"If I Can Change... Everybody Can Change"

I have always loved sweet desserts, especially those loaded with rich delicious chocolate. I would rush through the main course to get to that double fudge brownie sundae. Can you taste it?  

When Jewel and I were on our honeymoon we stopped at our first restaurant and it was clear to me that she had a lot to learn. After the meal, the server asked if we wanted dessert.  Jewel said, "no thank you."  She would just have a little of mine.  This "special" someone was about to eat half of my chocolate delight!  I let it go, but quickly came up with a plan for future meals.  Later, I asked Jewel to please order her own dessert.  I assured her that if she couldn't finish it, I would eat the rest right after I finished mine.  She did just that for the rest of our honeymoon, which truly enhanced our dining experiences.

 So, here I am 14 years later, and the last 21 days I've eaten only "clean" vegetarian meals and my favorite evening snack is frozen blueberries, Ezekiel 4:9 cereal and almond milk.  We didn't get here over night.  It's been a journey over the last several years.  Here are a few of our greatest influences:

1.  In Defense of Food 
2.  True Food 
3.  Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease 
4.  Forks Over Knives  (DVD)
5.  Planeat (DVD)
6.  Jimmy Page  started us in the right direction, and continues to encourage us every year.

Check out Jewel's blog:  Simply One Day at a Time

As, Rocky said in Rocky IV, "If I can change...everybody can change."

Posted by Mike RVR