The Equation of My Soup — Packing it with Plant-based Power
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The Equation of My Soup — Packing it with Plant-based Power

I recently wrote a short post for Instagram / Facebook where I referenced making a large pot of soup to freeze into individual containers. And, in this post, I mentioned that I had used more than 25 different kinds of plants in it, and I was asked for the recipe.

I do not follow recipes. There are benefits and drawbacks to my approach. But, recipes cause me stress, and adapting what I have on hand suits me. Instead, I use concepts to guide my cooking. And, I have gotten better at using the concepts over time. So, what I will focus on here is detailing the concepts.

Overall, I find plant-based cooking to be a forgiving form of cooking. And, keep in mind that I am several years into this lifestyle. So, if you are just getting going, you may want to consider taking a concept and experimenting with it in small steps rather than trying to do too much at once.

A significant part of my journey has been a deep dive into understanding my hunger drive and how I feel my best. Eating a soup like this is not something I would have done early into my transition – for a variety of reasons.

But, seeing what others do has helped me find my way, and seeing what I do may help you find your way as well.

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Big Rocks and LIttle Rocks: Navigating Terrain Shifts
My Weight Loss Story, Weight Loss, Wellness, Health, Personal Change, Name My Shadows, Face My Shadows, Fight My Shadows, Understand My Shadows, Reframe My Shadows, Food Addiction, Trigger Foods, Salt, Oil, Sugar, Failure, Success, Ongoing Learning, Travel, Shadow Boxing, Live in Color, Eat in Color, Priorities, Action over Inaction, Gratitude, Routine, Balance, Eat Plants, Unprocessed Plants Tania Lyon My Weight Loss Story, Weight Loss, Wellness, Health, Personal Change, Name My Shadows, Face My Shadows, Fight My Shadows, Understand My Shadows, Reframe My Shadows, Food Addiction, Trigger Foods, Salt, Oil, Sugar, Failure, Success, Ongoing Learning, Travel, Shadow Boxing, Live in Color, Eat in Color, Priorities, Action over Inaction, Gratitude, Routine, Balance, Eat Plants, Unprocessed Plants Tania Lyon

Big Rocks and LIttle Rocks: Navigating Terrain Shifts

Since I last wrote, a lot has changed in my life – as I anticipated it would. The changes are good, and I am grateful for that.

I have now started my new job, which has come with a lot of apprehensive excitement. A steep learning curve usurped my capacities for routine and for writing.

But, I am finding my way back, learning how to live my new life, facing myself over and over again in a whole new world.

I am starting to sleep just a little better as I am adjusting to everything. Sleep helps everything.

I am now pausing, taking stock in what it means to navigate my health and wellness through a major turning point in my life.

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Let’s Get to the Good Stuff
My Weight Loss Story, Weight Loss, Plant-Based Eating, Benefits of Unprocessed Plant-Based Eating, Food Addiction, Feeling Great, Wellness, Health, Why Eat Plants, Physical and Mental Wellbeing, Transformative Foods Tania Lyon My Weight Loss Story, Weight Loss, Plant-Based Eating, Benefits of Unprocessed Plant-Based Eating, Food Addiction, Feeling Great, Wellness, Health, Why Eat Plants, Physical and Mental Wellbeing, Transformative Foods Tania Lyon

Let’s Get to the Good Stuff

With New Year’s coming this weekend, the collective commitment to self-improvement provides a great moment to talk about the power of plants.

Moving to a whole, unprocessed plant-based diet is the most important action that I have taken for all aspects of my health, including weight loss and maintenance. 

Most information around health and weight loss encourages eating plants in some way, so knowing the benefits of plants certainly was not news to me. 

Still, I am stunned by the depth of what I have learned from delving into nutritional science. And, I am even more stunned by the differences in how I feel – once I got through the withdrawal from addictive foods.

Eating plants has transformed all aspects of my life.

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