“It's important to focus on listening to your body, think about how it's responding, and what you're getting out of it. It's really easy to be inspired by other people, and to think that that's gonna work for you. And it's the person, it's problematic when you're inspired by one person's process, because their path is probably different than yours. And also their bodies are different from yours.” - Giacomo Marchese

Welcome to The Fit Vegan Podcast, I’m your host, Maxime Sigouin! Today, we are with Giacomo Marchese from VeganProteins.com as he discusses some practical tips to adhere to on our way to creating our New Year’s Resolutions. This reveals the importance of dreaming and careful planning to ensure the momentum of habit-building. Giacomo is the co-founder of VeganProteins.com and also co-founded PlantBuilt.com, a non profit organization of strength based vegan athletes who compete together to raise awareness for veganism and money for rescued animals at farm sanctuaries.

In this episode, we cover  

[00:01 - 07:12] Initiating the Veganism Advocacy through Non-Profit Organizations

[07:13 - 11:14] The Spiritual, Emotional, and Practical Implications of Being Vegan

[11:15 - 15:29] Allow Yourself to Dream then Plan Realistically

[15:30 - 19:10] Habit-Building: Working with It, not Against It

[19:11 - 22:18] Biting the Bullet of False Starts via Consistency

[22:19 - 25:38] The Dangers of Over-Celebrating Small Wins

[25:39 - 32:51] The Virtue of Listening to Your Body

[32:52 - 38:39] Closing Segment

Key Quotes

“It's about something bigger than ourselves. And it's not even about the team or the individual. It's the passion, that we have a message out there of compassion, as a collective.” - Giacomo Marchese

“Some of the bad habits will just disappear, some of them will stick. And as you discover which one to stick in, you start to ask yourself, why you look at your look at, like, what's triggering that, and you do a little bit of that work. But good habits are simple. And it starts with the basics.” - Giacomo Marchese

“Sometimes when you're a little too flexible, you start to make excuses for yourself. And it can be hard to get out of that kind of cycle. So if you say to yourself, like my goal is not negotiable, then the logical process is that you will find a path to get there that won't consume you. And it will be a healthy path. And you'll still get the same exact results, probably better because you won't be stressed out.” - Giacomo Marchese

Connect with Giacomo

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/musclesbybrussels/ 

https://www.veganproteins.com/ 

Plant Built Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/PlantBuilt/ 

https://www.plantbuilt.com/ 

https://www.veganstrong.com/ 

About me

My name is Maxime Sigouin; I am the founder of Fit Vegan Coaching and the Fit Vegan Blueprint program's creator. Where I help vegans get lean, toned, thrive, and become their best self on a whole foods plant-based lifestyle.

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