New Vegan Diet
About a month or so ago I completely cut out all animal products & decided that vegan life is here to stay for me. With my diet change I can’t believe how fast I am dropping body fat (at least in the mirror — I haven’t had my bodyfat measured lately, but perhaps will do that today). I’ve been keeping the same workout schedule, and my lifts are still going up & I feel great. So, the myth about vegans being little string beans that just want to do cardio all day definitely isn’t true. : )
My new diet staples are: beans (of course!), rice of all sorts, TVP (texturized veggie protein), oatmeal, homemade vegan whole grain breads & every sort of veggie I can get my hands on! : )
People always tell me, "Jenn, you won’t have any energy without meat" or "I don’t understand how anyone could be vegan". And I understand that most people don’t have the ambition to take such a drastic diet change into their own hands. To them, I just point them to the peta.org website & kindly point out that the big cow muscles they eat are not built by the cow eating the meat of other animals — they are built by the cow consuming plants. And a diet of varied plant products provides ample amino acids for protein synthesis. Assuming, of course, that the muscle is stimulated & requires repair & growth.
So, that’s my little blurb on being vegan. I love it & am very proud of the animal lives I am saving from the slaughterhouse & also proud of the purity of the plant-based products that I put into my body. And, of course, I’m the most happy of how I feel - my body just seems to function better & my mind is so much clearer. Love it, Love it, Love it : )
November 5, 2007 at 10:13 am
Great testimony! My how did you figure out what to eat? I am looking at going Vegan myself mostly for more energy, and how I will feel (cleaner inside, more regular) and I will gladly welcome the byproduct of weight loss! A friend of mine recommended the book "Skinny Bitch". Have you heard of it?