{"id":1305,"date":"2014-10-18T05:31:05","date_gmt":"2014-10-18T05:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/victoriatheodore.com\/?p=1305"},"modified":"2014-10-18T05:41:05","modified_gmt":"2014-10-18T05:41:05","slug":"vtgratefulplan-eat-exercise-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/victoriatheodore.com\/index.php\/vtgratefulplan-eat-exercise-like\/","title":{"rendered":"#VTgratefulPlan – how to eat and exercise like me…"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have been told by many people that they\u00a0are inspired by the way that I\u00a0maintain my health. \u00a0It’s pretty simple: I’ve preferred healthy foods my entire life (I stopped eating red meat, candy, soda, fast food and junk food when I was 13 because I thought it tasted bad and never liked it), and I’m\u00a0always on the move, dancing, doing yoga, walking, hiking, etc. \u00a0I even dance when I play piano (as those of you who’ve seen me with Stevie Wonder or on the Arsenio Hall Show are aware)!<\/p>\n

Since \u00a0summer, I’ve been practicing a semi-raw vegan diet. \u00a0In the mornings, I have a raw vegan smoothie (almond milk\/avocado\/coconut oil base, whatever fruit I choose, flax and chia seed for protein). \u00a0I have a raw vegan soup or salad for dinner. \u00a0I have whatever I crave for lunch. \u00a0However, what I crave is generally REALLY healthy food. \u00a0Now and then I will have a turkey burger or fish or chicken (but only the highest quality). \u00a0I trust my cravings, and I figure if I crave it, I must need it. \u00a0That way, I don’t live in deprivation. \u00a0In fact, I love most of my meals. \u00a0And I feel healthier than ever!<\/p>\n

Therefore, when one of my sisters decided to\u00a0mimic me way of living in order to lose weight, I was happy to send her my recipe ideas and exercise regiment. You can follow the recipes and track my sister’s progress on these links:<\/p>\n

Recipes<\/a><\/p>\n

Nina’s\u00a0health makeover<\/a><\/p>\n

I hope you’re all inspired to try and cook healthier and exercise more. \u00a0Honestly, I just think real, healthy food tastes better. \u00a0Yes, sometimes it’s an effort, but generally, it’s not more than I can handle. \u00a0Of course, I’m no doctor, so talk to your doctor first before trying any dietary or exercise regiments or changes.<\/p>\n

Here’s to your health!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have been told by many people that they\u00a0are inspired by the way that I\u00a0maintain my health. \u00a0It’s pretty simple: I’ve preferred healthy foods my entire life (I stopped eating red meat, candy, soda, fast food and junk food when I was 13 because I thought it tasted bad and never liked it), and I’m\u00a0always […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-semi-raw-vegan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/victoriatheodore.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/victoriatheodore.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/victoriatheodore.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/victoriatheodore.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/victoriatheodore.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1305"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/victoriatheodore.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1305\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1310,"href":"http:\/\/victoriatheodore.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1305\/revisions\/1310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/victoriatheodore.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/victoriatheodore.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/victoriatheodore.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}