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I am currently a meat eater and looking to switch to the right side. I see the benefits of becoming a vegan and I'd love to give it a shot and become healthier but not sure how to even start. My long term goal is to reach 220 lbs and reach 10% bf. Currently at 5'10" 205 and 14% bf if anyone can point me in a direction I would greatly appreciate it.

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I apologize if i offended was just trying to be silly. I want to make the switch I just don't want to set myself up for failure as this is a completely new idea. After watching a few documentaries is where the idea came from. Thank you for the quick response your help is greatly appreciated.

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My girlfriend and I are going to give it a go and make our best attempts to sick with it. I will probably have a more difficult time giving up meat due to the amount I have been eating for years but once i start something i always stay dedicated. We will come back and keep everyone updated on how we are doing and feeling with our new life style.

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Hey welcome to the community here. My suggestion is start adding things rather than trying to cut out everything at once. The more plant based foods you add the less room there is for crap and the easier it will be to eventually cut out the unhealthy stuff after you adjust to all the new to you foods.

 

-Dylan

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Sorry haven't replied in awhile

vegan_rossco: Thank you for the warm welcome haha. I live in the US currently residing in Connecticut just moved up in the New London area.

 

C.O.: I thought about that but if I know myself I wouldn't make the full commitment until I cut out all the meat. I tried the same with cigarettes it wasn't until I just tossed the pack out the window did I finally quit (although throwing meat out the window would be fun probably not advised).

 

Do you guys have any favorite recipes that you would like to share? I'm in the process of making a grocery list now for tomorrow to start my new lifestyle.

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Sorry haven't replied in awhile

vegan_rossco: Thank you for the warm welcome haha. I live in the US currently residing in Connecticut just moved up in the New London area.

 

C.O.: I thought about that but if I know myself I wouldn't make the full commitment until I cut out all the meat. I tried the same with cigarettes it wasn't until I just tossed the pack out the window did I finally quit (although throwing meat out the window would be fun probably not advised).

 

Do you guys have any favorite recipes that you would like to share? I'm in the process of making a grocery list now for tomorrow to start my new lifestyle.

Hey mate,

 

Good luck with the change! Out of interest, what is it that draws you to eating meat at the moment??

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All the best with everything, the eating side of things definately gets easier over time and after a while you don't even end up thinking about what you are going to eat for the day. Keep your fruit, veges and water intake up and emphasise all of the raw, whole foods.

 

Thanks for linking to my recipe thread Ross, there's some good stuff in there that I believe is pretty easy for anyone (even a man) to make. I'll try to keep new stuff going in there as and when I cook something badass haha. Welcome to the forum as well, I hope you continue to keep us updated on how you and your girlfriend are going with everything MF.

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I really appreciate the support guys. The biggest thing that was brings me to meat was the lack of knowledge of how much protein you can get with veggies and fruits and how to go about eating to reach my macros. It also just became second nature and extremely easy (lazy) for me to throw a piece of chicken on a skillet and I suppose the I lacked the creativity to do something with vegetables other than steam them. It really won't be difficult as I always loved fruits and veggies. I'm always nervous of not being able to reach my macro goals with vegetables to obtain my long term goal. So I begin my journey after this last batch of meat products (I also hate wasting food 2 pieces of chicken left) but have already incorporated eating raw/greens.

 

I love to spend my time in the kitchen so figuring this out will be fun for me. Made two quick meals today vegetable stir fry and rice, beans, and onions for today since I was low on food. Going to attempt to make a black bean/sweet potato burger (absolutely love sweet potato).

 

Mini Forklift ever think of making a PDF recipe book for all the things your making?

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  • 3 weeks later...

Hey guys just wanted to give an update to those that may be interested. Getting close to a month now of just eating only veggies and only had one slip up about a week ago. Went to a wedding and there wasn't much to eat had one piece of chicken was kind of mad at myself but when I think about it I've made such a drastic change. I decided not to beat myself up that bad since it was only one. My go to meal so far is a meatless chili with some tofu, but continuing to experiment with foods. The first week I had started it was pretty rough so many temptations to go back but I stuck with it. I'm going to attempt to make Navratan Korma tonight when I get home from work. Experienced Indian food the other night and it was extremely delicious. On the other hand my girlfriend had a much easier time transferring over since she never liked meat that much anyways so no slip ups for her. Both of us have started to notice a decrease in body fat% and I'm putting on lean muscle mass while cutting out body fat. Still sitting at 205 but abs are becoming more noticeable.

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You are doing great! Don't sweat it.. the longer you are in the easier it gets - you find more and more foods to fall in love with. Just keep far away from the process stuff and you'll do well.

 

btw... no offense taken earlier. I was just sort of laughing at the 'dark side'. (insert evil laugh here).

 

Thanks for the update.

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Here is a sweet potato recipe for you. A little heavy on the maple syrup imo.. so you may want to cut back on that. It is reminiscent of muffins with a crumb topping.

http://www.cookingquinoa.net/sweet-potato-casserole-with-crumbly-quinoa-topping

 

I've had it with this salad and goes well together:

http://www.marthastewart.com/315398/kale-slaw-with-peanut-dressing

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No offense taken just changed it because I thought it might offend people deffintly didn't want to come in here on the wrong foot. I love cooking my girlfriend laughs at me because I'm like a mad scientist in the kitchen, always trying new things meat had become so blan for me and to just try new things is exciting for me. I will deffintely give it a shot just have to pick up some sweet potatos next week. Tried to make some bean burgers but they ended up to dry still trying to work that one out probably cooked to long on a high heat.

 

PS Lifts have gone up as well which excites me

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