• My journey

    First Week

    (clique aqui para versão em português) First week is in the books! Finally, I can honestly say that I had a 100% plant-based diet for a whole week and I lived to tell the tale. I feel so much more confident in what I’m doing at the moment and this makes me believe that I’ll find the whole experience to be a success. I know that you’re curious about what I felt during this first week, both psychologically and physically. So, without further ado, I will answer the most common questions I get from people regarding my experience. Did you miss meat and fish? No, I did not. As I…

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    Vegetarian vs Vegan vs Plant-Based

    (clique aqui para versão em português) Since I launched my blog I’ve been receiving a few questions about the nature of my challenge. Am I going to extend my veganism to clothes, cosmetics, toiletries, etc? So I decided to write about the subject to end all doubts. No, for these first 30 days I will only be focusing on having a vegan diet, which means that my restrictions will only apply to food. These questions got me thinking if I was using the correct term to explain my challenge. Should I be using ther term plant-based instead of vegan, then? Here is a small explanation on how these terms differ…

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    3 Biggest Fears on Going Vegan for 30 days

    (clique aqui para versão em português) After writing about the 3 reasons that are making me go vegan for 30 days, is only logical to explain my 3 biggest fears (or reasons why this diet hasn’t worked for me yet). If I care so much about the animals’ wellbeing (which I definitely do) why haven’t I gone vegan 8 months ago when M embarked on his journey? Well, I’m not saying my reasons are easy to understand or if everyone will relate to them, but they are mine and I’m not ashamed of them. Here they are: Sweets. I have a huge sweet tooth and a very soft spot for everything…

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    3 Reasons to be Vegan for 30 days

    (clique aqui para versão em português) Hello everyone! This is my very first post on this blog and I hope you stick around and be my company on this journey! First I want to say that I’m not a nutritionist, a doctor, or even a chef, so everything I will write here will be purely based on my researches, personal experiences and opinions. I’ve decided to create this small internet space, not only because I love avocados, but also to share my thoughts and struggles, recipes and tips about my first 30 days being 100% vegan! I believe it will be easier if I feel the “pressure” of having a…