Let me tell you up front, that "vegan" does not automatically equal healthy. You could live on Oreos, soda, and potato chips.. and technically be vegan.
The healthy comes in with the 'whole foods' .. There is no shortcut here.
That being said, within the first week and half of starting this, I dropped 5 lbs. And if you recall, I swore off exercise for this experiment; because I didn't want to have any other factors affecting my weight loss, mood, or energy.
So purely, by cutting out dairy.. and pretty much eating everything else the same, I lost 5 lbs immediately. At my peak, I was down 7.. but 2 have crept back on. I believe from natural cycles in weight (the women understand). In sum, I lost 5 lbs in the beginning.. and I'm still down those 5 lbs right now.
Not bad, since my only physical activities have been normal day-to-day walking, climbing stairs, and a small bit of yoga (around 5 minutes a day).
What's far more important, to me though, is that I feel so much better. I feel 50 lbs lighter. I have more energy. And I'm sleeping waaaay better than I ever have.
I was one of those people that could lay in bed for hours on end before falling asleep. Now I fall asleep in 6 minutes or less (I wore a sleep monitor for the month, to figure that out).
On average, I wake up once during the night, but fall back asleep within 2 minutes.. and my sleep is roughly 98% 'efficient.'
No wonder I feel better!
I must also add that I'm glad this 30 days is almost over. I'm literally craving exercise. I'm guessing it's an aspect of feeling better and having more energy.. My body is seeking a way to use it. So I'm excited to get back to doing my normal yoga routine, maybe a little Zumba, and some resistance training.
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