I was 60 lbs overweight (roughly 6'3/258). I read about the benefits of a vegan diet. I decided to try it on 5/20. I've lost 48 pounds, cleared up my skin, Ibs, brain fog,sinuses and chronic cough. I'm running 3-5 miles per day for the first time in 18 years. This lifestyle is the real deal.
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hope u taking b12 supplements....Comment -
3-5 miles no fukkin way palComment -
the real question is what were you eating bfore going vegan?Comment -
Johnny please post example of 5 days worth of meals...
I tried to go vegan but its almost impossible. How do u get protein?
are you eating soy fake meats?
what do you get at Bojangels, McDonalds, Wendys and Taco Bell?
eating vegan is hard unless u got a personal chef.Comment -
Big bear...almost everything has protein...i get enough protein with 2 bowls of oatmeal, raw nuts and seeds, hemp/almond milk, soy burgers etc...
i probably have years worth of b12 stored up from all the dairy consumption...we store b12...but i will supplement...
used to run 50 miles a week...3-5 a day is not hard for me.
will post meals this weekendComment -
your pen will get smaller if you become vegen.
meat = testosterone
Men Eat Meat.
Veg is for girls.Comment -
Sawyer - sad to see such a callous and sophomoric statement.Comment -
All different ways to live a healthy lifestyle
Vegan not my style at all but sure as shit beats most Americans' daily diets of pure garbageComment -
Vegans are pussys
Wtf do you eat when you go to a bar with friends?
Eat meat, drink beer, lift weights. Don't be a bitchComment -
Congrats on the weight loss!
Keep in mind it's entirely possible you lost weight because of your own mental decision to eat a certain way which restricted the availability of easily accessible calories, which possibly can be done including meat also with similar resultsComment -
48 lbs in 2 months? That seems dangerous.Comment -
That's a lot of weight to lose in such short time, be careful and make sure you're consuming enough calories. Most of your weight loss is probably from your excercise and not the diet but you are doing the right thing, keep it up and you will reduce your chances of getting cancer, diabeties and your heart will love you. Most important, good for you for not supporting the meat/dairy industries.
As for the protein, you are right, as long as you have enough fruits, veggies & nuts, no need to supplement. But do keep an eye on the b12 long term.Comment -
I guess it's more the fact, that all sweets and shit are a no-no for you now (because of the vegan lifestyle) and not the fact, that being vegan is the "real deal" at all.....Comment -
Yeah, this is how you get loose skin, which looks worse that fat.
Happy you've made a change and it's working though. A vegan lifestyle is really healthy, and there is protein in a lot of those things, we've just been told different for most of our lives. I'm too much of a food person to willingly give up animal, I respect those who can. Just don't be a pain in the ass at restaurants.Comment -
I think I would be weak and lethargic .Comment -
Nothing better than a 3 meat salad for your health.
Beef, chicken and pork or lamb should all be a part of each healthy meal.
Grrrrrrrrrr.Comment -
Do some research of vegans. You won't find one conclusive study that shows vegans are healthier. However, you will find study after study that shows when people with non-vegan diets of any sort are compared to vegans, the non-vegan group has noticeable fewer health complications every time. Being vegan is extremely unhealthy if you don't do it right and doing it right is a daily routine.
Plus, it's been shown when you reach 40+ your brain craves animal protein as it does when you're very young. In the middle it's healthier to eat more plant and less meat.Comment -
And if you think the China Study means much you would know the data is completely useless if you have ever taken an intro statistics class. You can't compare numbers like that and then draw conclusions on them. All the china study did was reconfirm that processed foods will kill you and low calorie daily diet will make you live longer.Comment -
You are now more unhealthy than you've ever been and are dangerously deficient in a number of vital vitamin and mineral requirements. Seek medical help.Comment -
You don't have the first clue on his health status. Talk about shooting from the hip.
I can promise you although he COULD have a vitamin deficiency, that pales in comparison the benefits his entire body just reaped from losing 60 pounds. He also just decreased his risk of stroke and diabetes. His pecker probably looks bigger too.
And this is coming from a guy that absolutely hates scales. But there is no denying there's a major benefit to the heart and entire cardiovascular system by losing 60 pounds, assuming you're at least 60 pounds overweight to begin with.
Why do you not think he's supplementing with a multivitamin daily? That plus a vegan diet is plenty to keep vitamin levels up just fine.
Most importantly, he feels great. You don't feel great when you're deficient of all sorts of vitamins and minerals.Comment -
You're one those guys, needs a study to tell you what to think. You guys always crack me up because you're the least likely to even know how to interpret a study and determine it's usefulness .
Find me a study that says if You jump out of a plane and don't open your parachute, you're 99.9% likely to die. You won't find one. So maybe that means it's safe and you could try it.
Now that I'm done being a dick, I'll say this. He didn't say he was following the diet because studies showed it to be healthiest, he tried it and felt better, so he stuck with it. Sounds logical to me.
The AHA is the biggest running joke when it comes to dietary recommendations based off of studies. And they have some of the largest studies to pull from.
Here's my health tips from working in ICU's, ER's, Cath Labs and With cardiologist for the last 15 years. And no, I don't need to read a study to see the obvious correlations between the following and better health.
Don't smoke, it's wreaks havoc on your coronary arteries and entire peripheral vascular system in general.
Do everything you can to not become a diabetic, this includes eating healthy carbs that digest slow and don't spike your glucose levels very much. This could very well include a vegan diet. Cut out sodas and desserts loaded with sugars altogether (there are a few exceptions to the dessert one)
When trying a new diet like Paleo or Vegan, call up a local PCP, tell me what you're doing and get your labs checked at 3 and 6 months, just to see what's going on inside your body and don't make too many assumptions. Get your cholesterol levels, liver and A1C checked at both visits.
Don't do hard drugs. They straight fukk your heart up.
Move. Move a lot. Being sedentary is terrible for our bodies.
Pick your parents wisely.
Beyond this list, I've never really noticed a correlation in health complications and lifestyle. I hear a lot of noise and chatter but it's mixed. These things above, more likely than not will put you in bad health, guaranteed.Comment -
Kraken - illuminating post.
I live with someone who cooks very well so she can make any pie/cookie/cake/muffin taste great and she'll use coconut sugar, good tasting stevia (some suck) and/or honey to sweeten them. She made a blueberry cheesecake with tofu and it was amazing. Tofu is packed with protein. I took in over 100 grams of protein the other day (far too much and counting the protein in green supplements). We get far too much protein in this country. She also made rice with peas, some egg substitute and seitan. The meal tasted so much like pork fried rice. She added a fresh pineapple sauce. I've now lost 66 pounds and I benched 135 (24 times) and played 2+hrs of tennis yesterday. I would never use dairy (not made for humans) or meat (cancer and heart attack causing and filled with toxins/steroids/feces etc) again. It's a destructive lifestyle and I want no part of it. I take about 20 supplements and i'll list them:
Marine Phytoplankton
Chlorlla GF
Spirulina
3000 mgs of Vit C
Brewers Yeast
Msm
Curcumin
Green Tea Extract
Alpha L Acid
Aloe
Pomegranate Extract
Coconut Oil
Bilberry
Chia
Purple (eggplant etc)
Chromium
B 12 sub 1000 ** 2x a week
Quercatin
Acai freeze dried
Barley GrassComment -
No need for a multi...only eat nutrient dense foods and healthy deserts and the best supplements.Comment -
Most posters in this thread can never go Vegan; the like raw rooster too much. Kraken's ugly ass cannot get enough.Comment -
And Bateman brings the thread full circleComment -
OP do you have the handle onionsack on another site?Comment
