Marilu’s Total Health Makeover® is easily adaptable for vegans, and many of our members here are vegans. But many are not – though they probably eat a lot less animal protein than they did before following THM®.

Yesterday on Oprah, Kathy Freston (author of Veganist) helped the staff and their families take the vegan challenge. Kathy said her husband calls himself “veganish” – which is a great word. So many of us are happy to eat vegan most of the time – but then big family celebrations or holidays or unwilling partners get added to the picture, and it becomes impractical (or the beginning of an epic battle), and it’s not worth that. So we are “veganish” – mostly vegan. Vegan at home, perhaps. Or vegan on our own. Or vegan most days of the week.

And that’s okay. The most important thing is to keep eating the best food available – fresh, organic, nutrient-dense, local, etc – and to choose your food consciously. Know what you’re eating. Learn the process of how it got to you. Prepare it with care.

If you naturally transition to a “veganish” diet over time, it’s likely (with your good choices) to make you healthier, too.

• If you’re looking for vegan recipes, click on our index tag over there on the right. All the recipes we post on Mondays are vegan.
• If you want to lose weight and get healthy, we have a great 30-day program with vegan recipes and meal plans, and daily personal coaching to answer all your questions and provide support. Join now to take the class (starts each Monday).

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