A Motivational Weight Loss Story Video

Ryan lost 135 pounds in 13 months with diet and exercise. He went from 308 pounds to 173.

Someone had told him he could change a habit in 21 days. Within 21 days he had lost 18 pounds. This motivated him to keep going. Within five months he lost 100 pounds. He gets up at 4:45am each morning to exercise. See his very motivational video here.
Check out his story at his website Ryan in Boise.

Jogging to Lose Weight

Ben is six foot tall and used to weigh 360 pounds. Within 10 months of starting his goal to lose weight he was down to 220 pounds. Check out his inspiring story at his site. Here is an excerpt;

My name is Ben Davis. On December 25th, 2008, I decided to get my life together. I weighed 360 pounds and was a miserable person.

Then I started jogging.
Then did a 5K.
The pounds started falling off.
I ran a 10K.
And a sprint triathlon.
Then I did a half-marathon.
I kept losing weight.
And kept running.
Then I did a full marathon.
I decided to keep going.
Then I did an Ironman.

If you want to do something with your life, if you really want to do it, just do it. I promise that you can. You just have to do it. And when you do, you’ll be happier for it.

World Vegan Day 2010

The 1st of November is World Vegan Day and is the first day of the World Vegan Awareness Month. World Vegan Day was established in 1994 by Louise Wallis of The Vegan Society U.K., to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Vegan Society in 1944 by Donald Watson. He coined the name Vegan for non-dairy vegetarians.

It is a great delusion to suppose that flesh of any kind is essential to health. 

William Booth, Founder of the Salvation Army

There are many reasons that people become Vegan. The main reason being the barbaric cruelty to animals, whether farmed or wild, for our food and clothing, product testing, and sport. What gives us the right to torture and kill animals? Nature provides us with many alternatives to eat and wear. Other reasons people become Vegan include the impact of factory farming on the environment and our health, and in some cases for religious reasons. We are all Earthlings and one species should have no more rights than another.

We all love animals. Why do we call some 'pets' and others 'dinner' ?   K. D. Lang  Singer

Many non-Vegans ask what we eat. A simple Google search will show millions of tasty and nutritious Vegan recipes on the Web. In my right side panel you will find many Vegan blogs who provide some wonderful recipes plus a visit to Vegan MoFo (meals for a month) will give you a list of over 240 bloggers who will be posting daily Vegan recipes for the whole of November. Your only problem will be deciding on which delicious dishes to choose! 

Compassion is the foundation of everything positive, everything good. If you carry the power of 

compassion to the marketplace and the dinner table, you can make your life really count. 

Rue McClanahan Actress

Have a wonderful World Vegan Day.

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Raw Apple Crumble

From the Dr McDougall October Newsletter Created by Guest Chef Cathy Fisher

This is a great dessert because it’s easier and faster to make than an apple pie or crisp, and requires no baking. Instead of refined sugars, this recipe uses dates for sweetness, and lemon juice and nutmeg for that extra zing.



Topping:

1 cup walnuts

4 pitted dates

Apple filling:

3 apples, peeled, sliced and large diced

1 tablespoon lemon juice

2 apples, peeled, sliced and large diced

2 tablespoons lemon juice

6 pitted Medjool dates

¼ cup raisins

¼ teaspoon cinnamon

¼ teaspoon nutmeg



Topping: Blend the walnuts and 4 dates in a food processor until the texture is a little smaller than Grape Nuts. Spoon into a small bowl and set aside.

Filling: Toss the 3 peeled, sliced and diced apples with 1 tablespoon of lemon juice and set aside in a bowl. Next, in the food processor, blend the remaining 2 apples, 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, 6 pitted dates, raisins, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Toss this mixture with the sliced apples.

Serve: Place one-fourth of the apple filling into a small dessert dish and sprinkle with date-nut topping. Serves 4. Preparation: 15 minutes; cooking time: 0 minutes; serves: 4

Notes: Use a good eating apple, such as a Gala, Fuji or Pink Lady in this recipe.