Vegan Lifestyle for 31 days. Need experienced help!

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  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
    edited May 2015
    OP, regarding your mention of fats and oils, is there any particular reason you want to limit them? There are a couple of fad vegan diets out there that have "interesting" macro balances with very low fat and protein intake, and I don't know how sustainable they are for the long term.

    Fat is good for you. There are a lot of vitamins in food that are fat soluble. It's also satiating and good for your skin. Don't be afraid of decent percentage of your diet coming from it. Vegan sources of fat are generally healthy sources of fat, too.
  • LadyFencer
    LadyFencer Posts: 51 Member
    If you have a decent library go there for cookbooks rather than buying. Some rely heavily on vegan junk food. There are many good websites with recipes. My favorite vegan cookbook is Vegetarian Cooking Under Pressure.
  • Fighting4Healthy
    Fighting4Healthy Posts: 336 Member
    For everyone concerned about my fat intake, I'm not trying to eliminate fat out of my eating habits, i am trying to limit it. I used to have a bad habit of eating foods that were extremely high in fat, bad fat not good fat. For years i have tried to cut down on fat, for example, i don't eat fried foods. I will eat foods that have fat in them but all of the extra fat i avoid. I bake or pan sear food but i don't deep fry. I also try to avoid added butters. Just so y'all know, I'm not eliminating fat, just limiting.
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  • LadyFencer
    LadyFencer Posts: 51 Member
    I don't think anyone has mentioned PCRM yet. They have a vegan kickstart, a 21-day support program that begins at the first of every month. They also have a lot of recipes. Vegan.com has a lot of information as well, including recommendations of books by vegan dietitians. Eating vegan at home is actually not very hard once you get used to it. Unfortunately, eating vegan in restaurants can be difficult. I found that I did not lose much weight following a vegan diet without counting calories, but my blood pressure normalized.
    Also, for some reason, there are people in the world who seem to take a stranger becoming vegan as a personal affront. Ignore them.
  • galgenstrick
    galgenstrick Posts: 2,086 Member
    If you're only doing it for health reasons, than vegan is the wrong diet.

    I was vegan for 5 years and all I ate was pasta and fake meats and stuff. I got extremely unhealthy and skinny-fat. You can avoid this by not eating the junk that I did, but it's still extremely restrictive and difficult for someone just trying to get healthy.

    If you want to get healthy then just stick to regular foods. Get your macro nutrients and calories in check. Avoid artificial trans fats. Lower your sodium down to a healthy level. Supplement with omega 3, vitamin D, and a quality multi vitamin as needed.
  • Cacophony1
    Cacophony1 Posts: 12 Member
    Just stay focused and make healthy choices regardless of what title you call your eating style..Does it really matter?? lol...the results will speak for themselves...Good luck, stay focused as obviously we all are on this same journey whether a meat eater or not..
    Less In, More Out and MOVING my Body Consistently, for a purpose more, is the "WOE" pathway to health I'm on...lol..GOOD LUCK..cyber-hug !!
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