There are lots of us out there that don''t do Yoga classes for this very reason, you are not alone!!! Words and chants have power and I do not want to participate in a ritual I don't understand or that makes me feel feel comfortable.
I sooo relate to your reaction in the class! I am so glad to hear you tell this because I thought I was just being very strange. Now I know we can be strage togther😊
Hi Fan, I just recently watching your cooking show on TH-cam and loved your vegan Keto recipe. I also was born & brought-up in Taiwan and now lived in L.A, so I completely understood that you sometimes mentioned about the special Asian sauce,etc.... will continue to learn more recipes from you. I’m also a Yoga,Pilates & Gyrotonic Trainer in L,A for 20 years, so I went through countless training, and all the training has its basic/fundamental value and it helped my practice at the beginning, but ultimately I became very creative about my practice and teaches my students the ways it works for each individually and not always following the training manual religiously, I’m constantly studying all source of informations just to broaden my knowledge from different sources , I must say, it’s been a life changing for me personally, also benefited to all my student’s needs. So learn all you can and only do what you loved...... thank you very much for your honesty & sharing your story and knowledge with others .......Love from L.A !!
Such wise advice, thank you. So wonderful to hear from a fellow Taiwanese. Yoga is a never ending learning progress, it certainly grows and evolves with me. Welcome to the channel and hope you find it helpful. Big hugs X
You are such a strong and introspective person. Human nature is to follow and be accepted, and therefore can easily be manipulated. I admire your strength to say no and be authentic to yourself. I have 2 family members that were influenced into joining a cult. Both have never been the same. One is still in it and brainwashed. She has not spoken to us since 1995. The other jumps from odd conspiracies to other odd beliefs, living in alternative realities sometimes. I still love her to bits, but it’s difficult to listen to her sometimes. I follow my gut instinct, and do what works for me. Ancient Laos saying: More simple, more better. Wishing you continued success in whatever you undertake. Thank you for your forthrightness and trueness.
ty for sharing. Looking back from my 70's, I see those lessons in my past as well. i am a '50'S" girl - raised to go along without comment or rejecting anything in my path (don't make waves!). But thinking there are no choices for ME ends up being debilitating in so many ways, especially one's self esteem. I'm so happy that my daughters are oblivious to those harmful standards of those times. I appreciate your commentaries very much. Be well. Bye now
I am definitely one of your fans. I love that you are vegan. & that you are vegan keto. Your approach is realistic & achievable, as well as inspirational. The recipes are wonderful. I am grateful that you are so openly & honestly sharing your voyage with us. Thank you.
Absolutely love your channel, I didnt think Vegan Keto was possible before I came across you! And being an Indian who practices yoga, I agree that there is a lot of religious dogma attached to it.. I admire your awareness and strength to say no.. wish you success in your journey towards clarity..
Fan, I think that you are genuine not just with us/people but more importantly with yourself. I believe in doing what feels right but more important do not do what I don't feel is genuinely me. Follow your path even if you have to be the only one "not dancing" when everyone else is.
I'm hearing this at the beginning of 2022, and I am so happy to hear what you have said. I resonates with my life right now and I love you for being so honest.
Hi, Fan - I have been following your channel for a little while and today I happened to stumble upon this old episode. I usually enjoy your content very much as the recipes you share with us all are delicious, wholesome and easy to make. I also very much enjoy the way you deliver your content and your zen-like demeanor which makes me feel capable of acing any of your recipes. But today, i must say I absolutely loved this particular episode. The thoughts you shared about your experience with needing to stay true to yourself showed what an awesome person you are and made me like you, and your channel, even more. Just wanted you to know✌️
I know what you mean Fan, about yoga chanting and have felt equally uneasy myself. I no longer chant. If one can separate the spiritual/meditational aspects of yoga from the body postures and breathing techniques common to yoga, then one can use those postures and techniques beneficially for health. I follow my own spiritual path and am not looking to follow Hindu spiritual practise.
I just followed your channel because I was curious about keto. Your honesty and values have encouraged me even more. I fully agree with you about not chanting and doing things you don't understand. We are spiritual beings, as in, we have a soul and it leads us and guide us to do what is right for us.
I’m vegetarian for 3 years and for the last 8 months I had decided to follow the keto diet, but I cannot follow it exactly because I have the same theory that you have, I love each and every one of your recipes, thank you for sharing them.
I loved listening on this video, I am living the same way eating keto. I started about 10 months ago and now I am doing ramdon cheat days with some fruits and keeping my desired weight. Thanks for sharing your experience!
I think as long as you mentally prepare that it's only for one meal or one day, and you know you should restart the next day, I think an occasional cheat day is fine (maybe once a month or when you're invited to someone's house for dinner).
good for you... it took self-reflection and courage (from Latin, "heart" [cor]) to find out what's bothering you and to make an honest decision/determination in your life. We all need to look into ourselves to find our True Nature and never be conditioned by others In spiritual matters there is only one question to consider... Don Juan in his teachings to Carlos Castaneda put it very beautifully... “Look at every path closely and deliberately, then ask ourselves this crucial question: Does this path have a heart? If it does, then the path is good. If it doesn't then it is of no use to us”). Best and warmest wishes, Namaste.
.."to thine own self be true and it must follow, as surely as the night becomes day thou canst be false to no man".... ~ Shakespeare One must be honest in his ways and relations. I appreciate your plight in this matter. I know that you did not solicit my opinion but you, in my opinion, did the right and honorable thing. You were not being rude, just remaining true to yourself. However; it sounds like there was some judgment, on your part. It is true that we must be true to ourselves but also allow others to be true to themselves without judgment. I am so proud of you for sticking with your Yoga. We miss you but fully understand the commitment you have made to better yourself. I am very excited for you and pray for great success on this journey. As always, I look forward to hearing from you again. Enjoy life, and dance or in this case Yoga.
Hi Rhonda, yes there could be judgment on my part for sure. It was entirely possible that those who decided to join in at the end did it out of their own will. You provided a great insight. This episode has certainly allowed me to look into myself and find my stance under group pressure. Thank you for your warm support and I hope you've been well. x
I love the way you explain everything so thoroughly. I always learn from you. I am going to be less obsessed with counting macros and see how it goes. I'm so pleased that you remained your authentic self by not chanting and dancing when it didn't feel right for you. Always stay true to yourself! Thank you for sharing that story. I look forward to your next yoga update and your amazing recipes as and when you have time to share. Wishing you all the best ❤️
People with thyroid disease are told to avoid Tofu. Thank you for sharing your experience with your journey and the products you have used. I am from Canada and I use Monk Fruit Sweetener religiously and I absolutely love the taste. We also have Stevia and Truvia here at our local supermarket (Walmart), and our Natural Food Stores. I find that Stevia has a weird after taste for me and the Monk Fruit is much sweeter with little to no after taste. Keep up the amazing videos. 🤗
I find myself following your concept of Keto "diet", to me it is a lifestyle change and it works for me. I'm not a vegetarian, but have increase eating vegetables and started doing Yoga for myself awareness . After one mo, I had a 17 lb wt loss and lower B/P
Glad to see you’re back. I agree with the way you think about Keto.Love your recipes. I think you will make a great yoga teacher if that’s what you want to do. Follow your heart. Until your next video, take care, greetings from Canada.
Hey Fan, I like hearing your "ramblings" - as you worded it ;-P - "they are cool ramblings!" . On top of your insightful personal experiences on nutrition, it's such a breath of fresh air to hear your logical, realistic & 'staying true to one's self' comments when reviewing your recent Yoga exercise. - Awesome!. **Fist-Bump!**'
Thanks for such an incredible perspective: I love how you honour the body and that you are not just blindly following "the keto manual" but having enough flexibility with it to not be dogmatic and to give you the room to listen to your body especially with regards to eating some fruits - this is the only way I would be able to make this way of eating a part of my long-term lifestyle. Thank youuuuu Fan
I love your strength, courage and authenticity. I go to a lot of yoga classes and love them to relax and be still ... and don't enjoy the mantra or singing either xx
Your candour and depth of reflection about the yoga / chanting / prancing sessions indicates to me that you will become a very sensitive teacher yourself. Any leader of group sessions has to be self-aware and attuned to the power dynamics in the relationship between teacher and student; exploring why you ask the group to do something, and enabling choice, should be part of the process.
Thanks for the video and especially on focusing on the long game of keto. I ve been doing it for one year , lost 60 lbs. For the last two months I only lost 10 lbs. I was getting frustrated. But your video is giving me more confidence and hope. Thanks!
Try getting a glucose meter and measure 30 min. 1 hr and 2 hrs after eating and see if it raises your levels and then you'll know immediately. Don't wait til 2 hrs later, your levels may drop to normal but do those benchmarks and instant results and easy cheats that don't kill you. I wouldn't trust my cravings and don't know what a keto meter does but glucose should be monitored and then you're set.
Thank you so much for these incredible information and ideas. I am from Iraq and our dishes based on rice and bread, So keto for me is real challenge as I don’t like keto dishes specially most of it based on dairy which I have lactose intolerance, nuts allergies and fats I have Gallbladder disfunction , that is why I am struggling to keep on on keto diet. As you have just mentioned study your body and see what makes you feel comfortable, I feel comfortable without sugar and carbs, and use moderate amount of meat. And you helped me to find dairy alternatives which makes my life healthier. Thank you I feel happy to hear you I don’t feel guilty when I eat fruit from time to time.
I have really missed you! In fact I was a bit worried, and hoped your absence was due to your yoga pursuits keeping you too busy to post. 🙏🏻👍 ( and now I realize I should have followed you on Instagram 🥴) Your strength of character shines through here with both your approach to Keto and with following your heart in Yoga trading and classes. Such an important message. Thank-you so much for sharing. You will be the most incredible Yoga teacher. ❤️
I did Yoga (Iyengar) to support my running, lot of miles. My friend invited me to go with her to a different Yoga session. They started chanting and stuff, it was hard to keep composed and respectful not to laugh. I know that is wrong, but both of us used will power from cracking up. lol. Tbanks for your insight.
Monkfruit is available on e.bay. I also live in uk and I bought this product last year when I was into keto. Is quite expensive, around £ 13.00 for 230 g, but is similar to sugar, no after taste, I really enjoy it for my black coffee. Thank you for sharing with us your keto experience. Just discovered your channel and I really appreciate it.
I was just wondering where you were in life - great to hear from you! You inspire me to keep following the vegan keto-ish lifestyle. I use 100% pure stevia extract powder. You give good advice on tofu!
Thank you for this video and sharing your experience in the chanting class. I am totally with you and know exactly what you mean! This kind of awareness is so important and we all have to learn it from scratch! I a rawvegan, starting keto some days ago. WHAT A CHANGE! Unbelievable! Since my body doesn't like anything baked or fried anymore, many of your recipes are not for me, but your chocolate-nut bars are so great, I made them yesterday.
13:50 - This. The reason I went vegetarian was exactly this perspective that grew on me slowly. When I look at meat I don't see food, I see dead animals. I don't tell this to meat eaters nor do I say anything bad about their way of eating - it's their decision. I just honestly can't see meat as food.
Thank you for not being a crazy anti meat eater who throws fake blood on us meat eaters. I could never see myself berating a vegan for choosing to not eat meat, dairy, fish. I dont understand all this hatred directed at us 😒
Hi Fan, I’ve been really enjoying your sharing of recipes. Now for the soy products. I’m a breast cancer survivor. I USED to eat some sort of soy almost daily. As I found out through my journey, due to my body being Estrogen Dominant, Soy was the first thing that needed to be stopped since it helps produce Estrogen. Soy anything can be devastating for those of us who have had breast cancer. I’m cancer free 9 years now and living my best life! In place of Soy Sauce, I use Coconut Aminos, which are yummy great in place of Soy. Keep sharing. I’m truly excited about trying some of your recipes.
Thank-you very much! I always enjoy watching your videos. Wish you the best. As for that other class activity: I was in a somewhat similar situation; I didn't want to do a class segment, it wasn't required and I am confident with myself not to worry about what someone thinks when I chose not to join. The chanting it more a lung/breathing exercise--the dancing is to lossen the body's excess or staled energy. I firmly declined the dancing, unless it's in a club. As you grow on youtube, you will need a tough shield; so long as you are not hurting anyone, you need not worry about someone else's opinion of you.
Loved hearing your perspective on several of your videos. It’s refreshing that you pretty much approach everything very intuitively and in a balanced manner, which makes perfect sense to me. Sorry to hear about your parents passing. I’m glad you have created a channel where you can speak your truth and share insights. I look forward to hearing more from your videos in the future. You have encouraged me to do more of the same as well. 💗#truthsayers #selfcarefirstcare
You will only find pure stevia and monkfruit in liquid form. All sugar-like/spoonable forms will have erythritol or some other binder in it. So the Truvia you showed contains erythritol and the Sweetleaf you showed contains inulin (fibre) and silica, which there isn't anything wrong with that, but SweetLeaf also offers a liquid stevia if you can find it. I use the Now brand Better Stevia here in Canada. I haven't tried liquid monkfruit yet, but I have tried it in an erythritol blend and it tastes fine, but it's hard to distinguish from pure erythritol, so I plan to try the extract once I finish my stevia drops.
Very level headed advise. Taken. Im a week into my Keto diet. Oh I have a question for you. How long you been on Keto and how much have you lost so far?
I have been on the vegan keto diet for a few weeks now and I feel great. But I have one concern: how do I make sure to eat enough protein? Since I can’t have soy I am afraid I am lacking protein.
Thank you so much for sharing your story. I would have felt just like you described in the chanting yoga class (and would have been totally mortified to be expected to participate in the dancing). That's jus not me, and I would have sat it out as well.
Yes, I live in the UK, I would like to use Monkfruit but unfortunately I have been unable to purchase any as yet, but am still looking for it as heard lots of good reports about it.
If you are using keto to lose weight, it works better not to eat fruit except for 1/4 cup of unsweetened berries maybe 3x a week. Also watch sugar alcohol sweeteners especially in amounts to make desserts.They have amounts of carbs that count up fast, despite the labeling. They can also cause nausea. In cream, look for carageen in the ingredients....it's a sugar. You can get cream without it. Truvia and some other mixed sweenteners have manathol or sorbitol, or one of the other sugars people don't know about. Watch your labels. Aspartame and Sweet and Low stimulate insulin. I recommend monkfruit. If you find yourself feeling low or fluish, you need salt, well, electrolytes. Good luck on your keto!
Thanks for the heads up on Tofu. Just checked my favourite (because it’s cheaper) brand to find it contains Magnesium Chloride, so I question the addition of this chemical…
After a few month into keto, i do not remember exactly anymore the timeline i had Erythritol in something keto i backed and my body obviously thought it is sugar and responded with insulin release. I got quite dizzy and was not very far away from fainting. So i had a quite strong hypoglycemic response. So people take care with sweeteners.
Thank you so much for this video I didn't count carbs for 2 years now I am adding more foods in and I am counting and it is making me crazy. counting is giving me anxiety
I can see there is another purpose for the dancing and chanting which you may have overlooked. Sure, some class members are keen to collaborate in it believing it’ll them draw them closer to the yogic practice. But the clues to its real purpose are in your stated resistance to doing it. Have you considered that the dancing and chanting’s real purpose is to challenge a student’s idea of there being an “authentic” self? And that once that idea has been let go of (and the grip may be a powerful one) there could be something much more precious waiting behind it?
Hello, Fan. Thanks for your frank and genuine sharings from your heart. As I myself am a yoga teacher (although not actively teaching at the current moment) and doing Keto (not really on the vegan side, but still a conscious choice), while listening to your story, I resonated with it a lot. Personally it was kind of difficult to really appreciate the chanting class - especially when you do it in India, it is a big part of the course. I would often feel resistent to it and mentally float away in the midst of the class. As you already know Yoga was originallya a system of philosophy strewn with strong religious practices and I had to walk my own path to make peace with it. Clarity and being an authentic self was an important theme for me too, and I thought physically expressing it out to let people know was the right way to being authentic. Now I am learning that you can still be authentically yourself without fighting an inner conflict, that expressing out or not can be a conscious choice, that you can remain clear about what's yours and what's not but with awareness and maintained calmness of your mind you can still choose to be part of it. I can't say I succeed it 100% but at least I am aware that I try. The fine line between choosing not because one has to but wants to was the key for deepening my self-awareness and yoga practice, at least for me=) Hope you find your own way to make friends with whatever gets in your way! And once again, thanks for your amazing uploads and recipes!!
I like tofu and tempeh. I also love black soybeans which I use to make baked beans or Barbecue Beans. They are hard to find however. (No, I’m not vegan, or even vegetarian but good food is good food, and my body responds well to them. ) The problem with soy is what is done to it. I avoid all the highly processed junk, including soy oil. They claim it’s soy but…Hmm, not when the processors are done with it.
I think you're very awesome I love the french fries they're awesome I'm new with keto so I'm looking for way to be able to stay on it because I have to lose at least 40 lb and I will thank you for the information about logging checking your weight daily because that will I think that will be a big help to me
Stayed to the end for the after keto chat and I feel similarly about the chanting and such like with yoga. I would’ve been massively uncomfortable in that training class and felt an imposter if I had to try and join in. I actually think I would’ve bolted for the door. 😂😂 Perhaps Pilates?
Even though I am not a vegan, I am. trying to lose weight, so have cut out all unhealthy carbs and am fasting 23/1. I like watching your videos because you are so calm and soothing. I think you will make an wonderful yoga teacher-you probably are by now since this video is a year old now. I agree with the chanting thing-anybody should be able to say no if they are not comfortable with something. Thank you for sharing.
Putting in a Request! Keto mochi or dango? I was thinking soy flour (+ maybe soya pulp/okara, haven't tried it yet) might make give the correct consistency for this? I have not bought the ingredients yet to try myself, but if you figure this out for mochi then that would be super awesome! Keto recipes are very catered to North America but not for foods/diets in other countries! Appreciate channels like yours that use foods native to other cultures.
Yes ! just like I do ; since our bodies dont' work like mathematicians but like chemists. Fruits ? yes, when you're ok with your weight and occasionally, when you feel it. Everybody has to listen to his own body.
So interesting hearing you, Fan, speak about your experience of chanting. There's so much I could say really, so will try and be brief. Chanting came into my life in 2000 and at first I didn't understand it. The mind, the I, cannot. A chant of Hindu or Tibetan origin is a prayer. So chanting is praying. I would have thought your teachers would have given you a comprehensive background into it, along with the meaning of each one. My experience was at first strange too, my mind, like everyone's, wants to understand what is happening, but the mind is extremely limited. These prayers go beyond the mind to our source. The mind is a pin prick in compare to the unbounded consciousness of what we are. These prayers are gateways to that. Yoga is a spiritual path, not simply asanas. What happened for me was that, surprise surprise, I began to let my mind's interpretation of it go, and my heart began to enjoy them.. and then, the prayers took me on an other wordly experience where I felt such joy through my whole being, with the mind then taking a back seat. No longer was I on the outside looking in, but on the inside and experiencing such beauty and bliss and connection. In fact, Yoga means 'Union with God' and if you look into yoga itself, there several arms to it, and when we encompass the whole of it, then we are open to this union. It is the union with one's own true Self. I can hear that anything with religious connotations is freaking you out a bit, but this goes beyond ritual and religion. Yes, make your choices along the way, it's important. But they are transitory. They are open to change anytime, and a path is a path.. it keeps on moving and we discover more of ourselves along the way. But watch your mind and it's ideas, it's not always telling the truth, it's very good to question it sometimes. I do understand, and send you so very much love. Jay
correct me if I'm wrong, but I haven't found any videos of yours on the topic of "refeeding" but then hearing you talk about eating fruit it sounds like it "works for you" exactly because you're naturally refeeding your stocks of glycogen when you need to which would be twice a month of even less. I love the fact that you can self-regulate sooo well ! and I hope people understand that this is what you're doing rather than going like, well Fan is eating all this fruit then so can I , because in actuality you're not leaving ketosis other than when your body needs to replenish those stores and then like you said "you don't feel fatigued but happy instantly". Our bodies are so complex and intricate, and instead of listening to them we just force stuff down our throats because we read this or heard that and I mean that's probably ok for maybe a couple of weeks just to get going and give your body a consistency but after that it will start to tell you what it needs and yet we choose to ignore it and stick religiously to whatever we're sticking, but yeah in the case of keto 4 - 6 weeks of religiousity would probably be good to get out of carbs addictions ^^ anywho, thanks for being your wonderful self and making keto fun for vegans as well !!
I broke down last night and had French bread with my no-pasta baked spaghetti 😑 it was so yummy. Crusty, buttery, I sopped up all the pasta sauce with it....mmmmmm
This reminds me of a Christian Alpha course where people who are curious and maybe interested are invited to come along no strings. Prior to going in to the class they start singing hymns and playing piano. Im no stranger to church but it was completely wrong to expect non Christians to sing along! 😑 In addition there's huge focus on eating a meal with a bunch of strangers which in my view for many is very stressful. The meal is also advertised as "free" but then someone goes around collecting donations towards it. Maybe i take things too literally but again someone who cannot afford it or who's not prepared is caused embarrassment. One by one people drop out as the expectation of the leaders is heavy 😬. Dancing around frenziedly would bringe on a huge cringe panic attack in me. 😂
A good teacher should never create a situation where a student feels uncomfortable once a teacher crosses this line he or she is no longer teaching but creating a situation where students wish to be some where else then this is no longer teaching .
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I think you did the right thing. No one should be forced to do what we don’t want to do no matter what
There are lots of us out there that don''t do Yoga classes for this very reason, you are not alone!!! Words and chants have power and I do not want to participate in a ritual I don't understand or that makes me feel feel comfortable.
Agree!!!
I get that I'm not a chanter myself, although I enjoy yoga.
I sooo relate to your reaction in the class! I am so glad to hear you tell this because I thought I was just being very strange. Now I know we can be strage togther😊
Hi Fan, I just recently watching your cooking show on TH-cam and loved your vegan Keto recipe. I also was born & brought-up in Taiwan and now lived in L.A, so I completely understood that you sometimes mentioned about the special Asian sauce,etc.... will continue to learn more recipes from you. I’m also a Yoga,Pilates & Gyrotonic Trainer in L,A for 20 years, so I went through countless training, and all the training has its basic/fundamental value and it helped my practice at the beginning, but ultimately I became very creative about my practice and teaches my students the ways it works for each individually and not always following the training manual religiously, I’m constantly studying all source of informations just to broaden my knowledge from different sources , I must say, it’s been a life changing for me personally, also benefited to all my student’s needs.
So learn all you can and only do what you loved...... thank you very much for your honesty & sharing your story and knowledge with others .......Love from L.A !!
Such wise advice, thank you. So wonderful to hear from a fellow Taiwanese. Yoga is a never ending learning progress, it certainly grows and evolves with me. Welcome to the channel and hope you find it helpful. Big hugs X
You are such a strong and introspective person. Human nature is to follow and be accepted, and therefore can easily be manipulated. I admire your strength to say no and be authentic to yourself. I have 2 family members that were influenced into joining a cult. Both have never been the same. One is still in it and brainwashed. She has not spoken to us since 1995. The other jumps from odd conspiracies to other odd beliefs, living in alternative realities sometimes. I still love her to bits, but it’s difficult to listen to her sometimes.
I follow my gut instinct, and do what works for me. Ancient Laos saying: More simple, more better.
Wishing you continued success in whatever you undertake. Thank you for your forthrightness and trueness.
Honesty, integrity,authenticity, Safety ........You are teaching so much in your great videos. x
ty for sharing. Looking back from my 70's, I see those lessons in my past as well. i am a '50'S" girl - raised to go along without comment or rejecting anything in my path (don't make waves!). But thinking there are no choices for ME ends up being debilitating in so many ways, especially one's self esteem. I'm so happy that my daughters are oblivious to those harmful standards of those times. I appreciate your commentaries very much. Be well. Bye now
I am definitely one of your fans. I love that you are vegan. & that you are vegan keto. Your approach is realistic & achievable, as well as inspirational. The recipes are wonderful. I am grateful that you are so openly & honestly sharing your voyage with us. Thank you.
Absolutely love your channel, I didnt think Vegan Keto was possible before I came across you! And being an Indian who practices yoga, I agree that there is a lot of religious dogma attached to it.. I admire your awareness and strength to say no.. wish you success in your journey towards clarity..
That's so kind of you. Thank you X
Fan, I think that you are genuine not just with us/people but more importantly with yourself. I believe in doing what feels right but more important do not do what I don't feel is genuinely me. Follow your path even if you have to be the only one "not dancing" when everyone else is.
I'm hearing this at the beginning of 2022, and I am so happy to hear what you have said. I resonates with my life right now and I love you for being so honest.
Hi, Fan - I have been following your channel for a little while and today I happened to stumble upon this old episode. I usually enjoy your content very much as the recipes you share with us all are delicious, wholesome and easy to make. I also very much enjoy the way you deliver your content and your zen-like demeanor which makes me feel capable of acing any of your recipes. But today, i must say I absolutely loved this particular episode. The thoughts you shared about your experience with needing to stay true to yourself showed what an awesome person you are and made me like you, and your channel, even more. Just wanted you to know✌️
I know what you mean Fan, about yoga chanting and have felt equally uneasy myself. I no longer chant. If one can separate the spiritual/meditational aspects of yoga from the body postures and breathing techniques common to yoga, then one can use those postures and techniques beneficially for health. I follow my own spiritual path and am not looking to follow Hindu spiritual practise.
I just followed your channel because I was curious about keto. Your honesty and values have encouraged me even more.
I fully agree with you about not chanting and doing things you don't understand. We are spiritual beings, as in, we have a soul and it leads us and guide us to do what is right for us.
I’m vegetarian for 3 years and for the last 8 months I had decided to follow the keto diet, but I cannot follow it exactly because I have the same theory that you have, I love each and every one of your recipes, thank you for sharing them.
I loved listening on this video, I am living the same way eating keto. I started about 10 months ago and now I am doing ramdon cheat days with some fruits and keeping my desired weight. Thanks for sharing your experience!
I think as long as you mentally prepare that it's only for one meal or one day, and you know you should restart the next day, I think an occasional cheat day is fine (maybe once a month or when you're invited to someone's house for dinner).
good for you... it took self-reflection and courage (from Latin, "heart" [cor]) to find out what's bothering you and to make an honest decision/determination in your life. We all need to look into ourselves to find our True Nature and never be conditioned by others In spiritual matters there is only one question to consider... Don Juan in his teachings to Carlos Castaneda put it very beautifully... “Look at every path closely and deliberately, then ask ourselves this crucial question: Does this path have a heart? If it does, then the path is good. If it doesn't then it is of no use to us”). Best and warmest wishes, Namaste.
.."to thine own self be true and it must follow, as surely as the night becomes day thou canst be false to no man".... ~ Shakespeare One must be honest in his ways and relations. I appreciate your plight in this matter. I know that you did not solicit my opinion but you, in my opinion, did the right and honorable thing. You were not being rude, just remaining true to yourself. However; it sounds like there was some judgment, on your part. It is true that we must be true to ourselves but also allow others to be true to themselves without judgment. I am so proud of you for sticking with your Yoga. We miss you but fully understand the commitment you have made to better yourself. I am very excited for you and pray for great success on this journey. As always, I look forward to hearing from you again. Enjoy life, and dance or in this case Yoga.
Hi Rhonda, yes there could be judgment on my part for sure. It was entirely possible that those who decided to join in at the end did it out of their own will. You provided a great insight. This episode has certainly allowed me to look into myself and find my stance under group pressure. Thank you for your warm support and I hope you've been well. x
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I love the way you explain everything so thoroughly. I always learn from you. I am going to be less obsessed with counting macros and see how it goes. I'm so pleased that you remained your authentic self by not chanting and dancing when it didn't feel right for you. Always stay true to yourself! Thank you for sharing that story. I look forward to your next yoga update and your amazing recipes as and when you have time to share. Wishing you all the best ❤️
Im with you all the way, till you got to Yoga part. :).
Seems to me like you are the perfect person to change things up in regards to yoga.
People with thyroid disease are told to avoid Tofu. Thank you for sharing your experience with your journey and the products you have used. I am from Canada and I use Monk Fruit Sweetener religiously and I absolutely love the taste. We also have Stevia and Truvia here at our local supermarket (Walmart), and our Natural Food Stores. I find that Stevia has a weird after taste for me and the Monk Fruit is much sweeter with little to no after taste. Keep up the amazing videos. 🤗
Love love your channel. Most practical, authentic, advice. Very inspiring. 8 week s on Keto lifestyle, I feel amazing.
Feb 2021, hello, are you still doing keto?
I find myself following your concept of Keto "diet", to me it is a lifestyle change and it works for me. I'm not a vegetarian, but have increase eating vegetables and started doing Yoga for myself awareness . After one mo, I had a 17 lb wt loss and lower B/P
So wonderful that you started yoga and well done on the weight loss x
Glad to see you’re back. I agree with the way you think about Keto.Love your recipes.
I think you will make a great yoga teacher if that’s what you want to do. Follow your heart.
Until your next video, take care, greetings from Canada.
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I love what I said. It's so important to be true to yourself !
Hey Fan, I like hearing your "ramblings" - as you worded it ;-P - "they are cool ramblings!" . On top of your insightful personal experiences on nutrition, it's such a breath of fresh air to hear your logical, realistic & 'staying true to one's self' comments when reviewing your recent Yoga exercise. - Awesome!. **Fist-Bump!**'
Thanks for sharing Fan. Good to hear from you.
Thanks for such an incredible perspective: I love how you honour the body and that you are not just blindly following "the keto manual" but having enough flexibility with it to not be dogmatic and to give you the room to listen to your body especially with regards to eating some fruits - this is the only way I would be able to make this way of eating a part of my long-term lifestyle. Thank youuuuu Fan
I love your strength, courage and authenticity. I go to a lot of yoga classes and love them to relax and be still ... and don't enjoy the mantra or singing either xx
Your candour and depth of reflection about the yoga / chanting / prancing sessions indicates to me that you will become a very sensitive teacher yourself. Any leader of group sessions has to be self-aware and attuned to the power dynamics in the relationship between teacher and student; exploring why you ask the group to do something, and enabling choice, should be part of the process.
Thanks for the video and especially on focusing on the long game of keto. I ve been doing it for one year , lost 60 lbs. For the last two months I only lost 10 lbs. I was getting frustrated. But your video is giving me more confidence and hope. Thanks!
Try getting a glucose meter and measure 30 min. 1 hr and 2 hrs after eating and see if it raises your levels and then you'll know immediately. Don't wait til 2 hrs later, your levels may drop to normal but do those benchmarks and instant results and easy cheats that don't kill you. I wouldn't trust my cravings and don't know what a keto meter does but glucose should be monitored and then you're set.
Thank you Fan. I follow your channel and though I'm not vegan I still learn a lot. As thank you for reminding me the duty to say NO to harm.
I enjoyed listening to you. It shows to me a lot of courage and character. I appreciate your sincerity and earned a devotee subscriber.
Thank you so much for these incredible information and ideas. I am from Iraq and our dishes based on rice and bread, So keto for me is real challenge as I don’t like keto dishes specially most of it based on dairy which I have lactose intolerance, nuts allergies and fats I have Gallbladder disfunction , that is why I am struggling to keep on on keto diet. As you have just mentioned study your body and see what makes you feel comfortable, I feel comfortable without sugar and carbs, and use moderate amount of meat. And you helped me to find dairy alternatives which makes my life healthier. Thank you I feel happy to hear you I don’t feel guilty when I eat fruit from time to time.
Yes yanaa, I enjoy fruits from time to time, life is about balance and happiness Xxx
@@HeavenlyFan you make Keto easier, I don’t have to stress out myself with strict meals. Thanks a lot
Thanks for sharing Fan, I stuck with you till the end. I agree words have power, I feel you did the right thing. 💗
Thank you once again for a wonderful video, full of helpful info and great reminders. :)
I have really missed you! In fact I was a bit worried, and hoped your absence was due to your yoga pursuits keeping you too busy to post. 🙏🏻👍 ( and now I realize I should have followed you on Instagram 🥴) Your strength of character shines through here with both your approach to Keto and with following your heart in Yoga trading and classes. Such an important message. Thank-you so much for sharing. You will be the most incredible Yoga teacher. ❤️
Thank you so much Sandy x
I love chanting Om. It's so beautiful and soothing!
I did Yoga (Iyengar) to support my running, lot of miles. My friend invited me to go with her to a different Yoga session. They started chanting and stuff, it was hard to keep composed and respectful not to laugh. I know that is wrong, but both of us used will power from cracking up. lol. Tbanks for your insight.
Monkfruit is available on e.bay. I also live in uk and I bought this product last year when I was into keto. Is quite expensive, around £ 13.00 for 230 g, but is similar to sugar, no after taste, I really enjoy it for my black coffee. Thank you for sharing with us your keto experience. Just discovered your channel and I really appreciate it.
I was just wondering where you were in life - great to hear from you! You inspire me to keep following the vegan keto-ish lifestyle. I use 100% pure stevia extract powder. You give good advice on tofu!
I felt the same when my yoga teacher asked us to chant with her... I never wanted to chant... just wanna it physically.
Thank you for this video and sharing your experience in the chanting class. I am totally with you and know exactly what you mean! This kind of awareness is so important and we all have to learn it from scratch! I a rawvegan, starting keto some days ago. WHAT A CHANGE! Unbelievable! Since my body doesn't like anything baked or fried anymore, many of your recipes are not for me, but your chocolate-nut bars are so great, I made them yesterday.
13:50 - This. The reason I went vegetarian was exactly this perspective that grew on me slowly. When I look at meat I don't see food, I see dead animals. I don't tell this to meat eaters nor do I say anything bad about their way of eating - it's their decision. I just honestly can't see meat as food.
Thank you for not being a crazy anti meat eater who throws fake blood on us meat eaters. I could never see myself berating a vegan for choosing to not eat meat, dairy, fish. I dont understand all this hatred directed at us 😒
There is such different, earthy and soulful vibes from you....Keep seeking, God bless....Stay Happy
Hi Fan,
I’ve been really enjoying your sharing of recipes.
Now for the soy products. I’m a breast cancer survivor. I USED to eat some sort of soy almost daily. As I found out through my journey, due to my body being Estrogen Dominant, Soy was the first thing that needed to be stopped since it helps produce Estrogen. Soy anything can be devastating for those of us who have had breast cancer. I’m cancer free 9 years now and living my best life!
In place of Soy Sauce, I use Coconut Aminos, which are yummy great in place of Soy.
Keep sharing. I’m truly excited about trying some of your recipes.
Thank-you very much! I always enjoy watching your videos. Wish you the best. As for that other class activity: I was in a somewhat similar situation; I didn't want to do a class segment, it wasn't required and I am confident with myself not to worry about what someone thinks when I chose not to join. The chanting it more a lung/breathing exercise--the dancing is to lossen the body's excess or staled energy. I firmly declined the dancing, unless it's in a club. As you grow on youtube, you will need a tough shield; so long as you are not hurting anyone, you need not worry about someone else's opinion of you.
Thanks for sharing you are great.
Loved hearing your perspective on several of your videos. It’s refreshing that you pretty much approach everything very intuitively and in a balanced manner, which makes perfect sense to me. Sorry to hear about your parents passing. I’m glad you have created a channel where you can speak your truth and share insights. I look forward to hearing more from your videos in the future. You have encouraged me to do more of the same as well. 💗#truthsayers #selfcarefirstcare
great keto ideas! love the videos, very pretty, also calm soothing voice, thank you!!
Thank you so much for this talk. I feel that I am inspired by it.
You will only find pure stevia and monkfruit in liquid form. All sugar-like/spoonable forms will have erythritol or some other binder in it. So the Truvia you showed contains erythritol and the Sweetleaf you showed contains inulin (fibre) and silica, which there isn't anything wrong with that, but SweetLeaf also offers a liquid stevia if you can find it. I use the Now brand Better Stevia here in Canada. I haven't tried liquid monkfruit yet, but I have tried it in an erythritol blend and it tastes fine, but it's hard to distinguish from pure erythritol, so I plan to try the extract once I finish my stevia drops.
Petite. You can find organic Stevie in powder form at nuts.com great website. I think you'll like their products.
Very level headed advise. Taken. Im a week into my Keto diet. Oh I have a question for you. How long you been on Keto and how much have you lost so far?
I do eat some soya products. I do not touch GM Soya - I always buy organic ! Good information on Tofu. Love your channel !
Truvia is available here in the US, at least here in Arizona. Tom
Fan, I celebrate you being you!
I recently discovered your channel. I have found you just at the time that I needed to. Thank you!
So glad you found the channel. Really appreciate your support x
omg 'im going to yoga to look for clarity'
Go for it, Fan. Good luck.
Thank you my friend. x
Good advice. Thank you.
Fan I love your channel, thank you and I identify with you here!
I have been on the vegan keto diet for a few weeks now and I feel great. But I have one concern: how do I make sure to eat enough protein? Since I can’t have soy I am afraid I am lacking protein.
You probably are, but you can find protein in certain veggies, legumes
Found you and your awesome recipe, I did made your fries, and omg, even my husband loves it! Cannot wait for more recipe to try!!! Love ittt
So glad you stuck to your own feelings on the yoga weird dancing thing. It must have been a hard moment for sure. 👏👏💙
Thank you so much for sharing your story. I would have felt just like you described in the chanting yoga class (and would have been totally mortified to be expected to participate in the dancing). That's jus not me, and I would have sat it out as well.
Yes, I live in the UK, I would like to use Monkfruit but unfortunately I have been unable to purchase any as yet, but am still looking for it as heard lots of good reports about it.
If you are using keto to lose weight, it works better not to eat fruit except for 1/4 cup of unsweetened berries maybe 3x a week. Also watch sugar alcohol sweeteners especially in amounts to make desserts.They have amounts of carbs that count up fast, despite the labeling. They can also cause nausea. In cream, look for carageen in the ingredients....it's a sugar. You can get cream without it. Truvia and some other mixed sweenteners have manathol or sorbitol, or one of the other sugars people don't know about. Watch your labels. Aspartame and Sweet and Low stimulate insulin. I recommend monkfruit. If you find yourself feeling low or fluish, you need salt, well, electrolytes. Good luck on your keto!
Thanks for the heads up on Tofu. Just checked my favourite (because it’s cheaper) brand to find it contains Magnesium Chloride, so I question the addition of this chemical…
Love your recipes
After a few month into keto, i do not remember exactly anymore the timeline i had Erythritol in something keto i backed and my body obviously thought it is sugar and responded with insulin release. I got quite dizzy and was not very far away from fainting. So i had a quite strong hypoglycemic response. So people take care with sweeteners.
I love you so much, Fan, you and your Videos!!!
Tank you❤ so much!!
Thank you so much for this video I didn't count carbs for 2 years now I am adding more foods in and I am counting and it is making me crazy. counting is giving me anxiety
I can see there is another purpose for the dancing and chanting which you may have overlooked. Sure, some class members are keen to collaborate in it believing it’ll them draw them closer to the yogic practice. But the clues to its real purpose are in your stated resistance to doing it. Have you considered that the dancing and chanting’s real purpose is to challenge a student’s idea of there being an “authentic” self? And that once that idea has been let go of (and the grip may be a powerful one) there could be something much more precious waiting behind it?
And if you have fruits, have low Glycemic Index ones, or a portion of high GI ones ! That is what I do.
Hello, Fan. Thanks for your frank and genuine sharings from your heart. As I myself am a yoga teacher (although not actively teaching at the current moment) and doing Keto (not really on the vegan side, but still a conscious choice), while listening to your story, I resonated with it a lot. Personally it was kind of difficult to really appreciate the chanting class - especially when you do it in India, it is a big part of the course. I would often feel resistent to it and mentally float away in the midst of the class. As you already know Yoga was originallya a system of philosophy strewn with strong religious practices and I had to walk my own path to make peace with it. Clarity and being an authentic self was an important theme for me too, and I thought physically expressing it out to let people know was the right way to being authentic. Now I am learning that you can still be authentically yourself without fighting an inner conflict, that expressing out or not can be a conscious choice, that you can remain clear about what's yours and what's not but with awareness and maintained calmness of your mind you can still choose to be part of it. I can't say I succeed it 100% but at least I am aware that I try. The fine line between choosing not because one has to but wants to was the key for deepening my self-awareness and yoga practice, at least for me=) Hope you find your own way to make friends with whatever gets in your way! And once again, thanks for your amazing uploads and recipes!!
Beautifully expressed and I’m totally with you. Being true to yourself is the only path to clarity. And clarify leads you to true freedom. X
I like tofu and tempeh. I also love black soybeans which I use to make baked beans or Barbecue Beans. They are hard to find however. (No, I’m not vegan, or even vegetarian but good food is good food, and my body responds well to them. )
The problem with soy is what is done to it. I avoid all the highly processed junk, including soy oil. They claim it’s soy but…Hmm, not when the processors are done with it.
I think you're very awesome I love the french fries they're awesome I'm new with keto so I'm looking for way to be able to stay on it because I have to lose at least 40 lb and I will thank you for the information about logging checking your weight daily because that will I think that will be a big help to me
Makes perfect sense.
Stayed to the end for the after keto chat and I feel similarly about the chanting and such like with yoga. I would’ve been massively uncomfortable in that training class and felt an imposter if I had to try and join in. I actually think I would’ve bolted for the door. 😂😂 Perhaps Pilates?
Thank you indeed :)) The experience did teach me to go into it with eyes wide open and to think for myself. It was a valuable lesson.
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Cashews have 27g net-carbs per 100g and fava beans have 60g net-carbs per 100g.
Even though I am not a vegan, I am. trying to lose weight, so have cut out all unhealthy carbs and am fasting 23/1. I like watching your videos because you are so calm and soothing. I think you will make an wonderful yoga teacher-you probably are by now since this video is a year old now. I agree with the chanting thing-anybody should be able to say no if they are not comfortable with something. Thank you for sharing.
What is the deal with veg in smoothies being undesirable?
Putting in a Request! Keto mochi or dango? I was thinking soy flour (+ maybe soya pulp/okara, haven't tried it yet) might make give the correct consistency for this? I have not bought the ingredients yet to try myself, but if you figure this out for mochi then that would be super awesome!
Keto recipes are very catered to North America but not for foods/diets in other countries! Appreciate channels like yours that use foods native to other cultures.
Yes ! just like I do ; since our bodies dont' work like mathematicians but like chemists. Fruits ? yes, when you're ok with your weight and occasionally, when you feel it. Everybody has to listen to his own body.
What brand of Tofo do you buy in the Uk please x
Hi Mary, I get From Clear Spot and Tofoo quite a lot. I also buy from Japanese/Asian shops whenever I can. x
I AM USUALLY THE ODD PERSON OUT. I AM HOW I AM. SAYING NO IS JUST FINE
As for fruit, I LOVE fruit. I miss them on keto. Sometimes I just want a damn banana but then I feel guilty 😕
I'd love to see a vegan keto ALDI haul. I can't afford whole foods and there isn't one near me anyway lol
So interesting hearing you, Fan, speak about your experience of chanting. There's so much I could say really, so will try and be brief. Chanting came into my life in 2000 and at first I didn't understand it. The mind, the I, cannot. A chant of Hindu or Tibetan origin is a prayer. So chanting is praying. I would have thought your teachers would have given you a comprehensive background into it, along with the meaning of each one. My experience was at first strange too, my mind, like everyone's, wants to understand what is happening, but the mind is extremely limited. These prayers go beyond the mind to our source. The mind is a pin prick in compare to the unbounded consciousness of what we are. These prayers are gateways to that. Yoga is a spiritual path, not simply asanas. What happened for me was that, surprise surprise, I began to let my mind's interpretation of it go, and my heart began to enjoy them.. and then, the prayers took me on an other wordly experience where I felt such joy through my whole being, with the mind then taking a back seat. No longer was I on the outside looking in, but on the inside and experiencing such beauty and bliss and connection. In fact, Yoga means 'Union with God' and if you look into yoga itself, there several arms to it, and when we encompass the whole of it, then we are open to this union. It is the union with one's own true Self. I can hear that anything with religious connotations is freaking you out a bit, but this goes beyond ritual and religion. Yes, make your choices along the way, it's important. But they are transitory. They are open to change anytime, and a path is a path.. it keeps on moving and we discover more of ourselves along the way. But watch your mind and it's ideas, it's not always telling the truth, it's very good to question it sometimes. I do understand, and send you so very much love. Jay
correct me if I'm wrong, but I haven't found any videos of yours on the topic of "refeeding" but then hearing you talk about eating fruit it sounds like it "works for you" exactly because you're naturally refeeding your stocks of glycogen when you need to which would be twice a month of even less. I love the fact that you can self-regulate sooo well ! and I hope people understand that this is what you're doing rather than going like, well Fan is eating all this fruit then so can I , because in actuality you're not leaving ketosis other than when your body needs to replenish those stores and then like you said "you don't feel fatigued but happy instantly". Our bodies are so complex and intricate, and instead of listening to them we just force stuff down our throats because we read this or heard that and I mean that's probably ok for maybe a couple of weeks just to get going and give your body a consistency but after that it will start to tell you what it needs and yet we choose to ignore it and stick religiously to whatever we're sticking, but yeah in the case of keto 4 - 6 weeks of religiousity would probably be good to get out of carbs addictions ^^ anywho, thanks for being your wonderful self and making keto fun for vegans as well !!
I broke down last night and had French bread with my no-pasta baked spaghetti 😑 it was so yummy. Crusty, buttery, I sopped up all the pasta sauce with it....mmmmmm
This reminds me of a Christian Alpha course where people who are curious and maybe interested are invited to come along no strings. Prior to going in to the class they start singing hymns and playing piano. Im no stranger to church but it was completely wrong to expect non Christians to sing along! 😑 In addition there's huge focus on eating a meal with a bunch of strangers which in my view for many is very stressful. The meal is also advertised as "free" but then someone goes around collecting donations towards it. Maybe i take things too literally but again someone who cannot afford it or who's not prepared is caused embarrassment. One by one people drop out as the expectation of the leaders is heavy 😬. Dancing around frenziedly would bringe on a huge cringe panic attack in me. 😂
I understand I wouldn't want to be forced into any religious practice I don't beleive in.
Monk fruit is really tasty. It doesn't have any other taste to it.
No one is testing Stevia raw extract just the processed plant.
Yup true…
A good teacher should never create a situation where a student feels uncomfortable once a teacher crosses this line he or she is no longer teaching but creating a situation where students wish to be some where else then this is no longer teaching .
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