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I Must Be Out Of My Mind: Vegan-Week 2019
I have simply lost my mind. Welcome to 'Vegan-Week: 2019.'
First things, first. I am a meat-eater... and a cheese eater... and an anything else that's bad for you eater.
I have been working out at Farrell's Extreme Bodyshaping for just over 3 years. After a year and a half I had dropped an amazing 67 pounds. My diet was fairly clean. I ate a lot of lean protein, fruits and vegetables through the week. On the weekend I would give myself a one day break, or a "fun day" as they like to call it at FXB.
After that year and a half I was feeling really tired of my nutrition routine. While I try to change up my meals, I was feeling a bit of burn out. I decided that at some point I would have to back off my nutrition slightly to find my balance of "how much can I eat if I'm exercising and not gain any weight?"
Well, 8 weeks ago I found myself about 240 pounds, or 35 pounds heavier than my lowest point of 205. I still work out everyday (or as close to that as I can), but obviously my relaxed attitude towards my nutrition has had its effect on my waistline.
I had a conversation with a family member who told me of her weight loss journey. While exercise and nutrition were both beneficial, it was when she transitioned to a vegan diet that she saw an incredible decrease in her weight.
Seems obvious, right?
No stranger to trying new things, I set out to do a little research.
A vegan, as a noun is defined as "a person who does not eat or use animal products." As an adjective it's defined as something "using or containing no animal products."
Cheeseburgers... nope. T-bone steaks... that's a negative.
Tofu... have at it!
(In what must be an omen I tried opening a container yesterday and the water the tofu was packed in exploded all over me!)
I asked a number of people who use both vegetarian and vegan based diets and got a lot of great advice and menu ideas. Laci and Kip at Farrells are always great resources.
Natural peanut butter is cool, so I'll be eating a lot of that.
So I'm gonna try it for a week... maybe two if I don't murder someone.
God bless those people who can live a lifestyle featuring healthy food and choices.
If you've had any experiences you'd like to share or menu items I might want to try, shoot them my way at chris.farber@townsquaremedia.com.
~CMF
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