MEET LAURA - EXTREME MINIMALIST LIVING FULL-TIME IN A DODGE GRAND CARAVAN - LIFE IS SIMPLE AND GOOD!
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FOOD PLAN FOR WOMEN (FOR REDUCING)
BREAKFAST
1 Protein
1 Grain
1 Fruit
LUNCH
1 Protein
1 Vegetable
1 Fat
DINNER
1 Protein
1 Vegetable
1 Grain
1 Fat
PROTEIN
4 oz. meat/poultry/fish
2 eggs
2 oz. hard cheese
4 oz. cottage cheese (plain)
8 oz. yogurt (plain, no added sugar)
2 oz. nuts/seeds/nut butters (no sugar)
6 oz. beans (legumes)
4 oz. hummus
2 veggie burgers
1/2 pkg. tofu
GRAIN
4 oz. cooked rice, potato, quinoa (or any cooked whole grain)
4 oz. corn or peas
4 oz. winter squashes
2 oz. oatmeal or oat bran (weighed dry, before preparing with water)
3 rice cakes
FRUIT
1 piece of fruit (apple, orange, banana, peach, etc.)
6 oz. loose or diced fruit (berries, grapes, cantaloupe, watermelon, fruit salad, etc.)
2 oz. dried fruit (raisins, dates, apricots, etc.)
VEGETABLES
16 oz. cooked or raw or a combination of both
including summers squashes
including avocado and olives, used sparingly
FAT
1 Tablespoon oil (olive oil, canola oil, safflower oil, vegetable oil, coconut oil, etc.) (any oil)
1 Tablespoon butter or margarine (no sugar in ingredients)
CONDIMENTS (with meals)
free to use mustard, vinegar, spices, lemon/lime, cinnamon, pam spray, herbs, soy sauce, fat free broth or stock (unless you find yourself abusing any of these foods)
AVOID
flour
alcohol
sugar, artificial sweeteners, all sweeteners
see this article for all ingredients that are sugar:
Secret Sugars: The 56 Different Names for Sugar
www.virtahealth.com/blog/name...
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Love her set up.. I was thinking I could do that except for my sewing machine ( and the crap I have to go with it).. then Bam. She has a sewing machine.. lol
Very manageable. I keep a small bag with sewing supplies in my basement.
I’ve been thinking about a small, simple sewing machine (forward, back, & zigzag) ever since I saw someone that took theirs camping to work on the picnic table & run it off of a small power station.
Yes, yes. Now ya’ll are talking my language! It’s my way of making gifts for people. Aromatherapy products is the other, but not quite do-able. But sewing I could handle.
@@katkohlerschwartz7386 aromatherapy on the road! Awesome!
Fascinating! You two are long lost sisters.
Omg I love her - Lulu she’s a sister from another mother!! She’s wonderful 😍😍😍. The Minimalists guys would love her. What an efficient, immaculately tidy practical zen set up. I need to know everything about her..,what did she do for work? She mentioned being retired - she’s thriving!!! Impressive
yes, she is wonderful!!
Wow, impressive...😊
That was a great van tour! Everything’s in its place. It’s amazing to see how little we actually NEED as opposed to all the stuff we WANT.
Come back to the beach!
Thanks Laura for sharing your van with us I like how simple and easy and organized you set it up .
that sleeping bag filled with egg crates is genius! im going to copy that
I love it!
it really is genius!!!
Wonderful.
Smart!
Me too.
I really impressed with Laura’s minimalism. Such a nice, orderly living space.
This may be my favorite van tour of all time. Also, I think you two have exactly the same singing voices. Lulu, you are making so many beautiful connections, and anyone who comes across you is blessed, including me. Thanks Laura for your minimalism and that you can sit cross-legged on that giant pillow, and oh, your easy and infections laugh.
Thank you! And yes, Lulu is a blessing and fun!
Love how she knows what she needs and doesn't need! What a fun interview!!!
Lara shows how little we actually need to be comfortable and happy in our lives and travel. Everything is so streamlined and sensible. Love that it doesn't feel crowded with doo dads.
Lol I thought her name was Lara too! It's Lulu's Boston accent. Laura sounds like Lara.
I'm from NY and I'd say Law-ruh. 😊
@@WanderingWithWanda Love that accent! So different from my Southern Drawl. Now that I actually read the title.. I see my error 😂
Simplicity and ease! Shows that you don’t need a bunch of stuff to create a comfortable home on wheels and she still has everything she needs. I love her personality and her hair! Such a great vibe!
Thank you!
What a wonderful van tour, love the setup ...and, most importantly, it works for Laura! Thanks for sharing your home! I've been downsizing over the last year and still have a way to go but have gotten rid of lots of "stuff" ...it feels soooo good!
Good health and safe travels! 🙏🛣🚐
Keep it up! It is so freeing!
Cooking and food is where I’m not so minimalist! It’s amazing how little we need but how much we have.
I love her set up. It's perfect.
Thank you!
So good to see a place not cluttered. That’s how I want my space to be and she’s has proven it can be done. 😊
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. "
Thanks for the tour!! Practical set up Laura. It serves you well. 😊
Yes!
Thanks for the van tour. Love the Lulu and Laura show. I'm not a van girl, yet, but I'm using your minimalism and organizing in my home. Having less allows me more time in nature. Love you gals.
Wonderful video. So interesting! Laura is a beautiful soul, much like yourself❤. I rarely comment on videos, but this was so enjoyable to watch.
Thank you!
Laura, I have been van camping for over 30 years. The last 11 in a Dodge Grand Caravan. Thank you for sharing your "space" with us!! Going to be some changes around here!! LOL!! I adore the mattress pad/sleeping bag idea. Since I am a senior now, leaving up a center seat will help alleviate some issues I am having getting in and out. In your travels, if you see a silver Grand Caravan with Kentucky license plates, come over and say "Hi". Best wishes and happy trails.
Chuck in Kentucky
I love her set up. This is doable for me in my baby Bronco. Love her ideas and hacks.
Totally possible!
I was thinking in my jeep!!!
@conniewaite1371 there is a young lady living in her jeep. She's on TH-cam.
@@LoOnTheGo I have seen a couple, I am 70 and ha e had only 1 vacation in 45 years.our kids do work but still at home,hardly see them.bills are paid but he is fixing the house.i just got 2 scooters,learning to ride again after all these years.may get a cargo trailer ,haul the bikes to our destinations as we camp.but will take the jeep just when I want to go
wandering Jeepsy@@LoOnTheGo
You two are funny and fun together! Plus, I loved how minimal and organized the van is.
Thank you!
Hi, Lulu, so nice to meet your 'twin' (kind of😁) ! Laura is a real minimalist and it’s first time I think, I could do this, too, when I saw her sewing machine. So far I thought (never said!), that minimalists are a bit boring, just sitting in their empty spaces, thinking about, what they can throw away next… no books, no hobbies… but Laura is an example for having her 'little extra'. Haha: who is traveling with a sewing machine? Never met one…but met some people making fun of me, when they saw our tiny tent and a normal car with a bag of knitting and painting stuff and a bag of books… I like her ideas to keep warm and tidy! Would be interesting to hear where she’s traveling and why she decided to live full time in a van, if she likes to share. Interesting people are attracting interesting people… thank you and Laura for sharing! Love, Monika❣
the video I posted before this video, Laura and I discuss her traveling and full-time vanlife!! check it out!
I love your upbeat, personalities, and good solid thoughts about what necessary and not in a van. I’m going to subscribe. Love you ladies.
Thank you!
Me, too!
So unique Thanks for sharing Laura and Lulu!
Another special video Lulu! Thank you BOTH!! Yall are adorable together
Such a great tour. Thank you for sharing.
Just love this!! You ladies rock!!!
Love it! Thanks ladies for the tour. It’s amazing😊❤
Thank you!
So glad you did a video and shared with us. Thank you Laura and LuLu!!!
Your welcome. It was a hoot!
Laura is an inspiration ! I love how both of you are so organized and keep with you only the things you need.
Really enjoyed you two! Love the sun, sand and surf, too. Brilliant and clean van home. Got some great ideas from you. Blessings!
I love your set up Laura. It has a really great vibe.
Loved the tour and her organization is amazing for her space and comfort.
Thank you for sharing.
Thank you!
I love Laura's van! So simple.
Great use of space, I love it!!! I always get good ideas from your channel for my own minivan.
This is so well thought out and has just what you need. I love that you haven't drilled or attached anything to your van and your seating isn't compromised, Its still there. Great job and thanks for all the tips. The beach reminded me of a beach near Dunedin FL. Happy travels and stay safe.
Oh my gosh!!! Minimal yet cozy and comfy!! AND it’s full-time? That’s wild!! It’s making me rethink what I’m packing in my little LoLa van! 😂
Ya’ll are just precious. Thanks for the tour!! 🌸
This is the definition of minimalism! Sooo impressive. Love it!
Hi Lulu,
I LOVED Laura's van build. It was so inspiring to see someone full-time on the road with such a neat and minimal build out. Thanks for sharing.
🎉🎉🎉
hey Chuck!! so glad you enjoyed it!! she gets by with very little, it's astonishing!!! hope you are doing well, check in and let me know how you are doing! lulusweigh@gmail.com hope to see you at W when I get back in April!!
Thank you soooo much love the tour she's sweet so glad she's loving her life❤❤❤❤
Thank you! Love your life!
I love this van tour. Simple and straight forward just as the van is. I'm in the process of downsizing my one riom into a minivan - before I was back in stiks and briks I had Toyota Hiace (my 3rd camper) the Mazda MPV Im moving into is the smallest yet.
So lovely to see this done without clutter. It's giving me another rethink of how I'll do this. Thank you Lulu and Lara for this van tour 🙏🌷
Fabulous tour!!
Laura is so nice, I can see why you like hanging out with her. And her van is so neat and tidy, I love it ❤
Thanks for sharing Laura and Lulu 😊❤
TTFN, your pal… Susie 😊
I love the way these two have fun!
Love the tour and the set up. You two know how to have a good time.
Wow! I love her van! Neat, functional and cozy!
Great video of a wonderful setup!
What a fun van tour! Laura, my twin bookend!💜 Laura and Donovan
Meeting Laura at the meet-up was a wonderful blessing. Her smile and love for life is contagious. So impressed with her home and her sewing machine. Great van tour, Lulu. See you down the road ladies.
Good afternoon Lulu and Laura 🙋♀️ Enjoyed Laura's van tour, so organized ❤️😊 Thanks for sharing ❤😊
The Laura and Lulu Show! You two are fun!
Ha, thank you.
wow!!!! love how laura has all that she needs to live full time and be comfortable. it's absolutely fabulous. continued travel mercies and blessings. 🕊
Thank you!
Laura thank you for mentioning the 10” fry pan, I”ve been wanting to got a good fry pan and wondered what size for the gas stoves like you have. I love your momentos. I also love the idea of egg crates in your sleeping bag. Great tour!!
Thank you. I have a small sauce pan as well.
Really fun van tour! You both have such fun personalities!
Thank you!
I love everything about this woman and her van!
Wow great tour, thanks for sharing your home with us Laura. Simple life, less is more, creates a happy life, it’s just makes sense. God Bless y’all 🙏🏻🇺🇸🤗🥰
Thank you!
That's an amazing inviting minimalistic minivan setup!
This was a great video!
I thoroughly enjoyed Laura ‘s uplifting, relaxed personality and y’all’s interaction was so much fun🤩
I love y’all’s energy. Keep it up ladies. I live in my car and just embarked creating my TH-cam as well and I must say it’s SO fun. Still new and slowly showing my true self more and more. Love relating with fellow nomads thank you! ✨
Great set up! The interior looks very cozy. 😊☕️🏖️
Two Little Kids. Your Inner Children really connect..Adorable..Egg Crates inside a sleeping bag is brilliant…
Love your video❣️ You two are like soul sisters. And I had to take a double take bc you both look like each other! Love the upbeat ❤️
Loved this tour
That’s impressive!! I think I need so much everyday in my home but just realized I don’t! That’s amazing how you guys can live so minimalistic. I really hope to try this out sometime soon.
We don't need any of the things we think we do.
Inspiring!
Totally adorable!!
Bing
What an amazing video! A must see every now and then to keep us grounded❤
You two are great together! ❤
Cant Help but Smile and laugh with your Miss Mary Mack. Love the Vibe. Enjoyed and and staying Tuned
This was the first video of yours that I had the great fortune to view. I have spent the better part of today watching your publications. What delight!!🎉 Seems we have a friend, Rosanne, in common.
Spent the day loving the examples of a life beyond the wildest dreams you exemplify.
I’ll meet you down the road, or maybe on FB.
Thankx for your good work
hello!! I'm so happy you found my channel and are enjoying it. I'm not sure of a friend I have named Roseanne, but perhaps she is a subscriber that I haven't met yet!! I'm glad you are here!! thanks for writing!! Lulu 😊
Very clean and minimalist!
This is what I aspire to be like how fabulous this van tour is! Laura and Lulu you two are a hoot!
Thank you!
The two of you together are hilarious! 👍 ❤ I love her van set up. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you!
Love the setup! Keep dancing!
Great video!❤
She is delightful! You meet and make friends with such interesting people, Lulu!
Love the foam/sleeping bag idea! Since c0v1d I've been camping in a 2 door Jeep; getting a 4 door Jeep in a few years. I'll try this idea on my next trip - this month. It's very important to me to be able to use the footwell in back; I can see this sleep system working for me. Thanks for sharing!
it really is a fabulous idea!!
The towels on the floor and the shirt on the seat are my new goals. Love these ideas. I'm in Florida too and this is a quick way to get rid of the sand.
Oh yes! I just shook them out, and it looks brand new in the van!
Great tour! Now I need a tour of Renee's van.
This gives me really good ideas!!
That's great!
Thank you for getting back to me. You really are encouraging me to lose weight. I have a camper and boondock and campgrounds. Love it! I have a Baja camper which is higher and w three season weather package. I pull it w a Jeep Gladiator so I may take backroads. I live about 5 minutes from Mt. Rushmore, in the Black Hills, but still it is a different life style than staying at home. Also getting away from chores. My husband has a four door Jeep Wrangler, I told him I may trade him for longer trips. I love the versatility of highway/trail and convertible top off and on as I travel. I just did a big trip to Az last Oct. Was able to be SPONTANEOUS for trails or top on or off. Thank you! ❤
Love that setup. Gives me hope that I can be more minimalist; it is so freeing. And you two are hoots! You're the kind of people I love to hang with. Great video.
Thank you!
That was pretty awesome Laura, just like you✨
❤ Good Evening Lulu, Laura 🤩🌻 Having a Blast you 2, Beautiful Dresses! ❤ Love the way you have your van set up !👍 Alot of Room👌✌️🤞🙌🦮✝️💜🌟🇺🇸🌅🌄☕☕☕
omg you made a homemade futon!! thats brilliant, great idea thank you!
Oh I just love her personality! Both of you are gorgeous and sing so wonderfully together.
You two are a hoot.
Laura is lovely and I’m very impressed with her van. I thought I was a minimalist nut mine is packed with stuff! I’m so happy to have met her at your February meetup.
Thank you!
I love you two, so freakin adorable! This video is first time i visited your channel and just had to subscribe to this lovely sunshiney happy channel, love this tour. Xo!
welcome Jules!!! so glad you found my channel and I hope you enjoy more of my videos!! 😊
Awesome!!!
Wow that van looks great ! And so minimal
Your friend is so fascinating. Just love her and her minimalist setup.😊
Thank you!
The both of you have the greatest neatest rigs. Everything so organized.
Thank you!
Bring on the crazies. You ladies inspire me. Happy journey 💐
OMG never seen you before and if you 2 aren't a SNL skit waiting to happen! 🤣💖 Subscribed immediately!
I don't have a channel. But thank you!
2 beautiful, amazing ladies! You all know how to be happy on so little. Blessing to both of you.❤😊
Love your setup style and the dress too!
Inspiring!! Doing a 14 night camping trip in my Odyssey minivan this summer at the Indiana Dunes State Park. Did it last summer, had a blast, but took way too much stuff. Will try to emulate Laura's minimalist approach this time😎
I have been there! So nice!
I have slept on egg crate foam folded up on my old camp cot. I think it was comfortable - surely I would remember if it wasn't! And I have thought about using a sleeping bag to contain it.. I'll definitely try it now - both with and without the cot . I'm only doing short jaunts for now.
Hi Lulu and new friend Laura. Beautiful dresses ladies. Enjoyed the video and tour of Laura’s Van. Have a wonderful day. ❤🤗👏.
Thank you!
So awesome - Laura definitely a bright light for this earth
Thank you so much. You must be as well!