A Fresh Start and a New Beginning. My Year Review.
Now that this chapter of 2023 is coming to a close, and I have been successfully maintaining a mostly vegan lifestyle, I am looking forward to the new year and my 2nd year veganniversary next May. I conquered the issues I was having with candida by going on the fast in my last blog update and it hasn't returned. In the meantime, I have been focusing on my activity level and improving my diet. I got a boogie board and had fun testing it out at the coast. I also got a pair of roller skates and tested them out, but I am still relearning how to skate. I have been using a smart hoop and practicing yoga, water aerobics and even a little TRX at my new gym. I've lost a bit of weight but mostly burned fat and built muscle. Some changes to my diet this year have been cutting back on artificial sweeteners and reducing the amount of oil I am adding to my foods. So, I started incorporating more hemp seeds and pumpkin seeds in my diet. I've also been juicing re