Hello there! As you can probably tell my name is Kevin. I was invited today because of a Reddit post on VeganChill that John followed up with me on. I 40 living in Austin for 15 years who came from Kansas working in Radio as a broadcast DJ to working as a Strip Club DJ for way too long, working with bands in Austin before transitioning into being head chef of a vegan restaurant. My history includes a lot of nightlife and the accompanying abuses that come with that life even after altering my diet almost 10 years ago. The switch to focusing in on my health came when I got Covid just before the vaccines were available when not only did I get the virus but contracted a heart condition out of it: afib. Since then I’ve learned a lot about what my potential afib triggers are and have since cut all vices out of my life: alcohol, caffeine, weed (legit miss smoking even though it is terrible for you). Now my days are just water and doing better at not just being vegan but going for whole food ingredients, not the ultra processed (I’m grateful it’s out there as an option for new people transitioning, as it helped me, but it’s still processed in the long run). One of my joys as a chef is engaging my creative thinking when making. In traditional diets you want enchiladas just season your animal proteins, wrap, sauce and bake— but what if you had to make all the elements, proteins, sauces, cheeses instead? As a musician that type of thinking helps me keep my creativity focused. I’ve always have been overweight and have been working on that with even more focus now since the owner of my restaurant is a body builder as well. Lately we have been each other’s accountabil-a-buddy’s (to borrow a phrase from South Park) where we regularly check in on each other’s weekly progress and share tips (I just learned about Monkee-grips last week and picked up a pair for my dumbbells). Where I would like to see progress with myself is actually cutting my body fat significantly and not become super ripped or anything but rather HEALTHY at a proper weight, blood pressure, and everything. Right now my daily routine (5 days consecutive) is 20-30 minutes on my rowing machine (it’s a cheaper ‘Sunny’ that doesn’t have the water thing but there is a resistance part on the bottom), and walking between 1 and half or 3 mile’s depending on if it’s a workday or not. I have a small dumbbell collection of 5, 15, 25, and 45lbs and I also have the DDPYoga DVD program that I would really love to get back into. My work hours are a lot of time on my feet with the last three days of my work week being 9, 11, and 9 hours standing (work week being Wednesday through Sunday). I workout before going into work and would like to get to a point where I do a light yoga workout after work with focus on loosening up my body after the stress.

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