I'm not a veg-head anymore!!

*Breaking News* The Evans family is no longer *vegetarian*, but instead have adopted a "Traditional Food Diet".

Thats right folks......after doing quite a bit of research today my husband and I have decided to stop with the vegetarian lifestyle we adopted over 3 years ago and switch to a "traditional food(s) diet" We decided that we just weren't healthy. Within the 3 years that we have been *veg we have both gained a lot of weight and just over all have been unhealthy. I have developed terrible rosacea on top of it all. I have recently talked to a bunch of moms on MDC who have bascially experienced the same things I have been going through since becoming *veg and most of them switched to a "TFD" and all feel better and are over all healthier. I have a lot of confidence that this will help my self as well as my family to living a more healthful life. I recieved a load of great advice today as well as book recomendations to get me started and I thank each and everyone of you. This will be a lifestyle learning process, and i'm excited to see the results that will come from being on this diet. "One step at a time".


(I had my first burger today -- first one in 3 years and I have to say that I'm not as disgusted as I thought I would be eating meat again, but it was different. We have decided that we will only eat all natural/organic/local BEEF. Nothing else. One thing that was perticularly hard for me to do was see my son (who is 17mo) eat meat for the first time. But as soon as he had a bite he responded with a "MMmmmmm". So I guess he was a meat eater all along. (haha). ) I will have pictures up soon of "Meat Eating Experience" (lol). **more explanations of why we went for the TFD coming up within the next few blogs so stay tuned**

(TDF= Traditional Food(s) Diet)

Goals near and far...

Everyone has goals right? Well here are a few of mine. Some I suppose are in reach, others....not so much. But I wanted to right them all down just the same. Here we go...

* Start sewing more often

* Try my hand at knitting

* Start a garden (organic of course)

* Get my dreads looking nice....it seems like they never will

* Go through all of my stuff and donate a ton of stuff. (Of course only to make room for more stuff, but I swear I plan to buy stuff that will truly stand the test of time...EX: no more plastics for my babe...instead more wood, wool, and natural materials like that.)

* Read more....more to myself and more to my little one

* Go through my really awesome craft book and try some out.

* Be in nature more often. I really do like the outdoors, but just too cold right now.

* Not to diet, but to be more healthy......

* Find more awesome, healthy, and cheap recipes to cook and feed my family.

* Do more needle felting

* Make at least one blanket for "Brady's Smile" charity. http://www.bradyssmile.com/

* On that (above) note... Go to the fabric store more often.

* Be more confident

and...

* Be the best mama I can be.

Much, much more on my mind, but ... you know how it is.