funkybioped Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Hello from Ottawa. I have been popping my head in here for the past few weeks reading forum topics and picking up information on nutrition and weight training. I read one forum post calling it lurking, well, since that sounds kind of kreepy I thought I would join and introduce myself I am not a vegan but I have been a vegetarian for about 12 or 13 years now, I have tried a vegan diet once along the way and didn’t quite make it. I try to keep my diet as close to vegan as possible for the animals, the planet and my health. I am just beginning to get into weight training and just started working out with a program this month, but my diet has been pretty pathetic. I am hoping to get some pointers here on how to focus my diet better and drop some of the carbs from my diet and eat less processed veggie foods and the like. I have always been into sports and have gone to the gym fairly often in my life but never really had a program, I just would walk up to a machine or set of dumbbells and start lifting. Yes you can insert your laughter here I only recently found out that isn’t the best idea, and I thought I was doing pretty good, oh well. Anyway, when I get a little more nerve Ill post my before pics and journal my progress if any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kero Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Welcome funkybioped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Hi funkybioped, welcome to the forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Welcome to the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lean and Green Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 13 yrs is a long time, congrats on that. I only started this journey 6 yrs ago myself and only vegan for last 3ish yrs Welcome aboard ex-lurker Yea no magic behind cleaning up your diet, except to just try and eat as much 'fresh' produce as possible. Fruits, Veggies and perhaps some nuts, seeds, grains and legumes that you prep yourself. This way you know what you are getting. And hey, if you look good and you have strength and lbm then you have been doing good. It's up to you how far you wish to take it. Sky's the limit! See you on the threads.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flanders77 Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Welcome aboard! I am sure you will be vegan soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuc Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Welcome! It will be nice to see how you are doing since you've just started. It's wise to start a food blog if you need advice on your diet. Or you can just tell us what you eat and someone will tell you what you can do better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Welcome! We are getting more and more Canadians involved all the time! I'll be in Canada in 2 weeks....but in B.C. Thanks for being part of our group! Have fun here! All the best and welcome aboard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DV Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JW Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 and ANOTHER Canadian Welcome to the Forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkybioped Posted March 26, 2008 Author Share Posted March 26, 2008 Hello all, you know everyone here should be kinda proud that your building quite a friendly community with such a cool purpose. Spreading the info that you can be a healthy competitive athlete without eating animal products, and you can be into the gym and still be friendly! Very cool! Tuc I am starting a food journal soon, going to try to see if detailing what I eat helps first before starting one online. I think just seeing it on paper will help me, then I will look for help tweaking. Right now I am having a real real hard time dropping my carbs down. Everything I eat for supper is usually over whole grain rice or whole grain pasta:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsorlando Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Welcome to the forum, it's amazing here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubby2112 Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Welcome! You will learn most of what you need to know about dieting here for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CollegeB Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Good you decided to post a journal, hope to see some progress soon! Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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