First month Vegan!

Slovak/English version

Varovanie: tento post nie je na to, aby som vás presviedčala o prekonvertovaní na vegánstvo. Ide o môj osobný názor, moju skúsenosť. Komentáre typu, že mi po čase vypadajú vlasy a zuby si nechajte pre seba :)

Okey, nemyslela som si, že zvládnem celý mesiac, ale podarilo sa! Prečo som sa na to dala?

Podobné pohnútky som mala už dlho. Začalo to, keď som sa preklikala k nejakým youtube kanálom o vegetariánstve, vegánstve či raw životnom štýle. Postupne som získala dostatok informácií na to, aby som si utvorila vlastný názor.
Robím to čisto zo zdravotných dôvodov.

Fyzicky som sa necítila dobre, bolel ma žalúdok, roky ma trápi(lo) akné a vedela som, že by som sa mohla cítiť aj lepšie. A mala som pravdu.

Po mesiaci, kedy som nejedla mäso, mliečne výrobky, vajcia, sladké či lepok, som zaznamenala obrovské zmeny... a všetky boli pozitívne.

1. Už po dvoch týždňoch sa mi vyčistila pleť a všimlo si to aj okolie. 

2. Zhodila som aj nejaké to kilo, neviem koľko, lebo som sa nevážila ani predtým, ani potom.

3. Celkovo sa cítim skvele.

4. Mám pocit čistého žalúdka (ak sa tam dá vôbec cítiť).

5. Nič sa mi zbytočne nedrží v tráviacom systéme!

6. Prestala som mať chuť na sladké a iné nezdravé veci.

Áno, prvý týždeň bol trochu náročný, kým si telo zvykne, že nekonzumuje to, čo konzumovalo posledných 22 rokov. Druhý týždeň to už išlo pomerne ľahšie a teraz ide už iba o to, aby som vydržala.

Nedala som sa na to s cieľom vydržať navždy, i keď by to bolo asi najvhodnejšie, ale chcem vydržať čo najdlhšie. Ak však budem cítiť, že chcem opäť začať jesť mäso či mliečne výrobky, nebudem sa tomu brániť.

A s akými reakciami som sa zatiaľ stretla? Tu je niekoľko poznámok a otázok, ktoré ľudia naokolo mali:

1. Veď nič neješ. Jem! Kvalitné a zdravé veci, ktoré ma zasýtia na dlhšiu dobu.

2. Čo potom ješ, keď si vynechala všetky dobré veci? Áno, nepopieram, dobrovoľne som sa vzdala chutných, no nie dobrých vecí. Aspoň nie dobrých pre mňa osobne. A vegánska náhrada existuje už pomaly na všetko!

3. Klasické - nie je ti zle? Uvidíš, po čase ti začnú vypadávať vlasy a zuby. Podobné poznámky od neinformovaných ľudí ani neberiem vážne :)

4. Nie je omnoho drahšie stravovať sa tak? Jednoznačne nie. Jednotlivé potraviny a bio ingrediencie sú drahšie, lenže človek toho neskonzumuje tak veľa, ako za "normálnych" okolností. Na nákupy chodím omnoho menej ako predtým. Kúpim si kvalitné potraviny a vydržia mi dlhšie + ušetrím na nekupovaní mäsa, ktoré je pomerne drahé, mliečnych výrobkov, ktorých som zvykla skonzumovať neskutočne veľa, vajec, ktoré tiež nie sú lacnou záležitosťou či sladkého (s tým som mala spočiatku najväčší problém).
5. Čo ti najviac chýba? Jednoznačne syr.

Neviem, ako dlho vydržím. Idú Vianoce, čo bude pre mňa najväčšou výzvou. Každopádne vás budem informovať ;) 

Ak máte akékoľvek otázky či konštruktívne pripomienky, prosím, zanechajte komentár.

Stay healthy!
Love, Em
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Warning: This post is not about me trying to convince you to go vegan in any sense. It´s my personal opinion, experience. Comments about my hair or teeth falling out after going vegan keep to yourself :)
Okay, I didn´t think I can go vegan for  a whole month, but I managed to do that! Why did I start?
I was thinking about it for a longer time now. It started when I watched some youtube videos about vegetarianism, veganism and raw lifestyle. I gradually gained enough information so that I can make my personal opinion about it.
I do it because of health.
I felt physically bad, my stomach hurt, acne bothered me for years and I knew that I could feel better. And I was right.

After a month not eating meat, dairy products, eggs, sweets or gluten, I have seen tremendous changes ... and all of them were positive.
1. After only two weeks my skin cleared up and my surroundings noticed it as well.
2. I also lost some weight, I don´t know how much, because I weighed neither before nor after.
3. Overall, I feel just great.
4. I feel that my stomach is clean (if there is such a feeling).
5. Nothing is stuck in my stomach!
6. I no longer have cravings for sweets and other unhealthy things.

Yes, the first week was a bit challenging, until your body gets used to not consume things you have been consuming for the last 22 years. The second week was relatively easier and now I just need to focuse and keep going.

My plan is not doing it forever,  even though it would probably be the best for me, but I want to keep it up and continue as long as possible. But if I feel any need to start eating meat or dairy, I´m not gonna hold myself back.

And what kind of reactions people gave me already? Here are few comments and questions that people asked me:
1. You don´t eat anything! I do! Quality and healthy things that fills me for a long time.
2. What do you eat, when you missed out all the good stuff? Yes, I do not deny, I voluntarily gave up tasty, but not healthy things. At least not good for me. And almost every food has a vegan substitute!
3. Classic - Don´t you feel sick? You see, after a while you begin to lose hair and teeth. Similar comments from uninformed people are not taken seriously by me :)
4. Is it more expensive to eat this way? Clearly not. Individual food and organic ingredients are more expensive, however I eat less and I go shopping much less than before. I buy a high quality food and it will last me longer - I save money on meat, which is quite expensive, dairy products, which I used to consume on a daily basis, eggs, which are also not cheap.
5. What do you miss the most? Cheese.

I don´t know how long it´s gonna last me. Christmas is almost here, which will be the biggest challenge for me. Anyway, I will inform you how am I doing :)
If you have any questions or constructive comments, please leave them below.

Stay healthy!
Love, Em 

Liebster Award... Wanna know more about me?

English version

I didn´t even know something like this existed, until lovely Escada Bloom nominated me for Liebster award for new upcoming bloggers :)

Thank you very much!

This is such a great way to get to know new blogs and bloggers.

I nominate these lovely bloggers:

Keep calm and read a book

Lady Marmelade

Habologique

A Little Bit Of Ghosiya

kinga´s photos

Blog with Laura

You don´t have to accept the nomination. It is kind of a "chain letter" thing. But as I said I think it is a great way to know upcoming bloggers from all over the world and it is a little push for bloggers so people can see their blogs and follow if they like it :)

Rules are simple:

1. acknowledge the blog that nominated you and display the award

2. answer the 11 questions given by your nominee and answer 11 facts about you

3. let around few deserving blogs (under 200 followers) know you nominate them and give them 11 questions to answer

Escada Bloom gave me some hard questions to answer. I actually needed to think a lot about the answers! 

1. What is your dream for the future?

I would quote Beyoncé on this (my aspiration in life is TO BE HAPPY), but that is too easy to say. I guess I want to do what I love the most in my life whatever it might be. I want to be a motivation/inspiration to people and to myself.

2. Why did you start a Blog?

I always loved to speak up, to tell people my opinion. Blog is a great way to tell what you want, to write and be creative. More information why I blog HERE.

3. What is your favourite genre of film/book.

Definitely detective stories, adventures.

4. What is the best compliment you have ever recieved?

That I´m intelligent. It´s always nice when people appreciate other things that body image.

5. If you could meet anyone who would it be?

I think that Ellen Degeneres :D Never really thought of that.

6. What do you want the most in the world?

To be able to travel and be financially independent enough to live a simple happy life :)

7. What was your most inspirational moment?

When I got a chance to live and study abroad. That inspired me to live my life to the full and not care much of what might people think of me and my decisions.

8. If you could live in a book which book would you choose?

50 shades of grey - don´t judge me! Just kidding -  The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society!

9. If you could be anyone, who would you choose?

Myself!

10. If you had all the money in the world what would you do?

I would travel all over the world. 

11. What is your favourite thing about being you?

That even though I´m scared of things I push myself to do them. After all it´s the most liberating feeling when you do somenting you were scared of.

Now I need to write 11 facts about me. This can be interesting, because I don´t even know if there is something interesting about me :D

1. I like school, I always did, but I´m not a nerd.

2. I speak Slovak, English and kind of Polish and Czech, but for Slovak people that doesn´t  count as another language.

3. I study Editorial work and publishing - master degree.

4. I don´t like rolar coasters and waterslides.

5. I love dark chocolate with mint flavor.

6. I haven´t wore swimsuit in three years. Not that I don´t want to or I go nude :D, but there was no opportunity for me to wear it.

7. I´m scared of snails and whales.

8. I visited english speaking country just once in my life for 6 days :D

9. I love to read book. Like LOVE to read them.

10. I´ve played soccer for couple of years.

11. I burp a lot and I´m not ashame of it :D

And here are my questions for my nominees:

1. What is your favourite chocolate flavor?

2. What do you value the most about people?

3. Do you see yourself still blogging in 5 years?

4. What is your favourite movie?

5. What is your favourite book?

6. What is your inspiration for your blog posts?

7. Do you believe that people can do whatever they want by working hard or you think they need a bit of a luck to achieve their goals?

8. If there´s one place you want to visit, where it would be?

9. One thing you are proud you did in your life.
10. What is the most interesting place you have ever visited?
11. What language do you want to learn?

Stay positive ;)
Love, Em