My Vegan Lifestyle

About a year ago I decided to eat clean and healthy. I started this Vegan diet because I wanted my body to be healthy and feel good about it. Not only did I feel better because of the diet but I also became more fit, lost weight, and had more energy!

Here are a couple of rules that I keep while on this lifestyle. While eating clean, I also try to lean out, and not build bone. By that I start my first rules. I eat completely clean for at least five days of each week.

No Dairy
No Meat

This means no cheese or milk. This especially means no yogurt! You also don't want any type of meat. The dairy and meat make you build up, and you don't want this because you're leaning out.

No bread

You don't want to eat a lot of bread because the more carbs you eat the more fat builds up.

I allow myself two cheat days, because I don't wanna go crazy and pig out. Also, don't deprive yourself, if you want something go for it. It will keep you from giving up and pigging out.

On my cheat days I usually still stick to the same guidelines, only I allow cheese, bread, or meat. Through the day I only drink water.

If you wanna try this diet/lifestyle I suggest checking with your doctor first. This is what works for me and what I stick to, but it may not work for everyone, so you can adjust it to yourself. Remember that this is also going raw vegetarian, so the first couple of days will be rough. I felt really tired, but at least five days after, I got that new, healthy energy.

What I eat usually consists of:
Lots of water
Fruit
Vegetables
Beans
Peanut butter
Oats
Honey
Soup
Eggs
Veggie burgers
Vegan meat

What I eat on a typical day:
Breakfast-
I usually pick from one of these.
Oatmeal
Fruit
Honey w/ Peanut Butter
Raw fruit smoothie

Lunch-
I usually pick from one of these.
Honey w/ Peanut Butter
Raw fruit smoothie
Steamed Vegetables
Soup
Veggie burger w/ tomato slices

Dinner-
I usually pick from one of these.
Beans
Soup
Steamed vegetables
Vegan meat
Veggie burger w/ vegetables
Raw fruit smoothie

I try not to eat to many veggie burgers. Firstly because they don't taste that good, secondly because I don't think it's as healthy as the other options.

A few foods that I like to eat are:
Eden organic garbanzo beans
1/2 cup 130 cal
Bush's baked beans maple cured bacon
1/2 cup 140 cal
Organic and raw honey
Target grade A honey
Morning star veggie burgers
1 burger 110 cal

Something to remember:
Beans- are a great source of protein
Vegetables- supplies some vitamins
Fruit- have natural sugar
Honey- natural sweetener that can replace sugar
Drink lots of water
Drink lots of tea (any kind, I prefer green tea because it boosts the metabolism)
For calcium drink coconut milk, rice milk, or almond milk.

Take your Vitamins!
Because I'm eating raw, I won't get all the vitamins and nutrients needed for my body.

This is what works for me and is great for healthy eating, losing weight, and feeling good about your body's health!

-Nicole

Pinterest Post: Outfit Ideas

     I'm pretty sure we all know about Pinterest, its widely used! We use Pinterest for birthday parties, weddings, diy projects, easy recipes, at-home remedies and other uses. It just goes to show that Pinterest has many functions. One of my personal favorite things to do on Pinterest is get outfit ideas.

   
 When I go on Pinterest I love looking at the outfits! They have such easy go-to outfits that are stylish yet sophisticated. You can even dress your self rich! When I say that, I don't mean that you'll become rich by what you wear. I mean to say that you can appear wealthy by what you wear. 


  We all know that you can be classified by what you wear. I don't mean to sound shallow, but we all know in our heads that people can sort of get an idea of what you like just by your appearance. For example, goths or hipsters. We see people wearing all black with dark hair and makeup, and we assume oh, their being gothic. Or hipsters, they're their own style they wear whatever they like and random things, and again we assume hipster. So you see if you dress a certain way people have a little idea of what you like or what your style is, which brings us right back to dressing yourself rich!

When I look on Pinterest I try to see what catches my eye first. I scroll and find the outfits that stand out. Usually their statement outfits. These oufits consist of stripes, colorblocking, neon, flannel, denim, sweaters, it could be anything that I like.

Pinterest has some awesome ideas just waiting there, I know that my style (in my point of view) has gotten better through Pinterest. Don't just mope and say, well I wish I could dress like those girls on Pretty Little Liars, or Vampire Diaries. Inspiration is waiting, all you have to do is find it!

-Nicole
    
Open-eyed Tip: When your looking through Pinterest,
look for things that interest you
it could be boots, scarves, or even stripes. It has to have your signature flair.  Another tip would be to have staple pieces of clothing that you like. Pick a statement scarf, that could be a go-to for those days when your in a hurry and need a cute outfit. Have a pair of statement shoes, it could be boots paired with jeans, or Toms with capris, or heels with skinnies, you pick which best fits your style. Just remember that even a t-shirt can look great, if paired up with some bracelets or a sweater and some flats. You can always dress yourself rich!