At the beginning of the year, I decided to return to a lacto-ovo vegetarian lifestyle. I thought I would give it a try for a month, and then three. I’m now on month six, and I’m feeling pretty darn good about my decision.

The meals have been delicious. I’ve been happy about cooking, and learning new recipes too. The savings have also been great, and very helpful with two growing boys who are eating everything in the house right now.

There are lots of other little things that are pretty cool too. My skin, hair, and teeth look healthier. I have lost a little more weight. My energy levels are improving. My stomach/gut feels a million times better, and I haven’t had any heartburn for six months!

So month four and five were a breeze. I tried new veggies, froze lots of soups, and I have fully accepted almond milk and I put Flax and Chia seeds on everything that I can.

It was that time of the year again, and I was long overdue for a check-up with my Doctor. I scheduled an appointment, and went in to share the good news with her. I was happy to report that my migraines had lessened immensely. I still get the occasional compound headache, and a’hem, hormonal one, but the every week stress ones were gone. My blood pressure was perfect, oh yeah, that’s a first.

She asked what I had been doing, and I told her that I had gone back to being a vegetarian. She had a few questions, and was really surprised that the plant based diet was helping my migraines. She was also proud of me for ditching fried foods, but was a little concerned that I was still so tired. She called for a cbc, and thyroid test just to be sure.

Everything came back normal!!! In fact my calcium levels, and protein levels were great. My cholesterol levels were great too, and thyroid levels were completely normal. The tiredness is probably just due to stress, so she wasn’t worried at all. She said, keep doing what you are doing, and I’ll see you in a year.

I was really happy with the results. It was nice to see some proof that my change in diet is really benefiting my health.

So now, where do we go from here?

I’m interested in becoming a vegan. I’ve been doing lots of research, and experimenting with vegan meals. I try to make one or two of my meals vegan daily, and I think that is a pretty good start.

I’m sticking with my veggies 🙂 and I hope to continue improving my health.