Hi! My name is Rene. I am from a suburb of Indianapolis, Indiana. I've been married for 14 years to my highschool sweatheart, a firefighter. We have two beautiful and amazing daughters! I became a vegetarian on January 19,2010. In the beginning it was solely to lower my cholesterol. As a fairly healthy 34 year old, a runner and weight lifter, and fairly healthy eater, I was SHOCKED to learn my cholesterol was 213! I have not had any animal flesh since that date above and on February 22, 2010, I decided my body and mind can definitely do without dairy and eggs (as well as all animal products!) I feel FANTASTIC! I've lost 10 pounds, even though that was not my intention, but I do feel better! My skin looks great. My running is much better and my mind feels so clean and clear!

I purchased Alicia's book for the recipes but it became so much more! Her writting is fun and addicting! I LOVED the entire book! My favorite recipe so far is the Sicillian Collards (although I use kale!) YUMMY!

I'm so excited for this journey! My family supports my desicion, but are not on board......YET! I'm working on it!

Thank You,
Rene'