Domiku wrote:
I was a bodybuilder before I started triathlon so I was a protein protein protein guy. Once I started getting into triathlon I loved it but I had a really bad cramping problem for the first two years in the sport. I stumbled on Rich Roll's finding Ultra book. It lead me to try and switch to plant based so I started reading up and researching. I listened to Rich Roll's podcast, Ive read Brendan Brazier's Thrive Diet and Matt Frazier's No Meat Athlete. So I started going "veganish" during training for my 70.3 which was probably about 4 to 5 months. I did pretty well on the race shaved like 25 mins off last years time and got a new PB. Right after the race I went back to eating meat.
This coming season I am more vegetarian on weekdays and have a meat day cheat day usually on saturday or sunday. This is way better in managing my weight. Working well so far. No need to go to the extreme even though I consider myself as an extreme person.
I'm in the exact same boat. Although I would call myself "vegetarian-ish" as my breakfast still consists of greek yogurt almost everyday. Out of my 10 other weekday meals,8 are probably vegetarian (Veg chili, thai curry, a good stir fry). Weekends, I'll enjoy some good bacon and eggs after a long run, and try to limit my beef to good grass fed steak once every two weeks. I'm also a sucker for good cheese, and love my oysters.
So I'll go out my way to reduce my meat intake, find ethical sources, but I'm in no way cutting it out. I can manage my weight well with this approach, while also feeling mentally sharp and not feeling like I'm ever craving anything or missing out.