Go Fast or Go Slow - Which is Better?

Plant-Based Diet Basics 101: How Fast Should I Make this Change?

Many people beginning a plant-based diet wonder how to best transition to this new way of eating. If you're one of them, know that you're not alone. You may be wondering too, "Should I switch over immediately overnight? Or should I do it more gradually?"

I want to reassure you now that both approaches can work, so do not feel pressured to go one way or the other. The KEY though, is that you choose the approach that works BEST for you - and this will depend on a few important factors. Here are the top 3 factors to consider:

Your Priorities 
Ask yourself this: "Just how much do I want to see positive changes in my health and body, and how quickly do I want to see it"? Answering this question will help you determine how fully and how fast you need to transition to a plant-based diet over the next few weeks and months. That's because the more completely and quickly you move to a whole-food, plant-based diet, the faster you will tend to be able to reap the potentially powerful health benefits of a whole-food plant-based diet.

Choose Your Plant-Based Goal
Set an initial plant-based goal that you can strive to reach, after which you can reassess and determine if you want to go more completely plant-based. So right now, how fully do you want your diet to be plant-based? For some, this could be 60% plant-based, for others it can be 80% as a starting point. Knowing your initial plant-based goal will help you decide how quickly and realistically you can reach it.

Make it Sustainable
Deep down, you know yourself best and how you should approach this new way of eating in order to reach a sustained lifestyle change for long-term true health transformation. For some, they know they need a complete switch overnight in order to sustain this eating pattern long-term, while others find a more progressive transformation route to be the best for them.

So making the decision of how fast or slow to go on your plant-based diet transition will mainly depend on the key factors described above. Either way, you can already begin to integrate new plant-based foods into your meals to make your plates more plant-focused!

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