Going vegan!

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  • jmauerhan
    jmauerhan Posts: 82 Member
    melimomTARDIS wrote: »
    Mcdougall is great! I try to follow the principles of his diet, as a vegetarian.

    It's nice to hear from other people who know what I'm talking about! I've sent one friend to my doctor and he's lost like 60 lbs or something but the majority of my coworkers are on Paleo or Keto or something and think I'm insane. (And EVERYONE in my office is super obsessed with health/food/diet/exercise)
  • Georgiawoollin
    Georgiawoollin Posts: 13 Member
    Literally everyone I've told im vegan slates me about it and their instant reaction is why would you do that to your body? It's so unnatural and bad for you. What I don't understand it when you say you're vegetarian everyone is just like ah okay that's cool, you say your vegan and everyone goes crazy mad at you. How do you all respond to this negativity?
  • Laurend224
    Laurend224 Posts: 1,748 Member
    edited January 2015
    Georgiawoollin wrote: »
    Literally everyone I've told im vegan slates me about it and their instant reaction is why would you do that to your body? It's so unnatural and bad for you. What I don't understand it when you say you're vegetarian everyone is just like ah okay that's cool, you say your vegan and everyone goes crazy mad at you. How do you all respond to this negativity?

    I tell them I can't condone/support/or participate in the abhorrent dairy and egg farming industry. They usually go ohhhhhhhh and walk away, because they don't really want to know where their food comes from.

    Edited for typo
  • melimomTARDIS
    melimomTARDIS Posts: 1,941 Member
    jmauerhan wrote: »
    melimomTARDIS wrote: »
    Mcdougall is great! I try to follow the principles of his diet, as a vegetarian.

    It's nice to hear from other people who know what I'm talking about! I've sent one friend to my doctor and he's lost like 60 lbs or something but the majority of my coworkers are on Paleo or Keto or something and think I'm insane. (And EVERYONE in my office is super obsessed with health/food/diet/exercise)

    I am not a "perfect" mcdougaller, but I find his way of eating much more filling/satisfying then how I used to eat (when I was overweight). Cheaper too.

    Plus the high-starch foods are really to my tastes. I am just a vegetarian, but I base my diet on starches,avoid meat/oil and keep my fat to a low level. my actual macros are 70/10/20. :)

  • Georgiawoollin
    Georgiawoollin Posts: 13 Member
    Yeah everyone just seems in such denial about their health and what they put into their bodies, I just want to show everybody all the things I've ever read and watched about what really happens, if that doesn't make them think I don't know what will
  • williemcshooglebert
    williemcshooglebert Posts: 2 Member
    Georgiawoollin wrote: »
    Hey fellow fitness pals, recently I have embarked on a high carb, low fat vegan lifestyle. I know what you're thinking, vegan, I can't do that, my food is so limited, it's so expensive etc. I have to tell you I was one of those people too, but after doing my research and following the vegan community I have learnt all about the way of eating and wanted to give it a go. I haven't been doing it long but after the christmas pig out I felt bloated and fat. I put on 7lbs in 3 weeks, it had k stop. Since going vegan for only a week I feel refreshed, leaner, less bloated and so much more energized. I really would recommend it to anyone, I think this is going to be the best thing I've even done... GO VEGAN!!!

  • BayBanana
    BayBanana Posts: 16
    Georgiawoollin wrote: »
    Literally everyone I've told im vegan slates me about it and their instant reaction is why would you do that to your body? It's so unnatural and bad for you. What I don't understand it when you say you're vegetarian everyone is just like ah okay that's cool, you say your vegan and everyone goes crazy mad at you. How do you all respond to this negativity?

    Everyone becomes a nutrition when you tell them you're vegan/vegetarian. Like OH MY STARS, what about protein!!!??? And that's ridiculous. I say don't ask me about my protein and I won't ask you about your cholesterol.
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