When Elimir began, it began as an idea to improve the overall wellbeing of people that are dealing with chronic illness, mainly cancer and heart disease. Since then, we've also been able to help people with weight loss, improving digestion and metabolism, amongst other things. On this journey we've encountered something life changing, and we hope the following information helps you gain a better understanding how changing your diet can really start to transform your being.
There are many people that have already transitioned to a plant based diet, for many different reasons. Some moral, some focused on health. No matter what the reason, taking the leap to change your lifestyle for some can be quite challenging for some, while for others it might be more of a breeze. Nevertheless, the best way to build a habit to last is to ensure you start the right way.
We've constructed an eating plan for anyone that is looking to start a plant based diet, essentially a beginner guide to plant based eating. A full breakdown of the program will be found below, but first, let's discuss the difference between following a plant based diet and being a "vegan."
WHAT IS VEGANISM?
Veganism has been talked about a lot over the past few years, there are many more people who are deciding to transition to a vegan lifestyle, however it is very important to differentiate between veganism and following a plant based diet.
To choose to be vegan means to refrain from using any animal based product in both diet and lifestyle.
Choosing to eat a plant-based diet doesn't mean abstaining from wearing silk or wool, which are animal derived fabrics. This also includes personal care products containing animal ingredients such as keratin or beeswax, among others.
Note: At Elimir, we are not advocating for anyone to become a strict vegan. We all have different lifestyles and reasons for maintaining them. The main goal here is to ensure we advise on an eating plan that has worked wonders for us and clients that have already began this journey alongside with us.
PlantBased 21 Day Transition Program
(A 3-week Plan)
FIRST WEEK
Only one of your meals must be plant-based, and you're free to choose whether it's your breakfast, lunch or dinner meal. Just make sure it's 100% plant-based.
To ensure you're providing the body with all necessary nutrients, you'll be supplementing your diet with a multi-vitamin.
SECOND WEEK
Full transition. Every meal is plant-based, and the only supplement to ingest would be Vitamin B-12
THIRD WEEK
If you find the transition a bit too overwhelming, you may change to a vegetarian diet, which is to say, cheese, milk, eggs are permitted, however any form of meat, (fish, beef, chicken, etc.) should still be avoided.
Recommendations:
Blood work done before initiating program, and after you've completed the program. (Complete blood count (CBC) / Basic metabolic panel (BMP)
If weight loss is your focus, take a picture of your body shape before starting the program and after completion.
Remember to take it easy! This is not meant to be a stressful endeavor by any means. Should you have any questions or doubts about what to eat, how to combine foods, etc, please feel free to reach out to us! We will always do our best to help and answer any questions or resolve any doubts that you may have.
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