There are over 400 published articles right here on the Plant-Based Journey blog to help you get started. Browse the special sections I’ve created for you on Weight Loss, Plant-Based Nutrition, Move Your Body, Mindfulness, Mindset, and Motivation, Recipes, – and more. In Transformations, discover the experiences of others on the journey Or enter specific key words in the search window, and click enter.

Here is a tiny sampling of the robust collection of articles to get you going, right here, right now.

• 5 fast ways to “plantify”  your plate:  Video from CBS TV appearance
• Whole food plant-based holiday eats:  Video from CBS TV appearance
• What does new research say about losing weight with a plant-based diet – without counting calories?
• The 5 food groups: My simple plan for a whole foods, low-fat, plant-based diet
• The truth about weight loss that lasts, your relationship with food eating and your body, dreaming big, and breaking the number one rule of marketing
• How to stop stopping yourself & become unstoppable in 2 simple steps
• The Plant-based Pharmacist’s Recipe for Weight Loss Success
• The 3 things you must have for health, weight loss, and fitness success (video)
• 6 steps that stop compulsive overeating
• and a lot, lot more….

The Plant Based Journey: A Step-by-Step Guide for Transitioning to a Healthy Lifestyle and Achieving Your Ideal Weight has been described as the definitive guide that takes you through the abc’s of plant-based living.  Whether you are just starting out, well along the way, or just wondering what plant-based nutrition can do for you, I wrote this book for you.  Journey is your compass and handbook.

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Fit Quickies:  5 Minute Targeted Body Shaping Workouts, my first book, is founded on the principles of my Three Pillars:  plant-based nutrition, simple exercise, and mindful living and mindset mastery.  Yes, it’s three books in one and is an unprecedented introduction to convenient, effective exercises and  the power of plant-based nutrition to get you back in control of your health and your weight.

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The Plant Based Journey: A Step-by-Step Guide for Transitioning to a Healthy Lifestyle and Achieving Your Ideal Weight has been described as the definitive guide to plant-based living.

These specific chapters and sections of The Plant-Based Journey will be of special service to you.

Though you may be familiar with the basics of plant-based living, connecting again with your reasons for going plant-based – detailed in Chapter One of The Plant-Based Journey – Making the Plant-Based Connection – may be pivotal to getting you back on track.  This is a available to you as a free download preview edition of Journey, which includes the Preface, Foreword, Introduction and Chapter One. See the pop-up on this page.

The simple basics of plant-based nutrition – including the five food groups, the three food categories, top seven kitchen tools for success and more are presented in simple, easy fashion in Section Two – Scout.  If you find your inspiration falling apart once you hit the kitchen or cupboard, it simply means you need to discover a few simple basics for having the right food ready. And if you attended an event that got you all fired up about plant-based nutrition and yet once you tried getting started at home things fell apart, the simple steps for how to do just that are detailed here.

In Section Three, Rookie, get new insights and ideas by discovering how to plant-base the foods you already love.  If you tried abandoning all the flavors to which you are familiar, it can backfire. Building on familiar tastes is one of the keys to success.

Maybe some new meal ideas will give you the boost you need. Section Three has multiple meal templates and dozens of simple ways to sneak more plants onto your plate, plantify meals, how to rapidly create your own go-to meals, an Easy Meal Planner,  and more.

Another obstacle that can derail your journey is food pushers and a desperate need to develop skills around friend and family who might be less than supportive of your healthy ideals.  These are simple skills that can be learned and get you onr your way to success. Or maybe you’re doing great with your food plan at home, but once you leave the doorstep, go on vacation, or simply to work, the food falls apart. Section Four:  Rockstar – taking Plant-Based to a Bigger Stage is jammed with guidance about these situations that can, with a little practice, be successfully navigated.

Of critical importance to ongoing success is leveraging tools of mindfulness and mindset mastery.  These are addressed in depth in The Plant-Based Journey in Chapter 13, Mastering Strength of Mind.  While you are awaiting arrival of your book, dive into the Mindfulness, Mindset, and Motivation Category on the blog.

Rest assured that success is never found at the end of an unwinding path.  There are always twists and turns along the way.  And remember that it is the cracks in the wall that let the light in.  In Testimonials, become inspired by the experiences of others who have struggled and found success.

Here are some articles right here that may be just the thing to get you moving forward again:

• Four Musts For Getting Unstuck While Making The Switch To Eating Plant-Based
• 6 reasons you might have gained when you were trying to lose weight on a plant-based diet
• How to stop stopping yourself & become unstoppable in 2 simple steps
• 1 step forward, 2 steps back: How to keep your diet & fitness progress from being hijacked by your inner slacker
• Do you have to win every battle to win the war? 3 steps to getting back on track
• High octane fuel for the plant-based journey
• Reader’s respond to Plant Yourself podcast: micro changes, staying focused, and food addiction
• 7 critical points checklist: Before you start that new diet
• My McDougall Diet Failure and a lot more….

In my coaching programs and courses, the importance of mindset and gaining some degree of mastery over habits of thinking is emphasized. They are an indispensable part of the process of shifting your mind and changing your body – transforming your life.  Because these elements are so important to your success, I created Boot Camp Mind™.

With Boot Camp Mind, I’ve taken my Top 10 Motivational Tools forHealth, Weight Loss & Fitness Success and created a 10 part course of study for you.  You can take the words “healthy”and “weight loss” and replace them with any or all words that connect most personally for you: weight loss, physical confidence, the vitality of being fit – because when it comes to motivation and mindset for success, they are all on the same page.

Boot Camp Mind™ is a ten-week program that you complete in the privacy of your own home.  To find out more about Boot Camp Mind, click here.

In addition to the recipe templates and easy food prep ideas in The Plant-Based Journey, you’ll find several of my favorite recipes right here on the blog along with easy access to a free ebook with  over fifty plant-based recipes. Find the listing of 500 McDougall-friendly recipes mcdougall recipes.

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There’s an old story about how the journey to true transformation is like a boat tied to the dock, where half of the ropes that are tying the boat to the dock are under water. You keep cutting the ropes, yet the boat doesn’t move – until you cut the last ropes that are hidden under the surface.

I specialize in helping people untie all of the ropes – those on the surface, and those beneath.

Have you a question for me about the next best steps for you – or how to find and cut the very ropes that are holding you back from being your best? Or do you want to arrange a consultation or conversation right away?  Send me a message via the contact form on this page and let’s connect.

On this same page you will find quick tips and ideas for those just getting started (“Start Here”) and those who are stuck or floundering along the way (“Help, I’m Stuck!). Click over to these sections for instant ideas that may prove to be the perfect solution to helping a friend, family member, or client today.

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If you’ve been on the journey for awhile, you are well aware that some questions and comments that seem to present themselves over and over again.  Such as “Where do you get your protein?” and “Where do you get your calcium?” and “I could never give up my comfort foods!”, and “Where do you get your protein?” (again).

As a matter of fact, you may start to feel like you need to be a dietitian, nutritionist, doctor, and gourmet chef all at once!  And being presented with these questions over and over again can seem annoying.

If so, then I suggest you shift your position to one of “happy to share”.  Some people will ask questions about your food plan in combative fashion.  While this can create instant discomfort on your part, realize that simply by making a different, healthier choice, some people feel uncomfortable and defensive about their own choices.  It really has nothing to do with you.  And these can be opportunities to share information and plant seeds.  As long as you remain somewhat detached from the outcomes, and share in the true spirit of sharing, you can have completely different outcomes.

While you don’t need to be the doctor or dietitian, it is good to be armed with a few basic facts about plant-based nutrition.  But beyond that, simply be prepared to share resources so that the truly curious can investigate for themselves.

Share these helpful articles to help inform others on the answers to the common questions.

• The calcium without the cow: 3 reasons to ditch dairy and dig into your greens

• Where do you get your protein? The plant-based diet answer

• When friends ask: Where do you get your protein?

• 2 reasons comfort foods are essential for your weight loss plan

• Plant Yourself podcasts: High octane fuel for the plant-based journey

In the tabbed section lower on this page you will find book lists, links to trusted websites, and more.

There’s an old story about how the journey to true transformation is like a boat tied to the dock, where half of the ropes that are tying the boat to the dock are under water. You keep cutting the ropes, yet the boat doesn’t move – until you cut the last ropes that are hidden under the surface.

I specialize in helping people untie all of the ropes – those on the surface, and those beneath.

Have you a question for me about the next best steps for you – or how to find and cut the very ropes that are holding you back from being your best? Or do you want to arrange a consultation or conversation right away?  Send me a message via the contact form on this page and let’s connect.