Natural Adventures

My name is Lori. I'm originally from Mississippi but have lived in upstate New York for the past two years. I am working on my PhD in Spiritual Counseling. I am about 150lbs overweight. I will be 48 on November 9 and this is my blog.

I started this blog as a result of my starting my new 'life'. By that I mean, I have decided to eat vegan with the hopes of turning my health around and lose the pounds that I need to lose. This is something I have wanted to do for a long time, but have not had the motivation that was needed.

I have a few motivators now. 1. I am in a lot of pain the majority of the time. I can't get out of my bed without being in pain. I can't do hardly anything without it being very painful. I have gained so much weight that I am having a hard time doing even the smallest things, such as cutting my toenails and even a few other cleaning tasks to myself. I will spare you the details. 2. My mom started getting very sick around my age and she passed away at the age of 62 from heart disease and diabetes. When I look in the mirror now, I don't even recognize myself. I see my mother, not me.

I have read enough about being vegan to know that this is the path I need to take. I also know that it is going to be extremely hard, especially since I work in a restaurant. I do believe I can do it. I do not want to spend what ever time I have left on this earth being in pain. I feel like I haven't actually lived in a very long time due to my health. That has to change.

I will try and update as much as I can and I will eventually post pics for the before and after. I will also post links and articles of interest as I come across them.

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