Then about 2 weeks later, I was hired by a pediatric office. I worked hard, and did the best that I could. Things were getting easier, but I was always under the microscope and felt a lot of stress with this position. They put me with a doctor that was new to this office as well so we were learning together. Then they called me into the office to let me go. This made twice. I was done.
For 3 months I looked for work, and in the interim became more familiar with a plant based diet. I was concerned about my health and had to find a way to work and stay healthy. If you have read my introduction, you'll know I have done lots of reading on nutrition. I just never had a chance to put it to the test. I jumped in with both feet, but even though I've been collecting unemployment I knew I had to become employed...and soon. I would go stir crazy, and our finances needed more than unemployment was giving us.
Wait, what about my diet? What would I do? I was committed to getting more healthy, but could I keep up with all this? I work early mornings into the afternoon, and haven't been able to pay much attention to food preparation.
Can I just say that this is probably the easiest lifestyle I have ever lived! It's not so much a "diet" since diets in the past don't work. It has to be a lifestyle. Anyway, I have only worked now going on 3 weeks, and I have found that I have to be very organized. This way of eating is so much easier and less complex. I don't forget to take meat out of the freezer because I don't eat that way anymore. If I come home late, I can throw a potato in the oven or make a quick salad, and eat fruit for dessert!
I have an Instant Pot and I can cook beans and rice in a snap. I can use my spiralizer to make zucchini noodles and throw on some sauce with mushrooms. I don't have to leave my crockpot on all day and wonder if what is inside is going to burn. I can prepare my lunch the night before with lots of veggies, hummus, or whatever sounds good.
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