Healthy Living in Connecticut Blog
Always Thinking About Goals!
I am always thinking about goals. Yes, the abdominoplasty was a big goal but I have so many things I want to work on in the new year. I'm just glad I don't have to concentrate on my loose skin wondering if it will ever tighten!
As I mentioned on Dr. Mondo's show last week, I would like to do a half or full marathon. I do love running but it seems like it's always an after thought as I have other goals in the way. But I think the half marathon is achievable as I'll have time to train for that.
I still want to become a vegan bodybuilder. I want to prove to others just what's possible with a whole food plant based diet. So many misconceptions are out there on protein and building muscle. But my hope is that as I continue to build muscle, the people that know I'm vegan at the gym will realize they don't need the heavy protein from meat and dairy to build.
Another thing I want to focus on is starting a Plant Pod. A pod is a concept from PlantPure Nation... bringing communities together and educating them on the benefits of a whole food plant based diet. I tried it last year in my hometown and it failed miserably. There were only a few people there and the woman got up a quarter into the PlantPure Nation movie and thought the diet was too extreme. Yeah, too extreme... saving lives and eliminating heart disease, ok that's extreme. Anyway, I want to focus on doing a Plant Pod where I work as it's a larger city and I should get more people there.
A Plant Pod has been my goal for a while as I really want to help others transition to healthier diets. I know it's not easy to eat this way at first, but once people find out how great the food tastes and how easy it can be to prepare, I think they will come around!
So how am I feeling, 10 weeks after my surgery? Great! I am back to working out 5 days a week and if it weren't for the swelling, I would really forget that I even had surgery. The swelling is getting better but this surgery requires a lot of patience.
About the author
Richard Hubbard was once over 350 pounds. After a doctor's physical and finding out he was pre-hypertensive, he decided to make changes and avoid medication. Over the course of a year, Rich lost the first 120 pounds of his incredible 150 pound weight loss. He ate healthy foods based on Dr. Joel Fuhrman's book "Eat To Live". He was mostly plant based, but switched to completely plant based in September of 2016. He also became a vegan in the process as his compassion for animals increased. He credits bodybuilder Robert Cheeke for influencing his decision of going vegan. Rich aspires to be a vegan bodybuilder and is planning his first half marathon this year.