We all thought of chicken as lean, protein-rich food that's good for weight watching, but the truth is chicken might actually be making us fatter! Kathy Freston More Quotes by Kathy Freston More Quotes From Kathy Freston Quantum wellness isn’t about deprivation and it’s not about perfection. It is about pointing yourself in the direction of growth, training yourself to get comfortable with your highest potential, and then taking small steps to support that shift. It’s about showing up for yourself, day by day, and then one day finding that you’ve undergone a transformation. Kathy Freston support growth perfection In the middle of it all, pause and look around you. Appreciate what’s beautiful. Take in the love. Nod to what’s good and true. And then move forward one step at a time. Kathy Freston appreciate beautiful moving Every little thing you do adds up, and before you know it, you've created your life. And how you create your life ripples out and affects everyone and everything that crosses your path, known or unknown to you. Kathy Freston path littles add An abundance of peer-reviewed science is showing that a whole foods, plant-based diet prevents most heart attacks, strokes, and even many kinds of cancer. It gets you to your ideal weight easily and sustainably, reverses Type 2 diabetes, and even fixes erectile dysfunction (because it greatly improves circulation!). Kathy Freston type-2-diabetes cancer heart Nourished people, people who love and care for themselves, are also more efficient and nicer to be around. When you give yourself permission to relax, people will feel more relaxed around you; your environment will become more harmonious. Balance - between work and pleasure, giving and receiving, seriousness and levity - creates a happy healthy life. Kathy Freston healthy giving people Vegetarian is the New Prius! Kathy Freston prius climate-change vegetarian The reason fiber helps us control our weight is that it fills the belly yet yields few calories since fiber is, for the most part, not something that we can digest. Kathy Freston fiber yield weight Animal agriculture takes up an incredible 70% of all agricultural land, and a whopping 30% of the land surface of the planet. As a result, farmed animals are probably the biggest cause of slashing and burning the world's forests. Kathy Freston agriculture land animal If you want to feel more comfortable and happy, work on making the people around you more comfortable and happy. Kathy Freston finding-happiness want people I think that food ties us to our community and our traditions, and it's the thing that makes us feel good and connected. Kathy Freston community ties thinking ...you need not do and be everything. Kathy Freston stress needs For many of us, it's too difficult to jump in to vegan full on because it's just so different than the way we grew up eating. But if we take small steps - like replacing cow's milk with almond or soy milk, or using veggie sausage instead of sausage made from animals - we can keep enjoying the things we grew up loving, just better versions of them. Kathy Freston small-steps soy-milk animal Hunger and self-control do not go hand in hand. Kathy Freston hunger self hands Here's the secret to weight loss: It's all about crowding out, not cutting out. Kathy Freston cutting secret loss And check this out: If every American had one meat-free day per week, it would be the same as taking eight million cars off American roads in a year. Kathy Freston eight car years Little by little we discover that we don't need to eat animal products at all, because there are so many healthier alternatives that taste great. The trick is going easy with yourself so that you can find your way comfortably. Then you'll stick with it. Kathy Freston alternatives animal needs You don't need to stick to tough rules or overnight changes; you need not rely on hardcore discipline that makes you hate your life. You need only focus on progress, not perfection. Lean in to the process of losing weight, and it will happen easily. Kathy Freston progress-not-perfection discipline hate We've all seen chicken portrayed as the low-fat, heart-healthy alternative to red meat for years, but it no longer adds up. You might want to lean away from eating birds and lean toward more plant-based options of protein like black beans, lentils, tofu, chickpeas and whole grains. Kathy Freston heart bird years My favorite meal is I'll make like a three-bean soup and I freeze half of it. But I'm also a big fan of meat alternatives, so I can still have my chicken and mashed potatoes and green beans, but I just have the chicken from a plant-based thing. Kathy Freston fans three meals The goal is progress, not perfection! Kathy Freston progress-not-perfection goal perfection
