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I've been vegan for two years now and am loving it
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This is what my diet mainly consists of:
Things I rarely eat but sometimes have:
- peanut butter
- almond butter
- sweetcorn tinned
- cherry tomatoes
- spring onion
- noodles
- onions
- sweet potatoes
- couscous
- red kidney beans
- tinned tom
- rice (basmati)
- pasta
- ginger
- garlic
- carrots
- tofu
- mango
- spinach
- lettuce
- kale
- broccoli
- avocado
- bananas
- lemons
- nuts (almonds, peanuts, walnuts)
- oats
Bread
Fake meat stuff (very rarely in reality)
I have 3 meals per day and not massive quantities but more than when I ate meat.And what about quantities? And any other lifestyle changes you may have made?
Have you heard of the book "How Not to Die" ? A long-time vegan friend of mine gave it to me a few years ago, but I honestly have yet to read it. However, the author (Michael Greger, MD) shows up in many of the plant-based documentaries out there on Netflix. Might be worth checking out?I’m unwell… AGAIN. Since becoming vegan I’ve been ill a lot more, could be a coincidence or another factor possibly but genuinely have been unwell LOADS lately. I feel like this past month or two I’ve either been ill or recovering.
I’ll never stop the vegan lifestyle but is there something I’m possibly missing?
Funny, it’s on my bookshelf! Appreciate the recommendation, currently reading something though it’s definitely on my listHave you heard of the book "How Not to Die" ? A long-time vegan friend of mine gave it to me a few years ago, but I honestly have yet to read it. However, the author (Michael Greger, MD) shows up in many of the plant-based documentaries out there on Netflix. Might be worth checking out?
Begun working out more is one lifestyle change. Can’t think of any others, though one thing I thought could be related is the humidity in my house is 70%+ constantly
Possibly, though because of being ill lately I’ve barely worked out at all. Maybe there’s just viruses going around because loads of people seem to be ill too.I doubt it's your diet. Maybe you're working out too much and not recovering sufficiently, and that affects your immunity. People who train too hard have weak immune systems.
Not vegan or vegetarian. But I just wanted to share this:
Does plant based diet reduce all cause mortality? - Consensus
Find out what the research says about 'Does plant based diet reduce all cause mortality?'consensus.app
There is also the How not to die App that can be great to make sure you have a complete plant based nutrition. If you combined with cronometer.com you are on a great path.Have you heard of the book "How Not to Die" ? A long-time vegan friend of mine gave it to me a few years ago, but I honestly have yet to read it. However, the author (Michael Greger, MD) shows up in many of the plant-based documentaries out there on Netflix. Might be worth checking out?
There are numerous sources to cite, so let's just focus on the top 5:Source?
The top rated restaurant is vegan/vegetarian Mexican food.
There is a tremendous opportunity in the plant-based restaurant space, and a lot of your customers don't need to be vegan/vegetarian (just read the reviews of Tumerico.)
Been listening quite much to Bryan Johnson lately and I must say eating my last meal earlier in the day has improved my sleep quite substantially. Really cool.
Been listening quite much to Bryan Johnson lately and I must say eating my last meal earlier in the day has improved my sleep quite substantially. Really cool.
Congrats on your milestone!After reading @Spenny 's legendary post I decided to become vegetarian and its been about 2 to 3 months now.
Health wise, I don't really feel any different but moraly it's amazing. Finally, I don't have to rationalize killing innocent animals for "health" or "that'd how it's done".
My dad still can't comprehend this and is continually confused when I turn down grilled steak. Some people just don't change...
Eating is in a way more enjoyable now since limitations fuel creativity. Bean burgers, Asian noodles and tofu döner are some of my favorites.
Additionally I have been experimenting with more types of cheese from a farmers market nearby.
All in all it's been an amazing change and I never felt like I was making a sacrifice.
After reading @Spenny 's legendary post I decided to become vegetarian and its been about 2 to 3 months now.
Health wise, I don't really feel any different but moraly it's amazing. Finally, I don't have to rationalize killing innocent animals for "health" or "that'd how it's done".
My dad still can't comprehend this and is continually confused when I turn down grilled steak. Some people just don't change...
Eating is in a way more enjoyable now since limitations fuel creativity. Bean burgers, Asian noodles and tofu döner are some of my favorites.
Additionally I have been experimenting with more types of cheese from a farmers market nearby.
All in all it's been an amazing change and I never felt like I was making a sacrifice.
Congrats on your milestone!
It took most of my family many years to accept my choice to be vegan. Some still don't get it and still try to pick fights about it. It has been 10 years.
I honestly felt the best when I cut out dairy. I felt like I had endless energy for a couple of weeks (then I crashed because I wasn't doing nutrition right). Have you experimented with cutting out dairy?
Sounds like you've found some delicious alternatives
I might go towards vegan in the future but for now I stand by my choice.I don't want to start an entire tirade here but being vegetarian is still morally iffy. You're still contributing to suffering if you eat dairy, eggs, wear leather, etc. I hope it's just the first step and you'll go all the way and convert to veganism.
Before veganism, I had been vegetarian for over 10 years. It took me a long time to discover how much suffering there still is in the dairy industry, etc. The book that made me realize that was How to Go Vegan by Veganuary.
Congratulations. I'm pleased you've made your choice. As @MTF says, there is a lot of cruelty associated with milk and egg wool. I have second-hand Sherpa jackets and feel a little strange having them.I might go towards vegan in the future but for now I stand by my choice.
Eating meat just feels gross to me.
Cheese on the other hand is amazing and I know that dairy and eggs can be farmed ethically. In other words, I could make myself cheese from scratch without getting nightmares, unlike with steak.
The cows & chickens you get your milk & eggs from will be killed far before their natural life since it's not profitable (cows live for 30 years, chickens are 10), an indirect killing will still occur. Chickens can lay profitably for a year, and cows can do about five calf cycles (about five years) until it's not economically feasible. Did they live a good life? I'm sure they did, but I've also lived a good life - I wouldn't want someone to say, "Right, your time is up, time to die. You've lived a good life so far. You've stopped being profitable".90% of the products I buy are (as far as I know) from decent places that give animals enough space outside and don't excessively milk them.
I agree it's far better than before. It's easy to fight amongst ourselves when, in reality, we want to drastically reduce suffering. A reduction is far better than nothing at all. Contributing to none of it is the best.Don't want to change anyone's mind here. This is just my experience and I currently love something that is a million times better than what I did before.
Thank you and @MTF for bringing up the suffering associated with vegetarianism. It was the first thing I thought, but didn't know how to convey it appropriately. Really glad you guys spoke up the way you did.Congratulations. I'm pleased you've made your choice. As @MTF says, there is a lot of cruelty associated with milk and egg wool. I have second-hand Sherpa jackets and feel a little strange having them.
The cows & chickens you get your milk & eggs from will be killed far before their natural life since it's not profitable (cows live for 30 years, chickens are 10), an indirect killing will still occur. Chickens can lay profitably for a year, and cows can do about five calf cycles (about five years) until it's not economically feasible. Did they live a good life? I'm sure they did, but I've also lived a good life - I wouldn't want someone to say, "Right, your time is up, time to die. You've lived a good life so far. You've stopped being profitable".
I agree it's far better than before. It's easy to fight amongst ourselves when, in reality, we want to drastically reduce suffering. A reduction is far better than nothing at all. Contributing to none of it is the best.
I can't imagine the pain an animal has to go through to give me my taste buds pleasure, so I don't contribute, but recently, I've been more at odds with second-hand leather and wool. I'm very much into fashion, but I don't know where I stand with second-hand animal clothing.
I feel like it doesn't make a difference. The product has already been made, and I'm continuing to use items that would have otherwise gone to waste. However, I don't want to inspire people to go out and buy new stuff by wearing leather or wool, so even faux leather and wool may be off the menu for me. I'm not sure. Does anyone have any thoughts?
I hear this argument a lot from non-vegans of contributing to death as a vegan, but it is nearly nowhere near as much as eating meat.As vegans we still contribute to death - commercial agriculture that tills fields will kill mice and voles etc. If we don't buy organic, who knows what kind of pesticides have been used and what that's doing to fish in nearby waterways, not to mention the bees. And if you take antibiotics or medication or drugs or any sort, guess what - your body doesn't absorb all of it and whatever ends up in the toilet will end up somewhere in the environment.
So it has just helped me to do the absolute best that I can and accept that I'm not perfect, but my best is still worth something somewhere.
Exactly. It's the same with the secondhand wool/leather. For now you have a few items and you'll take care of them really really well because of the knowledge and morals you have. And it's much better than buying a new wardrobe full of wool and leather every year.I hear this argument a lot from non-vegans of contributing to death as a vegan, but it is nearly nowhere near as much as eating meat.
Making 1kg of beef generally requires 7kg of soy. Chickens are far less; 1kg of chicken needs 2kg of soy if I remember correctly. So, if eating meat needs 2-7x more fields than producing 1kg of tofu, death will scale proportionally. It's a crap argument I've heard a lot. It fails logic, and it's an appeal to futility.
It's easy to slip and say "well nothing matters" and throw the baby out with the bathwater. Veganism is imperfect - nothing is perfect, but I believe it's pretty good solution. What we try to do is reduce unnecessary suffering. We still want to live, we want to be healthy, we don't want to feel guilty for living. Eating is necessary. But when it comes to meat or plants, I'd pick plants because I have to eat something to live - but it's not necessary for me, in a first-world country, to eat a steak. I get my protein, I get my vitamins, I get my calories elsewhere. If I want to eat a burger to satisfy my taste buds, I go buy a meat & cheese alternative that tastes just as good and doesn't make me feel sluggish.
I can't imagine the pain an animal has to go through to give me my taste buds pleasure, so I don't contribute, but recently, I've been more at odds with second-hand leather and wool. I'm very much into fashion, but I don't know where I stand with second-hand animal clothing.
Inspecting everything I interact with daily like a drug addict to see if it has any animal products used/included is such a time sink that I'm not willing to participate in personally.
Looking at the back of packets isn't that hard—it takes 10 seconds, barely a time sink.I keep it simple, eat plant based and I'm done. I'm not gonna have a heart attack if I find out that one of my products had animal products in it and I didn't know about it.
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