plantbasedjunkies

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Member	Jun 12, 2012 (13 years)	-	1	2

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Member since: Jun 12, 2012 (13 years)
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Bio

Hello everyone! I would like to introduce myself, and tell you a little bit about the old and new me. My name is Laura Black, and I have lived in Decatur, IL since I was a year old. I am 44 years old, and just recently started focusing on my health. I will be honest when I say the first 38 years of my life, I rarely consumed healthy foods, and I was in fact a fast food junkie. I honestly believed I only had time for fast food, and that I could never find the time to cook. I also had addictions to salt, oil, and sugar, as I found out later. It was no wonder I ate fast food every day, as I noticed shortly after beginning my plant-based journey that almost every commercial on TV was fast food and junk, and it took every ounce of will power in me to NOT get up and drive to one of these places. Pizza, chicken, burgers, fries, ice cream, etc…that is all I noticed on billboards, TV commercials…it was everywhere. That was the first sign that I was one of the millions of people being suckered into the SAD (Standard American Diet), which is the root cause of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancer. My journey to a healthier lifestyle began September 24, 2011, after watching Forks Over Knives. I shall continue to live this lifestyle, due to the overwhelming amount of people in my life that I truly love that have passed away to preventable diseases, such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes. I am 100% passionate about spreading the word to others about this lifestyle. My name is Laura, and I am a Plant-Based Junkie (PBJ)…GREAT to meet you. I am your biggest cheerleader.