Fall off Your Plant Based Diet? These 5 Steps Will Help

[@peter5.056]

The thing that keeps me on track is my pantry. I go to great effort to make damned sure I have a well-stocked pantry, freezer, canned goods, and refrigerator. Single ingredient foods, bought in bulk. I just ordered a couple hundred pounds (total) of oat groats, quinoa, rice, pasta, lentils, and a few herbs and spices that were missing from my pantry. You just GOTTA have a few ingredients in your shelf-stable pantry, ready to go at all times!

[@starojunes]

Also cooking a large batch of whole grains to eat throughout the week. I'll be thinking of ordering fast food then remember I have some left-over quinoa I got to eat before it goes bad. Then I just throw whatever WFPB proteins and frozen or fresh veggies I have on hand. I've made WFPB burrito bowls at home so many times. Just throwing stuff together. It doesn't have to be that hard.

[@peter5.056]

@@starojunes Same here.

[@JPMasonDun]

I need your rants bc it reminds me of why I’m doing this!!

[@sarahdee374]

I feel very fortunate: vegetarian at age 21, vegan at about 61( 9 years ago) . Never had a challenge with it, love the food and good emotional feels knowing I'm helping alleviate animal suffering. They say it takes about 2 weeks to adjust to a new habit, I think that's about what I found it takes to start to appreciate real foods instead of artificial flavors and preservatives. Hang in there folks!!

[@susanf.3623]

I can't believe the timing of this PlantRant! How did you know? I have had the worst 2 weeks. Completely fallen off my plan for healthy eating and I've been so disappointed in myself that, "oops...I did it again." So this morning I told myself to get it together and thought, "I bet Dillon has a video that can help inspire me to get back on track." and wow, do you ever! Thank you for this boost, just what I needed! Oh, and just want to add, the "Who you gonna call?" part of your t-shirt that showed the entire time was genius. I know the answer on the shirt is Starch Blaster, but in this case, my answer is Dillon and Reebs!

[@vjc4502]

I've fallen off a dozen times...so far. Each time I fall off for a shorter time & less junk taken in. Each time my pantry gets healthier options. I'm consistently consistent about not staying off track. I have to believe it will click 100% soon enough. You got this!

[@sandeVBL]

Great idea to focus on the habits, not the goals.

[@darlenem9725]

This was such a good video thank you so much! I am in a multi generational household, full of SAD eaters so there is a lot of junk here. However, I realized that I am the main grocery purchaser so the last two orders I have eliminated all chips and other highly processed snacks except Cheez-Its and wheat thins just to see if my grown boys would notice. My youngest son has been dealing with terrible constipation and other stomach issues and has been willing to eat more like me lately. The family has had several dinners by the pool that are full of meat, dairy and oil and I go to be with them but don’t eat their food. He has not felt well after these meals so yesterday he told me he wanted a healthy meal specifically with no meat and I was thrilled! Today, my elderly parents asked for a salad and a vegetable tray for their lunch and they normally go to Chick-fil-A every single day for lunch. Their participation comes and goes, but my son has been much more consistent lately so I almost have a food buddy in this house. Progress is progress, right? I am saving this video so I can come back to it when I am struggling to stay on track in this environment. I love well your world so much!

[@luluandmeow]

Well done for being so strong. You are leading by example.

[@sherryv-mw6eu]

We’ve had months of being away from home and being off our schedule and routine. Our diet has really been, well, not the best. Thank you so much for making this video just for me!😁 I really needed the motivation. The timing is absolutely perfect! I got off the couch and made the best potato, mushroom, and greens dish ever!! I just took what I had and whipped together an amazing, healthy dinner! Thank you for helping me remember that it can be so simple and spontaneous.

[@luluandmeow]

Potatoes, greens and mushrooms sound so good! What a great dish. Keep going and good luck!

[@WellYourWorld]

Awesome, that sounds great!

[@amyfitzgerald9110]

This video gives me so much hope... Makes me happy! Your "community" is like a new, second family, so supportive, friendly, creative. So happy I'm here 👍🥰😎🤩

[@michellemerrill8895]

It's my way of eating and my family sad diet we coexist I stay focused set my self up for success and they eat alot of what I eat because I just make the food we sit down as a family to eat and nobody is in battle with each other we make it work 😊

[@vivianweissmann217]

Whoa, Dillon, perfect timing. I seem to have really lost control and fallen totally off the wagon. Thank you so much for these 5 steps. Heading over to the FB page now!

[@luluandmeow]

good luck Vivian, you can do it!

[@hangingoutwithkim]

Thank you for always keeping us on our toes!

[@peter5.056]

My brother has 5 bags of greasy tortilla chips in the house. As much of a an Alan Goldhamer I am, it takes an awful lot of willpower for me not to eat them. But that's where my pantry comes to the rescue. I have masa (100 pounds of it) and I make fresh tortillas (dash of salt and lime juice) almost every night.

[@ronsmith7262]

so fry them and you have tortilla chips no different

[@peter5.056]

@@ronsmith7262 I don't fry food, ever. But they taste just as good cooked without oil;)

[@georgewilson7808]

@@peter5.056 Yes. Oil is poison. Make your fresh tortillas!

[@paulramsey2000]

You don't have to start from masa to get healthy chips. Unlike flour tortillas, there are plenty of corn tortillas you can buy that don't have salt or oil. Cut them up or cook them whole like "lazy" Dillon 😂 likes to do and you have chips. Great scoops for "real" food like homemade hummus , homemade pico de gallo, or a reasonable amount of guacamole (I try just to buy single avocados these days rather than Costco bags of them because I'll just eat them all)

[@rosettaventimiglia1400]

Air fry them into chips..no oil!!

[@luluandmeow]

If ever I fall off-track again, I hope I will be strong enough (and my home junk-free enough) to get back on track immediately, at the next meal, NOT the following day, because so much harm can be done in just a few hours, a day is too long to wait. I haven't fallen off-track for almost 4 years because I never buy junk or bring it into the house, and somehow I've learnt never to use food for comfort or celebration. Food is enjoyable, but I've learnt to separate feelings from feeding. Thank you for explaining so simply and so clearly what the internal audience is.

[@PlantBasedDianna]

You are talking straight to me. How did you know all this???? I need to plug back in and jump back to it!! Thank you so much for all you do!! It's kind of hard with my environment when others eat the SAD diet. I find it is easier when I Meal Prep. I am now 60 days no alcohol and find I gravitate towards sweets.

[@luluandmeow]

me too, but I haven't had pastries for over 4 years now, not worth it as they're a trigger food for me. But I adore fruit and eat all sorts of delicious fruit (also frozen) instead

[@lisahinton9315]

I made the microwave Mexican Buddha Bowl this week for my meals. I am done with the food already 😢. I am going to make the stuffed pepper bowl for the rest of the week. So happy my food waste is a lot less than before.

[@Momma_Tomma]

I have fallen off the wagon for 2 reasons: other family members are meat eaters, my health problems have made me almost completely dependent on them preparing my meals for me. 😩 I'm really struggling to stick to the healthy way of eating.

[@decoego]

This is the best video ever! Super inspiring and to the point. You truly have a gift, Dillon. Thanks for doing this for a living!!

[@joann1788]

I binge watched your videos while I was in the kitchen doing salad prep for the week. I am away from home and have been eating badly. But guess what? I feel bad now too! Getting back on track, thanks Dillon!

[@luluandmeow]

A great snack when travelling and you have no fridge/cooking facilities are vacuum-packed chestnuts, fat free, low-cal, long-life, delicious starch, often "forgotten" by the WFPB community. I adore chestnuts, if you've never tried them have a look in your local supermarket, they're really yummy and filling, one pack (100g) is around 170 cals and they keep me going till the next meal.

[@margielynch1465]

How I stay on track is having healthy pantry. And meal prep. My husband is not vegan 😢 imagine how much harder I have to work but I feel amazing and loosing weight effortlessly. This keeps me motivated

[@flmusicvegan1768]

I definitely notice when i fall off track, especially mentally.

[@davidthescottishvegan]

Funny 😆 intro Dillon and thankfully we have you & Reebs to help us get back on track to keep on a whole plant foods based lifestyle. Love 🥰 this inspirational & motivational video and love ❤ Dillon & 💗 Reebs.

[@ivan11h]

It’s my bday week. I have been hitting the old spots DQ, IHOP, Kryspy Kreme, Costco food court. I’ve been eating clean for 3+ years and no way I am going back, but after eating some of these foods again I can tell you people have no chance. It’s so good the flavor, the taste, the look. I am going to eat something starchy now and will forget about the junk, but those people who don’t know what’s up they don’t cleave any chance, and to make this change there has to be 100% commitment. We can only spread the message and thanks for the community.

[@WellYourWorld]

You’re not wrong! Happy birthday!

[@prudence7268]

So true! Been there, done that.

[@rebekahlopez7212]

I tend to get off track, with vegan junk food, when my family goes camping. I immediately get back on track with a morning bowl of oatmeal. Having your products definitely helps. For lunch today I added about a tbls of peanut butter to Well Your World Asian dressing, and used it to dip spring rolls in...yummy!

[@michellemerrill8895]

Yes this is such a simple way eat easy easy easy

[@carolmittelstadt3348]

Thank you, this happened to me while away on vacay

[@luluandmeow]

This is a great video and the community is wonderful in case you need support. My only piece of advice would be, try to surround yourself (or watch the videos of) people who HAVE stayed off-track consistently, for years, e.g. Chef AJ. If you surround yourself with supportive people who have fallen off-track once, twice, several times, are still very overweight, etc. that can be detrimental. We can all fall off-track, but it should be a very rare thing or once in a lifetime. Once you have "got" this way of eating and you know what to do, try to surround yourself (digitally and/or in real life) with those who have achieved and maintained a healthy weight without falling off-track again and again. Misery loves company, and when someone is not very successful, it's comforting to seek similar people, but this may not be the best option. Stick to people who have done well and if possible, are way past the falling off-track episodes which are so soul-destroying and could destroy the efforts you have previously made for months or even years. I am so over "falling off-track", I really hope it will never happen again because I remain a food addict and volume eater and if I allowed myself to indulge in trigger foods/cravings, the floodgates would open, so I absolutely abstain from "danger" foods - they are so not worth falling off-track for. And I keep my mind focused on how rubbish I would feel if I gave in to my cravings, because I know the "floodgates would open", so I stay on-track.

[@skyeblue4]

I occasionally fall off track with vegan treats but have never and will never fall off track eating animals and their bi products. It’s always ethical first and that makes it super easy to stay on track. Bonus = health, well being, better environment and no animal cruelty 🙏

[@shawnedavis9598]

So needed this. Your timing is always on point. Love Well Your World!

[@guykenniker9498]

A site to replay daily to help keep it up

[@gingersnap3684]

I was doing so well and then... Hurricane Beryl. No electricity for a week. Could not cook and had to throw away everything in the fridge. Ready to start eating better again!

[@luluandmeow]

Long-life pre-cooked rice and other starches (quinoa, etc.) are available everywhere, I'm sure you can eat them straight from the pack too, but it must have been a difficult situation. Definitely vacuum-packed chestnuts would be an easy staple to stock up on if this ever happens again. Also cans of chickpeas (garbanzo beans), beans, fruit. Oil-free sundried tomatoes and other veggies.

[@Thats_Right80]

I needed this!!!!!

[@loriegonta3622]

thank you...I need to get back on track, not that I really fell off but need to focus...

[@andreawalker7138]

Same 😀

[@cindychurch925]

You are the best. Love y’all

[@Tinkiepanda]

Just, Thank You. ❤ Needed This Today

[@bonniedavis7498]

Well said!

[@muratakyuz3567]

I like to eat healthy before i go shopping so im not starving and can think clearly to buy healthy foods

[@WellYourWorld]

Great idea

[@musicnotes4755]

I definitely need this video--thank you!!!!

[@smallfootprint2961]

Love the rants!

[@123________]

Thanks for this

[@rh7968]

Thank You 🙏

[@charlenetenorio6994]

Is sourdough bread or saltines an okay option

[@mandanabalet4841]

Hi do you ship your books to Switzerland 🇨🇭? Thanks

[@WellYourWorld]

We do not offer international shipping at this time, but you can purchase the digital cookbooks anywhere in the world.

[@kimvezina6470]

I know this might be a bit off topic, but can you please give advice for someone who has tried for YEARS to stay on a plant based diet but just cannot seem to stay on it due to nutritional deficiencies and has difficulty digesting legumes. I want to be 100% plant based forever, but my body is not allowing me. Help!

[@WellYourWorld]

I’ll discuss this on next week’s live hangout Thursday afternoon. But to be clear, this is pretty much all we talk about anyway.

[@tsouthern1901]

Dillion speaks the truth! 1😃🙌

[@vickiewest1199]

Oh my gosh I so needed this. Too much vegan junk food lately😩

[@summerkatz9911]

Same.

[@miriamrobinson9532]

People bringing in junk food to work is #1 issue for me.

[@nancym687]

Oh Man! Me too! Makes you wish for the work from home arrangements again.

[@raystaar]

I've only been vegan for 9+ years, but not once have I ever been seriously tempted to stray. Similarly, 42 years ago I quit alcohol with the same outcome. In both instances, I came to realize that only by adhering rigidly to my convictions would I stand a fighting chance of living my best life. Booze was out to kill me, and so were animal based foods. I think if more people realized how truly deadly the standard American diet is, they'd be that much more likely to stay the course.

[@mamaisalwaysright2935]

Very good pep talk!