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I cannot find the girl that was a vegan fanatic, much like yourself, who made a living from it and gave it up but her article was one of the best I have ever read on the subject.
I generally find most vegetarians, such as yourself, to choose it as a fashion choice so that they can preach to others and think they are cool.
I will say I have known some people who did not eat meat that never preached or talked about it. They were cool.
I have been involved in fitness for my entire adult life. I just have never seen the need to give up meat or dairy. I could eat better but I would rather exercise more.
Who are these people? They sound like they know what they are talking about but I have never heard of them before. You can pay anyone to say anything you want on the Internet.
"Mahatma Gandhi could not sustain a vegan diet. The Dalai Lama could not sustain a vegetarian diet"
Veggie is literally the most anoying word on earth. Everytime I hear someone use that word, I know enough about them to know that we're not going to be friends.
Vegetables people.......they're called ****ing vegetables!
Also, most people can't pull off a full on vegan diet. My ex-wife was a vegan for several years. At first, she looked and felt great because she lost the 20 lbs she had put on after college, but after a while she just looked drug skinny. She was thin but had no muscle tone. She also eventually got the whole pale skin worn out look that so many vegans have too.
Long story short, she decided to add an egg to her morning smoothies, and she started eating grilled salmon and sushi a few times a week. The result was a tighter mid section, tone arms and a bigger butt. I'm sure the fact that she was doing more weight training was a big factor, but she'll flat out admit that her gym motivation was a direct result of adding animal proteins and fats to her diet.
Also, most people can't pull off a full on vegan diet. My ex-wife was a vegan for several years. At first, she looked and felt great because she lost the 20 lbs she had put on after college, but after a while she just looked drug skinny. She was thin but had no muscle tone. She also eventually got the whole pale skin worn out look that so many vegans have too.
Long story short, she decided to add an egg to her morning smoothies, and she started eating grilled salmon and sushi a few times a week. The result was a tighter mid section, tone arms and a bigger butt. I'm sure the fact that she was doing more weight training was a big factor, but she'll flat out admit that her gym motivation was a direct result of adding animal proteins and fats to her diet.
Shorter story shorter, sounds like she should have heeded some of the advice from pro athletes(see a few posts up) who are muscular, perform at a high level in sports, and look vibrant based on eating a large variety of plant based whole foods.
"Roman gladiators had a diet that was mostly vegetarian, according to an analysis of bones from a cemetery where the arena fighters were buried."
"The bones revealed that the typical food eaten by gladiators was wheat, barley and beans - and this echoed the contemporary term for gladiators as the "barley men"."
"There was little sign of meat or dairy products in the diet of almost all of these professional fighters, who performed in front of Roman audiences."
I'm guessing you wouldn't call them "Drug skinny", "no muscle tone", "pale skin worn out look that so many vegans have too", would you?
I'm all for people making their own choices in life including diet. Honestly, I do. People can't live without meat, cheese, etc.? Go for it. But spreading misinformation on the topic of plant based eating is completely unwarranted. And comes across as grossly uneducated.
You named 12 great athletes out of several 100 who are veg eaters (let it be noted that quite a few of them became veg eaters after their athletic careers were over) and who no doubt have highly paid nutritionists planning their diet and personal chefs preparing their food in addition to personal trainers.
Any proof that the majority of citizens who work a normal 9-5 job and are vegans/vegetarians without the added benefits pro athletes have are healthier than those that eat an omnivorous diet? Like I originally said, the veg eaters I have personally encountered look pasty and malnourished. Some of the also had bad temperaments.
Every vegetarian I've met has always had a pasty complexion and looks malnourished. It's probably caused by vitamin decencies.
You need to get out more.
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Good one!
That's for making it official though.
