My Vegan Transition Story - From Farmer to Fit Vegan Coach

“Veganism opened a whole new world to me in terms of different ways of living of compassion and empathy because as I progressed in my vegan journey, I started to develop more empathy and compassion obviously for animals but also for other people around me. I started becoming more in tune with my emotions. I started to realize that there's a different way of living - that we don't have to constantly be living this way.” - Maxime Sigouin Welcome to The Fit Vegan Podcast, I’m your host, Maxime Sigouin! In this episode, I will finally discuss my transformational journey from farming to becoming a vegan coach. Growing up unaware of the flaws of the conventional eating habits, I started with the aim of looking thin enough to fit in the clothes I have to wear. From there, I slowly and painstakingly figured out the better reason to stay vegan and cultivated a sustainable habit that led me to a healthier lifestyle in light of this advocacy.In this episode, we cover  [00:01 - 04:59] Growing Up with the Need to be Physically Fit and Muscular[05:00 - 11:03] Discovering Opportunities for Modeling Leading to Veganism[11:04 - 13:41] The Rough Transition Phase - Suffering from Gut Distortion[13:42 - 16:51] Connecting the Dots of the Veganism Advocacy[16:52 - 19:32] Quitting the Modeling Industry and Shifting the Reason to Stay Vegan[19:33 - 23:10] Building Life From Scratch to Jumping into Coaching[23:11 - 33:20] How Veganism Opens Doors for You in Living Better[33:21 - 34:29] Improving Body Composition and Building Sustainable Habits[34:30 - 35:50] Closing SegmentKey Quotes “That initial year of me being vegan, I learned so much because I think the first few months were just eating fruits and vegetables, because I just want to lose as much weight as possible.” - Maxime Sigouin “Once I started the process of becoming skinny, and I started watching those documentaries with heart disease and cancer and I was like holy shit, this does make sense because my grandfather passed away from cancer and it was eating a really unhealthy diet and it was at a time when my little cousin got cancer as well and like there was so many connections that were made in my brain.” - Maxime Sigouin  About meMy 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.If you found this content valuable, here are 4 more ways for me to help you become a Fit Vegan:1 - Book your FREE Vegan Strategy Call with our Fit Vegan Team https://tinyurl.com/FREE-FitnessAudit  2- Get your FREE Fit Vegan Meal Plan Blueprint to help you create your own Fit Vegan meal plan: www.fitvegan.ca/fitvegan-mealplan-builder3- Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maximes_official/4- Join our FREE Fit Vegan Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefitvegancommunity5- Fit Vegan Youtube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/c/fitvegan Leave us a 5 Star review if you enjoyed this episode so that I can bring in more influential people and add more value to the Fit Vegan Community.