GWork42 Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Hello. I am currently eating vegetarian, working to eat vegan. It all started back in late spring 2011. I was 215 lbs. and said I had enough. I have been training with weights on and off since 1986. I was in the Marine Corps Reserve while in college. I was active. In 2004, my wife and I completed Body for Life. I lost 25 lbs. to get to 180 lbs. Over the years, I stopped seriously training and my nutrition became a see food diet. If I saw, I would eat it. When got on the scale that one day in May, I went enough. My wife began eating vegetarian after reading "Veganist." I decided to limit myself to eating meat once a day and to get back in training. In August, I watched "Forks Over Knives." It completely changed my view of eating vegan. In September, I shifted my nutrition to a vegetarian diet. I did get very nervous about getting enough protein for my training program. I lifted weights three days per week and ran for 30 to 45 minutes on days not lifting weights, with one day off for recovery. I began looking for articles on plant based protein and found "Vegan Bodybuilding and Fitness." I bought a copy and read it from cover to cover. I quickly realized that I have unlimited options for protein on a plant based diet. Not only do I weight train and run, I also play lacrosse. So being in shape is very important. I need to be able to run all out for 3 to 5 minutes at a time. My fitness goal for 2012 is to be 185 lbs. with less than 10% body fat. I am excited for my training program and eating a whole food, plant based diet. It will be quite an adventure. One that I am looking forward to taking with my wife. Phil 4:13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viciousvixenx Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Having a partner to join you a lifestyle adventure sounds awesome! Good Luck!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWork42 Posted December 23, 2011 Author Share Posted December 23, 2011 thanks. we are really enjoying the adventure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Welcome to our group! So glad that Forks Over Knives and my book were helpful resources. Pumped to have you here. This has been a fun community for so many of us to interact with one another over the past seven years. There are a lot of great people with a lot of great info here. All the best! Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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