by sonyaarellano » Sun Dec 24, 2017 6:43 pm
Hi Everyone!
I am Sonya Arellano and I have been on a vegan diet for over 7 years now, thanks to Dr. McDougall! When I first started, I had to learn about the diet and about how to do it; and so it was a gradual process for me. Also, I had a young child at the time and a husband (who is now my ex-husband) that I made meals for too; so this was new to all of us at the time.
I eventually learned about how to do this. Now my child also likes the foods I make and she likes to eat Dr. McDougall's 'Right Foods'. I can't get enough of the many different types of foods from his company either. Also, I enjoy so many of the recipes on his website.
I am struggling though, for support, because a lot of people do not understand that this is scientific based. They also are afraid that I might look down on them because I eat completely differently from a lot of my friends and family. I do my best to reassure them that I eat this way for health reasons, as Dr. McDougall suggested. I also make meals for them that are Dr. McDougall's recipes. I try to give as much information and food that I make to people, especially during the holidays. They are very accepting of me, but they still are very afraid of being looked down upon, I think. They think I will treat them inferior, I guess. I have tried my best to show them that I would not do that, and that I care about them. I would do whatever it takes to help them to live healthier lives, so as long as I don't make them feel like I am picking on them.
In order to do this, I invite them to learn about Dr. McDougall's program, and let them know how it has helped me. It's easier to keep a healthy weight. I sometimes struggle with 'compromising' with my child by letting her have higher fat foods, but that's only because I realize that she does see that it is better to eat low fat. I am having difficulty helping her to get into a complete vegan diet due to her pals eating animal products. She usually is tempted; but when she is with me, I only make vegan meals. I am slowly helping her get into lower fat foods. It is a struggle at times, but I have showed her Dr. McDougall's videos and other information. She really has a desire to diet completely the low fat vegan way now. She wants to be healthy, and she is motivated now; thanks to Dr. McDougall's videos and recipes, etc.
Thank you, Dr. McDougall, for helping us to get better health. I saw your program about 7+ years ago on a Catholic Christian family satellite station, and since then I have been so much healthier! I know some of his recipes by heart, and make a lot of his recipes often. I have been eating so many different vegetables, and my child loves broccoli and so many other vegetables as well!
I hope to be able to get some support (mainly motivational) from people here; to keep up the lowfat part of the diet, and also to help my child get into the diet completely!
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sonyaarellano on Sun Dec 24, 2017 7:05 pm, edited 2 times in total.