What did your diet consist of prior to going "plant-based?"

Besides, what is plant-based anyways? Vegan? Vegetarian? Meat a few times a week?

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I was pesceterian too actually, then i cut dairy then eggs and fish.

Plant based = Vegan.

holy shnikes batman

for what its worth, i eat a plant based, whole food diet, have been for about 6 years. when i went plant based my ibs nearly went away. i had more energy and felt better. i was better hydrated because the foods i was eating had a higher water content. all great things. i supplement b12 because my labs said i was a little low, but everything else is stellar.

you can't eat crap food and feel good. so to the OP, if you're lazy eating, you're going to know it. If you're lazy training...you will see it in your results. simple. I eat a TON of fruit, rice, beans, chickpeas, potatoes, fresh vegetables etc and i feel great. When i get lazy and stray into the breads, cookies, "burgers" and other things i start to feel just as crappy as when i wasn't plant based. I have gone through periods where i am eating non-vegan foods in this time, and i always seem to see my energy levels and overall feeling of wellness suffer.

and to all the shmo's who are gonna call me names because i don't like to drink cow lactations and eat chicken ass, tell me to my face at the finish line after i own your ass.

good luck to the OP and I hope you consider easy healthier meals like roasted potatoes and brussel sprouts, or rice and sauteed vegetables :)

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I eat all those healthy foods you refer to as well, except I also eat lean chicken breast, turkey, fish, etc. I feel great for my workouts and recover as well or better than when I went vegan. I'm not sure why my meals would be seen as unhealthy as I eat 7 servings of meat out of 21 meals a week. I'm not out smashing burgers, pizzas, steaks, etc on the daily. The OP can do what he wants but his so called vegan diet is trash and that's why he feels like crap. Just because his diet has a label doesn't mean it's healthy.

hmm your blog said you burnt out one year on this high almighty vegan diet.



I'm up for you race challenge...

Milk mile. Real bovine milk, not plant juices.

You're a shitty troll...been plant based for 6 years....still think it makes me feel great...

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Hmm.

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@floathammerholdon | @partners_in_tri

And then you wonder why people think you are a brick wall? That reply was just a passive aggressive troll post. It may amuse you but it isn't constructive or further the discussion. Surely we can talk about diet and nutrients without the jibes and insults.

I didn’t read all replies but has anyone suggested you might be deficient in sodium? Coming alive immediately after eating pizza, along with the rest of your diet, makes me suspect electrolyte imbalance.

seems unlikely ... roughly 2429mg sodium from these

bagel: 430mg sodium
soy milk: 124mg sodium
2x cheese pizza slice: 2x 565mg sodium
V8: 640mg sodium
bread slice: 105mg sodium


Edit: it could be that he just needed the calories/macros ...

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It's hard to be healthy and be vegan, especially if you don't want to spend a lot of time buying and preparing your own food. Look at what your eating, no animal protein and highly processed low nutritional quality "vegan" food.

Are you sure those bagels, pizzas, and other bread products aren't being made with eggs? You're probably also consuming a lot of seed oils in those products. Seed oils are terrible for your health. Cheap seed oils are even used in your Vitamin D3, check the back of the label, you'll be surprised. It'd be nice if they used a healthy oil like coconut or olive to bind the Vitamin D, but they don't.

You'll probably feel a lot better if you stick to whole, real foods. Stay away from junk, highly processed foods, which also means you're going to have to cook a bunch of your own meals.

Good luck.

no, it is not.

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