For those of you who don’t know, for the past month I have been running an online community called “Vegan Hopefuls”. It is a group of people who are either wanting to learn about a vegan diet/lifestyle or vegans who want to be healthier. The group has been awesome this month. I have done this a couple of times, and each time I learn a little more, mostly about the power people have when they decided to make better choices.
This month (health wise) our group lost 198 pounds, 2 people went of cholesterol meds and 2 people are now off diabetes meds! We had people completely give up: sugar, salt, processed oil and caffeine. There were 5 people who were not vegan at the start but now are completely vegan (and loving every moment).
I am so proud of this group and what they have been able to accomplish.
I won’t be running another Hopefuls group for a little while, as I start classes at Cornell next week to get my certificate in plant based nutrition.
In the mean time, know that a month is long enough to change your life, change the way you think, and change the way your body feels. Every day make choices that mean compassion and health.
Thank you to all of you who participated in Hopefuls this month! You have all taught me a great deal, and I wish you so much more awesomeness in the future!
That’s so great! Congratulations to all the new vegans! Are you doing online courses at Cornell or do they offer traditional classes. I was looking at that certificate the other day- it looks like an amazing program.
Yahoo!!!
THANK YOU for all your hard work and dedication!
We are blessed by your presence
Congrats! You will LOVE the Cornell classes. I earned the certificate late last year and WOW. I hear that they’re developing an advanced class and I plan on signing on the minute it’s available.
If you’re on facebook, there’s a group of current and former who hang out and discuss the topic as well as get updates on what’s new. The guy who started it is mucho cool. If you want I’ll dig out the URL and post it.
I found your blog via Dianne Sylvan’s twitter posts (an author whom I adore), and have just gobbled up your blog! What you write is so inspiring. I am a self-proclaimed aspiring vegetarian who finds the SAD diet all too easy to fall back on. As a pre-diabetic, it’s a dangerous path to walk.
I heard about your Vegan Hopefuls group – that was actually the first post that brought me to your blog – and look forward to the next time you host such a group again.
I love what you stand for here – that healthy living is attainable, sustainable, and worth striving for. Yours is one of the blogs that is really inspiring me to break the mold of my SAD behaviour, and start fresh every single day.
Thanks for all you do,
Kathryn