tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540313956773186363.comments2023-04-08T04:39:58.113-05:00Vegan VagabondsTessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08567240651693889933noreply@blogger.comBlogger131125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540313956773186363.post-76773510977190717932015-12-31T00:14:22.554-06:002015-12-31T00:14:22.554-06:00Just a quick note to say how thrilled I am to have...Just a quick note to say how thrilled I am to have found your blog(s) and that I am going to read everything. My husband and I are vegan and are fortunate to be able to quit working in our mid-50s, and we're total RV novices but want to learn more and travel like you did. And I am a nutrition educator, helping people learn to eat the Esselstyn / Fuhrman/ McDougall / Barnard etc way. Thank you for being here! You're like a lighthouse to those of us on the sea! Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03029460089845746998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540313956773186363.post-20765282205271066682015-09-08T14:19:28.124-05:002015-09-08T14:19:28.124-05:00Thanks for your nice comment, Bret. Here's to...Thanks for your nice comment, Bret. Here's to YOUR exceptional health!<br />Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08567240651693889933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540313956773186363.post-3615015951427469882015-09-08T14:18:45.294-05:002015-09-08T14:18:45.294-05:00Thanks for the Mighty Greens rec- I'll check i...Thanks for the Mighty Greens rec- I'll check it out. Many, many parts of the country do not have juice bars, unfortunately, but I dream of the day when they are everywhere! Wouldn't that be wonderful?!Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08567240651693889933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540313956773186363.post-21210624950522914352015-09-08T06:58:05.269-05:002015-09-08T06:58:05.269-05:00Thank you so much for sharing this post. It will b...Thank you so much for sharing this post. It will be very helpful for me! Superb and Informative blog.<br />I love to read all post about juicing. I am a juicer fanatic and Love to make different kinds of juice every day.<br />Best wishes and happy juicing! Thanks a lot for sharing.<br /><a href="http://juicerly.com/" rel="nofollow">Bret</a><br />masticating juicer dairyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03437292307006420833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540313956773186363.post-7502781028398315522015-08-28T12:03:17.294-05:002015-08-28T12:03:17.294-05:00It also enables the liver and other organs to clea...It also enables the liver and other organs to cleanse our system, blood vessels to clear plaque, colon to empty, etc allowing rest and rejuvenation.<br /><a href="http://www.pressdcafe.com.au/" rel="nofollow">Juice Cleanse</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720274091094712578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540313956773186363.post-64884766878798585992015-08-27T22:45:44.341-05:002015-08-27T22:45:44.341-05:00Here's an update from more than 3 years later:...Here's an update from more than 3 years later: Our food remains plant-based and we love it! My weight seems to be stable at 117 now, which feels good to me. I make a simpler green smoothie now in the morning with just spinach, banana, almond milk, and cinnamon spice. Also it gets easier the longer you do it. I remember how hard it was to change and learn new foods and recipes, but now it feels completely normal to me. I also do not have much trouble in restaurants and typically, they will adjust a recipe for me to make it vegan, I just have to ask. Good luck with your healthy eating efforts! You can do it!Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08567240651693889933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540313956773186363.post-230079270216169322015-08-14T19:23:07.727-05:002015-08-14T19:23:07.727-05:00DH & I just retired, we are about to close on ...DH & I just retired, we are about to close on our house, and go RVing full-time for at least 2 years. You have all the same kitchen equipment I have. I have both the Omega and the Breville. Cannot believe you find the Omega easier to clean. I actually had the Omega first (about 4 years) and purchased the Breville because of ease in clean-up. Mind you the quality of the juice is not as good - but clean-up is easier.<br /><br />Wondering what changes you've made since with post is 2 years old.<br />Yehudithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12364590466357391596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540313956773186363.post-83419994917936698492015-06-01T02:46:38.644-05:002015-06-01T02:46:38.644-05:00A better juice to use is Mighty Greens by Suja...n...A better juice to use is Mighty Greens by Suja...not a sweet as Boathouse...or go to a juice bar for dinner!Deb's Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08573263722172402598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540313956773186363.post-18419107713075052632014-04-19T10:16:03.017-05:002014-04-19T10:16:03.017-05:00I'm with Bob on this one!I'm with Bob on this one!jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370136906993931125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540313956773186363.post-63902027509341228352014-04-19T10:15:40.029-05:002014-04-19T10:15:40.029-05:00I'm with Bob on this one!I'm with Bob on this one!jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370136906993931125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540313956773186363.post-84545700241693871582014-03-29T18:29:49.298-05:002014-03-29T18:29:49.298-05:00Jack, thank you for updating your progress. I...Jack, thank you for updating your progress. I'm happy that you and Trisha have gone for more than a year and still enjoying your new life and health. You will be, probably already are, an inspiration to so many! Thank you.<br /><br />Tom RileyTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01709412584347340693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540313956773186363.post-66820162985492843502014-03-18T12:04:58.709-05:002014-03-18T12:04:58.709-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12544092111895519111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540313956773186363.post-31713484516557601052014-03-17T19:26:44.135-05:002014-03-17T19:26:44.135-05:00Tom and snoozenkaye, just now saw your posts, as i...Tom and snoozenkaye, just now saw your posts, as it's been a little while since I've looked at this blog. Anyway, it's now mid-March and we're currently at the end of a two month stay at an RV park in Sarasota. But appreciate your comments/questions so figured I'd respond. First, by way of update, it's been about 13 months since we've started this journey, and we're still following our "mostly vegan" eating. Actually, probably more technically accurate to say that we eat mostly a plant based diet, given that some vegans are more into aspects of the lifestyle beyond just eating habits, but that's a bigger mouthful to say, so I stick with the mostly vegan tag. Anyway, I've lost close to 90 pounds, which was about where I was when we got home from our RV trip last November, and my wife is in about the same place with her weight loss as well. Admittedly, both of us picked up a bit during the holidays, but this was not so much about eating non-vegan, but more about just quantity, as we made lots of vegan holiday treats. But we've lost that added weight and a little more. Would like to lose another 10-20 pounds, but rather than obsess about it, just figure it will happen when it's time. Since we're here on the Florida Gulf Coast, we have had some seafood occasionally, but still only occasionally. Rather than try to say what is the "best" way to do this, I'm a big believer that we're all different and each of us needs to find what works best for us. For my wife and me, this approach has worked for over a year now, so think we'll keep it up. From my past history with diets, when I try to be perfectionist, or super strict, it generally leads to binging, born out of a sense of deprivation. For me right now, I just don't experience the same cravings for meat/dairy/fish like I used to, and my occasional seafood or dairy consumption so far has not left me with a feeling like I've gone totally over the cliff. So whatever works for each individual I celebrate; I just feel so much better than I ever have that I believe I'm changed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17542146507059153321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540313956773186363.post-90265335231595107072014-02-27T17:29:50.120-06:002014-02-27T17:29:50.120-06:00Thank you for sharing your inspiring story and for...Thank you for sharing your inspiring story and for the founders of this blog as well. The comments also give me a lot to think about. It is true that eating "mostly vegan" is a much better alternative to eating the typical American diet. I can also see the point of needing to be careful to not backslide into eating "mostly NOT vegan". I feel strongly, however, that there is a great deal of extremism amongst vegans (there tend to be zealots). I cannot buy into extreme anything, but I totally agree with the reasonable and rational ideas in Eat to Live and Eat for Health and love that you are living examples of how changing what you eat can change your life and health. I am on a similar path to better eating and better health as well. Cheers!snoozenkayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11949545072548077084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540313956773186363.post-20814443127311145982014-02-08T11:25:45.792-06:002014-02-08T11:25:45.792-06:00Congratulations, Jack and Trisha! I'm a littl...Congratulations, Jack and Trisha! I'm a little late here but I just read your terrific story. I'm so happy for your new life style and new found health. I do get a little nervous though, when I read things like "mostly vegan" and Evelyn's comment (and Karen and Al's) about "falling off the wagon a bit lately". Admittedly, my first year of being vegan, I too, thought that just one meal per week was just 5% of my weekly meals and certainly okay. We have a Sunday morning Group Run and always eat out afterwards and I would still eat the bacon and eggs! Then, I reread Caldwell Esselstyn's "Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease", Chapter 5, Moderation Kills. I hope that you will read that, maybe you already have. Now, the restaurant we go to on Sunday mornings, always makes a Vegan Burrito for my wife and I. The thing about being mostly vegan, is that it makes it so easy to "cheat" and that often leads to failure. "Diets Don't Work".<br /><br />Your excursion is over now and I hope to hear more of how the two of you are doing. It is so inspiring to read of couples like you. I too, thank Tessa for many things Lazy Daze and this blog.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01709412584347340693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540313956773186363.post-26131334760086972812014-01-03T22:45:10.459-06:002014-01-03T22:45:10.459-06:00Hi, Sai! No, while I used that recipe often, I re...Hi, Sai! No, while I used that recipe often, I really try to add in as many different fruits and veggies as possible, so as to get a variety of nutrients. For example, I'm doing a January Juice Fast right now and just made a plain grapefruit juice. Or you can make a juice that has 4 apples to 1 lemon. Or a juice with cucumber, lime, celery, and cilantro. One of my favorite juices is made of just apples and carrots. There are many juice recipes on Joe Cross' website http://www.rebootwithjoe.com under the recipes tab at the top. I hope that helps. Let me know if you have any more questions. :)Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08567240651693889933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540313956773186363.post-60855964460077256582014-01-03T22:37:39.991-06:002014-01-03T22:37:39.991-06:00Hi Tessa,
Did you use the same recipe throughout ...Hi Tessa,<br /><br />Did you use the same recipe throughout the 30 days, the one you referenced. Any help would be greatly appreciated.<br /><br />Thank you,<br />SainahSaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04831235204504557005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540313956773186363.post-88592932123178140392013-10-05T09:51:15.041-05:002013-10-05T09:51:15.041-05:00Glad you've found some inspiration in our stor...Glad you've found some inspiration in our story--all of us can use all the support we can find! It's been pretty easy for us on this RV trip, but know it will be a bit different once we're back home, so we're working on ourselves to be sure we figure out ways to stay with this new way of eating back there. So this blog is a wonderful way for helping us all!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17542146507059153321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540313956773186363.post-82672260687230135982013-10-05T07:31:47.382-05:002013-10-05T07:31:47.382-05:00Wow. I'm impressed! We have been "mostl...Wow. I'm impressed! We have been "mostly vegan" for a little over a year and have had good results as well. Unfortunately, we have found ourselves sliding back to our old eating habits. Your post has inspired me to get back to where we should be. Thanks!Karen and Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15284661066870109259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540313956773186363.post-79326465340660679852013-10-03T21:30:47.044-05:002013-10-03T21:30:47.044-05:00Thanks, Contessa!Thanks, Contessa!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17542146507059153321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540313956773186363.post-55780459190173657922013-10-03T10:33:16.105-05:002013-10-03T10:33:16.105-05:00What a great post. Congratulations to you both an...What a great post. Congratulations to you both and to a long and healthy life.Contessa https://www.blogger.com/profile/01482663305121297253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540313956773186363.post-84293062207624986392013-10-03T07:06:30.678-05:002013-10-03T07:06:30.678-05:00Thanks, Evelyn! I'm sure you'll get back ...Thanks, Evelyn! I'm sure you'll get back on track and wish you the best of luck. The three of you have really been a big motivator for us and I'm sure countless others!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17542146507059153321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540313956773186363.post-88507824786618233682013-10-03T07:05:21.105-05:002013-10-03T07:05:21.105-05:00Thanks, Tessa, for your kind words, but most impor...Thanks, Tessa, for your kind words, but most importantly for all the work you, Evelyn and Lynne put into starting this blog. I'm sure we're not the only ones who have been inspired by this to work towards a healthier way of eating, but we certainly owe all three of you an immense debt of gratitude for helping us start down this wonderful path!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17542146507059153321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540313956773186363.post-10197925558562735832013-10-02T18:38:47.314-05:002013-10-02T18:38:47.314-05:00You too look wonderful, wow! I have fallen off th...You too look wonderful, wow! I have fallen off the wagon a bit lately and your story inspires me to get back on. Thank you so much for telling us your story.Evelyn Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16848839607050627874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540313956773186363.post-63637961977308124032013-10-02T17:10:44.531-05:002013-10-02T17:10:44.531-05:00What a fantastic blog post! Thank you so much, Ja...What a fantastic blog post! Thank you so much, Jack and Trisha! I love the details you provide on what you like to eat on the road, etc. And 120 pounds between the two of you just this year?? WOW! You are an inspiration. I have to say that you both look GREAT- honestly 20 years younger- but the most impressive thing is how great you feel and how much your health is improving. That gives me chill-bumps it makes me so happy! Thank you, thank you for sharing such a fantastic blog. Wow!Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08567240651693889933noreply@blogger.com