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Vegetarianism and failure
Hey there I am a young adult, I have been vegetarian for two years, I love animals and I really support the movement. Well I started getting sick all the time and I always felt week and tired, I went to my doctor and he told me it's probably because I don't get the protein and amino acids I need. I started eating these special meals for vegetarians which were kind of expensive. Well those didn't help even though I ate them for 3 months and started eating a lot of rice and beans. Nothing really helped, so after a long time of debating I broke my fast and ate meat, I felt really guilty and felt sick for the first day or two, throwing up and stomach pains. well now I am fine and I seem to have more energy and I am starting to get my muscles back. I really want to continue to be vegetarian, I know I can't undo eating meat, but I feel so guilty, every time I eat meat I think of the animal. I know it for my well being, but is there anyone that knows vegetarian alternatives that can help and won't make me unhealthy? I was so proud that I was supporting something and standing up for things I believe in. I feel lousy for going back on my personal morals. If I could find a proper effective diet with alternatives where I basically wouldn't starve it would be nice.
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Go high carb, low fat, whole foods, plant-based VEGAN! It's not a diet, it's a lifestyle change. I went vegan this year and have lost 40 pounds, with minimal exercise, and eating AS MUCH as I desire bringing down my BMI from 30 to 24. I weigh less now than I did throughout high school, as an overweight teenager, even when I exercised for hours while on Junior Varsity and Varsity sports teams. I went to my annual physical earlier this month, and even my doctor was in shock.
My goal for next year is to lose 30-40 more pounds, I just need to start exercising on a regular basis. Nothing crazy, just 30-60 minutes of jogging, Ballet Beautiful, bike riding.. things like that.
I think it's amazing what I've accomplished so far, just by changing my diet, though. It's a lot easier to go vegan than it seems. I was never vegetarian, I went from being able to eat an entire box of pizza or entire tub of ice cream in one sitting to a full-fledged vegan. I now spend a lot less money on groceries, have more energy (never need caffeine, and never feel lethargic like I used to on a regular basis), have more concentration, am learning to cook, and etc. Try it for a week, that's how I started, and I felt so good that I just kept going, and it's now been 5 months! You can get every nutrient from plant foods, including protein!
Where do you get your protein?! 10 comebacks from a Vegan.
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The only vitamin you need to supplement is B12, and one I personally recommend is Garden of Life's B12 spray (cause I personally hate swallowing pills, and methylcobalamin is better than cyanocobalamin). You can buy it at any health foods store (Whole Foods, Sprouts, Trader Joe's, etc.), or online.
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These two movies turned me into a vegan overnight.
Forks Over Knives
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Processed People
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Cowspiracy
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Here are some good YouTube channels that have helped me, too.
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Good luck!
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I was never a vegetarian, but I have tried veganism before. Reading some personal stories online scared me out of a vegan lifestyle because so many people talked about being nutrient deficient, but some of them found out too late.
Being a vegetarian seems a lot safer and more do-able than being a vegan.
If you are protein deficient, what about drinking more milk and eating more cheese?
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