Hey, Derek. I’m a 64 year old new vegan. On Dec 1st I’ll have been vegan for 2 months. I feel like I’m coming so late to the party (I hate to think about how much time has been misspent), but better late than never. Since I’ve gone vegan, I’ve lost 10 pounds, have more energy (I used to fall asleep on the couch every day after work), and I feel fantastic! Plus I think this is an evolutionary step for mankind. But I just wanted to thank you for your videos. I love how positive and wide-ranging they are (exercise, recipes, shopping, philosophy, science, lifestyle, etc.). I’ve watched at least one of your videos every day since I’ve started this, and they’ve helped support me on this journey so much. So thank you for that. This June I will retire after 30 years as a middle school Language Arts (English) teacher (loved every minute of it), where I plan to spend my time recording original music, writing, reading, and exercising. So thank you again. What you do is helping. Please don’t stop.
Amazing! Better late then never! My mom is 70 and just recently transitioned to a plant based diet and is experienceing great benefits as well. Thanks for the message, it means a lot to me. I am so happy to inspire. Congratulations on the retirement and getting to do what you love full time. All the best.
I'm with you Derek about not spending that much on a hat but having no problem spending it on good food. Love your values! And I always enjoy your vids. Thanks for encouraging all of us to do the best that we can do for ourselves, which in turn takes care of the animals and the planet.
Hi Derrick and Crystal, as always enjoyed the Vlog. My wife always says you're so cute. Think she wants to mother you, as we are a bit older than you guy's. She got quite concerned with your sketchy people when you were over visiting us in the UK. We hoped to bump into you at the London veg fest but were unlucky. Though we did meet Earthing Ed, James Aspey and Hench Herbivore! Anyway I'm meandering. Just a couple of points. Good tip to quickly ripen Avocados is to put them in a brown paper bag and store at room temperature. The other is your mushroom haul. My local store over here in the UK is Tesco, their brown mushrooms are exposed to I think ultra violet or blue light which is absorbed by the mushrooms and stored as Vitamin D. Around four to five mushrooms will give you 100% of your Vitamin D in a natural easily absorbable way. Which is handy living in the northern hemisphere as we do. This is not effected by cooking, in fact you should not eat mushrooms raw. So getting to the point, if your mushrooms are not exposed to light over there. You can just leave them on a window ledge in a cool room or outhouse, and mushrooms are so absorbable that even the light on a cloudy day will be converted and stored as Vitamin D. Keep up the great work, your vlogs are always factual, helpful and entertaining. Best wishes Joe in the Uk.
Joe O'Brien thanks for the vitamin D tip that is so helpful, I’m always happier to get pure forms of those vitamins. I agree with your wife, he is cute... oh just a little biased, he is my son. His dad was from England, maybe he got his cuteness from him. 😉
Joan Simnett Thank you so much Joan. You should be so proud of him, he is an inspiration to so many people out there. He lives life the right way, compassionate, kind, and health conscious. He is also an amazing example to show what an outstanding physique can be achieved with a Vegan diet and calisthenics. I just love his almost childlike look of wonder and innocence in his eyes when he is on one of his adventures, out in nature. What a beautiful son you have. Love and best wishes Joe and wifey Lesley-Ann
Joe O'Brien thank you for the kind words... yes I am so proud of him, he is a great son and always has been. He lives 3,000 miles from me so a long distant mothering is welcomed I am sure.
Robin Malik Stay with it Bro! The good people are gathering. This world is full of misinformation. Confusion is systematically spread by those in power. Big pharma aided by the cruel and toxic meat and dairy industry, has an interest in keeping us sick drugged and compliant. Behind this lie the even darker powers of ancient banker families and cartels, masons and illuminati. Behind that who knows what lurks. Leaders and governments are only puppets and expendable. society has been condition to accept this diseased state we find ourselves in. But social media is an unstoppable beast that's going to eat them up and devour them, bit by bit, one by one. The vegan movement now is a large part of a wider truth movement which is taking root worldwide. I think a tipping point will be reached around 10% of the population. Then like a large flock of birds in the setting sky, a change in energy will flow between us, a change in direction, will be irresistible, the flock will follow. Excuse this meandering heavy answer, sure it's not what you expected, its just these vlogs like Derrick's (And many others.) are powerful seeds that are taking root, and will fruit. Thanks for your supportive comment. Rgds Joe
Hey D and C, These vlogs get better every time. You are perfect examples of human beings. Thank you for the content - I don't watch TV shows, I just watch you guys!
Hey Derek, big fan of your videos and your message! :) I think it'd be interesting if you got a blood test done and show us your results. Since you,ve been vegan for more than a decade, I think your bloodwork would really show us what kind of impact your diet has on the blood/minerals in your body. Idk, just an idea for a video, hope you'll give it a think. Keep it up!
watching your videos for quite a while now, never commented before. you have by far the clearest view on nutrition of all vegan bodybuilding youtubers i've came across over the years. i'm on this path myself and can totally agree with almost everything you say about food. just wanted to thank you for your content and only the best wishes for you and your future wife! keep up the epic work bro, guys like you make youtube great again :}
I love binge watching your videos while I do dishes and clean my home. Lol. I feel like I am basically studying when you chat about nutritional stats while I clean. It’s great!
Prioritize where you spend your money is key. I love the energy you both give in your videos. I'm from Canada as well (Montreal), and the tuque is essential for survival :)
Considering how much money you save by not eating out, not buying so many processed foods etc. Then how much you may save by not getting a major disease because of the lifestyle we lead. Most people should stop buying junk food, designer shoes, useless clothes, TVs, gaming systems, newest phone etc... I mean this stuff is useless sh*t! Love you channel so much, dude. Keep it up!
Common man, I respect your opinion, but saying it's useless is a little exaggerated. I could agree with the junk food being unnecessary (and maybe the shoes as well), but playing video games is fun for lots of people including me. Can't judge other people's way of relaxing in their free time. It's not useless if you really enjoy it.
+ Jakub It's your money spend how you want. However, if you say eating this way is expensive, just know that it seems you are being hypocritical when you are buying multiple $60 video games, $700 plus gaming computers and $200 gaming counsels. I am just tired of people saying "vegan is expensive". If you want something bad enough you will find the money.
Ernest Maldonado I never said being vegan is expensive (it is not cheap either), I only said having fun by playing games is not useless if you enjoy it. Although I am not a vegan, I implement as many whole foods into my diet as I can. And gaming is not that expensive either, if you are a console user.
Hi Derek and Crystal! I am in Michigan and I found you searching vegan videos. OMG I have a vitamix too. My husband went instant vegan on me to fight heart disease. Well I have to support him and his quest to live long. Amen! It is harder for me to rid myself of meat desires but I believe it is more healthy. We met in the gym lifting weights, body building, and that kind of diet. I love watching you guys. We know weights.......i need lots of help with food and diet. Keep up the good work.
The first pistol squat exercise you do (starting at 0:16 ) is an awesome way of learning them. I used to do it on a picnic bench with my leg dangling off the side. From all the pistol squat tutorials Ive seen. They never include that one as one of the steps to learn it!
Hi, Derek, I need to thank you for inspiring me to adopt a whole foods plant based diet! I've seen nothing but improvement in energy during my workouts and life in general! Thank you so much!
YES PLEASE, BUD! You and Jon have convinced me that I can achieve success through a 3-day alternation between PULL, PUSH and LEGS, so definitely make videos that myself and others can follow religiously (its such a great gift you guys give us as viewers - we desk jobbers don’t have the time, resources or knowledge to truly refine the perfect training and diet regimen, so we rely heavily on role models like you!) Thanks Derek - love you, man! And Crystal too! XX
I made that comment halfway through watching the whole video - now I just feel like saying it again at the end: I LOVE YOU GUYS! XX Biiiiiig hug all the way from South Africa
Hachiya persimmons are magical once they are VERY ripe (flaming orange, feeling like a water balloon, it'll feel overripe). Love when you play guitar on the vlogs!
I watch a lot of fitness channels. I usually prefer a smaller concentrated content but with your channel I definitely prefer the longer vlogs. You can just put out whatever you wish and I'll watch it.
Great video as always !! Showed my mom your videos and she was blown away! We’re both from the Vancouver area and are feeling extremely inspired:) You both are awesome . Keep up the great videos !
Our friends always say that it's super expensive to eat plants and vegetables. It isn't terribly expensive when you aren't buying all the processed food and meat, as well as fruits and vegetables. Eating and buying on both sides of the fence IS expensive. Thank you for all your hard work! I certainly enjoy watching your videos, and Crystal is a great addition as well. You should do a video together working out in the outdoors. From northern Pennsylvania and with snow and cold here to stay for the next 5 months or so, maybe you could do some hearty hot meal videos? Cheers!
Great to see you shopping. Yep, totally find myself hesitating pulling the trigger on purchases I may not have had a problem with in the past. Definitely a part of the journey (as a new vegan) was prioritizing the finances. Clean healthy food is #1 on the list.
Food is expensive here in the UK too :( but you are so right when you say that we are investing in our health when we buy our food - for the record, I would not spend $35/£17 on a beanie hat either :) :)
Pure cozy awesomness in one video, again! You two are really cool! While watching, I had a big plate of fruit: banana, apple, pear, mandarins, a well ripened persimmon (man I love them too!) and threw some hemp seeds on top of it as well. It's always interesting to watch the canadian shops, places, etc, and your lifestyle. I gotta try those fruit-options for dinner, and I plan to buy a masticating juicer in the future, I think they're one of the best out there. P.S.: Your blue eyed cat is A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.
Another amazing video Derek. I never have issues with the content you put out so, yeah the full workout videos would be great. Vegan respect from Toronto!
I love watching your grocery hauls cause they are the same as us! We live in Chilliwack and get everything at Costco and superstore and veggie markets too. I have never had a persimmon what are they like? Thanks for sharing you life with us we love you guys!
Dude! Beautiful location! We should come there instead! Love it when you said "probably something else in there that I should eat" lol! Awesome stuff brother!
Hey! thanks a million for these down to earth real life Vlogs from a newbie who’s soaking up all this new knowledge. Hi to you both from New Zealand 🇳🇿 the only other country in the world with the legitimate right to say ay 😊 Drat couldn’t figure out the guitar tune!
Wow, that juice really looks so good! That combined with the smoothie bowl just makes me go "oh mama, I need to get me some of that stuff!" - great vid, as always
I am the same way. I barely buy any clothes. I shop at a discount store where I can get brand clothing for super cheap! I can get a beanie for 3 bucks! It feels weird to buy a shirt for 15 bucks but when it comes to food all that goes out the window. I spend all my money on food after bills are paid for. I don’t see any problem with it. Your health is worth it. I don’t drink. I don’t smoke. I don’t go out. An average person going out to the bar on the weekend can easily drop 100 bucks a night on alcohol for themselves and friends. I rather use that money and buy a full weeks worth of good nutritious foods!! 🌱🌱🌱 vegan/ plant based is the way to go 100 percent!! Keep doing what you’re doing Derrick! It’s working out for you and I’m glad you’re here for us. Light and love ✨❤️
I wish you would write a cook book. your dressings are made of simple easy ingredients. a lot of the time vegan recipes have stuff in there that's really hard to find. because of your TH-cam channel I've gone from being on a keto meat diet to going full vegan in the last 2 months. I've also got drunk gregor's book how it to die. I am type 2 diabetic and want to reverse it. I need ops and I am just not healing to good. thank you for the inspiration to change my life.
Great stuff as always Derek. I always get good ideas from your channel. I’m with you on the hat thing too. Can’t pull the trigger on a $30 beanie and it’s gotta be just right.
Just be happy that you have a supermarked/store where you can buy tempeh. We just recently got tofu and seitan in bigger supermarkets in Denmark, and it's priceeeeey.
I would love to see a full day at the gym video. I like geeking out on other peoples takes on their workouts! Great videos and content, keep um’ coming 🌱 💪
Btw if you haven't tried both types of persimmons before, you eat the flat ones when they're hard, and the tall ones when they're so soft and gooey that they're about to burst!
12:42 WHAT is that? oh my god I would totally ride around town 😂 also, I have to agree with you on the whole "groceries over other stuff", I spend my money on bills, basic groceries, college books & club membership..hadn't been clothes shopping in a little over a year now
Do you use normal dish soap or some new/forgotten/abandoned eco-friendly method for washin dishes? Footsoldier has a video about UK's "Fairy Liquid" and how that stuff is useless if you're a whole food vegan because it's used for degreasing and doesn't even kill bacteria. And why juicer over blender though? When do you ever NOT want the fibers? just wondering. I know its quite popular.
FYI most soaps don't work by killing bacteria. They work by essentially making the surface so slick that the bacteria slide off/get rubbed off. The ones specifically designed to kill bacteria (Triclosan, etc.) have limited evidence showing they're more effective than standard dish soap. Anyhow, yes, I agree about the fiber. Juicing seems really nice, but I would feel guilty about throwing away some of that super healthy insoluble fiber.
Diggin the Jack Johnson Better Together Jams Derek and Luvin the 'vascular vegan vibes'. ThankU fo spreadn the good living n luvin message around! MAD GREEN LEAN LOVE 😉
Hey, Derek. I’m a 64 year old new vegan. On Dec 1st I’ll have been vegan for 2 months. I feel like I’m coming so late to the party (I hate to think about how much time has been misspent), but better late than never. Since I’ve gone vegan, I’ve lost 10 pounds, have more energy (I used to fall asleep on the couch every day after work), and I feel fantastic! Plus I think this is an evolutionary step for mankind. But I just wanted to thank you for your videos. I love how positive and wide-ranging they are (exercise, recipes, shopping, philosophy, science, lifestyle, etc.). I’ve watched at least one of your videos every day since I’ve started this, and they’ve helped support me on this journey so much. So thank you for that. This June I will retire after 30 years as a middle school Language Arts (English) teacher (loved every minute of it), where I plan to spend my time recording original music, writing, reading, and exercising. So thank you again. What you do is helping. Please don’t stop.
David Newhouse thanks for sharing. Never too old to change. Your post is an inspiration too.
Amazing! Better late then never! My mom is 70 and just recently transitioned to a plant based diet and is experienceing great benefits as well. Thanks for the message, it means a lot to me. I am so happy to inspire. Congratulations on the retirement and getting to do what you love full time. All the best.
Bless you man ! That was beautiful
I don't even know you... but still I'm proud of you hahaha Keep it up!!💪😊
Thank you, Sonia. I’m never going back. This is my lifestyle from now on. Plan to live a long time.
25 minutes long?! that's what I'm talking about Derek, appreciate your hard work
I can't seem to make them shorter even when I try
I enjoyed every minute of your video, Derek....
I'm with you Derek about not spending that much on a hat but having no problem spending it on good food. Love your values! And I always enjoy your vids. Thanks for encouraging all of us to do the best that we can do for ourselves, which in turn takes care of the animals and the planet.
Hi Derrick and Crystal, as always enjoyed the Vlog. My wife always says you're so cute. Think she wants to mother you, as we are a bit older than you guy's. She got quite concerned with your sketchy people when you were over visiting us in the UK. We hoped to bump into you at the London veg fest but were unlucky. Though we did meet Earthing Ed, James Aspey and Hench Herbivore! Anyway I'm meandering. Just a couple of points. Good tip to quickly ripen Avocados is to put them in a brown paper bag and store at room temperature. The other is your mushroom haul. My local store over here in the UK is Tesco, their brown mushrooms are exposed to I think ultra violet or blue light which is absorbed by the mushrooms and stored as Vitamin D. Around four to five mushrooms will give you 100% of your Vitamin D in a natural easily absorbable way. Which is handy living in the northern hemisphere as we do. This is not effected by cooking, in fact you should not eat mushrooms raw. So getting to the point, if your mushrooms are not exposed to light over there. You can just leave them on a window ledge in a cool room or outhouse, and mushrooms are so absorbable that even the light on a cloudy day will be converted and stored as Vitamin D.
Keep up the great work, your vlogs are always factual, helpful and entertaining.
Best wishes
Joe in the Uk.
Joe O'Brien thanks for the vitamin D tip that is so helpful, I’m always happier to get pure forms of those vitamins. I agree with your wife, he is cute... oh just a little biased, he is my son. His dad was from England, maybe he got his cuteness from him. 😉
Joan Simnett
Thank you so much Joan. You should be so proud of him, he is an inspiration to so many people out there. He lives life the right way, compassionate, kind, and health conscious. He is also an amazing example to show what an outstanding physique can be achieved with a Vegan diet and calisthenics. I just love his almost childlike look of wonder and innocence in his eyes when he is on one of his adventures, out in nature. What a beautiful son you have.
Love and best wishes Joe and wifey Lesley-Ann
Joe O'Brien thank you for the kind words... yes I am so proud of him, he is a great son and always has been. He lives 3,000 miles from me so a long distant mothering is welcomed I am sure.
This is the kind of wholesome content I came here for.
Robin Malik
Stay with it Bro! The good people are gathering. This world is full of misinformation. Confusion is systematically spread by those in power. Big pharma aided by the cruel and toxic meat and dairy industry, has an interest in keeping us sick drugged and compliant. Behind this lie the even darker powers of ancient banker families and cartels, masons and illuminati. Behind that who knows what lurks. Leaders and governments are only puppets and expendable. society has been condition to accept this diseased state we find ourselves in. But social media is an unstoppable beast that's going to eat them up and devour them, bit by bit, one by one. The vegan movement now is a large part of a wider truth movement which is taking root worldwide. I think a tipping point will be reached around 10% of the population. Then like a large flock of birds in the setting sky, a change in energy will flow between us, a change in direction, will be irresistible, the flock will follow.
Excuse this meandering heavy answer, sure it's not what you expected, its just these vlogs like Derrick's (And many others.) are powerful seeds that are taking root, and will fruit. Thanks for your supportive comment.
Rgds Joe
Hey D and C,
These vlogs get better every time. You are perfect examples of human beings. Thank you for the content - I don't watch TV shows, I just watch you guys!
Hey Derek, big fan of your videos and your message! :)
I think it'd be interesting if you got a blood test done and show us your results. Since you,ve been vegan for more than a decade, I think your bloodwork would really show us what kind of impact your diet has on the blood/minerals in your body. Idk, just an idea for a video, hope you'll give it a think.
Keep it up!
I love these type of videos with grocery shopping and hauls!!
Meagan Swanson workouts + cooking + food haul = great vlog
watching your videos for quite a while now, never commented before. you have by far the clearest view on nutrition of all vegan bodybuilding youtubers i've came across over the years. i'm on this path myself and can totally agree with almost everything you say about food. just wanted to thank you for your content and only the best wishes for you and your future wife! keep up the epic work bro, guys like you make youtube great again :}
Thank you so much!
I love binge watching your videos while I do dishes and clean my home. Lol. I feel like I am basically studying when you chat about nutritional stats while I clean. It’s great!
Prioritize where you spend your money is key. I love the energy you both give in your videos. I'm from Canada as well (Montreal), and the tuque is essential for survival :)
I was literally crying at the hat part. That was gold!
Considering how much money you save by not eating out, not buying so many processed foods etc. Then how much you may save by not getting a major disease because of the lifestyle we lead. Most people should stop buying junk food, designer shoes, useless clothes, TVs, gaming systems, newest phone etc... I mean this stuff is useless sh*t!
Love you channel so much, dude. Keep it up!
Ernest Maldonado stfu loser
Common man, I respect your opinion, but saying it's useless is a little exaggerated. I could agree with the junk food being unnecessary (and maybe the shoes as well), but playing video games is fun for lots of people including me. Can't judge other people's way of relaxing in their free time. It's not useless if you really enjoy it.
+ Jakub It's your money spend how you want. However, if you say eating this way is expensive, just know that it seems you are being hypocritical when you are buying multiple $60 video games, $700 plus gaming computers and $200 gaming counsels. I am just tired of people saying "vegan is expensive". If you want something bad enough you will find the money.
Ernest Maldonado I never said being vegan is expensive (it is not cheap either), I only said having fun by playing games is not useless if you enjoy it. Although I am not a vegan, I implement as many whole foods into my diet as I can. And gaming is not that expensive either, if you are a console user.
Definetly do so more videos about your training. I want to set up a 5 day split for myself and idk how to incorperate static training
Hi Derek and Crystal! I am in Michigan and I found you searching vegan videos. OMG I have a vitamix too. My husband went instant vegan on me to fight heart disease. Well I have to support him and his quest to live long. Amen! It is harder for me to rid myself of meat desires but I believe it is more healthy. We met in the gym lifting weights, body building, and that kind of diet. I love watching you guys. We know weights.......i need lots of help with food and diet. Keep up the good work.
The first pistol squat exercise you do (starting at 0:16 ) is an awesome way of learning them.
I used to do it on a picnic bench with my leg dangling off the side.
From all the pistol squat tutorials Ive seen. They never include that one as one of the steps to learn it!
Oh there ya go! Unintentional tutorial haha.
Hi, Derek, I need to thank you for inspiring me to adopt a whole foods plant based diet! I've seen nothing but improvement in energy during my workouts and life in general! Thank you so much!
Full workout!
YES PLEASE, BUD! You and Jon have convinced me that I can achieve success through a 3-day alternation between PULL, PUSH and LEGS, so definitely make videos that myself and others can follow religiously (its such a great gift you guys give us as viewers - we desk jobbers don’t have the time, resources or knowledge to truly refine the perfect training and diet regimen, so we rely heavily on role models like you!) Thanks Derek - love you, man! And Crystal too! XX
I made that comment halfway through watching the whole video - now I just feel like saying it again at the end: I LOVE YOU GUYS! XX Biiiiiig hug all the way from South Africa
yes full workout vids please!!! channel is great btw!
Hachiya persimmons are magical once they are VERY ripe (flaming orange, feeling like a water balloon, it'll feel overripe). Love when you play guitar on the vlogs!
FULL WORKOUT!!!!!
I watch a lot of fitness channels. I usually prefer a smaller concentrated content but with your channel I definitely prefer the longer vlogs. You can just put out whatever you wish and I'll watch it.
Great video as always !! Showed my mom your videos and she was blown away! We’re both from the Vancouver area and are feeling extremely inspired:) You both are awesome . Keep up the great videos !
Those exercises are amazing, you are so strong and represent vegan health so well. Thank you Derick and Chrystal
Definitely would love to see your full pull and push workouts!
Really enjoyed this fun light hearted video. Crystal is lovely. And I would love to see your new pull day workout.
I always look forward to your uploads Derek! Keep up the great work. You inspire me and many others! I hope you have a good one brother!
Our friends always say that it's super expensive to eat plants and vegetables. It isn't terribly expensive when you aren't buying all the processed food and meat, as well as fruits and vegetables. Eating and buying on both sides of the fence IS expensive.
Thank you for all your hard work! I certainly enjoy watching your videos, and Crystal is a great addition as well. You should do a video together working out in the outdoors.
From northern Pennsylvania and with snow and cold here to stay for the next 5 months or so, maybe you could do some hearty hot meal videos?
Cheers!
Love the food haul videos Derek and Crystal. Love your energy, approach and personalities. Best vegan channel by far :)
Love what you said about the grocery bills. It’s so true. It’s absolutely worth it to me.
ohh yes please do a full workout video Derek❤ thats the part im most confused at... how many reps and sets i should do in a workout
eBook eBook eBook please!! Love how you just make up variations of your smoothies and dinners all the time.
Great to see you shopping. Yep, totally find myself hesitating pulling the trigger on purchases I may not have had a problem with in the past. Definitely a part of the journey (as a new vegan) was prioritizing the finances. Clean healthy food is #1 on the list.
High value vlog. Definitely enjoy these longer vlogs with workouts, shopping, food prep and some comedy. Love it!
Thank you!
It's the perfect time of year in Australia for mangoes and stone fruit...apricots, peaches oh my....cherries too 😊
Yes! Full workout please! Thank you!love these long videos. Excellent production quality!
Going to need a few more votes :P
Food is expensive here in the UK too :( but you are so right when you say that we are investing in our health when we buy our food - for the record, I would not spend $35/£17 on a beanie hat either :) :)
Pure cozy awesomness in one video, again! You two are really cool! While watching, I had a big plate of fruit: banana, apple, pear, mandarins, a well ripened persimmon (man I love them too!) and threw some hemp seeds on top of it as well. It's always interesting to watch the canadian shops, places, etc, and your lifestyle. I gotta try those fruit-options for dinner, and I plan to buy a masticating juicer in the future, I think they're one of the best out there.
P.S.: Your blue eyed cat is A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.
I died when he dabbed 😂😂😂
Pencil and Paper right! Haha
HAHAHA same omg
HAha, gotta keep you guys on your toes.
Derrick, your videos make me so happy! Incredible grocery haul, amazing workout, and awesome food prep! You're the best!👍😀
Thanks so much! I appreciate the nice comment!!
It’s great to hear someone say food is an investment in their health. This has been my position for years. Nice haul!
I love hearing you play the guitar!!!!!!! Pls more!!!
Would definitely love a full pull AND push day video! :)
that sneeze dab hahahaha I love the silliness in all your videos
As always, Derek, you post wonderfully engaging and amazing content. I really appreciate your efforts. Thank you for all you do. xx
Another amazing video Derek. I never have issues with the content you put out so, yeah the full workout videos would be great. Vegan respect from Toronto!
Yes I would love to see the whole workout. Thanks.
Love your videos, so inspirational, you make veganism awesome. Keep it up Simnett. Also loved your acoustic bit.
I love watching your grocery hauls cause they are the same as us! We live in Chilliwack and get everything at Costco and superstore and veggie markets too. I have never had a persimmon what are they like? Thanks for sharing you life with us we love you guys!
Dude! Beautiful location! We should come there instead! Love it when you said "probably something else in there that I should eat" lol! Awesome stuff brother!
Good stuff Derrick! You’ve got an awesome personality and it’s great to see you opening up a lot more. I blame it on Crystal!
I’m the same way... most of the time I go to shop and leave with nothing.
And the flat persimmons are the only ones here in Japan and I love them😋
Thank you for sharing & inspiring! I've been watching your vids for a year and just now learned you play guitar, love it. Hi from Oklahoma
Hey! thanks a million for these down to earth real life Vlogs from a newbie who’s soaking up all this new knowledge. Hi to you both from New Zealand 🇳🇿 the only other country in the world with the legitimate right to say ay 😊 Drat couldn’t figure out the guitar tune!
Another informative yet entertaining vlog!
I love when Crystal is in them too. I laughed with you guys today 😄
Keep it up Derek 👏👏👏
Wow, that juice really looks so good! That combined with the smoothie bowl just makes me go "oh mama, I need to get me some of that stuff!" - great vid, as always
Was a longer vlog than what you usually do.... and i absolutely loved it. It was fun to watch and full of fun vibes!
Thanks man
You two are amazing! Fun video and that smoothie at the end had me drooling
Loved the guitar playing! And I love these types of vlogs you do.
Yes full workout videos please
Absolutely love the frugality on the 'tuque' hunt!! Lol.👍
Guitar jam- jack Johnson? Can’t put name on song but definitely sounds like a JJ tune !!
Great workout! nice form as well.Also I love the way you edit your videos. You have an amazing channel and you’re a huge inspiration.
flaxseeds are full of arsenic! alike rice it absorbs it from the ground
I'd love to see the full pull day workout. Your workouts are always really motivating and I am always interested to see what you are doing.
Will do that coming up
I am the same way. I barely buy any clothes. I shop at a discount store where I can get brand clothing for super cheap! I can get a beanie for 3 bucks! It feels weird to buy a shirt for 15 bucks but when it comes to food all that goes out the window. I spend all my money on food after bills are paid for. I don’t see any problem with it. Your health is worth it.
I don’t drink. I don’t smoke. I don’t go out. An average person going out to the bar on the weekend can easily drop 100 bucks a night on alcohol for themselves and friends.
I rather use that money and buy a full weeks worth of good nutritious foods!! 🌱🌱🌱 vegan/ plant based is the way to go 100 percent!!
Keep doing what you’re doing Derrick! It’s working out for you and I’m glad you’re here for us. Light and love ✨❤️
Loved your guitar playing! Love that cat on that bag!! 💕
My 3er day been vegan and i love it,love your videos ,
I wish you would write a cook book. your dressings are made of simple easy ingredients. a lot of the time vegan recipes have stuff in there that's really hard to find. because of your TH-cam channel I've gone from being on a keto meat diet to going full vegan in the last 2 months. I've also got drunk gregor's book how it to die. I am type 2 diabetic and want to reverse it. I need ops and I am just not healing to good. thank you for the inspiration to change my life.
Ben Thompson bro! thats awesome...good luck, stay strong !
thanks
He is writing one! It's looking pretty close to being done too.
ProPhilosophy I have hurd him talk of a book but wasn't sure how far it's off being fully finished.
Awesome!! He is making an ebook right now. I'm pretty sure he mentioned the dressing being in there.
Great stuff as always Derek. I always get good ideas from your channel. I’m with you on the hat thing too. Can’t pull the trigger on a $30 beanie and it’s gotta be just right.
Just started having smoothie bowls every morning for breakfast because i keep seeing how delicious yours look haha such a great way to start the day
You can freeze the persimmons then when you thaw them they will be ripe sweet and soft ,,,pro tip 😜🍊
Why are you guys so cute and wholesome it's so lovely to see
Thanks for the vlog Derek!! Love the positive vibes!!
Love your videos :)
love to see a new full pull and push workouts :D
Loved this video. Yes, I’m frugal too.
Just be happy that you have a supermarked/store where you can buy tempeh. We just recently got tofu and seitan in bigger supermarkets in Denmark, and it's priceeeeey.
I would love to see a full day at the gym video. I like geeking out on other peoples takes on their workouts! Great videos and content, keep um’ coming 🌱 💪
That ginger changed to garlic rather quickly ;) Haha, I feel like I am always on your back about these inconsistencies, Derek. Great video dude.
I need someone to point them out! Sometimes I say/use the wrong word and don't catch it!
That sneeze dab had my 6 year old daughter and myself laughing for a good minute. Thanks for the laugh and another good video sir.
I wish the stores in the UK had produce like that! I say yes to more guitar!
Great video i loved the idea of making smoothie bowls after a long day
I love your vlogs where you share your daily life ! I wish you could show us more of your "normal" life in the future :-D Love to you and Chrystal x
Btw if you haven't tried both types of persimmons before, you eat the flat ones when they're hard, and the tall ones when they're so soft and gooey that they're about to burst!
the sneeze dab killed me lol looking at all the goodies you bought made me hungry.
Dude thanks so much for your positive attitude
@21:07 Barishnikov's sneeze
12:42 WHAT is that? oh my god I would totally ride around town 😂 also, I have to agree with you on the whole "groceries over other stuff", I spend my money on bills, basic groceries, college books & club membership..hadn't been clothes shopping in a little over a year now
love to see a full workout!
derek, pleace dont ever delete the part when you cut the veggies so relaxing i dont no why! greetings from chile. great video!!! 💚🌿
Do you use normal dish soap or some new/forgotten/abandoned eco-friendly method for washin dishes?
Footsoldier has a video about UK's "Fairy Liquid" and how that stuff is useless if you're a whole food vegan because it's used for degreasing and doesn't even kill bacteria.
And why juicer over blender though? When do you ever NOT want the fibers? just wondering. I know its quite popular.
Filip Elfvin in for this as well!
FYI most soaps don't work by killing bacteria. They work by essentially making the surface so slick that the bacteria slide off/get rubbed off. The ones specifically designed to kill bacteria (Triclosan, etc.) have limited evidence showing they're more effective than standard dish soap. Anyhow, yes, I agree about the fiber. Juicing seems really nice, but I would feel guilty about throwing away some of that super healthy insoluble fiber.
Hahah that dab sneeze. 😂😂
Better Together - Jack Johnson, I think that is the song you're playing. Great vlog btw
Diggin the Jack Johnson Better Together Jams Derek and Luvin the 'vascular vegan vibes'. ThankU fo spreadn the good living n luvin message around! MAD GREEN LEAN LOVE 😉
I started grabbing some persimmons from Superstore recently too! Man they taste so good and hardly anyone I know eats them!
I like in the 1st 30 secs because Derreck is so cool
Yes makes a whole back video! How many times a week do you train every bodypart?
I do a push/pull/leg split x2 so twice a week
Optimal health is priceless. Awesome video as usual Derek.
Keep up the great content Derek! Much love from Maryland
Thank you for watching all the way on the other coast!