vegandoc66 Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 I am a 47 year old physician and three year vegan. I originally became vegan as (one of many previous) fad diets in January 2010. I followed the 21 day Vegan kickstart from PCRM and noticed an immediate difference in my mood, energy, overall fitness. I lost 30 pounds and kept them off for over 2 years. My lab tests improved and my doctor was amazed. During this tranformation I read everything I could and became increasingly concerned about the ethical dimensions of a vegan lifestyle. So I started out as a "health" vegan and increasingly became an "ethical" vegan. I strongly believe both should go hand in hand... ... "And he lived happily ever after..." Right? Wrong. Actually, I should say I am a 2.5 year vegan because I fell off the wagon from Sept 2012 to January 2013. An occasional piece of milk chocolate morphed into cheese and then (gasp) chicken and fish. Not proud to admit it; but there it is. Along with my backsliding came an equal amount of guilt and (frankly) self loathing. Not to mention 15 additional pounds almost overnight. In looking back; I think that the reason I slipped was because I had fallen into a rut. My food choices were repetitive, boring and uninspiring. I needed to turn things around. I believe I have started that turn around this year. I've been vegan (again) since January and exercising regularly since March. But I still want more from this lifestyle. That, is what brought me here. This is a site I have browsed and lurked for over a year; I finally decided to join in the conversation and take my journey to the next level. Thanks for providing me this forum. (This was a difficult post to write. When I fell off the bandwagon most of my friends didn't know. I felt like an addict when I ate non-vegan foods in secret.) Whew. Vegandoc66 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenny.f Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 WelcomeI liked your story, Glad to hear you are Vegan again. Kudos to you for being here and for writing it.For me, the more I thought about the Ethical aspects of being Vegan the more and more disturbing meat became. Now it’s to the point that even the thought of something like a “Ham” disgust me as much as if it were a chunk of meat from a person, just completely repulsive.Kenny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.O. Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Great to hear of more experienced physicians out there that believe in the power of healthy eating as preventative medicine. Welcome to the community here. -Dylan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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