nobita Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 (edited) Hello, I have been vegan for 5 years. I am 24 y old. My transition to vegan was direct. Some readings from university and some musicians I admire were my inspiration. Health was not the reason, but compassion. For now I want to show my progress of 3 months. Later I am editing this post to give me diet and exercise routine. How I became fat? well... large portions of fruits, sugar in cereal (organic), and no exercise can turn you fat, even if vegan. http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/4368/picture1vj7.th.jpg_http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/1981/picture2po2.th.jpg_http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/48/picture3wa5.th.jpg_http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/5664/picture4vh3.th.jpg Have I became younger??? PS: If I didn't started this "wish for a change" and getting into bodybuilding I wouldn't have started correcting many things, in my diet, my posture, sleep pattern, etc... Please note that my posture, lordosis or forward tilt pelvis, has been almost corrected who is nobita? http://www.whiteboardsandy.com/wbs/blog/dora_nobita_2.jpg Edited July 17, 2008 by nobita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DV Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Welcome! Lovely introduction. You are looking wonderful! Looking forward to your posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcina Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 I swear vegans age backwards.. Lol My skin looks so much better and brighter since going vegan. Bif Naked, my favorite vegan celebrity, is about 38 years old.. but doesn't look a day over 25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Welcome! Great to have you here. Enjoy our online community. All the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lean and Green Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Way to lean out like that in such a short amount of time! I am excited to read all of your posts. Pic Intros are the coolest Amen to the out of shape even if you are vegan raw whatever. It doesn't matter whether you're a sad eater or vegan or whatever. Overconsume and become lazy and your body will show that. Pleasure to have you here and yes you most certainly do look younger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobita Posted July 17, 2008 Author Share Posted July 17, 2008 @DV, thank you miss @Marcina, thx neat food blog. @robert, it is my pleasure to have registered. I appreciate your time doing this. @Lean and Green, thx for your kind words, I guess my post is the proof of it isn't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markc7 Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Welcome! you've made some great improvement already, keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubby2112 Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Welcome! Nice improvement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuc Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 Welcome! Superb progress so far! I'm really looking forward to see more pics as you sculp your body. You are doing great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsorlando Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Welcome, great job so far, keep at it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobita Posted July 31, 2008 Author Share Posted July 31, 2008 @markc7; thank you m8 @cubby2112; thanks for your time, this has being a great experience so far. @tuc; i appreciate your words friend. it seems like now i have to lift a lot...yeah buddy!! light we-ight baby! @hsorlando, nice workout logs, I wonder if working out 6 times per week is not allowing you to recover? I may try, maybe I'll work for me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaN Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Hi Nobita, great intro! Good to have you on here, I am sure you will find lots of great stuff here for you Where abouts in Mexico you from? I have some Yucatec blood in me on my mothers side, & absolutely love Mexican history & culture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePractitioner Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Weclome to the list! Nice progress! Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasha Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Hi Welcome Nice transformation ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobita Posted August 20, 2008 Author Share Posted August 20, 2008 (edited) @DaN, thx for reading it. Im from xxxxxxx, a quiet small city with no vegan stores @Kevin, hopefully next update is better, I work hard for it to happen. thx mate @Tasha, thx for your time. I do not look so pale now, too bad this week has been raining Edited July 30, 2009 by nobita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flanders77 Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Welcome aboard from me, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FormicaLinoleum Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Please note that my posture, lordosis or forward tilt pelvis, has been almost corrected I have a problem with lordosis as well--what did you do to correct it? (And welcome!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobita Posted August 26, 2008 Author Share Posted August 26, 2008 @FormicaLinoleum, The first two weeks I was constantly aware of my posture, when sitting, walking, lifting weights. Lordosis or forward tilt pelvis is caused by muscle imbalance in general. A good way to exercise is with light weights your lower back (exercise = deadlifts), quadriceps and hamstrings (squats or longes), lower abdominals (bench leg raises, focus in control). Of course there are many other exercises. Some pages I consult were;http://www.healthline.com/blogs/exercise_fitness/2007/04/what-is-neutral-spine-and-why-does.html Here I uploaded pdf captures I made from websites, some are good some are not so helpful.download http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=3aeb12dd6f1be4f4ab1eab3e9fa335ca31dbc022861f57d0 Plus, I downloaded illegaly the http://www.losethebackpain.com/ video. But I just watched once and never followed their exercises since I was already going to the gym. The exercises there are with no added weight in general. I would recommend to do lifts targeting those muscles, and watching your posture all the time for some days until you see yourself doing it unconsciously. Of course I tend to sit in front of the computer with bad posture but immediately notice it. I guess good posture is not something you can completely master but you can always check it and then fix it. Note also that your abs are contracted almost all the time, even when walking or sitting. You should be able to still use the diaphragm to breath since you are contracting the lower abs to raise the pelvis. Gluteus, hamstrings, and quadriceps are also contracted when walking or standing. Of course the contraction is minimal. Should not feel like you are posing in a bodybldg competition! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FormicaLinoleum Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Thanks for all of that info! I do most of those exercises already, so I think the number one thing I need to do is really be aware of it and correct when I notice I am standing that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobita Posted September 8, 2008 Author Share Posted September 8, 2008 Thanks for all of that info! I do most of those exercises already, so I think the number one thing I need to do is really be aware of it and correct when I notice I am standing that way. Found this great resource at scooby's website,enjoy http://fitness.scoobysworkshop.com/posture.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oggy Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Glad I read this thread, just found out I also have a forward tilt pelvis. Thanks for the links I will get this sorted out. I don't think I've always had it, I'm wondering how this develops. I stopped working out for over a year and was eating junk food from depression, could it just be lazy muscles? Good progress nobita, time to add some mass to your chest, upper back, shoulders and arms. Adding muscles burns more fat than cardio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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