going vegan 21 days is the plan, this will just be a resource.)
4.  If you're in--- go write on your calendar on Nov. 1:  I/We start the 21 day Vegan Challenge!